鳴鳥

See also: 鸣鸟

Chinese

		to cry (of birds)	bird
trad. (鳴鳥)		鳴	鳥
simp. (鸣鸟)		鸣	鸟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngniǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-niao³
    • Yale: míng-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingneau
    • Palladius: минняо (minnjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

鳴鳥

1. songbird

Synonyms

• 鳴禽／鸣禽 (míngqín)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鳴	鳥
めい Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) めーちょー [mèéchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

鳴(めい)鳥(ちょう) • (meichō) ^{←めいてい (meitei)?}

1. songbird

   日本三(にほんさん)鳴鳥(めいちょう)

   nihon san-meichō

   the Japanese songbird trio (ウグイス (“Japanese bush warbler”), コマドリ (“Japanese robin”), オオルリ (“blue-and-white flycatcher”))

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鳴	鳥
な(き) Grade: 2	とり > どり Grade: 2
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 鳴鳥 – see the following entry: なきどり

(The following entry is uncreated: なきどり.)