小鳥依人
See also: 小鸟依人
Chinese
small bird; little bird; birdie | according to; depend on; near to according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix |
man; person; people | ||
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trad. (小鳥依人) | 小鳥 | 依 | 人 | |
simp. (小鸟依人) | 小鸟 | 依 | 人 | |
Literally: “(as cute and helpless as) a little bird that must rely on a human in order to survive”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoniǎoyirén
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-niao3-i1-jên2
- Yale: syǎu-nyǎu-yī-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauneauiren
- Palladius: сяоняоижэнь (sjaonjaoižɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoniǎoryirén
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-niao3-ʼrh-i1-jên2
- Yale: syǎu-nyǎur-yī-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauneauliren
- Palladius: сяоняорижэнь (sjaonjaorižɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4
- Yale: síu níuh yī yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 niu5 yi1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³ jiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 小鳥依人