比翼鳥

Chinese

		to fly wing to wing	bird
trad. (比翼鳥)		比翼	鳥
simp. (比翼鸟)		比翼	鸟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐyìniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² jik⁶ niu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐyìniǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐyìniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: pi³-i⁴-niao³
    • Yale: bǐ-yì-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biiyihneau
    • Palladius: бииняо (biinjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei² jik⁶ niu⁵
    • Yale: béi yihk níuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei² jik⁹ niu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi² yig⁶ niu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ jɪk̚² niːu̯¹³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 比翼鳥

1. (Chinese mythology) legendary bird flying in pairs
2. (figurative) devoted couple; inseparable friends

Synonyms

• 鶼鶼／鹣鹣 (jiānjiān)