白鳥

See also: 白鸟

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	bird
trad. (白鳥)		白	鳥
simp. (白鸟)		白	鸟

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白鳥 / 白鸟

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báiniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ niu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báiniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-niao³
  - Yale: bái-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairneau
  - Palladius: байняо (bajnjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báiniǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiniǎor
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-niao³-ʼrh
  - Yale: bái-nyǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairneaul
  - Palladius: байняор (bajnjaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ niu⁵
  - Yale: baahk níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ niu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ niu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² niːu̯¹³/

Noun

白鳥

white-feathered bird, such as swan, heron, crane
Alternative name for 蚊子 (wénzi, “mosquito”).

Japanese

白鳥 (曖昧さ回避) on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白	鳥
はく Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

ハクチョウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Compound of 白 (haku, “white”) +‎ 鳥 (chō, “bird”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟̊t͡ɕo̞ː]
(Tokyo) はくちょー [hàkúchóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]

Noun

白(はく)鳥(ちょう) • (hakuchō) ^{←はくてう (fakuteu)^?}

a swan^[3] (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハクチョウ (hakuchō).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白	鳥
しろ Grade: 1	とり Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
白	鳥
しら Grade: 1	とり Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of 白 (shira, shiro, “white”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠to̞ɾʲi]
(Tokyo) しらとり [shìráꜜtòrì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]
(Tokyo) しらとり [shìrátórí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]

Noun

白(しら)鳥(とり) or 白(しろ)鳥(とり) • (shiratori or shirotori)

(literal) a white-feathered bird
a swan (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)

Proper noun

白(しら)鳥(とり) • (Shiratori)

a surname

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
白	鳥

Noun

白鳥 • (baekjo) (hangeul 백조)

hanja form^? of 백조 (“swan”)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[3] Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

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