九官鳥

Chinese

		nine	official; government; organ of body	bird
trad. (九官鳥)		九	官	鳥
simp. (九官鸟)		九	官	鸟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔguānniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄢㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² gun¹ niu⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiú-koan-chiáu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔguānniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄢㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuguanniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chiu³-kuan¹-niao³
  - Yale: jyǒu-gwān-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouguanneau
  - Palladius: цзюгуаньняо (czjuguanʹnjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² gun¹ niu⁵
  - Yale: gáu gūn níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² gun¹ niu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² gun¹ niu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiú-koan-chiáu
  - Tâi-lô: kiú-kuan-tsiáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiw'koanciao
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau⁵³/

Noun

九官鳥

common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	官	鳥
きゅう Grade: 1	かん Grade: 4	ちょう Grade: 2
kan'on	on'yomi	on'yomi

Noun

九(きゅう)官(かん)鳥(ちょう) or 九官鳥(キュウカンチョウ) • (kyūkanchō)

common hill myna, Gracula religiosa

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).