哺乳類

See also: 哺乳类

Chinese

		to breastfeed	kind; type; class kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble
trad. (哺乳類)		哺乳	類
simp. (哺乳类)		哺乳	类

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǔrǔlèi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ jyu⁵ leoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǔrǔlèi [Phonetic: búrǔlèi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǔrǔlèi
  - Wade–Giles: pu³-ju³-lei⁴
  - Yale: bǔ-rǔ-lèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buuruuley
  - Palladius: бужулэй (bužulɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou⁶ jyu⁵ leoi⁶
  - Yale: bouh yúh leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ jy⁵ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ yu⁵ lêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² jyː¹³ lɵy̯²²/

Noun

哺乳類

mammals (as a general category); mammalia

See also

鳥類／鸟类 (niǎolèi)
爬蟲類／爬虫类 (páchónglèi)
魚類／鱼类 (yúlèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
哺	乳	類
ほ Grade: S	にゅう Grade: 6	るい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 哺乳 (honyū, “lactation, nursing”) +‎ 類 (rui, “class or order”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほにゅうるい [hònyúꜜùrùì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ho̞ɲ̟ɨːɾɯ̟i]

Noun

哺(ほ)乳(にゅう)類(るい) • (honyūrui)

(biology) mammals; mammalia

Coordinate terms

魚類(ぎょるい) (gyorui, “fish”)
鳥類(ちょうるい) (chōrui, “birds”)
爬虫類(はちゅうるい) (hachūrui, “reptile”)
両生類(りょうせいるい) (ryōseirui, “amphibian”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
哺	乳	類

Noun

哺乳類 • (poyuryu) (hangeul 포유류)

hanja form^? of 포유류 (“mammal”)