流鶯
See also: 流莺
Chinese
to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move |
oriole | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (流鶯) | 流 | 鶯 | |
| simp. (流莺) | 流 | 莺 | |
| Literally: “flying oriole”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liúyīng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lióuying
- Wade–Giles: liu2-ying1
- Yale: lyóu-yīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liouing
- Palladius: люин (ljuin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lau4 ang1
- Yale: làuh āng
- Cantonese Pinyin: lau4 ang1
- Guangdong Romanization: leo4 eng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐu̯²¹ ɐŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
流鶯
- (figurative) streetwalker; prostitute