熊蜂

Chinese

		bear; to scold; to rebuke	bee; wasp
trad. (熊蜂)		熊	蜂
simp. ^#(熊蜂)		熊	蜂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xióngfēng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ fung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xióngfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syóngfong
  - Wade–Giles: hsiung²-fêng¹
  - Yale: syúng-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyongfeng
  - Palladius: сюнфэн (sjunfɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    熊蜂
    雄蜂
    雄風 / 雄风
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ fung¹
  - Yale: hùhng fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

熊蜂

bumblebee

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熊	蜂
くま Grade: 4	はち > ばち Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

熊(くま)蜂(ばち) or 熊蜂(クマバチ) • (kumabachi)

carpenter bee, bees of the species Xylocopa

Usage notes

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