白海豚

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	dolphin
trad. (白海豚)		白	海豚
simp. ^#(白海豚)		白	海豚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báihǎitún

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ hoi² tyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báihǎitún
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báihǎitún
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-hai³-tʻun²
  - Yale: bái-hǎi-twún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairhaetwen
  - Palladius: байхайтунь (bajxajtunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ hoi² tyun⁴
  - Yale: baahk hói tyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ hoi² tyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ hoi² tün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵ tʰyːn²¹/

Noun

白海豚

white dolphin, especially Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	海	豚
しろ Grade: 1	いるか
しろ Grade: 1	Grade: 2	Grade: S
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 海豚 (iruka, “dolphin”, jukujikun (熟字訓))

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しろいるか [shìróíꜜrùkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞iɾɯ̟ka̠]

Noun

白(しろ)海豚(いるか) or 白海豚(シロイルカ) • (shiroiruka)

a beluga whale
Synonym: ベルーガ (berūga)