翠鳥
Chinese
| bluish-green; green jade | bird | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (翠鳥) | 翠 | 鳥 | |
| simp. (翠鸟) | 翠 | 鸟 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: cuìniǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cuèiniǎo
- Wade–Giles: tsʻui4-niao3
- Yale: tswèi-nyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyneau
- Palladius: цуйняо (cujnjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceoi3 niu5
- Yale: cheui níuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey3 niu5
- Guangdong Romanization: cêu3 niu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ niːu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhùi-niáu
- Tâi-lô: tshuì-niáu
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhuieniao
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ niãu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
翠鳥
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 翠鳥 (“kingfisher”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 翠, 翡, 翡翠 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 翠鳥 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 翠鳥, 魚狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 翠雀, 釣魚郎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 釣魚郎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 翠翠鳥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 翠仔, 官翠仔 |
| Xingning | 羊牯翠 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 官翠 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 官翠 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 翠鳥 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 青翠 | |
| Changting | 翠哩 | |
| Wuping | 沙鰍鑽 | |
| Liancheng | 翠鳥 | |
| Yudu | 翠子 | |
| Ruijin | 翠子 | |
| Shicheng | 翠子 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 取子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 翡翠 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 翡翠 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 翡翠 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 翠毛鳥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 釣魚翁, 翠軟 |
| Zhangzhou | 釣魚翁 | |
| Tainan | 釣魚翁 GT | |
| Shantou | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅鳥 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Jieyang | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 釣魚公 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 青翠, 翠花鳥 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |