菜鳥
See also: 菜鸟
Chinese
(dialectal) bad; inferior; useless (dialectal) bad; inferior; useless; stupid |
bird | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (菜鳥) | 菜 | 鳥 | |
| simp. (菜鸟) | 菜 | 鸟 | |
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is it from Hokkien?”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: càiniǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: càiniǎo
- Wade–Giles: tsʻai4-niao3
- Yale: tsài-nyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsayneau
- Palladius: цайняо (cajnjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: càiniǎor
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: càiniǎor
- Wade–Giles: tsʻai4-niao3-ʼrh
- Yale: tsài-nyǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsayneaul
- Palladius: цайняор (cajnjaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coi3 niu5
- Yale: choi níuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi3 niu5
- Guangdong Romanization: coi3 niu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ niːu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhài-chiáu
- Tâi-lô: tshài-tsiáu
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhaeciao
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
菜鳥
Synonyms
- 新手 (xīnshǒu)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: càiniǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: càiniǎo
- Wade–Giles: tsʻai4-niao3
- Yale: tsài-nyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsayneau
- Palladius: цайняо (cajnjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: càiniǎor
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: càiniǎor
- Wade–Giles: tsʻai4-niao3-ʼrh
- Yale: tsài-nyǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsayneaul
- Palladius: цайняор (cajnjaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
菜鳥
- (birdwatching) common bird
- 2016 December 2, 戎可, 科学网 [ScienceNet][1], archived from the original on 17 June 2025: