蜂鳥

See also: 蜂鸟

Chinese

		bee; wasp	bird
trad. (蜂鳥)		蜂	鳥
simp. (蜂鸟)		蜂	鸟

Etymology

Compare Japanese 蜂鳥 (hachidori, literally “bee bird”), Korean 벌새 (beolsae, literally “bee bird”), Vietnamese chim ong (literally “bee bird”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēngniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ niu⁵
Eastern Min (BUC): pŭng-cēu / pŭng-nēu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēngniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fongniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: fêng¹-niao³
  - Yale: fēng-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengneau
  - Palladius: фэнняо (fɛnnjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    蜂鳥 / 蜂鸟
    風鳥 / 风鸟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung¹ niu⁵
  - Yale: fūng níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ niu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ niu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: pŭng-cēu / pŭng-nēu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɛu³³/, /pʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ nˡɛu³³/

Noun

蜂鳥

hummingbird

Synonyms

(Shanghainese) 阿蘇兒／阿苏儿

Compounds

刀翅蜂鳥 / 刀翅蜂鸟 (dāochìfēngniǎo)
寶石額蜂鳥 / 宝石额蜂鸟 (bǎoshí'éfēngniǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蜂	鳥
はち Grade: S	とり > どり Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 蜂 (hachi, “bee”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”). Compare Chinese 蜂鳥 / 蜂鸟 (fēngniǎo, literally “bee bird”), Korean 벌새 (beolsae, literally “bee bird”), Vietnamese chim ong (literally “bee bird”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はちどり [hàchíꜜdòrì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡ɕido̞ɾʲi]

Noun

蜂(はち)鳥(どり) or 蜂鳥(ハチドリ) • (hachidori)

a hummingbird

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

蜂(ハチ)雀(スズメ) (hachisuzume)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-2] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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