雉鳩

Chinese

		ringed pheasant	turtle-dove; Turtur orientalis
trad. (雉鳩)		雉	鳩
simp. (雉鸠)		雉	鸠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìjiū

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄡ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìjiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhjiou
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-chiu¹
  - Yale: jr̀-jyōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhjiou
  - Palladius: чжицзю (čžiczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

雉鳩

pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雉	鳩
きじ Hyōgai	はと > ばと Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “pheasant pigeon”, 雉(きじ) (kiji) + 鳩(はと) (hato, “pigeon”). The hato changes to bato as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲiʑiba̠to̞]

Noun

雉(きじ)鳩(ばと) or 雉鳩(キジバト) • (kijibato)

oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis

Usage notes

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