雨燕

Chinese

		rain	swallow (bird); surname; place name
trad. (雨燕)		雨	燕
simp. ^#(雨燕)		雨	燕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǔyàn

(Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ jin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǔyàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǔyàn
  - Wade–Giles: yü³-yen⁴
  - Yale: yǔ-yàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuyann
  - Palladius: юйянь (jujjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁵ jin³
  - Yale: yúh yin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ jin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵ yin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ jiːn³³/

Noun

雨燕

swift (bird)

Synonyms

(Hakka) 角鷂仔／角鹞仔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雨	燕
あま Grade: 1	つばめ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

雨 (ama, “rain”) +‎ 燕 (tsubame, “barn swallow”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あまつばめ [àmátsúꜜbàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠t͡sɨba̠me̞]

Noun

雨(あま)燕(つばめ) or 雨燕(アマツバメ) • (amatsubame)

a Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)