雷鳥

See also: 雷鸟

Chinese

		thunder	bird
trad. (雷鳥)		雷	鳥
simp. (雷鸟)		雷	鸟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): léiniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ niu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: léiniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: léiniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: lei²-niao³
  - Yale: léi-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leineau
  - Palladius: лэйняо (lɛjnjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: léiniǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: léiniǎor
  - Wade–Giles: lei²-niao³-ʼrh
  - Yale: léi-nyǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leineaul
  - Palladius: лэйняор (lɛjnjaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁴ niu⁵
  - Yale: lèuih níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ niu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ niu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ niːu̯¹³/

Noun

雷鳥

ptarmigan (several species in Lagopus)
(in native American mythology) thunderbird
(figurative) bravely advancing aircraft (undeterred by thunderstorms)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雷	鳥
らい Grade: S	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

雷(らい)鳥(ちょう) • (raichō)

rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta

Derived terms

蝦夷雷鳥(エゾライチョウ) (Ezo raichō)
樺太雷鳥(カラフトライチョウ) (Karafuto raichō)
黒雷鳥(くろらいちょう) (kuro-raichō)

See also

雷神鳥(らいじんちょう) (raijinchō): a thunderbird