鳥類

See also: 鸟类

Chinese

		bird	kind; type; class kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble
trad. (鳥類)		鳥	類
simp. (鸟类)		鸟	类

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niǎolèi

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): niu⁵ leoi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tiâu-lui
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiáu-lūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niǎolèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niǎolèi
  - Wade–Giles: niao³-lei⁴
  - Yale: nyǎu-lèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neauley
  - Palladius: няолэй (njaolɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: niu⁵ leoi⁶
  - Yale: níuh leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: niu⁵ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: niu⁵ lêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːu̯¹³ lɵy̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tiâu-lui
  - Hakka Romanization System: diau^ˊ lui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: diau¹ lui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ti̯au̯²⁴⁻¹¹ lu̯i⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiáu-lūi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiáu-luī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciawlui
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lui³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui³³/

Noun

鳥類

birds (as a general category)

Synonyms

禽 (qín)

Derived terms

鳥類學 / 鸟类学 (niǎolèixué)

See also

哺乳類／哺乳类 (bǔrǔlèi)
爬蟲類／爬虫类 (páchónglèi)
魚類／鱼类 (yúlèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳥	類
ちょう Grade: 2	るい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 鳥 (chō, “bird”) +‎ 類 (rui, “class or order”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーるい [chóꜜòrùì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɾɯ̟i]

Noun

鳥(ちょう)類(るい) • (chōrui)

(biology) birds, bird

Coordinate terms

魚類(ぎょるい) (gyorui, “fish”)
爬虫類(はちゅうるい) (hachūrui, “reptile”)
哺乳類(ほにゅうるい) (honyūrui, “mammal”)
両生類(りょうせいるい) (ryōseirui, “amphibian”)

Derived terms

鳥類学(ちょうるいがく) (chōruigaku, “ornithology”)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
鳥	類

Noun

鳥類 • (joryu) (hangeul 조류)

hanja form^? of 조류 (“birds”)