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能言鳥

能言鳥

See also: 能言鸟

Chinese

		has a way with words	bird
trad. (能言鳥)		能言	鳥
simp. (能言鸟)		能言	鸟

Noun

能言鳥

parrot (kind of bird)
talking bird

Synonyms

鸚鵡／鹦鹉 (yīngwǔ)
鸚哥／鹦哥 (yīnggē)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): néngyánniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nang⁴ jin⁴ niu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: néngyánniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nengyanneau
  - IPA ^(key): /nɤŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nang⁴ jin⁴ niu⁵
  - Yale: nàhng yìhn níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nang⁴ jin⁴ niu⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /nɐŋ²¹ jiːn²¹ niːu̯¹³/