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貓頭鷹

貓頭鷹

See also: 猫头鹰

Chinese

		cat; pussy	head; (noun suffix)	eagle; falcon; hawk
trad. (貓頭鷹)		貓	頭	鷹
simp. (猫头鹰)		猫	头	鹰
Literally: “cat-headed eagle”.

Noun

貓頭鷹

owl (bird)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): māotóuyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau¹ tau⁴ jing¹
Min Nan (POJ): niau-thâu-eng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: māotóuyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhautouring
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau¹ tau⁴ jing¹
  - Yale: māau tàuh yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau¹ tau⁴ jing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-thâu-eng
  - Tâi-lô: niau-thâu-ing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niau'tauefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /niaʊ³³ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻²² iɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /niaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/