早鳥

Chinese

		early; morning	bird
trad. (早鳥)		早	鳥
simp. (早鸟)		早	鸟

Etymology

Calque of English early bird.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǎoniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǎoniǎo [Phonetic: záoniǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǎoniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tsao³-niao³
    • Yale: dzǎu-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaoneau
    • Palladius: цзаоняо (czaonjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

早鳥

1. (figurative) early bird