犀鳥

See also: 犀鸟

Chinese

		rhinoceros	bird
trad. (犀鳥)		犀	鳥
simp. (犀鸟)		犀	鸟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ niu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīniǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-niao³
    • Yale: syī-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shineau
    • Palladius: синяо (sinjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ niu⁵
    • Yale: sāi níuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ niu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ niu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/

Noun

犀鳥

1. hornbill

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犀	鳥
さい Jinmeiyō	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

犀(さい) (sai, “rhinoceros”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さいちょー [sàíchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠it͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

犀(さい)鳥(ちょう) or 犀鳥(サイチョウ) • (saichō) ^{←さいてう (saiteu)?}

1. rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros
2. hornbill, a bird in the family Bucerotidae

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).