雷鳥

See also: 雷鸟

Chinese

		thunder	bird
trad. (雷鳥)		雷	鳥
simp. (雷鸟)		雷	鸟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): léiniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴ niu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léiniǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léiniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: lei²-niao³
    • Yale: léi-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leineau
    • Palladius: лэйняо (lɛjnjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: léiniǎor
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: léiniǎor
    • Wade–Giles: lei²-niao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: léi-nyǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leineaul
    • Palladius: лэйняор (lɛjnjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴ niu⁵
    • Yale: lèuih níuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ niu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ niu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹ niːu̯¹³/

Noun

雷鳥

1. ptarmigan (several species in Lagopus)
2. (in native American mythology) thunderbird
3. (figurative) bravely advancing aircraft (undeterred by thunderstorms)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雷	鳥
らい Grade: S	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

雷(らい)鳥(ちょう) • (raichō) 

1. rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta

Derived terms

• 蝦夷雷鳥(エゾライチョウ) (Ezo raichō)
• 樺太雷鳥(カラフトライチョウ) (Karafuto raichō)
• 黒雷鳥(くろらいちょう) (kuro-raichō)

See also

• 雷神鳥(らいじんちょう) (raijinchō): a thunderbird