鴟尾

Chinese

		scops owl	tail
trad. (鴟尾)		鴟	尾
simp. (鸱尾)		鸱	尾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chīwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihwěi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-wei³
    • Yale: chr̄-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chywoei
    • Palladius: чивэй (čivɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

鴟尾

1. ornament on a roof ridge in the shape of an owl's tail

Related terms

• 鴟吻／鸱吻 (chīwěn)