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犀鳥

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See also: 犀鸟

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ niu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - 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

hornbill

Japanese

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

サイチョウ on Japanese Wikipedia

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)^?}

rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros
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).

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