夜鷹
Chinese
editnight | eagle; falcon; hawk | ||
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trad. (夜鷹) | 夜 | 鷹 | |
simp. (夜鹰) | 夜 | 鹰 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yèying
- Wade–Giles: yeh4-ying1
- Yale: yè-yīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehing
- Palladius: еин (jein)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ⁵¹ iŋ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: ye4 yin1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iejn
- Sinological IPA (key): /iɛ²¹³ in⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: je6 jing1
- Yale: yeh yīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: je6 jing1
- Guangdong Romanization: yé6 ying1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛː²² jɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit夜鷹
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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夜 | 鷹 |
よ Grade: 2 |
たか Jinmeiyō |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
editFrom 夜 (yo, “night”) + 鷹 (taka, “hawk”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- a grey nightjar
- people who wander about until late
- (Edo) unlicensed prostitutes who worked the roadsides at night
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦
- Clipping of 夜鷹蕎麦 (yotaka soba, “late night soba sellers”).
Usage notes
editAs 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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- ja:Caprimulgiforms
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