夜鷹

Chinese

		night	eagle; falcon; hawk
trad. (夜鷹)		夜	鷹
simp. (夜鹰)		夜	鹰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yèyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄥ

(Chengdu, SP): ye⁴ yin¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁶ jing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yèyīng
  - 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/
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/

Noun

夜鷹

nightjar

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夜	鷹
よ Grade: 2	たか Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 夜 (yo, “night”) +‎ 鷹 (taka, “hawk”).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) よたか [yóꜜtàkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [jo̞ta̠ka̠]

Noun

夜(よ)鷹(たか) • (yotaka)

a grey nightjar

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