白海豚

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	dolphin
trad. (白海豚)		白	海豚
simp. #(白海豚)		白	海豚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báihǎitún

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ hoi² tyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báihǎitún
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báihǎitún
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-hai³-tʻun²
    • Yale: bái-hǎi-twún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairhaetwen
    • Palladius: байхайтунь (bajxajtunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ hoi² tyun⁴
    • Yale: baahk hói tyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ hoi² tyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ hoi² tün⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵ tʰyːn²¹/

Noun

白海豚

1. white dolphin, especially Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	海	豚
しろ Grade: 1	いるか
	Grade: 2	Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
白海豚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 海豚 (iruka, “dolphin”, jukujikun (熟字訓))

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しろい​るか [shìróíꜜrùkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞iɾɯ̟ᵝka̠]

Noun

白(しろ)海豚(いるか) or 白海豚(シロイルカ) • (shiroiruka) 

1. a beluga whale

   Synonym: ベルーガ (berūga)