哺乳類

See also: 哺乳类

Chinese

		to breastfeed	kind; type; class kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble
trad. (哺乳類)		哺乳	類
simp. (哺乳类)		哺乳	类

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǔrǔlèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ jyu⁵ leoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǔrǔlèi [Phonetic: búrǔlèi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǔrǔlèi
    • Wade–Giles: pu³-ju³-lei⁴
    • Yale: bǔ-rǔ-lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buuruuley
    • Palladius: бужулэй (bužulɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou⁶ jyu⁵ leoi⁶
    • Yale: bouh yúh leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ jy⁵ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ yu⁵ lêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² jyː¹³ lɵy̯²²/

Noun

哺乳類

1. mammals (as a general category); mammalia

See also

• 鳥類／鸟类 (niǎolèi)
• 爬蟲類／爬虫类 (páchónglèi)
• 魚類／鱼类 (yúlèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
哺	乳	類
ほ Grade: S	にゅう Grade: 6	るい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
哺乳類 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 哺乳 (honyū, “lactation, nursing”) +‎ 類 (rui, “class or order”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほにゅうるい [hònyúꜜùrùì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɲ̟ɨᵝːɾɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

哺(ほ)乳(にゅう)類(るい) • (honyūrui) 

1. (biology) mammals; mammalia

Coordinate terms

• 両生類(りょうせいるい) (ryōseirui, “amphibian”)
• 爬虫類(はちゅうるい) (hachūrui, “reptile”)
• 魚類(ぎょるい) (gyorui, “fish”)
• 鳥類(ちょうるい) (chōrui, “birds”)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
哺	乳	類

Noun

哺乳類 • (poyuryu) (hangeul 포유류)

1. Hanja form^? of 포유류 (“mammal”).