鳥類

See also: 鸟类

Chinese

		bird	kind; type; class kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble
trad. (鳥類)		鳥	類
simp. (鸟类)		鸟	类

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niǎolèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): niu⁵ leoi⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tiâu-lui
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiáu-lūi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niǎolèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niǎolèi
    • Wade–Giles: niao³-lei⁴
    • Yale: nyǎu-lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neauley
    • Palladius: няолэй (njaolɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: niu⁵ leoi⁶
    • Yale: níuh leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: niu⁵ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: niu⁵ lêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːu̯¹³ lɵy̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tiâu-lui
    • Hakka Romanization System: diau´ lui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: diau¹ lui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ti̯au̯²⁴⁻¹¹ lu̯i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiáu-lūi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiáu-luī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciawlui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lui³³/

Noun

鳥類

1. birds (as a general category)

Synonyms

• 禽 (qín)

Derived terms

• 鳥類學／鸟类学 (niǎolèixué)

 

See also

• 哺乳類／哺乳类 (bǔrǔlèi)
• 爬蟲類／爬虫类 (páchónglèi)
• 魚類／鱼类 (yúlèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳥	類
ちょう Grade: 2	るい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
鳥類 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 鳥 (chō, “bird”) +‎ 類 (rui, “class or order”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょ​ーるい [chóꜜòrùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

鳥(ちょう)類(るい) • (chōrui) 

1. (biology) birds, bird

Coordinate terms

• 両生類(りょうせいるい) (ryōseirui, “amphibian”)
• 哺乳類(ほにゅうるい) (honyūrui, “mammal”)
• 爬虫類(はちゅうるい) (hachūrui, “reptile”)
• 魚類(ぎょるい) (gyorui, “fish”)

 

Derived terms

• 鳥類学(ちょうるいがく) (chōruigaku, “ornithology”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
鳥	類

Noun

鳥類 • (joryu) (hangeul 조류)

1. Hanja form^? of 조류 (“birds”).