黃鸝

See also: 黄鹂

Chinese

		yellow	{{vern|Chinese oriole}}
trad. (黃鸝)		黃	鸝
simp. (黄鹂)		黄	鹂
alternative forms		黃離／黄离
anagram		鸝黃／鹂黄

Etymology

See 鸝／鹂 (lí).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánglí

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ lei⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-lê

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huánglí
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánglí
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-li²
    • Yale: hwáng-lí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangli
    • Palladius: хуанли (xuanli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ lei⁴
    • Yale: wòhng lèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ lei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ léi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ lei̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-lê
    • Tâi-lô: hông-lê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honglee
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² le²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² le²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² le¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ le²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ le²³/

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• Middle Chinese: hwang lje

Rime
Character	黃	鸝
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	唐 (102)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	胡光切	呂支切
Baxter	hwang	lje
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦwɑŋ/	/liᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɑŋ/	/liɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɑŋ/	/ljɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwaŋ/	/liə̆/
Li Rong	/ɣuɑŋ/	/lie/
Wang Li	/ɣuɑŋ/	/lǐe/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣwɑŋ/	/lie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huáng	lí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wong4	lei4

Noun

黃鸝

1. golden oriole

   • 兩個黃鸝鳴翠柳 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     两个黄鹂鸣翠柳 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, 杜甫 (Du Fu),《絕句 (juéjù)》 ("Quatrains"), no. 3; translated by Watson (2002)

     liǎng ge huánglí míng cuìliǔ [Pinyin]

     Two golden orioles sing in the green willows

   • 蛺蝶飛來黃鸝語。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     蛱蝶飞来黄鹂语。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, 杜甫 (Du Fu),《白絲行》 ("White Silk: A Ballad"), no. 1; translated by Owen (2017)

     Jiádié fēi lái huánglí yǔ. [Pinyin]

     Butterflies come flying, and yellow orioles speak.

Synonyms

• 黃鶯／黄莺 (huángyīng)
• 鶬鶊／鸧鹒 (cānggēng)