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niu5
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bird Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 烏 |
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This word has been viewed 11752 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2014 03:58 |
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蜂鳥
fung1 niu5 = Hummingbird
飛鳥
fei1 niu5 = birds; flying birds
一石二鳥
jat1 sek6 ji6 niu5 = to kill two birds with one stone
啄木鳥
doek3 muk6 niu5 = woodpecker
雀鳥
zoek3 niu5 = birds
鵲鳥
zoek3 niu5 = magpie
愛情鳥
oi3 cing4 niu5 = lovebird
布穀鳥
bou3 guk1 niu5 = a cuckoo (bird)
火焰鳥
fo2 jim6 niu5 = phoenix (bird)
布谷鳥
bou3 guk1 niu5 = cuckoo
鳥類
niu5 leoi6 = bird
野鳥
je5 niu5 = wild birds
鳥糞
niu5 fan3 = bird droppings; guano; bird excrement
候鳥
hau6 niu5 = migratory birds
鸛鳥
gun3 niu5 = crane (bird); stork
鳥類學
niu5 leoi6 hok6 = ornithology
火烈鳥
fo2 lit6 niu5 = flamingo
琴鳥
kam4 niu5 = a lyrebird
小鳥
siu2 niu5 = bird
三鳥
saam1 niu5 = poultry, domestic fowl 粵
早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3 = the early bird catches the worm
鳥糧
niu5 loeng4 = bird food
鳥籠
niu5 lung4 = bird cage
菜鳥
coi3 niu5 = a blockhead, a simpleton; a rookie, a greenhorn
杜鵑鳥
dou6 gyun1 niu5 = cuckoo (bird)
小鳥依人
siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4 = of a tender and lovely girl to lean against sb. just like a little bird
鴕鳥
to4 niu5 = ostrich
憤怒鳥
fan5 nou6 niu5 = Angry Birds
觀鳥
gun1 niu5 = birdwatching, bird watching, birding
花鳥蟲魚
faa1 niu5 cung4 ju4 = nature; the world of nature 粵
鳥瞰
niu5 ham3 = bird's eye view
天堂鳥
tin1 tong4 niu5 = bird of paradise (flower)
鳥取縣
niu5 ceoi2 jyun6 = Tottori prefecture in Japan
始祖鳥
ci2 zou2 niu5 = [n] archaeopteryx |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+9ce5 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 鳥
Unicode code for this character: U+9ce5 (off-site link)
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