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燕窩

燕窩

See also: 燕窝

Chinese

		swallow (a type of bird); (surname); place name	nest
trad. (燕窩)		燕	窩
simp. (燕窝)		燕	窝

Noun

燕窩

edible bird's nest

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yànwō

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin³ wo¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yen-vô / yan-vô
Min Nan (POJ): iàn-o

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yànwō
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannuo
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn⁵¹ u̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: yànwōr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄛㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannuol
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn⁵¹ wɔɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin³ wo¹
  - Yale: yin wō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin³ wo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn³³ wɔː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yen-vô
  - Hakka Romanization System: ien vo´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan⁴ vo¹
  - IPA: /i̯en⁵⁵ vo²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yan-vô
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian vo´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan⁴ vo¹
  - IPA: /(j)i̯an⁵⁵ vo²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàn-o
  - Tâi-lô: iàn-o
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iern'oy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɤ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ o⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ ɤ⁴⁴/