Chinese

Noun

益鳥

1. beneficial bird; birds beneficial to humans

Antonyms

• 害鳥／害鸟 (hàiniǎo)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) えきちょう [èkíchóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [e̞kʲi̥t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

益鳥 ‎(hiragana えきちょう, romaji ekichō, historical hiragana えきてう)

1. beneficial bird

Antonyms

• 害鳥 (がいちょう) ‎(gaichō, “harmful bird”)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3