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天鵝

天鵝

See also: 天鹅

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	goose
trad. (天鵝)		天	鵝
simp. (天鹅)		天	鹅

Noun

天鵝

swan

Korean

Hanja in this term
天	鵝

Noun

天鵝 • ‎(cheon-a) ‎(hangeul 천아)

Hanja form^? of 천아, “swan”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
天	鵝

Noun

天鵝

Hán tự form of thiên nga, “swan”

Etymology

From 天 (tiān, “sky, heaven”) + 鵝／鹅 (é, “goose”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tiān'é

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ ngo⁴
Min Nan (POJ): thian-gô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiān'é
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianer
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ ngo⁴
  - Yale: tīn ngòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ ngo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-gô
  - Tâi-lô: thian-gô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tien'gooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² gɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ gɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² gɤ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ go²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ gɤ²³/