Chinese

Noun

蜂鳥

1. hummingbird

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 蜂 ‎(hachi, “bee”) +‎ 鳥 ‎(tori, “bird”). The tori changes to dori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) はち​どり [hàchíꜜdòrì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡ɕido̞ɾi]

Noun

蜂鳥 ‎(hiragana はちどり, katakana ハチドリ, romaji hachidori)

1. hummingbird

Synonyms

• 蜂雀 (はちすずめ) ‎(hachisuzume)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9