雨燕

雨燕

Chinese

		rain	swallow (bird); surname; place name
trad. (雨燕)		雨	燕
simp. #(雨燕)		雨	燕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǔyàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ jin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǔyàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǔyàn
    • Wade–Giles: yü³-yen⁴
    • Yale: yǔ-yàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuyann
    • Palladius: юйянь (jujjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁵ jin³
    • Yale: yúh yin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ jin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵ yin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ jiːn³³/

Noun

雨燕

1. swift (bird)

Synonyms

• (Hakka) 角鷂仔／角鹞仔

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
雨	燕
あま Grade: 1	つばめ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

雨 (ama, “rain”) +‎ 燕 (tsubame, “barn swallow”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) あまつ​ばめ [àmátsúꜜbàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠t͡sɨᵝba̠me̞]

Noun

雨(あま)燕(つばめ) • (amatsubame) 

1. a Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)