早鳥

Chinese

		early; morning	bird
trad. (早鳥)		早	鳥
simp. (早鸟)		早	鸟

Etymology

Calque of English early bird.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǎoniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǎoniǎo [Phonetic: záoniǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǎoniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tsao³-niao³
  - Yale: dzǎu-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaoneau
  - Palladius: цзаоняо (czaonjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

早鳥

(figurative) early bird

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