鷺鷥

Chinese

		heron
trad. (鷺鷥)		鷺	鷥
simp. (鹭鸶)		鹭	鸶

Etymology

From 鷺／鹭 (lù, “heron”) + 絲／丝 (sī, “silk”), referring to its silk-like plumes.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lùsī

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁶ si¹
Min Nan (POJ): lō͘-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lùsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhsy
  - IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁶ si¹
  - Yale: louh sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁶ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁶ xi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯²² siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lō͘-si
  - Tâi-lô: lōo-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loxsy
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔ³³⁻¹¹ ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔ³³⁻²¹ ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

鷺鷥

egret

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