鳥語花香

Chinese

		“speech” of the birds; speech or language of foreign non-Han peoples	fragrance of flowers
trad. (鳥語花香)		鳥語	花香
simp. (鸟语花香)		鸟语	花香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niǎoyǔhuāxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): niu⁵ jyu⁵ faa¹ hoeng¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niáu-gí-hoa-hiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niǎoyǔhuāxiāng [Phonetic: niáoyǔhuāxiāng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niǎoyǔhuasiang
    • Wade–Giles: niao³-yü³-hua¹-hsiang¹
    • Yale: nyǎu-yǔ-hwā-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neauyeuhuashiang
    • Palladius: няоюйхуасян (njaojujxuasjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: niu⁵ jyu⁵ faa¹ hoeng¹
    • Yale: níuh yúh fā hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: niu⁵ jy⁵ faa¹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: niu⁵ yu⁵ fa¹ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːu̯¹³ jyː¹³ faː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niáu-gí-hoa-hiong
    • Tâi-lô: niáu-gí-hua-hiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niaw'gy'hoa'hiofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /niãu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hua⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

鳥語花香

1. birds sing and flowers give forth their fragrance (characterizing a fine spring day)