鴟吻

Chinese

		scops owl	kiss; mouth
trad. (鴟吻)		鴟	吻
simp. (鸱吻)		鸱	吻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīwěn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chīwěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chihwǔn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-wên³
  - Yale: chr̄-wěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chywoen
  - Palladius: чивэнь (čivɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

鴟吻

ceramic ornament shaped like an owl's mouth open upward at either end of a roof ridge

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