小鳥依人

See also: 小鸟依人

Chinese

		small bird, little bird; birdie	according to; depend on; near to according to; depend on; near to; (Min Dong) kinship prefix	man; person; people
trad. (小鳥依人)		小鳥	依	人
simp. (小鸟依人)		小鸟	依	人
Literally: “(as cute and helpless as) a little bird that must rely on a human in order to survive”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoniǎoyīrén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² niu⁵ ji¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoniǎoyīrén [Phonetic: xiáoniǎoyīrén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauneauiren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎoniǎoryīrén [Phonetic: xiáoniǎoryīrén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦㄧㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauneauliren
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ njaʊɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² niu⁵ ji¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: síu níuh yī yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² niu⁵ ji¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² niu⁵ yi¹ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³ jiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

小鳥依人

the appearance of a woman or a child who is dependant upon others, and is also dainty and cute

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