鷦鷯

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See also: 鹪鹩

Chinese

eastern wren
trad. (鷦鷯)
simp. (鹪鹩)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “looks like there's some sort of reduplication”)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial () (13) (37) (37)
Final () (91) (93) (91)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III IV III
Fanqie
Baxter tsjew lew ljewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡siᴇu/ /leu/ /liᴇuH/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡siɛu/ /leu/ /liɛuH/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sjæu/ /leu/ /ljæuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡siaw/ /lɛw/ /liawH/
Li
Rong
/t͡siɛu/ /leu/ /liɛuH/
Wang
Li
/t͡sĭɛu/ /lieu/ /lĭɛuH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡si̯ɛu/ /lieu/ /li̯ɛuH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiāo liáo liào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ziu1 liu4 liu6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
No. 6343 8089 8094
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
𤊽
Old
Chinese
/*ʔsew/ /*rews/ /*reːw/
Notes

Noun

鷦鷯

  1. wren; tailorbird

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
みそさざい
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Compound of 三十(みそ) (miso) + () (sa) + (さい) (sai). The sai changes to zai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

鷦鷯(みそさざい) or 鷦鷯(ミソサザイ) (misosazai

  1. wren
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ささき
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Proper noun

鷦鷯(ささき) (Sasaki

  1. a surname