鷦鷯

See also: 鹪鹩

Chinese

		eastern wren
trad. (鷦鷯)		鷦	鷯
simp. (鹪鹩)		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāoliáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ liu⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiau-liâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoliáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaoliáo
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-liao²
    • Yale: jyāu-lyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiauliau
    • Palladius: цзяоляо (czjaoljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ liu⁴
    • Yale: jīu lìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ liu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ liu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiau-liâu
    • Tâi-lô: tsiau-liâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciauliaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² liau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siau³³ liau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² liau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻³³ liau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻³³ liau²³/

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• Middle Chinese: tsjew lew|ljewH

Rime
Character	鷦	鷯	鷯
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	蕭 (93)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV	III
Fanqie	即消切	落蕭切	力照切
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

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsew  rews|reːw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鷦	鷯	鷯
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
No.	6343	8089	8094
Phonetic component	焦	尞	尞
Rime group	宵	宵	宵
Rime subdivision	2	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	焦	𤊽	聊
Old Chinese	/*ʔsew/	/*rews/	/*reːw/
Notes	見莊子，說文鳥在左

Noun

鷦鷯

1. wren; tailorbird

Synonyms

• 䲾 (qiǎo)
• 䳦 (xuān)
• 鴱／𱉪 (ài)

Derived terms

• 鷦鷯一枝／鹪鹩一枝 (jiāoliáo yīzhī)

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鷦	鷯
みそさざい
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Compound of 三十(みそ) (miso) + 三(さ) (sa) + 才(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
鷦	鷯
ささき
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Proper noun

鷦鷯(ささき) • (Sasaki) 

1. a surname