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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoliáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠㄌㄧㄠˊ
  - 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/

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/	/liᴇu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɛu/	/leu/	/liɛu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sjæu/	/leu/	/ljæu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡siaw/	/lɛw/	/liaw^H/
Li Rong	/t͡siɛu/	/leu/	/liɛu^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭɛu/	/lieu/	/lĭɛu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ɛu/	/lieu/	/li̯ɛu^H/
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

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
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
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)

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
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun

Proper noun

鷦鷯(ささき) or 鷦鷯(さゝき) • (Sasaki)

a surname