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



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
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

Derived terms

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
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