雪雀

Chinese

		snow	bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (雪雀)		雪	雀
simp. #(雪雀)		雪	雀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuěquè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuěquè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuěcyuè
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh³-chʻüeh⁴
    • Yale: sywě-chywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuechiueh
    • Palladius: сюэцюэ (sjuecjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

Noun

雪雀

1. snowfinch

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雪	雀
ゆき Grade: 2	すずめ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

雪(ゆき) (yuki, “snow”) + 雀(すずめ) (suzume, “sparrow”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟kʲisɨzɨme̞]

Noun

雪(ゆき)雀(すずめ) or 雪雀(ユキスズメ) • (yukisuzume) 

1. white-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis

Usage notes

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