雲雀

See also: 云雀

Chinese

		cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname	bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (雲雀)		雲	雀
simp. (云雀)		云	雀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúnquè

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁴ zoek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúnquè
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúncyuè
    • Wade–Giles: yün²-chʻüeh⁴
    • Yale: yún-chywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunchiueh
    • Palladius: юньцюэ (junʹcjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wan⁴ zoek³
    • Yale: wàhn jeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁴ dzoek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wen⁴ zêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³/

Noun

雲雀

1. lark, skylark
2. (～屬) Alauda

Synonyms

• (skylark): (Beijing) 叫天兒／叫天儿 (jiàotiānr), (Hokkien) 埔肘仔

Derived terms

• 小雲雀 / 小云雀 (xiǎoyúnquè)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雲	雀
ひばり
Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
鸙 告天子

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 雲雀 / 云雀 (yúnquè).

Some sources state it is derived from the fact that it chirps on sunny days (日晴り), while others say that it is derived from the sound of its chirping.

Noun

雲雀(ひばり) or 雲雀(ヒバリ) • (hibari) 

1. lark, skylark, Alauda arvensis

   Synonym: 告天子 (kokutenshi)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 冠雲雀(カンムリヒバリ) (kanmuri hibari)