燕雀

Chinese

		swallow (bird); surname; place name	bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (燕雀)		燕	雀
simp. ^#(燕雀)		燕	雀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yànquè

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin³ zoek³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iàn-chhiok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yànquè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàncyuè
  - Wade–Giles: yen⁴-chʻüeh⁴
  - Yale: yàn-chywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannchiueh
  - Palladius: яньцюэ (janʹcjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin³ zoek³
  - Yale: yin jeuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin³ dzoek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin³ zêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³³ t͡sœːk̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàn-chhiok
  - Tâi-lô: iàn-tshiok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iernchiog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

Noun

燕雀

bramble finch; brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
swallow and sparrow

Synonyms

(brambling):

Dialectal synonyms of 燕雀 (“brambling”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		燕雀, 花雞, 花雀
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	花雀
Southern Min	Xiamen	芒東仔
	Quanzhou	芒東仔
	Zhangzhou	芒東仔, 芒東
	Leizhou	芒東鳥

Derived terms

掩目而捕燕雀 (yǎn mù ér bǔ yànquè)
燕雀安知鴻鵠志 / 燕雀安知鸿鹄志 (yànquè ān zhī hónghú zhì)
鴻鵠之志 / 鸿鹄之志 (hónghúzhīzhì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
燕	雀
えん Jinmeiyō	じゃく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi	kan'yōon

Noun

燕(えん)雀(じゃく) • (enjaku)

swallows and sparrows
a person of small character and generosity
Antonym: 鴻鵠