翠雀
Chinese
| bluish-green; green jade | bird; lentigo; sparrow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (翠雀) | 翠 | 雀 | |
| simp. #(翠雀) | 翠 | 雀 | |
| alternative forms | 翠爵 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: cuìquè
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cuèicyuè
- Wade–Giles: tsʻui4-chʻüeh4
- Yale: tswèi-chywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueychiueh
- Palladius: цуйцюэ (cujcjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
翠雀
- blue bird, especially kingfisher
- delphinium, especially Chinese delphinium (Delphinium grandiflorum)
Synonyms
- (kingfisher):
Dialectal synonyms of 翠鳥 (“kingfisher”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 翠, 翡, 翡翠 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 翠鳥 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 翠鳥, 魚狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 翠雀, 釣魚郎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 釣魚郎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 翠翠鳥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 翠仔, 官翠仔 |
| Xingning | 羊牯翠 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 官翠 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 官翠 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 翠鳥 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 青翠 | |
| Changting | 翠哩 | |
| Wuping | 沙鰍鑽 | |
| Liancheng | 翠鳥 | |
| Yudu | 翠子 | |
| Ruijin | 翠子 | |
| Shicheng | 翠子 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 取子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 翡翠 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 翡翠 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 翡翠 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 翠毛鳥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 釣魚翁, 翠軟 |
| Zhangzhou | 釣魚翁 | |
| Tainan | 釣魚翁 GT | |
| Shantou | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅鳥 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Jieyang | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 釣魚公 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 青翠, 翠花鳥 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
- (delphinium):
- 大花飛燕草 / 大花飞燕草
- 翠雀花
- 藍雀花 / 蓝雀花