雪雀

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuěquè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

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

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)

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).