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Sparrow
má què
maa jan
麻雀 is the common and specific name for a hemp sparrow bird in Chinese.
This was also the original name for the game known commonly as Mahjong. You will still see boxes of Mahjong tiles with the title 麻雀 for sparrow instead of the modern 麻將 in Southern China. This title is also used for Mahjong in Japan.
Sparrow
雀 is the shortest way to say small bird, or sparrow in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
In Chinese, this can also be a colloquial way to speak of a freckle.
In Japanese, it's a nickname for a talkative person - not a bad thing, as it can also be a knowledgeable person
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Sparrow | 麻雀 | maa jan / maajan / ma jan / majan | má què / ma2 que4 / ma que / maque | ma ch`üeh / machüeh / ma chüeh |
| Sparrow | 雀 | chie / suzume | què / que4 / que | ch`üeh / chüeh |
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
雀 see styles |
què / que4 ch`üeh / chüeh suzume(p);suzume / すずめ(P);スズメ |
 More info & calligraphy: (1) tree sparrow (Passer montanus); (2) talkative person; knowledgeable person; (surname) Chie a sparrow; a sparrow |
麻雀 see styles |
má què / ma2 que4 ma ch`üeh / ma chüeh maajan(p);maajan(ik);maajan(ik) / majan(p);majan(ik);majan(ik) / マージャン(P);まーじゃん(ik);まあじゃん(ik) |
 More info & calligraphy: mahjong (chi: májiàng); mah-jongg |
雟 see styles |
suí / sui2 sui |
sparrow; revolve; place name |
鷂 鹞 see styles |
yào / yao4 yao haitaka;hashitaka;hashibami;haitaka / はいたか;はしたか;はしばみ;ハイタカ |
sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus (kana only) Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
鸇 鹯 see styles |
zhān / zhan1 chan |
sparrow hawk; swift |
家雀 see styles |
iesuzume;iesuzume / いえすずめ;イエスズメ | (kana only) house sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
寒雀 see styles |
kansuzume / かんすずめ | winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter |
文鳥 see styles |
bunchou / buncho / ぶんちょう | Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora); (given name) Bunchou |
石雀 see styles |
shí què / shi2 que4 shih ch`üeh / shih chüeh sekijaku / せきじゃく |
(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia) (given name) Sekijaku |
雀羅 see styles |
jakura / じゃくら | sparrow net |
黄雀 see styles |
koujaku / kojaku / こうじゃく | (See 雀・1) tree sparrow (Passer montanus) |
スズメ see styles |
suzume / スズメ | (1) tree sparrow (Passer montanus); (2) talkative person; knowledgeable person; (female given name) Suzume |
入内雀 see styles |
nyuunaisuzume;nyuunaisuzume / nyunaisuzume;nyunaisuzume / にゅうないすずめ;ニュウナイスズメ | (kana only) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans); cinnamon sparrow |
家雀兒 家雀儿 see styles |
jiā qiǎo r / jia1 qiao3 r5 chia ch`iao r / chia chiao r |
(coll.) sparrow |
家麻雀 see styles |
jiā má què / jia1 ma2 que4 chia ma ch`üeh / chia ma chüeh |
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
山麻雀 see styles |
shān má què / shan1 ma2 que4 shan ma ch`üeh / shan ma chüeh |
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans) |
樹麻雀 树麻雀 see styles |
shù má què / shu4 ma2 que4 shu ma ch`üeh / shu ma chüeh |
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) |
竹に雀 see styles |
takenisuzume / たけにすずめ | (exp,n) (1) (idiom) match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; sparrow and bamboo (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting); (exp,n) (2) family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle |
老家賊 老家贼 see styles |
lǎo jiā zéi / lao3 jia1 zei2 lao chia tsei |
(dialect) sparrow |
遮吒迦 遮咤迦 see styles |
zhē zhà jiā / zhe1 zha4 jia1 che cha chia shataka |
cāṭaka, a sparrow; the bird Cuculus melanoleucus, which is supposed only to drink falling rain. |
雀の子 see styles |
suzumenoko / すずめのこ | sparrow chick (kigo) |
雀の涙 see styles |
suzumenonamida / すずめのなみだ | (exp,n) drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears |
スパロー see styles |
suparoo / スパロー | (personal name) Sparrow |
燕雀烏鵲 燕雀乌鹊 see styles |
yàn què wū què / yan4 que4 wu1 que4 yen ch`üeh wu ch`üeh / yen chüeh wu chüeh |
lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies |
燕雀相賀 燕雀相贺 see styles |
yàn què xiàng hè / yan4 que4 xiang4 he4 yen ch`üeh hsiang ho / yen chüeh hsiang ho |
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project; congratulations on your new house! |
燕雀鴻鵠 see styles |
enjakukoukoku / enjakukokoku / えんじゃくこうこく | (expression) (yoji) how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a hero |
爪哇禾雀 see styles |
zhǎo wā hé què / zhao3 wa1 he2 que4 chao wa ho ch`üeh / chao wa ho chüeh |
(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) |
解剖麻雀 see styles |
jiě pōu má què / jie3 pou1 ma2 que4 chieh p`ou ma ch`üeh / chieh pou ma chüeh |
to dissect a sparrow; (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization |
迦陵頻伽 迦陵频伽 see styles |
jiā líng pín qié / jia1 ling2 pin2 qie2 chia ling p`in ch`ieh / chia ling pin chieh karyōbinga / かりょうびんが |
(Buddhist term) kalavinka (san:); imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes (迦陵伽) kalaviṅka. A bird described as having a melodious voice, found in the valleys of the Himalayas. M.W. says 'a sparrow'. It may be the kalandaka, or kokila, the cuckoo. It 'sings in the shell' before hatching out. Other forms are 迦陵頻伽鳥, 迦蘭伽 (or 迦蘭頻伽 or 迦毘伽 or迦毘頻伽); 迦毘伽 (or 迦毘伽羅); 迦尾羅; 羯羅尾羅; 羯毘伽羅 (or 鶡鵯伽羅), etc. |
門前雀羅 see styles |
monzenjakura / もんぜんじゃくら | (yoji) (a house) looking deserted with few visitors; sparrow net in front of the gate |
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