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There are 45 total results for your Sparrow search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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què
    que4
ch`üeh
    chüeh
 suzume(p); suzume
    すずめ(P); スズメ

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Sparrow
(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]
(1) tree sparrow (Passer montanus); (2) talkative person; knowledgeable person; (surname) Chie
a sparrow

麻雀

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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)

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Sparrow
sparrow; (dialect) mahjong
mahjong (chi: májiàng); mah-jongg


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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)

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suí
    sui2
sui
sparrow; revolve; place name


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zhān
    zhan1
chan
sparrow hawk; swift

家雀

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 iesuzume; iesuzume
    いえすずめ; イエスズメ
(kana only) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

寒雀

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 kansuzume
    かんすずめ
winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter

文鳥

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 bunchou; bunchou / buncho; buncho
    ぶんちょう; ブンチョウ
Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora); Java rice finch; (given name) Bunchō

燕雀

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yàn què
    yan4 que4
yen ch`üeh
    yen chüeh
 enjaku
    えんじゃく
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry
(1) (See 鴻鵠・1) small bird (like a swallow or sparrow); (2) (See 鴻鵠・2) small-minded person; person lacking in character

石雀

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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

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 jakura
    じゃくら
sparrow net

黄雀

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 koujaku / kojaku
    こうじゃく
(See 雀・1) tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

入内雀

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 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

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jiā qiǎo r
    jia1 qiao3 r5
chia ch`iao r
    chia chiao r
(coll.) sparrow

家麻雀

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jiā má què
    jia1 ma2 que4
chia ma ch`üeh
    chia ma chüeh
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

山麻雀

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shān má què
    shan1 ma2 que4
shan ma ch`üeh
    shan ma chüeh
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)

樹麻雀


树麻雀

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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

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 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

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lǎo jiā zéi
    lao3 jia1 zei2
lao chia tsei
(dialect) sparrow

遮吒迦


遮咤迦

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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

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 suzumenoko
    すずめのこ
sparrow chick (kigo)

雀の涙

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 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

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 suparoo
    スパロー
(personal name) Sparrow

燕雀烏鵲


燕雀乌鹊

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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

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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

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 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

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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

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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

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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

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 monzenjakura
    もんぜんじゃくら
(yoji) (a house) looking deserted with few visitors; sparrow net in front of the gate

黑胸麻雀

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hēi xiōng má què
    hei1 xiong1 ma2 que4
hei hsiung ma ch`üeh
    hei hsiung ma chüeh
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

黑頂麻雀


黑顶麻雀

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hēi dǐng má què
    hei1 ding3 ma2 que4
hei ting ma ch`üeh
    hei ting ma chüeh
(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)

イエスズメ

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 iesuzume
    イエスズメ
(kana only) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

すずめの涙

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 suzumenonamida
    すずめのなみだ
(exp,n) drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears

打麻雀運動


打麻雀运动

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dǎ má què yùn dòng
    da3 ma2 que4 yun4 dong4
ta ma ch`üeh yün tung
    ta ma chüeh yün tung
the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

艾條雀啄灸


艾条雀啄灸

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ài tiáo què zhuó jiǔ
    ai4 tiao2 que4 zhuo2 jiu3
ai t`iao ch`üeh cho chiu
    ai tiao chüeh cho chiu
"sparrow pecking" moxibustion technique (TCM)

チモール文鳥

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 chimoorubunchou / chimoorubuncho
    チモールぶんちょう
Timor dusky sparrow (Lonchura fuscata, Padda fuscata)

門前雀羅を張る

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 monzenjakuraoharu
    もんぜんじゃくらをはる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (See 門前雀羅・もんぜんじゃくら) to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; to set a sparrow net in front of the gate

ニュウナイスズメ

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 nyuunaisuzume / nyunaisuzume
    ニュウナイスズメ
(kana only) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans); cinnamon sparrow

燕雀安知鴻鵠之志


燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

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yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
    yan4 que4 an1 zhi1 hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4
yen ch`üeh an chih hung hu chih chih
    yen chüeh an chih hung hu chih chih
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志


燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志

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yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
    yan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4
yen ch`üeh yen chih hung ku chih chih
    yen chüeh yen chih hung ku chih chih
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

麻雀雖小,五臟俱全


麻雀虽小,五脏俱全

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má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
    ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 , wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2
ma ch`üeh sui hsiao , wu tsang chü ch`üan
    ma chüeh sui hsiao , wu tsang chü chüan
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom); small but complete in every detail

Variations:
焼き鳥(P)
焼鳥(P)

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 yakitori
    やきとり
(1) yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; (2) (obsolete) grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); (3) {mahj} failing to win a single hand during a half-game

Variations:
雀の涙
すずめの涙
スズメの涙

see styles
 suzumenonamida
    すずめのなみだ
(exp,n) (idiom) drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears

Variations:
焼き鳥(P)
焼鳥(P)
焼き鶏(sK)
焼鶏(sK)

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 yakitori
    やきとり
(1) {food} yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; (2) (obsolete) grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); (3) {mahj} failing to win a single hand during a half-game

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 45 results for "Sparrow" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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