雀 (zoek3 zoek3*2 | que4 qiao3 qiao1) : bird (small)

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雀

zoek3 zoek3*2

que4 qiao3 qiao1

[1] a general name of small birds, as sparrows, chickadees, etc. [2] freckled

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: (#172)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

雀

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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雀仔 zoek3 zai2 = bird; (mahjong) one of sticks/bamboo [alternate] 粵

麻雀 maa4 zoek3*2; maa4 zoek3 ma2 que4 = 雀3*2: sparrow; 雀3*2: 'mahjong'; 雀3: (placename) Ma Chuck

孔雀 hung2 zoek3 kong3 que4 = peacock

禾花雀 wo4 faa1 zoek3*2 = yellow-breasted bunting

雀鳥 zoek3 niu5 = birds

老雀 lou5 zoek3 = old bird

麻雀檯 maa4 zoek3 toi4*2 ma2 que4 tai2 = mahjong table

雀斑 zoek3 baan1 que4 ban1 = freckles

孔雀魚 hung2 zoek3 jyu4*2 = a guppy (fish)

解剖麻雀 gaai2 pau2 maa4 zoek3 jie3 pou1 ma2 que4 = lit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample
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Showing all 8 examples containing 雀

隻雀嘅唱口幾好粵
That bird sings well.

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。粵
There are several birds on the tree.

打麻雀係我姨媽嘅嗜好。粵
Playing mahjong is my aunt's hobby.

亞蓮隔離周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾粵
Ah Lin's neighbour often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.

今日成朝開籠雀噉梗係男朋友返咗嚟粵
She’s been talking non-stop the whole morning. Probably because the boyfriend has come back.
[Alternative (more literal) translation: She was singing the whole morning like a bird (not in captivity). The boyfriend must have returned to her.]

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。 ?!
DELETE: There are several birds on the tree.

麻雀雖小，五臟俱全。
Idiom: Although the place is small, it is well installed with facilities.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 雀
Unicode code for this character: U+96c0 (off-site link)

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