英语 (same as 雀) a general name of small birds, as sparrows, chickadees, etc.
依人小鳥也。从小隹。讀與爵同。即略切
(雀)依人小鳥也。今俗云麻雀者是也。其色褐。其鳴節節足足。禮器象之曰爵。爵與雀同音。後人因書小鳥之字爲爵矣。月令。鴻鴈來賔。爵入大水爲蛤。高注吕覽曰。賔爵、老爵也。棲宿於人堂宇。有似賔客。故謂之賔爵。又有似雀而色純黃者曰黃雀。戰國策云。俛啄白粒。仰棲茂樹。詩所謂黃鳥也。从小隹。讀與爵同。小亦聲也。卽略切。古音在二部。
