One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

quail

/kweɪl/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · noun

a small ground-dwelling bird

鹌鹑

Read the example to see quail in context.

A quail darted through the grass beside the path.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

一只鹌鹑从小径旁的草丛里迅速钻了过去。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /kweɪl/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.