General
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin readings reflect standard Mandarin usage; for some dialect alternative names it may be of little practical use, especially for South China. Many Korean glosses are highly tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
The wren is known as 鹪鹩 jiāoliáo in Chinese. Although written in two characters, this is essentially a polysyllabic word in Chinese, i.e., 鹪鹩 jiāoliáo is one unit.
Species names
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EAST |
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Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Troglodytes troglodytes
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Winter wren
Wren
Common Wren |
鹪鹩
(鷦鷯)
jiāoliáo
'wren' |
(鹪鹩)
鷦鷯
jiāoliáo
'wren' |
布母
(布母)
bù-mǔ
'cloth mother'
巧妇
(巧婦)
qiǎo-fù
'clever lady'
巧妇鸟
(巧婦鳥)
qiǎo-fù-niǎo
'clever lady bird'
桑飞
(桑飛)
sāng-fēi
'mulberry flight'
鹪
(鷦)
jiāo-miǎo
'jiaomiao' |
ミソサザイ
(鷦鷯)
misosazai
'wren' |
굴뚝새
gulttuk-sae
'chimney bird' |
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Халгайч урагчин
khalgaich uragchiŋ
'nettle? or nettle-eating? uragchin'
Former official:
Уран бялзуухай
uraŋ byalzuukhai
'deft sparrow' |
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