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 Chinese name for the white-eye is 绣眼鸟 , meaning 'embroidery eye bird', which may also be seen in the form 绣眼 , meaning 'embroidery eye'.
A popular alternative name is 白眼儿 'white eye'. In Beijing, the white-eye is known as 粉眼儿 or 'powder eye'. (Note: 儿 represents an 'r' sound at the end of the word, not an independent syllable.) A number of other alternative names exist.
Species names
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| Zosterops erythropleurus Zosterops erythropleura  |
Chestnut-flanked white-eye Red-flanked white-eye | 红胁绣眼鸟 (紅脇繡眼鳥) 'red-ribbed embroidered eye bird' |
红胁粉眼 (紅脇粉眼) 'red-ribbed embroidered eye' 粉眼 (粉眼) 'powder eye' 北粉眼 (北粉眼) 'northern powder eye' (cf Z. japonica below) 绣眼儿 (繡眼兒) 'embroidered eye' 白眼儿 (白眼兒) 'white eye' 红胁粉眼 (紅脇粉眼) 'red-ribbed powder eye' 紫燕儿 (紫燕兒) 'purple swallow' |
チョウセンメジロ (朝鮮目白) chōsen me-jiro 'Korean white-eye' (Wikipedia) |
한국동박새 hanguk-dong-bak-sae 'Korean dong bak bird (=tit)' |
Chim Vành khuyên sườn hung 'reddish-flanked circle-rim (bird)' |
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| Zosterops japonicus Zosterops japonica |
Japanese white-eye Dark green white-eye | 暗绿绣眼鸟 (暗綠繡眼鳥) 'dark green embroidered eye bird' |
(绿绣眼) 綠繡眼 'green embroidered eye' |
粉眼儿 (粉眼兒) 'powder eye' (Beijing) 绣眼鸟 (繡眼鳥) 'embroidered eye bird' 绣眼儿 (繡眼兒) 'embroidered eye' 白眼儿 (白眼兒) 'white eye' 白目眶 (白目眶) 'white eye socket' 白日眶 (白日眶) 'white day eye socket' (mistaken?) 粉燕儿 (粉燕兒) 'powder swallow' 南粉眼 (南粉眼) 'southern powder eye' (cf Z. erythropleura above) 相思 (相思) 'mutual thought' (7) cf. Leiothrix |
メジロ (目白) me-jiro 'white-eye' |
동박새 dong-bak-sae 'dong bak bird (=tit)' |
Chim Vành khuyên Nhật Bản 'Japanese circle-rim (bird)' |
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| Zosterops palpebrosus Zosterops palpebrosa |
Oriental white-eye | 灰腹绣眼鸟 (灰腹繡眼鳥) 'grey-bellied embroidered eye bird' |
ハイバラメジロ (灰腹目白) hai-bara me-jiro 'grey-bellied white-eye' |
Chim Vành khuyên họng vàng 'yellow-throated circle-rim (bird)' |
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