General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are only tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
In Japanese, the waxwings are known as レンジャク renjaku, written 連雀. This is a Chinese-style compound (on-reading) meaning literally 'linked sparrow' (signification unclear), suggesting a Chinese origin, but the name is largely neglected in Mainland sources. (連雀 is used on Taiwan for the waxwings, but Mainland ornithologists have appropriated the name to refer to the Hypocolius, a waxwing-like bird of the Middle East).
Cultural:
In traditional poetry, 連雀 renjaku is a season-word for autumn.
Species names
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Bombycilla garrulus |
Bohemian waxwing Waxwing Jaseur boréal Seidenschwanz Свиристель |
キレンジャク (黄連雀) ki-renjaku 'yellow waxwing' |
太平鸟 (太平鳥) 'peace bird' or 十二黄 (十二黄) 'twelve yellow' (Alternative in 1, 5) |
(黃连雀) 黃連雀 'yellow lianque' |
황여새 hwang-yeo-sae 'yellow yeo bird' |
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| Bombycilla japonica |
Japanese waxwing Jaseur du Japon Blutseidenschwanz Японский свиристель |
ヒレンジャク (緋連雀) hi-renjaku 'scarlet waxwing' |
ホヤドリ (ほや鳥) hoya-dori 'hoya bird' |
小太平鸟 (小太平鳥) 'small peace bird' or 十二红 (十二紅) 'twelve red' (Alternative in 1, 5) |
(朱连雀) 朱連雀 'vermilion lianque' |
홍여새 hong-yeo-sae 'red yeo bird' |
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