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レンジャク科
renjaku ka

太平鸟科
tàipíng-niǎo kē

連雀科
lián-què kē

여새과
yeo-sae-gwa

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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 lián-què 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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BOMBYCILLINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
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CHINESE
KOREAN
Bombycilla              
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Japanese
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Chinese
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Korean
Bombycilla garrulus
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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)
tàipíng-niǎo
'peace bird'
or
十二黄
(十二黄)
shí-èr huáng
'twelve yellow' (Alternative in 1, 5)
(黃连雀)
黃連雀
huáng lián-què
'yellow lianque'
  황여새
hwang-yeo-sae
'yellow yeo bird'
Bombycilla japonica
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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)
xiǎo tàipíng-niǎo
'small peace bird'
or
十二红
(十二紅)
shí-èr hóng
'twelve red' (Alternative in 1, 5)
(朱连雀)
朱連雀
zhū lián-què
'vermilion lianque'
  홍여새
hong-yeo-sae
'red yeo bird'
(Site uses UK spelling, e.g., "grey-coloured")