General names
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The Chinese word for 'oriole' is 黄鸝 , which literally means 'yellow-oriole'. In Chinese, this usually refers to the Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis), a bird famed since ancient times for its song. In the spoken language, 黄鸝 is essentially a single word; the 鸝 of 黄鸝 does not occur as a word in its own right. In the written language, however, the syllable 鸝 is used in combination to create names for non-yellow varieties.
As a bird famous in literature, the Black-naped Oriole has a number of traditional names, including 黄鶯 'yellow-oriole', 黄鳥 'yellow bird', 倉庚 or 鶬鶊 'oriole', and 鶯 'oriole'. Although the term 鶯 traditionally referred to the oriole, it is now the general name for the sylviids in Chinese, probably under the influence of Japanese use of 鴬 to write the name of their Bush Warbler.
During the Ming Dynasty in China, the Black-naped Oriole (黃鸝 ) was depicted in 'Mandarin Squares' (known as 補子 ) attached to official uniforms of high-ranking bureaucrats. It was the insignia of rank for Grade Eight of civilian official.
鶯 is used in traditional literary expressions like:
鶯歌燕舞 'orioles sing and swallows dart' -- a scene of spring, peaceful and prosperous
鶯声燕語 'trill of an oriole, song of a swallow' -- the sweet delicate voice of a woman
Species names
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Oriolus chinensis |
Black-naped oriole | 黃鸝 (黄鹂) 'yellow-oriole' |
(黑枕黄鸝) 黑枕黄鹂 'black-naped yellow oriole' |
黄鶯 (黄莺) 'yellow warbler' 黄鳥 (黄鸟) 'yellow bird' (also used for the Siskin) 倉庚 (仓庚) or 鶬鶊 (鸧鹒) 'oriole' 鶯 (莺) 'warbler' (obsolete) 黄爪落 (黄爪落) 'yellow zhaoluo' |
コウライウグイス (高麗鴬) kōrai uguisu 'Korean warbler' |
コウオウ (黄鴬) kō-ō 'yellow warbler' コウチョウ (黄鳥) kōchō 'yellow bird' チョウセンウグイス (朝鮮鴬) chōsen uguisu 'Korean warbler' |
꾀꼬리 kkoekkori 'oriole' |
Chim Vàng anh
Trung Quốc 'Chinese yellow oriole (bird)' |
| Oriolus trailli |
Maroon oriole | 朱鸝 (朱鹂) 'vermilion oriole' |
(朱鸝) 朱鹂 'vermilion oriole' |
栗色黄鸝 (栗色黄鹂) 'chestnut-coloured yellow oriole' (6) 朱黄鸝 (朱黄鹂) 'vermilion yellow oriole' |
ヒゴロモ (緋衣) hi-goromo 'scarlet robe' |
Chim Tử anh 'purple oriole (bird)' |
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