General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The grebes are known as 鷿鷈 in Chinese (or sometimes 鷿鵜 , where the second character means 'cormorant' or 'pelican'). The word is one of that minority of Chinese words that is inherently polysyllabic. However, when written, the word is split up into two characters, reinforcing the perception that Chinese is a 'monosyllabic' language.
Species names
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| Tachybaptus ruficollis Podiceps ruficollis  |
Little grebe Dabchick |
小鷿鷈 'small grebe' |
小鷿鷈 'small grebe' |
水葫蘆 'water hyacinth' |
カイツブリ (鸊鷉) kaitsuburi 'grebe' |
カイツムリ (鸊鷉) kaitsumuri ニオ (鳰) nio 'nio' ニオドリ (鳰鳥) nio-dori 'nio bird' Myriad names around Japan. See Hiraizumi |
논병아리 non-byeongari 'paddy-fowl' |
Le hôi 'grebe' Chim le hôi 'grebe bird' (13) |
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| Podiceps cristatus |
Great crested grebe | 冠鷿鷈 'crested grebe' |
鳳頭鷿鷈 'phoenix-headed grebe' |
浪裡白 'white in the waves' |
カンムリカイツブリ (冠鸊鷉) kanmuri kaitsuburi 'crested grebe' |
뿔논병아리 ppul-lon-byeongari 'horned paddy-fowl' |
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| Podiceps auritus |
Slavonian grebe or Horned grebe |
角鷿鷈 'horned grebe' |
角鷿鷈 'horned grebe' |
ミミカイツブリ (耳鸊鷉) mimi kaitsuburi 'eared grebe'' |
귀뿔논병아리 gwi-ppul-lon-byeongari 'eared horned paddy-fowl' |
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| Podiceps nigricollis |
Black-necked grebe or Eared grebe |
黑頸鷿鷈 'black-necked grebe' |
黑頸鷿鷈 'black-necked grebe' |
ハジロカイツブリ (羽白鸊鷉) ha-jiro kaitsuburi 'white-winged grebe' |
검은목논병아리 geomeun-mong-non-byeongari 'black-necked paddy-fowl' |
Le hôi cổ đen 'black-necked grebe' Le cổ đen 'black-necked grebe' (13) |
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