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 (小䴙䴘) 'small grebe' |
(小鷿鷈) 䴙䴘 'small grebe' |
水葫蘆 (水葫芦) 'water hyacinth' 王八鴨子 (王八鸭子) 'cuckold?/shameless? duck' |
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/chicken' |
Chim Le hôi 'smelly smallduck (bird)' |
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Chinese (Taiwan) |
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Other Ch |
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Other J |
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Podiceps cristatus |
Great crested grebe | 冠鷿鷈 (冠䴙䴘) 'crested grebe' |
(鳳頭鷿鷈) 凤头䴙䴘 'phoenix-headed grebe' |
㥽鷿鷈 (㥽䴙䴘) 'cè grebe' (dict) (FS) 浪里白 (浪裡白) 'white in the waves' (FS) 水老呱 (水老呱) 'water old guā' (or 'water crow') (FS) 水驢子 (水驴子) 'water mule' (FS) |
カンムリカイツブリ (冠鸊鷉) kanmuri kaitsuburi 'crested grebe' |
뿔논병아리 ppul-lon-byeongari 'horned paddy-fowl/chicken' |
| Podiceps auritus |
Slavonian grebe or Horned grebe |
角鷿鷈 (角䴙䴘) 'horned grebe' |
(角鷿鷈) 角䴙䴘 '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/chicken' |
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| Podiceps nigricollis |
Black-necked grebe or Eared grebe |
黑頸鷿鷈 (黑颈䴙䴘) 'black-necked grebe' |
(黑頸鷿鷈) 黑颈䴙䴘 '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/chicken' |
Chim Le hôi cổ đen 'black-necked smelly smallduck (bird)' Chim Le cổ đen 'black-necked smallduck (bird)' (13) |
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