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The wren is known as 鹪鹩 in Chinese. Although written in two characters, this is essentially a polysyllabic word in Chinese, i.e., 鹪鹩 is one unit.
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Eurasian Wren Winter Wren Wren Common Wren |
鹪鹩 (鷦鷯) 'wren' |
(鹪鹩) 鷦鷯 'wren' |
布母 (布母) 'cloth mother' 巧妇 (巧婦) 'clever lady' 巧妇鸟 (巧婦鳥) 'clever lady bird' 桑飞 (桑飛) 'mulberry flight' 鹪  (鷦 )'jiaomiao' |
ミソサザイ (鷦鷯) misosazai 'wren' |
굴뚝새 gulttuk-sae 'chimney bird' |
Халгайч урагчин ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠠᠢᠴᠢ ᠣᠷᠠᠭᠴᠢᠨ khalgaich uragchiŋ 'nettle wren' Inner M: Уран шувуухай ᠣᠷᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠣᠬᠠᠢ uraŋ shuuvakhai 'deft birdlet' (31, 33) |
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The term Шувуухай shuvuukhai here refers to a small bird. Шувуухай shuvuukhai is an old term used to refer to a number of generally exotic small species, including the sunbirds (Nectariniidae), the broadbills (Eurylaimidae), and the bee-eaters (Meropidae), as well as the Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotidae), the Wren, and the Treecreeper. In the traditional script there are two alternative spellings: sibaoqai and sibagoqai.
汉蒙名词术语分类词典（自然科学部分） Mongolian (Cyrillic): Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь (байгалийн шинжлэх ухааны бүлэг) (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary, natural sciences part) by 《汉蒙名词术语分类词典》编纂委员会 Mongolian (Cyrillic): "Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь" найруулах комисс (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary editorial committee), Inner Mongolian People's Press, Hohhot 1990
内蒙古动物志 (第四卷 鸟纲 雀形目) Fauna Inner Mongolia (Volume 4 Aves Passerines), 主编：旭日干 (Chief Editor: Xurigan), 内蒙古人大学版社 (Inner Mongolian University Press), Hohhot 2015
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