dà má yán
(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
hēi guān yán
(bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
huáng wěi yán
(bird species of China) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
yán
(used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron)
also pr. [jian1]
zǐ bèi wěi yán
(bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
Hǎi nán yán
(bird species of China) white-eared night heron (Gorsachius magnificus)
lì yán
(bird species of China) Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi)
lì wěi yán
(bird species of China) cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
xiǎo wěi jiān
(bird species of China) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
hēi yán
(bird species of China) black bittern (Dupetor flavicollis)