Turdinae

Under Sibley-Monroe, the Turdinae (thrushes) have been grouped with the Muscicapinae (flycatchers, robins, etc.) in the family Muscicapidae. (Note: The Vietnamese name of the Turdidae is officially Họ chích chòe, named after the forktails. Since Sibley and Monroe have removed the forktails to the Muscicapinae, I have taken the liberty of naming the Turdinae Phân họ Hoét.)

Chinese:

The official modern Chinese name for the thrushes is 鸫 dōng. The problem is that it doesn't seem to enjoy wide popular currency. The character is not even listed in A Chinese-English Dictionary, a large standard bilingual dictionary. According to Japanese sources, the use of the character 鶇 to refer to the thrushes is of Japanese origin. If this is the case, then the word 鸫 dōng in the meaning 'thrush' is actually a borrowing from Japanese.

So what the thrushes were called before the 'official' names came along? The common Blackbird, officially known as the 乌鸫 wū-dōng in modern Chinese, was traditionally called the 百舌 bǎi-shé or 'hundred tongues' because of its skill in mimicry. It is also known as the 乌 wū-chūn ('dark chun') or 乌鹡 wū-jí ('dark fantail'). The Dusky thrush is eaten on account of its tasty flavour and is also known as the 穿草鸡 chuān-cǎo-jī or 窜儿鸡 cuànr-jī.

Japanese:

The Japanese name for the thrushes in general is ツグミ tsugumi, written 鶇. The word ツグミ tsugumi by itself refers to the Dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni).

The rock thrushes (Monticola) are known as イソヒヨドリ iso-hiyo-dori, written 磯鵯, which has the meaning 'rock bulbul'. This derives from a surface resemblance to the bulbuls.

Several thrushes have names that don't contain the word ツグミ tsugumi, including シロハラ shiro-hara (白腹) meaning 'white belly', アカハラ aka-hara (赤腹) meaning 'red belly' and マミチャジナイ mami cha-jinai (眉茶), meaning 'eyebrowed brown thrush'. The word シナイ shinai () in Classical Japanese referred to the larger thrushes.

Vietnamese:

The official Vietnamese name for the thrushes is Hoét. This name does not appear in most Vietnamese dictionaries and appears to be a new word introduced by ornithologists.

Several thrushes in the genus Zoothera are called Sáo. This is a native Vietnamese name applied to a number of similar-looking birds including the ground thrushes, starlings, mynahs, and sometimes magpies.