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Meaning of 莺

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(Trad.: 鶯)
Pinyin: yīng
English Definition: oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
Chinese Definition:
①(黄莺)即“黄鹂”。
②(夜莺)文学上指“歌鸲鸟类的一科,身体小,褐色或暗绿色,嘴短而尖,叫的声音清脆,吃昆虫,是益鸟:莺歌燕舞。”一类叫声清脆婉转的鸟。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Ideographic:A bird covered in green feathers
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Example Words
夜莺 yīng nightingale
黄莺 huáng yīng black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
莺歌燕舞 yīng yàn the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds (idiom)
莺歌镇 yīng zhèn Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市 , Taiwan
柳莺 liǔ yīng willow warbler; leaf warbler
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Example Sentences
1
A reed warbler feeds a baby cuckoo.
2
You havethese birds -- sparrows, thrushes, warblers and such -- that haveevolved very specialized beaks for eating insects suddenly switching tofruits.
3
This is bad news for birds like the Whitethroat, a common farmland bird. The added distance is a considerable threat.
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The birds in this study were Central European blackcaps, a common kind of warbler.
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A few -- such as the Blackcap -- have started to adapt by spending winters in Britain, but such behaviour remains exceptional, the study said.