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Meaning of 鹦

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(Trad.: 鸚)
Pinyin: yīng
English Definition: parrot
Chinese Definition:
①(鹦鹉)鸟,上嘴大,呈钩状,下嘴短小,羽毛有各种颜色,产于热带和亚热带,能学人讲话,如“鹦鹦学舌”(含贬义)。
②(鹦哥)鹦鹉的通称。
Total strokes: 16; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (bird) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
鹦鹉 yīng parrot
鹦鹉学舌 yīng xué shé to parrot; to repeat uncritically what sb says
鹦鹉螺 yīng luó nautilus; ammonite (fossil spiral shell)
鹦鹉热 yīng psittacosis; ornithosis; parrot fever
青头鹦鹉 qīng tóu yīng (bird species of China) slaty-headed parakeet (Psittacula himalayana)
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Example Sentences
1
In town. At the hardware store.
2
There are many stories about puffin.
3
Disciple Hai Ying did the recording and the transcription. I had reviewed and revised the transcript.
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Puffin couples often reunite at the same burrow site each year.
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An avian veterinarian can perform a blood test to measure your African grey's calcium levels.