Chinese Word: 鹬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鹬 (Trad.: 鷸)

Pinyin: yù

English Definition: common snipe; sandpiper

Chinese Definition:
①鸟，羽毛茶褐色，嘴、脚都很长，趾间无蹼，常在水边或田野中捕吃小鱼、小虫和贝类：鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 鳥

Pictophonetic:矞 indicates the sound; 鸟 (bird) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 矞 [ yù ] to bore with an awl; bright, charming
- 鸟 [ niǎo ] bird

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鹬蚌相争	yù bàng xiāng zhēng	lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
丘鹬	qiū yù	(bird species of China) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
红脚鹬	hóng jiǎo yù	(bird species of China) common redshank (Tringa totanus)
泽鹬	zé yù	(bird species of China) marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
长趾滨鹬	cháng zhǐ bīn yù	(bird species of China) long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta)

1		héng 珩 kē 科 niǎo 鸟、 yù 鹬 yǐ jí 以及 shǔ shí 数十 zhòng 种 míng niǎo 鸣鸟 zài 在 cǐ 此 fán yǎn shēng xī 繁衍生息。 Plovers, curlews, and dozens of species of songbirds breed here.
2		shì shí 事实 zhèng míng 证明， hóng 红 fù 腹 bīn 滨 yù 鹬 méi yǒu 没有 chī 吃 dào 到 zú gòu 足够 de 的 mǎ tí xiè 马蹄蟹 luǎn 卵。 The knots, it turns out, aren't getting enough horseshoe crab eggs to eat.
3		kē xué jiā 科学家 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 ā gēn tíng 阿根廷 dōng 冬 qī 栖 de 地 jiǎn chá 检查 hóng 红 fù 腹 bīn 滨 yù 鹬 de 的 shù liàng 数量。 Scientists have been counting knots in their Argentine winter quarters.
4		gāi 该 dòng wù yuán 动物园 yú 于 1968年 dé liǎo 得了 xīn xī lán 新西兰 zhèng fǔ 政府 zèng sòng 赠送 de 的 yí duì 一对 yù tuó 鹬鸵。 The zoo received a male and a female kiwi in 1968 as a gift from the New Zealand government.
5		xiǎng xiàng 想象 yí xià 一下 guó huì 国会 yì yuán 议员 xiǎng 想 yào 要 gǔ lì 鼓励 mǒu 某 xiàng 项 huó dòng 活动， bǐ rú shuō 比如说 liè 猎 yù 鹬。 Imagine that there is some activity - say, snipe hunting - that members of Congress want to encourage.

1		héng 珩 kē 科 niǎo 鸟、 yù 鹬 yǐ jí 以及 shǔ shí 数十 zhòng 种 míng niǎo 鸣鸟 zài 在 cǐ 此 fán yǎn shēng xī 繁衍生息。 Plovers, curlews, and dozens of species of songbirds breed here.
2		shì shí 事实 zhèng míng 证明， hóng 红 fù 腹 bīn 滨 yù 鹬 méi yǒu 没有 chī 吃 dào 到 zú gòu 足够 de 的 mǎ tí xiè 马蹄蟹 luǎn 卵。 The knots, it turns out, aren't getting enough horseshoe crab eggs to eat.
3		kē xué jiā 科学家 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 ā gēn tíng 阿根廷 dōng 冬 qī 栖 de 地 jiǎn chá 检查 hóng 红 fù 腹 bīn 滨 yù 鹬 de 的 shù liàng 数量。 Scientists have been counting knots in their Argentine winter quarters.
4		gāi 该 dòng wù yuán 动物园 yú 于 1968年 dé liǎo 得了 xīn xī lán 新西兰 zhèng fǔ 政府 zèng sòng 赠送 de 的 yí duì 一对 yù tuó 鹬鸵。 The zoo received a male and a female kiwi in 1968 as a gift from the New Zealand government.
5		xiǎng xiàng 想象 yí xià 一下 guó huì 国会 yì yuán 议员 xiǎng 想 yào 要 gǔ lì 鼓励 mǒu 某 xiàng 项 huó dòng 活动， bǐ rú shuō 比如说 liè 猎 yù 鹬。 Imagine that there is some activity - say, snipe hunting - that members of Congress want to encourage.