雌雄 | cí xióng | male and female | |
雌性 | cí xìng | female | |
雌蕊 | cí ruǐ | pistil | |
信口雌黄 | xìn kǒu cí huáng | to speak off the cuff; to casually opine | |
一决雌雄 | yī jué cí xióng | to have a show-down; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship |
1 | Despite the male frogs' impressive singing, female frogs often force them to be quiet and mate before their songs are even through. | |
2 | Maybe they could not hold on to the arrival of the spring, but the female eagle thought what if their father could bring back the food? | |
3 | "They, well, I think the male stands behind the female and... and... they just do, Mulan," I said, exasperated, and disappointed that "They just do" was the best I could do. | |
4 | Dairy cows must calve every year to keep producing milk, and only half their offspring will be female. | |
5 | So it's not only remarkable to find that female fur seals are choosy, but this also suggests that female choice may be more widespread in nature than we previously thought. |