Meaning of 鹪鹩
鹪鹩 means wren; a small, brown, short-tailed passerine bird. Pronounced jiāo liáo.
- wren; a small, brown, short-tailed passerine bird
Definitions & Examples
Guàn灌
mù木
cóng丛
lǐ里
，
yī一
zhī只
jiāo鹪
liáo鹩
zài在
zhuó啄
shí食
kūn昆
chóng虫
。
A wren is pecking at insects in the bush.
Jiāo鹪
liáo鹩
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
qīng清
cuì脆
yuè悦
ěr耳
。
The wren's call is clear and pleasant to the ear.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiāo鹪
liáo鹩
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
běi北
fāng方
bǐ比
jiào较
cháng常
jiàn见
。
This species of wren is relatively common in northern China.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
jiāo鹪
liáo鹩
yī一
zhī枝
”
bǐ比
yù喻
xū需
qiú求
jí极
shǎo少
，
yì易
yú于
mǎn满
zú足
。
The idiom 'a wren on a single branch' metaphorically means having very few demands and being easily satisfied.
Measure Words
只/ zhī
Primary
对/ duì