yàn燕（雁）hóng鸻（鴻）
燕（雁）
鸻（鴻）
common
noun
Meaning of 燕鸻
燕鸻 means a bird resembling the house swallow but larger, with gray-brown wings, a semicircular brown patch on the nape, and a pure white slightly forked tail; feeds on locusts and other pests. Pronounced yàn hóng.
- a bird resembling the house swallow but larger, with gray-brown wings, a semicircular brown patch on the nape, and a pure white slightly forked tail; feeds on locusts and other pests
Definitions & Examples
Yàn雁
hóng鸿
cháng常
zài在
tián田
yě野
shàng上
kōng空
fēi飞
xiáng翔
，
bǔ捕
shí食
hài害
chóng虫
。
Yanhong birds often fly over fields, catching and eating pests.
Jǐng颈
bù部
de的
zōng棕
sè色
bān斑
wén纹
shì是
biàn辨
rèn认
yàn雁
hóng鸿
de的
zhòng重
yào要
tè特
zhēng征
。
The brown patch on the nape is an important identifying feature of the yanhong.
Yóu由
yú于
chī吃
huáng蝗
chóng虫
，
yàn雁
hóng鸿
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
duì对
nóng农
yè业
yǒu有
yì益
de的
niǎo鸟
lèi类
。
Because they eat locusts, yanhong are considered birds beneficial to agriculture.