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白头翁

Word · NounTraditional白頭翁

a bird (light-vented bulbul); a medicinal herb (Pulsatilla chinensis)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

light-vented bulbul; Chinese bulbul

neutral

一种在中国南方和东南亚常见的鸣禽,特征是头部有一块白色羽毛。学名:Pycnonotus sinensis。

Gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
jīng经
cháng常
néng能
kàn看
dào到
bái白
tóu头
wēng翁
zài在
zhī枝
tóu头
chàng唱
gē歌
 。

You can often see light-vented bulbuls singing in the trees in the park.

Bái白
tóu头
wēng翁
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
hěn很
qīng清
cuì脆
 。

The call of the light-vented bulbul is very clear and crisp.

2.

noun

Chinese pulsatilla (Pulsatilla chinensis); a perennial medicinal herb

technical

一种传统中草药,根部入药,常用于清热解毒、凉血止痢。因其果实上的白色长毛形似白发老翁而得名。

Zhè这
wèi味
zhōng中
yào药
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
bái白
tóu头
wēng翁
 。

This traditional Chinese medicine contains Chinese pulsatilla.

Bái白
tóu头
wēng翁
de的
gēn根
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zhì治
liáo疗
lì痢
jí疾
 。

The root of Chinese pulsatilla can be used to treat dysentery.

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Chūn春
tiān天
 ,
shān山
pō坡
shàng上
kāi开
mǎn满
le了
zǐ紫
hóng红
sè色
de的
bái白
tóu头
wēng翁
huā花
 。

In spring, the hillside is covered with purple-red Chinese pulsatilla flowers.