bird; oriole
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oriole; the black-naped oriole
literaryAn archaic or literary term for a songbird, specifically the oriole. The modern standard name is '黄鹂'. The variant '仓庚' uses different characters.
Chūn春
rì日
lín林
jiān间
，
shí时
yǒu有
cāng鸧
gēng鹒
míng鸣
chàng唱
。
In the spring woods, orioles can be heard singing from time to time.
Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
'
cāng鸧
gēng鹒
'
huò或
'
cāng仓
gēng庚
'
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
huáng黄
lí鹂
。
In ancient poetry, 'cang geng' is often used to refer to the oriole.
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Cāng鸧
gēng鹒
de的
yǔ羽
máo毛
shì是
xiān鲜
yàn艳
de的
huáng黄
sè色
。
The oriole's feathers are a bright yellow.