fěi
翡
bird name (ancient text)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
a bird with red feathers (mentioned in ancient texts)
archaicThis is a rare, literary term found primarily in classical Chinese texts, not used in modern language.
《
Shān山
Hǎi海
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
yī一
zhǒng种
míng名
wéi为
"
fěi蜚
"
de的
hóng红
yǔ羽
niǎo鸟
。
The Classic of Mountains and Seas records a red-feathered bird called 'Fei'.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
yǐ已
jīng经
bù不
yòng用
,
jǐn仅
jiàn见
yú于
gǔ古
jí籍
。
This word is no longer used in modern Chinese and is only seen in ancient texts.