bird's feather; painting of birds
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
feather; plume of a bird
literarySpecifically refers to the long, stiff feathers of birds, often used in artistic or literary contexts.
Kǒng孔
què雀
de的
líng翎
máo毛
sè色
cǎi彩
bān斑
lán斓
，
fēi非
cháng常
piào漂
liang亮
。
The peacock's feathers are brilliantly colored and very beautiful.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
niǎo鸟
de的
líng翎
máo毛
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
zuò作
zhuāng装
shì饰
。
The feathers of this bird were often used for decoration in ancient times.
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Jiàn箭
yǔ羽
shì是
yòng用
yīng鹰
de的
líng翎
máo毛
zhì制
zuò作
de的
。
Fletchings are made from eagle feathers.
noun
Chinese painting with birds as the subject
technicalA technical term in Chinese art history and painting classification.
Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
huà画
líng翎
máo毛
，
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
niǎo鸟
er儿
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
rú如
shēng生
。
He is skilled at painting birds, and the birds under his brush are lifelike.
Zhè这
fú幅
líng翎
máo毛
huà画
shì是
Sòng宋
dài代
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
，
fēi非
cháng常
zhēn珍
guì贵
。
This bird-and-flower painting is a work from the Song Dynasty and is very precious.
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Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
huà画
zhōng中
，
líng翎
máo毛
cháng常
yǔ与
huā花
huì卉
jié结
hé合
，
chēng称
wéi为
“
huā花
niǎo鸟
huà画
”
。
In Chinese painting, birds are often combined with flowers, called "bird-and-flower painting."