méi
鹛
a type of bird; babbler
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
babbler; a type of songbird
neutralRefers to a diverse group of passerine birds in the family Timaliidae. Often has specific names with '眉' or '鹛' in Chinese, like 画眉 (huàméi, Hwamei). Not common in everyday conversation but used in ornithology and birdwatching.
Sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
huà画
méi眉
méi鹛
yuè悦
ěr耳
de的
míng鸣
jiào叫
shēng声
。
The melodious song of a Hwamei babbler came from the forest.
Guān观
niǎo鸟
zhě者
jì记
lù录
dào到
le了
jǐ几
zhǒng种
hǎn罕
jiàn见
de的
méi鹛
。
The birdwatchers recorded several rare species of babbler.
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Hóng红
dǐng顶
méi鹛
shì是
méi鹛
kē科
niǎo鸟
lèi类
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
。
The red-capped babbler is a type of bird in the babbler family.