crested myna; myna bird
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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crested myna; myna bird (Acridotheres cristatellus)
formalThe formal or ornithological term for the bird commonly known as 八哥 in everyday speech. Known for its ability to mimic human speech and sounds.
Zhè这
zhī只
qú鸲
yù鹆
yǐ已
jīng经
xué学
huì会
le了
shuō说
hǎo好
jǐ几
jù句
huà话
。
This myna bird has already learned to say several sentences.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
qú鸲
yù鹆
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
bā八
gē哥
。
Ancient texts often used the term qúyù to refer to the crested myna.
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Tā他
yǎng养
le了
yī一
zhī只
qú鸲
yù鹆
dāng当
chǒng宠
wù物
，
jiāo教
tā它
shuō说
huà话
。
He keeps a myna bird as a pet and teaches it to talk.