xián
鹇
silver pheasant (in 白鹇)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera); used chiefly in the compound 白鹇
This character almost exclusively appears in the compound 白鹇. In literary contexts, it may be used alone to refer to the bird.
Bái白
xián鹇
shì是
guó国
jiā家
èr二
jí级
bǎo保
hù护
dòng动
wù物
。
The silver pheasant is a second-class nationally protected animal.
Huà画
zhōng中
yī一
zhī只
xióng雄
xián鹇
lì立
yú于
yán岩
shí石
zhī之
shàng上
。
In the painting, a male silver pheasant stands atop a rock.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xián鹇
niǎo鸟
yǐ以
kūn昆
chóng虫
hé和
zhí植
wù物
zhǒng种
zi子
wéi为
shí食
。
This type of pheasant feeds on insects and plant seeds.