a beneficial bird resembling a large swallow
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a bird resembling the house swallow but larger, with gray-brown wings, a semicircular brown patch on the nape, and a pure white slightly forked tail; feeds on locusts and other pests
Refers to a specific species of bird beneficial to agriculture; often found in fields and open areas.
Yàn雁
hóng鸿
cháng常
zài在
tián田
yě野
shàng上
kōng空
fēi飞
xiáng翔
，
bǔ捕
shí食
hài害
chóng虫
。
Yanhong birds often fly over fields, catching and eating pests.
Jǐng颈
bù部
de的
zōng棕
sè色
bān斑
wén纹
shì是
biàn辨
rèn认
yàn雁
hóng鸿
de的
zhòng重
yào要
tè特
zhēng征
。
The brown patch on the nape is an important identifying feature of the yanhong.
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Yóu由
yú于
chī吃
huáng蝗
chóng虫
，
yàn雁
hóng鸿
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
duì对
nóng农
yè业
yǒu有
yì益
de的
niǎo鸟
lèi类
。
Because they eat locusts, yanhong are considered birds beneficial to agriculture.