parrot; parakeet (colloq.)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
parrot; parakeet; budgerigar
informalColloquial term for parrot, especially used in northern dialects. In speech, the second syllable is typically read in the neutral tone (轻声). The word can optionally take an -r suffix (儿化) as 鹦哥儿.
Wǒ我
jiā家
yǎng养
le了
yī一
zhī只
yīng鹦
ge哥
，
tè特
bié别
huì会
shuō说
huà话
。
My family keeps a parrot that can talk really well.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
xiàng像
gè个
xiǎo小
yīng鹦
gēr哥
shì儿
de似
xué的
，
dà学
ren大
shuō人
huà说
xué话
de学
zhēn得
xiàng真
像
。
This child is like a little parrot, imitating the adults perfectly.
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Yīng鹦
ge哥
lǜ绿
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xiàng像
yīng鹦
wǔ鹉
yǔ羽
máo毛
nà那
yàng样
de的
cuì翠
lǜ绿
sè色
。
Parrot green is a jade-green color like parrot feathers.