越鹅

越鵝

Yuè'é

noun

Measure Word

一只越鹅 zhī

Meanings

1 Yue goose (southern Chinese domestic goose breed)
2 native goose of the former Yue region

Characters

Yue (ancient southern region)

Examples

HSK 7-9

越鹅是中国南方古老的家禽品种。

Yuè'é shì Zhōngguó nánfāng gǔlǎo de jiāqín pǐnzhǒng.

The Yue goose is an ancient domestic poultry breed of southern China.

HSK 7-9

当地农户饲养越鹅既取肉又取蛋。

Dāngdì nónghù sìyǎng yuè'é jì qǔ ròu yòu qǔ dàn.

Local farmers raise Yue geese for both meat and eggs.

Tips

usage

越 here refers to the ancient 百越 lands of today's Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang - a regional naming pattern you see in 越鸡, 越犬, and 越橘 for native livestock and plants of that area.

Stroke Order

越 yuè

鹅 é