鱼狗 (yúgǒu): kingfisher (bird)

Measure Word

一只鱼狗 zhī

HSK 7-9

一只鱼狗站在枝头，紧盯着水面。

Yī zhī yúgǒu zhàn zài zhītóu, jǐn dīng zhe shuǐmiàn.

A kingfisher stood on a branch, staring intently at the water's surface.

HSK 7-9

鱼狗以惊人的速度俯冲入水捕鱼。

Yúgǒu yǐ jīngrén de sùdù fǔchōng rù shuǐ bǔyú.

The kingfisher dives into the water at astonishing speed to catch fish.

memory

Literally "fish dog" - a folk name for the kingfisher, which hunts fish like a dog hunts prey. The more formal term is 翠鸟.

鱼 yú

狗 gǒu