鸳鸯

鴛鴦

yuānyāng

noun #17,257

Measure Word

一对鸳鸯 duì

Meanings

1 mandarin duck
2 (figurative) loving couple
3 mixed (coffee and tea drink, HK)

Characters

male mandarin duck

female mandarin duck

Examples

湖面上有一对鸳鸯在戏水。

Húmiàn shàng yǒu yīduì yuānyāng zài xì shuǐ.

A pair of mandarin ducks were playing in the lake.

他们是一对人人羡慕的鸳鸯。

Tāmen shì yīduì rénrén xiànmù de yuānyāng.

They are a couple everyone envies.

Tips

culture

Mandarin ducks mate for life and are China's quintessential symbol of love and fidelity. They appear on wedding decorations, bedding (鸳鸯枕), and in the idiom 只羡鸳鸯不羡仙 (envy mandarin ducks, not immortals).

Stroke Order

鸳 yuān

鸯 yāng