戴笠鸽

戴笠鴿
dàilìgē
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 crested pigeon breed ("hat-wearing pigeon")

Examples

Dàilì gē tóu shàng de yǔguàn xiàng yī dǐng xiǎo dǒulì.
The feather crest on a Daili pigeon's head looks like a little straw hat.
Yǎnggē quān lǐ dàilì gē yīn zàoxíng dútè ér shòu huānyíng.
Crested pigeons are popular among fanciers for their distinctive look.

Tips

memory
Literally 'wearing-bamboo-hat pigeon' — the spread of head feathers resembles a (conical straw rain hat worn by farmers). A fancy domestic pigeon variety, not to be confused with the Nationalist spymaster (Dai Li) whose name shares the same characters.

Stroke Order

dài