排蜂

páifēng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 giant honey bee (Apis dorsata)
  2. 2 an Asian honey bee that hangs single-comb nests from cliffs and tall branches

Examples

Páifēng zài gāodà de shù shàng zhù qǐ yī pái pái fēngcháo.
Giant honey bees build rows of combs high up in tall trees.
Yúnnán de shǎoshù mínzú chuántǒng shàng huì cǎijí páifēng de fēngmì.
Ethnic minorities in Yunnan traditionally harvest honey from giant honey bees.

Tips

memory
means 'row' — the name comes from the exposed single combs hung side by side along a cliff face or branch, looking like a row of shields. Much larger and more defensive than the domesticated 中华蜜蜂; harvesters climb at night with smoke torches.

Stroke Order

pái
fēng