画眉鸟

畫眉鳥
huàméiniǎo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hwamei
  2. 2 Chinese thrush (Garrulax canorus)

Examples

HSK 2
Gōngyuán lǐ lǎorén men cháng bǐ shéi de huàméiniǎo jiào de hǎotīng.
Old men in the park often compare whose hwamei sings more beautifully.
HSK 6
Huàméiniǎo yǎnjing zhōuwéi yǒu yì quān báisè yǔmáo.
The hwamei has a ring of white feathers around its eye.

Tips

culture
Named for the distinctive white "painted eyebrow" stripe around each eye (画眉 = to paint eyebrows). Prized for its elaborate song - keeping and competing 画眉鸟 is a traditional pastime, especially among older men in southern Chinese parks.

Stroke Order

huà
méi
niǎo