画眉鸟

畫眉鳥
huàméiniǎo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

Gōngyuán lǐ lǎorénmen cháng bǐ shéi de huàméiniǎo jiào de hǎotīng.
Old men in the park often compare whose hwamei sings more beautifully.
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 ( = 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