蓝喜鹊

藍喜鵲
lánxǐquè
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)

Examples

Lánxǐquè chéngqún huódòng, jiàoshēng hěn chǎo.
Azure-winged magpies move in flocks and are very noisy.
Běijīng de gōngyuán lǐ cháng néng kàndào lánxǐquè.
You can often see azure-winged magpies in Beijing's parks.

Tips

culture
Unlike the plain 喜鹊 (common magpie) celebrated in folklore as a bird of happiness, the 蓝喜鹊 is a different species with a striking powder-blue wing and tail. It's common in East Asia and parts of the Iberian Peninsula.

Stroke Order

lán
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