鶿 (cí) - Cormorant — a type of water bird used

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Cormorant — a type of water bird used for fishing in traditional Chinese culture.

Cormorant — a type of water bird used

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 鸬鹚— cormorant (full term)
  • 鱼鹰— fish hawk (alternative name)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The fisherman used a cormorant to catch fish (渔夫用鸬鹚捕鱼).
  • We saw cormorants diving for fish (我们看到鸬鹚潜水捕鱼).
  • Cormorant fishing is a traditional method (鸬鹚捕鱼是一种传统方法).

Collocations

  • cormorant fishing(鸬鹚捕鱼)
  • cormorant bird(鸬鹚鸟)
  • fishing cormorant(捕鱼鸬鹚)
  • trained cormorant(驯养鸬鹚)
  • cormorant and fish(鸬鹚与鱼)

Idioms

  • Like a cormorant diving for fish(如鸬鹚捕鱼)
  • Cormorant's skillful fishing(鸬鹚之巧)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Cormorants have been used in fishing in China for over a thousand years, particularly along the Li River.
  • Traditional cormorant fishing involves tying a cord around the bird's neck to prevent it from swallowing larger fish.
  • This character appears mainly in the compound 鸬鹚 (lúcí) meaning 'cormorant'.

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