鷀 (cí) - Cormorant — a type of water bird known

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Cormorant — a type of water bird known for its fishing ability, often used in traditional cormorant fishing.

Cormorant — a type of water bird known

Usage highlights

Cormorant fishingCormorant birdCormorant diverTame cormorantCormorant plumageCormorant fishing tradition

Synonyms

  • 鸕鷀— cormorant (full term)
  • 魚鷹— fish hawk/osprey (sometimes used for cormorant)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Cormorant fishing is a traditional method (鸕鷀捕魚).
  • The cormorant has dark plumage (鸕鷀的羽毛是黑色的).
  • Fishermen use cormorants to catch fish (漁民用鸕鷀捕魚).
  • Cormorants are excellent divers (鸕鷀是優秀的潛水者).

Collocations

  • Cormorant fishing(鸕鷀捕魚)
  • Cormorant bird(鸕鷀)
  • Cormorant diver(潛水鸕鷀)
  • Tame cormorant(馴養的鸕鷀)
  • Cormorant plumage(鸕鷀羽毛)
  • Cormorant fishing tradition(鸕鷀捕魚傳統)

Idioms

  • Like a cormorant diving for fish(如鸕鷀捕魚)
  • Cormorant fishing method(鸕鷀捕魚法)
  • The cormorant's skill(鸕鷀之技)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Cormorants have been used in fishing for over a thousand years in China, particularly along the Li River.
  • Traditional cormorant fishing is recognized as an intangible cultural heritage in some regions.
  • The character appears mainly in the compound 鸕鷀 (lúcí) meaning 'cormorant'.

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