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鵡 (mou5) — parrot in Cantonese
mouˏ₅
鵡
简 鹉
Mandarin Pinyin:
wu3
Meaning of 鵡
noun
parrot
Words Containing 鵡
鸚鵡
jing1 mou5
a parrot
長尾鸚鵡
coeng4 mei5 jing1 mou5
parakeet
虎皮鸚鵡
fu2 pei4 jing1 mou5
budgerigar; budgie; parakeet; Melopsittacus undulatus
情侶鸚鵡
cing4 leoi5 jing1 mou5
lovebird; a small, very social and affectionate parrot (genus Agapornis). The name comes from the fact that they tend to form a very close bond with one mate, usually for their entire life, leading to the (false) belief that captive lovebirds must always be kept in pairs. A "mate" can just as easily be a human owner, i.e. if given a lot of care, love and attention, a lovebird can bond for life with their human owner.| syn. 愛情鳥
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