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愛情鳥
  oi3 cing4 niu5   jyutping
  ai4 qing2 niao3   pinyin
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. 情侶鸚鵡


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
愛情鳥

This word was added by Yeegs on 31st Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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 oi3  ai4  -  love
 cing4  qing2  -  emotion, love, sentiment
 niu5  diao3 niao3 jue2 dao3  -  bird (long tailed)
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