画眉鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
画 眉 鳥
が
Grade: 2 		び
Grade: S 		ちょう
Grade: 2
goon kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
畫眉鳥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

画眉(がび) (gabi, “drawn on eyebrow”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠bʲit͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

画(が)眉(び)鳥(ちょう) or 画眉鳥(ガビチョウ) • (gabichō) 

  1. Chinese hwamei, melodious laughingthrush, Garrulax canorus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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