花鳥

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Chinese

flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
 bird
trad. (花鳥) 花 鳥
simp. (花鸟) 花 鸟

Pronunciation

Noun

花鳥

  1. painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (花鳥):
  • → Japanese: 花(か)鳥(ちょう) (kachō)
  • → Korean: 화조(花鳥) (hwajo)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
花 鳥
はな
Grade: 1 		とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 ハナドリ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

花(はな)鳥(どり) • (hanadori) 

  1. a bird which lodges in a flowering tree
  2. flowers and birds
    Synonym: 花鳥 (kachou)
  3. someone who is a servant to a series of masters
  4. fire-breasted flowerpecker, Dicaeum ignipectus
  5. flowerpecker, general term for birds in the family Dicaeidae

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
花 鳥
か
Grade: 1 		ちょう
Grade: 2
kan'on on'yomi

Noun

花(か)鳥(ちょう) • (kachō) 

  1. flowers and birds, as a motifs for nature
  2. Short for 花鳥画 (kachou-ga, “flower and bird painting style”).
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