鴕鳥

See also: 駝鳥, 鸵鸟, and 驼鸟

Chinese

ostrich bird
trad. (鴕鳥)
simp. (鸵鸟)
alternative forms 駝鳥驼鸟

Pronunciation


Noun

鴕鳥

  1. ostrich (Classifier: m c)
  2. (figuratively) one who ignores problems as if they don't exist; head-in-the-sand; ostrich
    鴕鳥政策鸵鸟政策   tuóniǎo zhèngcè   ostrich policy

Synonyms

  • (ostrich): 食火雞食火鸡 (shíhuǒjī), 駝蹄雞驼蹄鸡; (Min Nan) 長頷鳥长颔鸟, 蹄鳥蹄鸟

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (駝鳥驼鸟 (tuóniǎo)):

Verb

鴕鳥

  1. (figuratively) to ignore problems as if they don't exist; to have one's head in the sand; to act like an ostrich
    • 2019 May 9, Carrie Lam, parliamentary debates (Legislative Council), THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION:
      但是,既然李家超局長用了「鴕鳥」這兩個字,我也不能 不支持李家超局長這個說法ーー「鴕鳥」,我們「鴕鳥」了22年,但「鴕鳥」是有「鴕鳥」的原因,每一段時間的特區政府⋯⋯
      However, since Secretary John LEE has used the word "ostrich", I cannot but support this remark made by him―"ostrich". We have acted like an ostrich for 22 years, but there is a reason for acting in such a way. In each and every period, the SAR Government…

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

鴕鳥

  1. chữ Hán form of đà điểu (ostrich).
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