Definition & Meaning

1.plume; feather

2.a type of classical Chinese paintings featuring birds and animals

Word usage

líng máo

翎 毛

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1
n.plume; feather
- zài guò qù dà líng máo shì yòng lái xiě zì de
  在过去，大翎毛是用来写字的。
  Quill is used for writing in the past.
- wǒ men kě yǐ yòng líng máo huò zhě yǔ máo zhuāng shì
  我们可以用翎毛或者羽毛装饰。
  We can decorate it with feathers or plumes.
synonym
yǔ máo羽毛
2
n.a type of classical Chinese paintings featuring birds and animals

Word usage

common measure word
"翎毛" is often matched with measure word "根".
- 一根翎毛
  one piece of feather

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