八哥 (ba ge): translation, meaning, pronunciation, examples

By ricky | December 16, 2017

八哥 (also 鹩哥; Chinese PinYin: [bā ge]; traditional Chinese: 八哥) may mean: (1) noun. mynah; (2) noun. Crested myna; (3) noun. traditional Chinese medicinal material; (4) noun. 8th brother. The everyday vocabulary can be used in formal and informal Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 家八哥 (common mynah), 亚洲八哥 (hill mynah), 黑色的八哥 (black mynah), 一只八哥 (a mynah), well-known mynahs (出名的八哥), 训练八哥 (train mynahs).

Literally: 八 (eight) + 哥 (brother)

1. How to pronounce 八哥?

Chinese Pinyin: [bā ge]

Pronunciation examples: Please click to play the below audio.

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 八哥

Synonyms: 家八哥, 鹩哥

Antonyms: N/A

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 八哥

Fixed expression: 家八哥 (common mynah), 亚洲八哥 (hill mynah),

Collocation: 黑色的八哥 (black mynah), 一只八哥 (a mynah), well-known mynahs (出名的八哥), 训练八哥 (train mynahs),

Idioms: N/A

Terminologies: N/A

4. How to use 八哥 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 八哥.

4.1 我有一只八哥。

Translation: I’ve got a mynah bird.

4.2 加拿大温哥华是有名的带冠毛八哥的栖居地。

Translation: Vancouver, Canada is home to some well-known Crested Mynahs.

4.3 和其他许多鸟类一样, 八哥在树林中筑巢。

Translation: Mynahs nest In the woods like many other birds.

4.4 许多饲养者不卖未断奶的八哥宝宝,所以你一般就无法得到小于6到7周大的雏鸟,但训练八哥这个年龄已经够小了。

Translation: Most breeders now will not sell unweaned mynahs, so usually you cannot get one younger than 6 or 7 weeks old now, but that is still plenty young enough to begin training your mynah.

4.5 2001年,一名中国妇女向丈夫提出离婚诉讼,理由是她的丈夫在一次不慎失言后,家里的宠物八哥开始不断重复他的话。

Translation: In 2001, a Chinese woman launched divorce proceedings against her husband after the family’s pet mynah bird reportedly spilled the beans on his marital indiscretions.

4.6 八哥是一种长久以来都很受欢迎的鸟类。

Translation: Mynah birds have long been a popular bird.

4.7 一群八哥飞越位于苏格兰边境的葛特纳格林,形成及其壮观的图像。

Translation: A flock of mynah birds flew over Gretna Green, on Scottish borders, putting on a spectacular show.

4.8 亚洲八哥是以健谈出名的.

Translation: The hill mynah is renowned as a “talker.”

5. Stroke Order

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Category: Standard Chinese Words And Expressions

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