禽 [－]

Jyutping kam4
Pinyin qín

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. generic term for birds and animals
  2. birds
  3. to capture (old)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. Grab; 2. Catch; 3. Arrest
  2. generic term for birds and animals/birds / fowls/to capture (old)/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    鳥類​總稱
    bird
    • 禽流感
      禽流感
      kam4 lau4 gam2
      avian flu
    • 家禽
      家禽
      gaa1 kam4
      poultry
    • 人禽之辨
      人禽之辨
      jan4 kam4 zi1 bin6
      the difference between human and animals (literally: birds)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    birds (as a general category); fowl
    • 禽流感
      禽流感
      qín liú gǎn
      bird flu
  2. character
    a surname
  3. character, literary
    birds and beasts
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. birds, fowl
  2. surname
  4. capture
  5. Cangjie Input
    OYUB
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #730
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。
    良禽擇木而棲，賢臣擇主而事。
    liáng qín zé mù ér qī ， xián chén zé zhǔ ér shì 。
    • A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.
  2. Mandarin
    君子对于飞禽走兽，见到它们活著，便不忍心见到它们死；听到它们哀叫，便不忍心吃它们的肉。
    君子對於飛禽走獸，見到它們活著，便不忍心見到它們死；聽到它們哀叫，便不忍心吃它們的肉。
    jūn zǐ duì yú fēi qín zǒu shòu ， jiàn dào tā men huó zhù ， biàn bù rěn xīn jiàn dào tā men sǐ ； tīng dào tā men āi jiào ， biàn bù rěn xīn chī tā men de ròu 。
    • The superior man is affected towards animals: having seen them alive, he cannot bear to see them die; having heard their cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh.
  3. Mandarin
    苍鹭是一种涉禽。
    蒼鷺是一種涉禽。
    cāng lù shì yī zhǒng shè qín 。
    • The heron is a wading bird.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    禽流感
    禽流感
    kam4 lau4 gam2
    • avian flu
    • bird flu
  2. Cantonese
    预防禽流感，勿摸活家禽。
    預防禽流感，勿摸活家禽。
    jyu6 fong4 kam4 lau4 gam2, mat6 mo2 wut6 gaa1 kam4.
    • To avoid catching the bird flu, don't touch any birds or poultry.
  3. Cantonese
    候鸟将禽流感传到世界各地。
    候鳥將禽流感傳到世界各地。
    hau6 niu5 zoeng1 kam4 lau4 gam2 cyun4 dou3 sai3 gaai3 gok3 dei6.
    • Migratory birds spread bird flu around the world.
  4. Cantonese
    衣冠禽兽
    衣冠禽獸
    ji1 gun1 kam4 sau3
    • an immoral and despicable person, literally a dressed up animal
  5. Cantonese
    你真系禽兽都不如！
    你真係禽獸都不如！
    nei5 zan1 hai6 kam4 sau3 dou1 bat1 jyu4!
    • You are not even good enough to be a beast!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    禽流感
    禽流感
    qín liú gǎn
    • bird flu
  2. Mandarin
    白天是教授，晚上是禽兽
    白天是教授，晚上是禽獸
    bái tiān shì jiào shòu ， wǎn shang shì qín shòu
    • professor by day, beast by night
  3. Mandarin
    衣冠禽兽
    衣冠禽獸
    yī guān qín shòu
    • gentleman in appearance but a beast in conduct
  4. Mandarin
    禽流感人传人的证据
    禽流感人傳人的證據
    qín liú gǎn rén chuán rén de zhèng jù
    • X