鹅

• 拼音: é
• 汉字拆解: 鹅 = 我 (phonetic, I/me) + 鸟 (bird) — a bird whose cry resembles the sound of 我

含义

Goose. A large waterfowl with a long neck, webbed feet, and typically white or grey plumage, commonly raised in rural China.

鹅 appears prominently in classical Chinese poetry, most famously in the Tang dynasty poem 咏鹅 by Luo Binwang. In cuisine, 烤鹅 (roast goose) is a celebrated Cantonese dish. Colloquially, 呆头鹅 (dull-headed goose) is used to describe a foolish or clueless person.

例句

1. 农场里养了几十只白鹅，每到傍晚它们便成群结队地走回栏圈。
2. 骆宾王幼年所作的咏鹅诗，至今仍是小学语文课本中的经典篇目。
3. 广东烤鹅皮脆肉嫩，是当地逢年过节必备的传统美食之一。

用法指南

语境: animal, cuisine, poetry, agriculture

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这家百年老店的烤鹅选用本地散养的优质灰鹅，以秘制卤水腌制后低温慢烤，色泽金红，皮脆香浓。(This century-old shop's roast goose uses locally free-ranged quality grey geese, marinated in a secret brine and slow-roasted at low temperature, resulting in a golden-red colour and crispy, fragrant skin.)
• 每到秋冬，湖边芦苇丛中常有大雁和野鹅栖息，吸引众多摄影爱好者前来捕捉这一季节性的自然景观。(In autumn and winter, wild geese and geese often roost in the reeds by the lake, attracting many photography enthusiasts to capture this seasonal natural spectacle.)

错误说法

• 他像鹅一样聪明 — 鹅 is not associated with intelligence in Chinese culture; geese are often considered a bit slow-witted (呆头鹅); for intelligence compare to 猫头鹰 (owl)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic character — 我 serves as the phonetic component; 鸟 (bird) is the semantic radical indicating it is a bird

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal