Definition
鸦 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'crow'. It rarely appears alone; instead, it forms compounds like 乌鸦 (crow) and 鸦片 (opium, where 鸦 is phonetic). It also appears in the chengyu 鸦雀无声 (dead silent, lit. 'not a crow or sparrow sound').
b.f.
crow (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Yì zhī wūyā zhàn zài shù shàng.A crow is standing on the tree.
- 。Yì zhī wūyā cóng tiānkōng fēi guò.A crow flew across the sky.
- ，。Jiàoshì lǐ yā què wú shēng, dàjiā dōu zài kǎoshì.The classroom was dead silent; everyone was taking an exam.
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