白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu

DEFINITIONS

  1. (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

CHARACTERS

白 bái white; pure, unblemished; bright
嘴 zuǐ mouth, lips
端 duān end, extreme; head; beginning
鳳 fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
燕 yàn swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
鷗 ōu seagull, tern; Larus species (various)