夜莺 Traditional form: 夜鶯 Pinyin (reading): yèyīng Definitions: nightingale Characters: 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night 莺 - oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various) Traditional characters: 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night 鶯 - oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)