小杓鹬 Traditional form: 小杓鷸 Pinyin (reading): xiǎosháoyù Definitions: (bird species of China) little curlew (Numenius minutus) Characters: 小 - small, tiny, insignificant 杓 - wooden cup, ladle, or spoon 鹬 - snipe, kingfisher Traditional characters: 小 - small, tiny, insignificant 杓 - wooden cup, ladle, or spoon 鷸 - snipe, kingfisher