紫背苇鳽

Traditional form:

紫背葦鳽

Pinyin (reading):

zǐbèiwěiyán

Definitions:

• (bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)

Characters:

• 紫 - purple, violet; amethyst; surname
• 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate
• 苇 - reed

Traditional characters:

• 紫 - purple, violet; amethyst; surname
• 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate
• 葦 - reed