高跷鹬

Traditional form:

高蹺鷸

Pinyin (reading):

gāoqiāoyù

Definitions:

• (bird species of China) stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 跷 - to stand on tiptoe; stilts
• 鹬 - snipe, kingfisher

Traditional characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 蹺 - to stand on tiptoe; stilts
• 鷸 - snipe, kingfisher