The characteristics of male and female mandarin ducks are very obvious. What did the ancients name the male bird?

The male and female characteristics of Yuanyang are very obvious. The ancients named the male bird after Yuanyang and the female bird after Yuanyang. Mandarin ducks are mostly a male and a female during courtship, and often chase after each other. Yuanyang is a combination of Yuanyang and Yuanyang. Yuanyang means male bird and Yuanyang means female bird.

The origin of Yuanyang: Yuanyang is a compound word. Some people think that Yuanyang is actually a homonym of Yin and Yang. In the traditional culture of China, Yuanyang is regarded as an auspicious bird. There is a poem called Yuanyang in The Book of Songs Xiaoya Futian. The poem describes a mandarin duck flying in the air, which will never end. Good people live a long life, and the blessings are shared. Yuanyang nestled in the weir, and its beak extended to the left. Good people live a long life, happiness, and a lifetime. Cui Bao of Jin Dynasty said mandarin ducks, waterfowl and ducks in Notes on Ancient and Modern Times. Men and women have never been separated, and those who get one of them die of thought, so they are called birds, so Yuanyang is also commonly known as birds. The word "horse" here refers to the pairing of pairs. With this in mind, countless touching poems singing love with mandarin ducks were born.

② Morphological characteristics of Yuanyang: Yuanyang is a small swimming bird, and the male forehead and head center are emerald green with metallic luster; The copper red on the pillow and the long purple green feathers on the back of the neck make up the feather crown.