Mandarin Ducks, Embroidered on Chinese Wedding Quilts

    2022-02-15 02:32:05 by SICC

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    说到自然界里的“cp”,从名字就牢牢绑定在一起的鸳鸯一定当之无愧。古往今来,许多动人诗句皆用鸳鸯指代一生一代一双人。仔细回想一下,你家里是不是也有一套床品,上面绣着比翼双飞的鸳鸯?

    Talking about couples in nature, the Mandarin ducks, are certainly worthy of the title. Throughout the ages, many a poem has used the word "Yuanyang"(meaning Mandarin ducks in Chinese) to symbolize a loving couple. Do you have a set of bedclothes at home with a pair of Yuanyang embroidered on it?

    这对“cp”的大众性非比寻常,但你真的了解它们吗?

    They may be common, but do you really know them?

    据《中国少年儿童百科全书》,被视作爱情忠贞象征的鸳鸯,度过每年春天繁殖季节的“蜜月”之后,雄性便会玩“失踪”,留下雌性单独育雏。不仅如此,它们还十分花心,雄性鸳鸯可以说是“花花公子”,会经常更换配偶。

    According to the Chinese Children's Encyclopedia, mandarin ducks, although regarded as a symbol of fidelity in love, will "disappear" after their "honeymoon" during the breeding season each spring, leaving the females alone to raise the young. Not only that, they are also very philandering, and male mandarin ducks are "playboys" that will often change mates.