鴕鳥

鴕鳥

1. ostrich (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)
2. (figuratively) one who ignores problems as if they don't exist; head-in-the-sand; ostrich

   鴕鳥政策／鸵鸟政策  ―  tuóniǎo zhèngcè  ―  ostrich policy

• (ostrich): 食火雞／食火鸡 (shíhuǒjī), 駝蹄雞／驼蹄鸡; (Min Nan) 長頷鳥／长颔鸟, 蹄鳥／蹄鸟

鴕鳥

1. (figuratively) to ignore problems as if they don't exist; to have one's head in the sand; to act like an ostrich
   • 2019 May 9, Carrie Lam, parliamentary debates (Legislative Council)‎, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION:

     但是，既然李家超局長用了「鴕鳥」這兩個字，我也不能 不支持李家超局長這個說法ーー「鴕鳥」，我們「鴕鳥」了22年，但「鴕鳥」是有「鴕鳥」的原因，每一段時間的特區政府⋯⋯

     However, since Secretary John LEE has used the word "ostrich", I cannot but support this remark made by him―"ostrich". We have acted like an ostrich for 22 years, but there is a reason for acting in such a way. In each and every period, the SAR Government…

鴕鳥

1. chữ Hán form of đà điểu (“ostrich”).