seagull; gull

(bird species of China) black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Any of various gulls or similar waterbirds that typically inhabit beaches or sandbars.

A sea bird of the tern subfamily, typically having a slender beak, webbed feet, and a long forked tail. Known for their long-distance migration, most notably by the Arctic tern.

Living a simple, secluded life without scheme or ulterior motive, often used to describe a person who is at peace with the world and nature

(bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus); a predatory seabird species found in China

a species of bird (Larus fuscus)

a species of seabird, Onychoprion fuscatus, found in tropical oceans and coastal areas of China

a species of skimmer, Rynchops albicollis, found in south Asia

a large bird found in the northern polar regions; scientific name Larus hyperboreus

(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)

a large bird species of the gull and tern family with a distinctive black crest

(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

(bird species of China) little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)

(bird species of China) Franklin's gull; Leucophaeus pipixcan

Peng Yang'ou, late Qing novelist and author of [[黑籍冤魂|黑籍冤魂|hei1 ji2 yuan1 hun2]]

(bird species of China) the common gull (Larus canus)

a bird species native to China (Sterna hirundo)

(bird species) brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)

Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)

(bird species of China) Pallas's gull; Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

(bird species of China) glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens)

a bird species of China, specifically the slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus)

a bird species native to China (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

(bird species of China) white tern; Gygis alba

a bird species (Chlidonias leucopterus) found in China; specifically the white-winged tern

Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)

(bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

a bird species of China (Sternula albifrons)

a bird species of China (Stercorarius parasiticus)

laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), a species of gull known for its laugh-like call

a bird species native to China, Sterna dougallii

(bird species of China) Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

a species of bird, specifically the slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

(bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)

(bird species) Vega gull (Larus vegae)

skua; a predatory seabird in the gull family

(bird species of China) relict gull (Ichthyaetus relictus)

a large bird with white and grey feathers found near the sea

a species of seabird (Stercorarius longicaudus) found in China

(bird species of China) whiskered tern; Chlidonias hybrida

(bird species of China) gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

To lead the leisurely life of a hermit; describes being relaxed and carefree in seclusion like a seagull floating on the waves.

(literary) to be friends with seagulls; refers to a life of living in seclusion by the water or retiring from public life

to be free from worldly cunning and in harmony with nature; derived from a story of a boy who could play with gulls until his father asked him to catch one, causing the birds to sense his ulterior motive and fly away

(bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)

(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)

a species of large gull (Larus cachinnans) found in Eurasia and parts of China