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叉尾太陽鳥
简 叉尾太阳鸟 · 繁 叉尾太陽鳥Mandarin · pinyin chā wěi tài yáng niǎo
Meanings
- (bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
Characters in this entry
- 叉
- chā · crotch; fork, prong
- 尾
- wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
- 太
- tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
- 陽
- yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
- 鳥
- niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
- 阳
- yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
- 鸟
- niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
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Mandarin tones
1–3–4–2–3 · cha1 wei3 tai4 yang2 niao3
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caa1 mei5 taai3 joeng4 niu5
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