普通夜鷹

简 普通夜鹰 · 繁 普通夜鷹
Mandarin · pinyin pǔ tōng yè yīng

Meanings

  1. (bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)
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普
pǔ · universal, general, widespread
通
tōng · pass through; common; communicate
夜
yè · night, dark; in night; by night
鷹
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鹰
yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)
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3–1–4–1 · pu3 tong1 ye4 ying1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pou2 tung1 je6 jing1

Cantonese word readings for 普通夜鷹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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