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灰喉針尾雨燕
简 灰喉针尾雨燕 · 繁 灰喉針尾雨燕Mandarin · pinyin huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
Meanings
- (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
Characters in this entry
- 灰
- huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
- 喉
- hóu · throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
- 針
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- 尾
- wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
- 雨
- yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
- 燕
- yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
- 针
- zhēn · needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
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Mandarin tones
1–2–1–3–3–4 · hui1 hou2 zhen1 wei3 yu3 yan4
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fui1 hau4 zam1 mei5 jyu5 jin3
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