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老鷹

简老鹰 · 繁老鷹

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo yīng

(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
鷹: Look up this written character
鹰: yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)

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3–1 · lao3 ying1

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noun

(colloquial) a bird of prey of Accipitridae (eagles, hawks, kites, vultures), especially black kite (Classifier: 隻／只)
(golf) eagle

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