魚鷹

简 鱼鹰 · 繁 魚鷹
Mandarin · pinyin yú yīng

Meanings

  1. name used for many fishing birds
  2. cormorant
  3. osprey
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魚
yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鷹
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鱼
yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鹰
yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)
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2–1 · yu2 ying1

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noun

  1. fish hawk; osprey
  2. cormorant

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