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鳥

简鸟 · 繁鳥

Mandarin · pinyin diǎo#

variant of 屌 diǎo
penis

Mandarin · pinyin niǎo#

bird
Classifier: 隻 zhī, 群 qún
"bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)
(dialect) to pay attention to
(intensifier) damned
goddamn

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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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3 · diao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

diu2 · niu5

Cantonese word readings for 鳥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character

bird (Classifier: 隻／只 m; 群 m)
(slang, dialectal) to pay attention; to heed; to take notice of
(vulgar, chiefly Taiwan) unpleasant thing
(vulgar, chiefly Taiwan) inferior or objectionable (a general term of disparagement)
(video games, slang) SSS rating in Maimai (video game series)

character

(vulgar) alternative form of 屌 (diǎo) — penis
(vulgar) alternative form of 屌 (diǎo) — (intensifier) damned; goddamn

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