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好鳥

简好鸟 · 繁好鳥

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo niǎo

person of good character
nice person
bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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3–3 · hao3 niao3

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noun

(literally) good bird; (literary) sweet-singing bird or bird with a beautiful plumage
(colloquial, in the negative, derogatory) nice person; good fellow

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