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戴勝

简戴胜 · 繁戴勝

Mandarin · pinyin dài shèng

(bird species of China) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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戴: dài · wear on top; support
勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than

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4–4 · dai4 sheng4

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verb

(Chinese mythology, of the Queen Mother of the West) to wear a sheng ornament on her head

name

(Chinese mythology, metonymic) Queen Mother of the West

noun

(～鳥) hoopoe (Upupa), especially Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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