普通鸕鶿

简 普通鸬鹚 · 繁 普通鸕鶿
Mandarin · pinyin pǔ tōng lú cí

Meanings

  1. (bird species of China) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
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普
pǔ · universal, general, widespread
通
tōng · pass through; common; communicate
鸕
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鶿
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鸬
lú · cormorant
鹚
cí · cormorant
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Mandarin tones

3–1–2–2 · pu3 tong1 lu2 ci2

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pou2 tung1 lou4 ci4

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