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暗光鳥

简暗光鸟 · 繁暗光鳥

Mandarin · pinyin àn guāng niǎo

black-crowned night heron (Tw)

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暗: àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
光: guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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4–1–3 · an4 guang1 niao3

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am3 gwong1 niu5

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noun

(Hokkien) owl (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)
(Taiwanese Hokkien) black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)
(Hokkien) night owl; someone who goes to bed late (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)

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