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烏鴉嘴

简乌鸦嘴 · 繁烏鴉嘴

Mandarin · pinyin wū yā zuǐ

crow's beak
(fig.) person who makes an inauspicious remark

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嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
鸦: yā · crow; Corvus species (various)

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noun

(figurative) boring person who constantly caws about disasters; vocal pessimist; doomsayer; croaker; jinx

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