yè​yīng

nightjar; nightingale

  • created reference approved 夜鹰/夜鷹 → 只/隻 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜鹰 / 夜鷹 yè​yīng

    只 / 隻 zhī

    classifier

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  • created reference approved 夜鹰/夜鷹 → 蚊母鸟/蚊母鳥 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜鹰 / 夜鷹 yè​yīng

    蚊母鸟 / 蚊母鳥 wén​mǔ​niǎo

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 夜鹰/夜鷹 · yè​yīng · nightjar; nightingale — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夜鹰 / 夜鷹

    yè​yīng

    nightjar; nightingale

    nocturnal bird (Caprimulgidae) with a flat head and grayish-brown feathers that feeds on insects; also known as a goatsucker or colloquially as a nightingale in a Chinese context

    夜 (literal) → 夜 · yè · night 鹰 (literal) → 鹰/鷹 · yīng · eagle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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