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雷鸟

léi niǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-03280807df38ee7c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

雷鳥 雷鸟 [lei2 niao3] /capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)/thunderbird (in native American mythology)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 雷鳥

  • 雷
    léi

    thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[dì léi] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)

    Léi

    surname Lei

  • 鸟
    diǎo

    penis

    niǎo

    bird / CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn

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