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绿皇鸠

lǜ huáng jiūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)
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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-03b94f9dcca164e3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

綠皇鳩 绿皇鸠 [lu:4 huang2 jiu1] /(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)/

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Other forms in these source records: 綠皇鳩

  • 绿
    lù

    used in names

    lǜ

    green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lǜ mào zi]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

  • 皇
    huáng

    emperor

    Huáng

    surname Huang

  • 鸠
    jiū

    turtledove / (literary) to gather

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