lì xiāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
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Original source entry:

栗鴞 栗鸮 [li4 xiao1] /(bird species of China) oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)/

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Other forms in these source records: 栗鴞

  • 栗
    lì

    (literary) cold / chilly / (bound form) to tremble with fear / chestnut

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 鸮
    xiāo

    owl (order Strigiformes)

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