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红尾鹲

hóng wěi méngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
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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-1640491a94703472. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

紅尾鸏 红尾鹲 [hong2 wei3 meng2] /(bird species of China) red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)/

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Other forms in these source records: 紅尾鸏

  • 红
    gōng

    used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]

    hóng

    red / popular / revolutionary / bonus

    Hóng

    surname Hong

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

  • 鹲
    méng

    tropic bird

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