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黑喉毛角燕

hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
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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.

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Original source entry:

黑喉毛角燕 黑喉毛角燕 [hei1 hou2 mao2 jiao3 yan4] /(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)/

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  • 黑
    hēi

    black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)

    Hēi

    short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng]

  • 喉
    hóu

    throat / larynx

  • 毛
    máo

    hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])

    Máo

    surname Mao

  • 角
    jiǎo

    angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[gè]

    jué

    role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale

    Jué

    surname Jue

  • 燕
    yàn

    swallow (family Hirundinidae)

    Yān

    Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qián Yān] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hòu Yān] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nán Yān] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Běi Yān] (409–436) / surname Yan

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