hēi hóu xuě quèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Père David's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)
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Original source entry:

黑喉雪雀 黑喉雪雀 [hei1 hou2 xue3 que4] /(bird species of China) Père David's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)/

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Character information

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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

  • 雪
    xuě

    snow / CL:場|场[cháng] / (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)

    Xuě

    surname Xue

  • 雀
    qiāo

    a freckle / lentigo

    què

    (bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiǎo]

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