pǔ tōng shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
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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-652b920407701848. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

普通鳾 普通䴓 [pu3 tong1 shi1] /(bird species of China) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)/

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Other forms in these source records: 普通鳾

  • 普
    pǔ

    general / popular / everywhere / universal

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

  • 䴓
    shī

    nuthatch (bird of genus Sitta)

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