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黄脚绿鸠

huáng jiǎo lǜ jiūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
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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:

黃腳綠鳩 黄脚绿鸠 [huang2 jiao3 lu:4 jiu1] /(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃腳綠鳩

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 脚
    jiǎo

    foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī] / classifier for kicks

    jué

    role (variant of 角[jué])

  • 绿
    lù

    used in names

    lǜ

    green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lǜ mào zi]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

  • 鸠
    jiū

    turtledove / (literary) to gather

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.