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北红尾鸲

běi hóng wěi qúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
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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:

北紅尾鴝 北红尾鸲 [bei3 hong2 wei3 qu2] /(bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 北紅尾鴝

  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 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

  • 鸲
    qú

    (bound form, used in the names of various kinds of bird, esp. robins and redstarts)

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