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棕雨燕

zōng yǔ yàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
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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:

棕雨燕 棕雨燕 [zong1 yu3 yan4] /(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)/

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  • 棕
    zōng

    palm / palm fiber / coir (coconut fiber) / brown

  • 雨
    yù

    (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet

  • 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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