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斑背大尾莺

bān bèi dà wěi yīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Helopsaltes pryeri)
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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-7003d80541928654. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

斑背大尾鶯 斑背大尾莺 [ban1 bei4 da4 wei3 ying1] /(bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Helopsaltes pryeri)/

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Other forms in these source records: 斑背大尾鶯

  • 斑
    bān

    spot / colored patch / stripe / spotted / striped / variegated

  • 背
    bēi

    to carry on one's back / (fig.) to bear / to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)

    bèi

    the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / (slang) unlucky / hard of hearing

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 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

  • 莺
    yīng

    oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

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