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褐鲣鸟

hè jiān niǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
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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:

褐鰹鳥 褐鲣鸟 [he4 jian1 niao3] /(bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 褐鰹鳥

  • 褐
    hè

    brown / gray or dark color / coarse hemp cloth / Taiwan pr. [hé]

  • 鲣
    jiān

    bonito

  • 鸟
    diǎo

    penis

    niǎo

    bird / CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.