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白眉秧鸡

bái méi yāng jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)
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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-818417dd8c48793f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

白眉秧雞 白眉秧鸡 [bai2 mei2 yang1 ji1] /(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)/

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Other forms in these source records: 白眉秧雞

  • 白
    bái

    white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear / evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhēn xiàng dà bái]) / (bound form) plain / without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bái fàn]) / (bound form) to explain / to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[biàn bái]) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bái le tā yī yǎn]) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bái huà]) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[niàn bái]) / (bound form) reactionary / anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bái qū])

    Bái

    surname Bai / Bai ethnic group

  • 眉
    méi

    eyebrow / upper margin

  • 秧
    yāng

    sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) to raise / to cultivate (plants or animals)

  • 鸡
    jī

    fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhī] / (slang) prostitute

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.