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凤头麦鸡

fèng tóu mài jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
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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-958e4a209dc7969d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鳳頭麥雞 凤头麦鸡 [feng4 tou2 mai4 ji1] /(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 鳳頭麥雞

  • 凤
    fèng

    phoenix

    Fèng

    surname Feng

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 麦
    mài

    wheat / barley / oats / mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mài kè fēng])

    Mài

    surname Mai

  • 鸡
    jī

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.