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西鹌鹑

xī ān chúndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
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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-996092486beb35d0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

西鵪鶉 西鹌鹑 [xi1 an1 chun2] /(bird species of China) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)/

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Other forms in these source records: 西鵪鶉

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 鹌
    ān

    used in 鵪鶉|鹌鹑[ān chún]

  • 鹑
    chún

    (bound form) quail

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