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中杓鹬

zhōng sháo yùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Eurasian whimbrel / common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
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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-9c686a1478523539. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

中杓鷸 中杓鹬 [zhong1 shao2 yu4] /(bird species of China) Eurasian whimbrel; common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 中杓鷸

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 杓
    biāo

    (literary) handle of a spoon or ladle / (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper

    sháo

    ladle (variant of 勺[sháo])

  • 鹬
    yù

    common snipe / sandpiper

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.