hóng bèi hóng wěi qúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) Eversmann's redstart / rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
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Original source entry:

紅背紅尾鴝 红背红尾鸲 [hong2 bei4 hong2 wei3 qu2] /(bird species of China) Eversmann's redstart; rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 紅背紅尾鴝

  • 红
    gōng

    used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]

    hóng

    red / popular / revolutionary / bonus

    Hóng

    surname Hong

  • 背
    bēi

    to carry on one's back / (fig.) to bear / to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)

    bèi

    the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / (slang) unlucky / hard of hearing

  • 红
    gōng

    used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]

    hóng

    red / popular / revolutionary / bonus

    Hóng

    surname Hong

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

  • 鸲
    qú

    (bound form, used in the names of various kinds of bird, esp. robins and redstarts)

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