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绿头鸭

lǜ tóu yādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
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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-adaf1909358a4152. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

綠頭鴨 绿头鸭 [lu:4 tou2 ya1] /(bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)/

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Other forms in these source records: 綠頭鴨

  • 绿
    lù

    used in names

    lǜ

    green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lǜ mào zi]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)

  • 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

  • 鸭
    yā

    duck (CL:隻|只[zhī]) / (slang) male prostitute

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.