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飞禽走兽

fēi qín zǒu shòudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) birds and animals
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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-b4041532f195e0e9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

飛禽走獸 飞禽走兽 [fei1 qin2 zou3 shou4] /(idiom) birds and animals/

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Other forms in these source records: 飛禽走獸

  • 飞
    fēi

    to fly

  • 禽
    qín

    (bound form) birds / fowl / (literary) birds and animals

  • 走
    zǒu

    to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)

  • 兽
    shòu

    beast / animal / beastly / bestial

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.