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厚嘴绿鸠

hòu zuǐ lǜ jiūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
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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.

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Original source entry:

厚嘴綠鳩 厚嘴绿鸠 [hou4 zui3 lu:4 jiu1] /(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)/

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Other forms in these source records: 厚嘴綠鳩

  • 厚
    hòu

    thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress

  • 嘴
    zuǐ

    mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]

  • 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)

  • 鸠
    jiū

    turtledove / (literary) to gather

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.