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珍禽奇兽

zhēn qín qí shòudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
rare animals and birds
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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-dbc198f0a6279389. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

珍禽奇獸 珍禽奇兽 [zhen1 qin2 qi2 shou4] /rare animals and birds/

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Other forms in these source records: 珍禽奇獸

  • 珍
    zhēn

    precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly

  • 禽
    qín

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

  • 奇
    jī

    odd (number)

    qí

    strange / odd / weird / wonderful / surprisingly / unusually

  • 兽
    shòu

    beast / animal / beastly / bestial

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.