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烟柳莺

yān liǔ yīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)
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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-de669512a8842152. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

煙柳鶯 烟柳莺 [yan1 liu3 ying1] /(bird species of China) smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)/

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Other forms in these source records: 煙柳鶯

  • 烟
    yān

    cigarette or pipe tobacco / CL:根[gēn] / smoke / mist / vapour / CL:縷|缕[lǚ] / tobacco plant / (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke / tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yān])

  • 柳
    liǔ

    willow

    Liǔ

    surname Liu

  • 莺
    yīng

    oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

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