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普通海鸥

pǔ tōng hǎi ōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) common gull (Larus canus)
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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-f3bac55de7b36654. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

普通海鷗 普通海鸥 [pu3 tong1 hai3 ou1] /(bird species of China) common gull (Larus canus)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 普通海鷗

  • 普
    pǔ

    general / popular / everywhere / universal

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 鸥
    ōu

    common gull

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.