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啁哳

zhāo zhādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(literary) (onom.) combined twittering and chirping of many 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-f4235709f6922706. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

啁哳 啁哳 [zhao1 zha1] /(literary) (onom.) combined twittering and chirping of many birds/

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  • 啁
    zhāo

    used in 啁哳[zhāo zhā] / Taiwan pr. [zhōu]

    zhōu

    twittering of birds

  • 哳
    zhā

    used in 嘲哳[zhāo zhā] and 啁哳[zhāo zhā] / Taiwan pr. [zhá]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.