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  *鸟* | 鸟* | *鸟
bird / CL: 隻|只, / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
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flamingo
small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie
hummingbird
painting of birds and flowers
bird
toucan
ostrich
Archaeopteryx
woodpecker
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variant of / penis
skylark
redbreast / robin
kingfisher
seabird
waterbird
songbird
toucan
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
birds / fowl
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology)
migratory bird
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
hornbill
nonmigratory bird
beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
(bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
lyrebird
the dodo (extinct bird)
roc (mythical bird of prey) / great talent
yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken
birdwatching
(coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie
to scare a bird into flight
a caged bird
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.) / same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟
birdwatching
sinister person / unsavory character / broken (not in working order)
oriole / bird
vulture
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
supernatural bird
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
bird
to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds
to stand out (among a group) / distinguished
kiwi (bird) (loanword)
monstrous bird / moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)
a wading bird
(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
starling / gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus)
(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Sinosauropteryx, a small dinosaur that lived in what is now northeastern China during the early Cretaceous period
shrike (family Laniidae)
(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)
Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
(bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
lone bird / marginalized (country, person etc)
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki)
(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
(bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)
(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
(bird species of China) garden sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
nocturnal bird
roc (mythical bird of prey)
(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
person of good character / nice person / bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage
(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
(bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
(bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)
(bird species of China) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
(bird species of China) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)
(bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus)
(bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
(bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
(ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix)
(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis)
(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)
(bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)
(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus)
(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Psilopogon faber)

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