Word information
Simplified剑嘴鹛
Traditional劍嘴鶥
Pinyinjiàn zuǐ méi
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Chinese word dictionary
剑嘴鹛
jiàn zuǐ méi · (bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
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mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
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插嘴chāzuǐto interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
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咧嘴liězuǐto grin