Word information
Simplified鹪鹩
Traditional鷦鷯
Pinyinjiāo liáo
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Chinese word dictionary
鹪鹩
jiāo liáo · (bird species of China) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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褐头鹪莺hè tóu jiāo yīng(bird species of China) plain prinia (Prinia inornata)
短尾鹪鹛duǎn wěi jiāo méi(bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata)
褐山鹪莺hè shān jiāo yīng(bird species of China) brown prinia (Prinia polychroa)
黄腹鹪莺huáng fù jiāo yīng(bird species of China) yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris)