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普通夜鹰

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pǔ tōng yè yīng

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  1. 1. (bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)

Child Words of 普通夜鹰

夜
yè

night

普通
pǔ tōng

common

通
tòng

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

鹰
yīng

eagle

夜鹰
yè yīng

nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)

普
pǔ

general

通夜
tōng yè

all through the night

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