普通夜鹰

pǔ tōng yè yīng

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 普通夜鹰

• 夜 夜 yè: night
• 普通 普通 pǔ tōng: common
• 通 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
• 鹰 鹰 yīng: eagle
• 夜鹰 夜鹰 yè yīng: nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)
• 普 普 pǔ: general
• 通夜 通夜 tōng yè: all through the night