Chinese

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bird child
trad. (鳥囝)
simp. (鸟囝)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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鳥囝

  1. (Puxian Min) fledgling; chick
  2. (Putian Puxian Min) sparrow (any member of the Passer genus)
  3. (Xianyou Puxian Min, opera) female role (in Chinese opera)
  4. (Puxian Min) one of bamboos (mahjong tile)

Synonyms

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(fledgling):

(sparrow):

(female role):

(one of bamboos):

References

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  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “鳥囝”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 584.