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布谷鳥

bou3 guk1 niu5

bu4 gu3 niao3

cuckoo | also seen as 布穀鳥

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

布谷鳥

This word was added by wai ming on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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布 bou3 bu4 - cloth; textiles
谷 guk1 juk6 gu3 lu4 {yu4} - valley; ravine
鳥 niu5 diao3 niao3 jue2 dao3 - bird (long tailed)

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