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灰头绿鸠

huī tóu lǜ jiū

4-character word Traditional 灰頭綠鳩

What 灰头绿鸠 means

1. (bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei)

The characters in 灰头绿鸠

• 灰huīash; dust; lime
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子
• 鸠jiūturtledove; (literary) to gather

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