xiē wěi lǜ jiū

Traditional: 楔尾綠鳩

楔尾绿鸠 (xiē wěi lǜ jiū) is a Chinese word meaning “(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)”.

Meanings

  1. 1(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)

Characters in 楔尾绿鸠

楔xiē · wedge尾wěi · tail绿lù · used in names鸠jiū · turtledove

Related words

绿色green绿used in names绿green尾tail尾horse's tail鸡尾酒(calque) cocktail结尾ending尾巴tail从头到尾from start to finish彻头彻尾lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing绿灯green light (traffic signal)尾声coda

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