一切經音義 16.11

English (machine translation) 16.11

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16.11

鸜鵒 (Qúyù, crested mynah: the upper character has the fanqie Ju-yu [qú]; it is also written as 鴝. The lower character has the sound yù. Examining the crested mynah: it resembles the Chinese blackbird, but on its bill and before its eyes it has tufts of feathers like horns, and its two wings are variegated with white, which makes it distinct. Another name is the hangao ['cold water-marsh bird']).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese