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老鸦

Word · NounTraditional老鴉

crow; raven

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

crow; raven

dialect

A regional term for crow or raven, commonly used in Southern dialects.

Shù树
shàng上
tíng停
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
lǎo老
yā鸦
 。

A crow is perched on the tree.

Lǎo老
yā鸦
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
hěn很
shā沙
yǎ哑
 。

The crow's caw is very hoarse.

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Zài在
nóng农
cūn村
 ,
bàng傍
wǎn晚
cháng常
néng能
tīng听
dào到
lǎo老
yā鸦
jiào叫
 。

In the countryside, you can often hear crows cawing in the evening.