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金絲燕 (gam1 si1 jin3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

金絲燕 (gam1 si1 jin3, jīn sī yàn) — Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 金不換 (gam1 bat1 wun6) — basil
• 金像獎 (gam1 zoeng6 zoeng2) — Hong Kong Film Awards (Hong Kong's version of The Oscars)
• 金價 (gam1 gaa3) — price of gold
• 金光 (gam1 gwong1) — golden light; ray
• 金光閃閃 (gam1 gwong1 sim2 sim2) — glittering; shining
• 金剛經 (gam1 gong1 ging1) — Vajracchedika-sutra; the Diamond Sutra

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