普通燕鸥 in English pu3 tong1 yan4 ou1 Meaning

Meanings

  • (bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)

Simplified Characters

普 通 燕 鸥

Traditional Characters

普 通 燕 鷗

Pinyin

pu3 tong1 yan4 ou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

普pu3general 通tong1to go through 燕yan4Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning 鸥ou1common gull