白枕鶴

简 白枕鹤 · 繁 白枕鶴
Mandarin · pinyin bái zhěn hè

Meanings

  1. (bird species of China) white-naped crane (Antigone vipio)
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
枕
zhěn · pillow
鶴
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鹤
hè · crane; Grus species (various)
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2–3–4 · bai2 zhen3 he4

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baak6 zam2 hok6

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noun

  1. white-naped crane, Grus vipio

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