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白鯨

简白鲸 · 繁白鯨

Mandarin · pinyin bái jīng#

beluga whale

Mandarin · pinyin Bái jīng#

Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾 Hè màn Mài ěr wéi ěr

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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鲸: jīng · whale

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2–1 · bai2 jing1

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noun

beluga whale; white whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

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