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白鷺

简白鹭 · 繁白鷺

Mandarin · pinyin bái lù

(bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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鹭: lù · heron, egret; Ardea species (various)

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2–4 · bai2 lu4

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noun

little egret (Egretta garzetta)

name

(～社區) Bailu (a residential community in Tancheng, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)
(aviation, Mainland China) callsign for Xiamen Airlines.

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