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雁

Mandarin · pinyin yàn

wild goose

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雁: yàn · wild goose

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ngaan6

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wild goose (as opposed to a domesticated goose – 鵝／鹅 (é)) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 鵝 /鹅 (é)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 贗 /赝 (yàn, “fake; false”)

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