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鶴鷸

简鹤鹬 · 繁鶴鷸

Mandarin · pinyin hè yù

(bird species of China) spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)

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鷸: Look up this written character
鹤: hè · crane; Grus species (various)
鹬: yù · snipe, kingfisher

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4–4 · he4 yu4

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hok6 wat6

Cantonese word readings for 鶴鷸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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