大天鵝

简 大天鹅 · 繁 大天鵝
Mandarin · pinyin dà tiān é

Meanings

  1. (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
鵝
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鹅
é · goose
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4–1–2 · da4 tian1 e2

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daai6 tin1 ngo4

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