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小天鵝

简小天鹅 · 繁小天鵝

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo tiān é#

(bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)

Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo tiān é#

Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
鵝: Look up this written character
鹅: é · goose

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3–1–2 · xiao3 tian1 e2

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