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尖尾濱鷸

简尖尾滨鹬 · 繁尖尾濱鷸

Mandarin · pinyin jiān wěi bīn yù

(bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

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尖: jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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滨: bīn · beach, sea coast; river bank
鹬: yù · snipe, kingfisher

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1–3–1–4 · jian1 wei3 bin1 yu4

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zim1 mei5 ban1 wat6

Cantonese word readings for 尖尾濱鷸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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