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尖頭鱥

简尖头鱥 · 繁尖頭鱥

Mandarin · pinyin jiān tóu guì

Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)

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尖: jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2–4 · jian1 tou2 gui4

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zim1 tau4 gwai3

Cantonese word readings for 尖頭鱥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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