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帝王企鵝

简帝王企鹅 · 繁帝王企鵝

Mandarin · pinyin dì wáng qǐ é

emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

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帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
企: qǐ · plan a project; stand on tiptoe
鵝: Look up this written character
鹅: é · goose

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4–2–3–2 · di4 wang2 qi3 e2

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dai3 wong4 kei5 ngo4

Cantonese word readings for 帝王企鵝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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