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漂鷸

简漂鹬 · 繁漂鷸

Mandarin · pinyin piāo yù

(bird species of China) wandering tattler (Tringa incana)

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漂: piào · float, drift; tossed about
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鹬: yù · snipe, kingfisher

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1–4 · piao1 yu4

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piu1 wat6

Cantonese word readings for 漂鷸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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