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烏灰銀鷗

简乌灰银鸥 · 繁烏灰銀鷗

Mandarin · pinyin wū huī yín ōu

(bird species of China) lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

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灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
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鷗: Look up this written character
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
银: yín · silver; cash, money, wealth
鸥: ōu · seagull, tern; Larus species (various)

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1–1–2–1 · wu1 hui1 yin2 ou1

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wu1 fui1 ngan4 au1

Cantonese word readings for 烏灰銀鷗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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