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白尾地鴉

简白尾地鸦 · 繁白尾地鴉

Mandarin · pinyin bái wěi dì yā

(bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
鴉: Look up this written character
鸦: yā · crow; Corvus species (various)

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2–3–4–1 · bai2 wei3 di4 ya1

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baak6 mei5 dei6 aa1

Cantonese word readings for 白尾地鴉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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