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白翅浮鷗

简白翅浮鸥 · 繁白翅浮鷗

Mandarin · pinyin bái chì fú ōu

(bird species of China) white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
翅: chì · wings; fin
浮: fú · to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
鷗: Look up this written character
鸥: ōu · seagull, tern; Larus species (various)

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2–4–2–1 · bai2 chi4 fu2 ou1

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baak6 ci3 fau4 au1

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