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白背兀鷲

简白背兀鹫 · 繁白背兀鷲

Mandarin · pinyin bái bèi wù jiù

(bird species of China) white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
兀: wù · to cut off the feet
鷲: Look up this written character
鹫: jiù · condor, vulture

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2–4–4–4 · bai2 bei4 wu4 jiu4

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baak6 bui3 ngat6 zau6

Cantonese word readings for 白背兀鷲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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