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白臉鳾

简白脸䴓 · 繁白臉鳾

Mandarin · pinyin bái liǎn shī

(bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
臉: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
鳾: Look up this written character
脸: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
䴓: shī · general term for a group of small birds

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2–3–1 · bai2 lian3 shi1

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baak6 lim5 si1

Cantonese word readings for 白臉鳾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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