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白頰黑雁

简白颊黑雁 · 繁白頰黑雁

Mandarin · pinyin bái jiá hēi yàn

(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
雁: yàn · wild goose
颊: jiá · cheeks, jaw

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2–2–1–4 · bai2 jia2 hei1 yan4

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baak6 gaap3 hak1 ngaan6

Cantonese word readings for 白頰黑雁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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