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白頸鴉

简白颈鸦 · 繁白頸鴉

Mandarin · pinyin bái jǐng yā

(bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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鴉: Look up this written character
颈: jǐng · neck, throat
鸦: yā · crow; Corvus species (various)

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2–3–1 · bai2 jing3 ya1

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baak6 geng2 aa1

Cantonese word readings for 白頸鴉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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