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白鱀豚

简白𬶨豚 · 繁白鱀豚

Mandarin · pinyin bái jì tún

Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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豚: tún · small pig, suckling pig; shuffle one's feet
𬶨: jì · see 白鱀豚|白𬶨豚[bai2 ji4 tun2]

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2–4–2 · bai2 ji4 tun2

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baak6 gei6 tyun4

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noun

Chinese river dolphin; baiji (†Lipotes vexillifer)

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