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美洲金鴴

简美洲金鸻 · 繁美洲金鴴

Mandarin · pinyin Měi zhōu jīn héng

(bird species of China) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
洲: zhōu · continent; island; islet
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
鴴: Look up this written character
鸻: héng · plover

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3–1–1–2 · Mei3 zhou1 jin1 heng2

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mei5 zau1 gam1 hang4

Cantonese word readings for 美洲金鴴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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