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褐鰹鳥

简褐鲣鸟 · 繁褐鰹鳥

Mandarin · pinyin hè jiān niǎo

(bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster)

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褐: hè · coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
鲣: jiān · skipjack, bonito
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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4–1–3 · he4 jian1 niao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hot3 gin1 niu5

Cantonese word readings for 褐鰹鳥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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