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西方濱鷸

简西方滨鹬 · 繁西方濱鷸

Mandarin · pinyin xī fāng bīn yù

(bird species of China) western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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鷸: Look up this written character
滨: bīn · beach, sea coast; river bank
鹬: yù · snipe, kingfisher

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1–1–1–4 · xi1 fang1 bin1 yu4

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sai1 fong1 ban1 wat6

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