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針尾綠鳩

简针尾绿鸠 · 繁針尾綠鳩

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn wěi lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

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針: Look up this written character
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
鳩: Look up this written character
针: zhēn · needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
鸠: jiū · pigeon; collect, assemble

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1–3–4–1 · zhen1 wei3 lu:4 jiu1

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zam1 mei5 luk6 kau1

Cantonese word readings for 針尾綠鳩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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