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馬來鴴

简马来鸻 · 繁馬來鴴

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ lái héng

(bird species of China) Malaysian plover (Anarhynchus peronii)

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馬: Look up this written character
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
鴴: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
鸻: héng · plover

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3–2–2 · ma3 lai2 heng2

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maa5 loi4 hang4

Cantonese word readings for 馬來鴴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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