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鳳頭樹燕

简凤头树燕 · 繁鳳頭樹燕

Mandarin · pinyin fèng tóu shù yàn

(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
燕: yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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4–2–4–4 · feng4 tou2 shu4 yan4

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fung6 tau4 syu6 jin3

Cantonese word readings for 鳳頭樹燕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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