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鳳頭蜂鷹

简凤头蜂鹰 · 繁鳳頭蜂鷹

Mandarin · pinyin fèng tóu fēng yīng

(bird species of China) crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
蜂: fēng · bee, wasp, hornet
鷹: Look up this written character
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鹰: yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)

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4–2–1–1 · feng4 tou2 feng1 ying1

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fung6 tau4 fung1 jing1

Cantonese word readings for 鳳頭蜂鷹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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