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鴉嘴卷尾

简鸦嘴卷尾 · 繁鴉嘴卷尾

Mandarin · pinyin yā zuǐ juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectens)

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鴉: Look up this written character
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
卷: juǎn · scroll; curl; make a comeback
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
鸦: yā · crow; Corvus species (various)

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1–3–3–3 · ya1 zui3 juan3 wei3

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aa1 zeoi2 gyun2 mei5

Cantonese word readings for 鴉嘴卷尾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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