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鷹頭獅

简鹰头狮 · 繁鷹頭獅

Mandarin · pinyin yīng tóu shī

griffin

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
獅: Look up this written character
鹰: yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
狮: shī · lion

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1–2–1 · ying1 tou2 shi1

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jing1 tau4 si1

Cantonese word readings for 鷹頭獅. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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