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黃喉蜂虎

简黄喉蜂虎 · 繁黃喉蜂虎

Mandarin · pinyin huáng hóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
喉: hóu · throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
蜂: fēng · bee, wasp, hornet
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–2–1–3 · huang2 hou2 feng1 hu3

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wong4 hau4 fung1 fu2

Cantonese word readings for 黃喉蜂虎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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