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黃嘴河燕鷗

简黄嘴河燕鸥 · 繁黃嘴河燕鷗

Mandarin · pinyin huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu

(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
燕: yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
鸥: ōu · seagull, tern; Larus species (various)

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2–3–2–4–1 · huang2 zui3 he2 yan4 ou1

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wong4 zeoi2 ho4 jin3 au1

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