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黑天鵝

简黑天鹅 · 繁黑天鵝

Mandarin · pinyin hēi tiān é

black swan

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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鹅: é · goose

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1–1–2 · hei1 tian1 e2

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hak1 tin1 ngo4

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noun

black swan (Cygnus atratus)
black swan (rare and hard-to-predict event with major consequences)

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