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黑頭白䴉

简黑头白鹮 · 繁黑頭白䴉

Mandarin · pinyin hēi tóu bái huán

(bird species of China) black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鹮: huán · spoonbill; ibis; family Threskiornidae

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1–2–2–2 · hei1 tou2 bai2 huan2

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hak1 tau4 baak6 waan4

Cantonese word readings for 黑頭白䴉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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