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黑頸鸕鶿

简黑颈鸬鹚 · 繁黑頸鸕鶿

Mandarin · pinyin hēi jǐng lú cí

(bird species of China) little cormorant (Microcarbo niger)

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
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颈: jǐng · neck, throat
鸬: lú · cormorant
鹚: cí · cormorant

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1–3–2–2 · hei1 jing3 lu2 ci2

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hak1 geng2 lou4 ci4

Cantonese word readings for 黑頸鸕鶿. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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