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黑額伯勞

简黑额伯劳 · 繁黑額伯勞

Mandarin · pinyin hēi é bó láo

(bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
勞: Look up this written character
额: é · forehead; tablet, plaque; fixed
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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1–2–2–2 · hei1 e2 bo2 lao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hak1 ngaak6 baak3 lou4

Cantonese word readings for 黑額伯勞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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