I cannot say the crow is white, but must needs call a spade a spade.

我不能说乌鸦是白的，惟有是啥说啥。

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There is a bird, its shape like a crow, head patterns, white mouth, red legs, called Jingwei, it sounds like the call of their names.

有一种鸟，它的形状像乌鸦，头部有花纹，白色的嘴，红色的脚，名叫精卫，它的叫声像在呼唤自己的名字。

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