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丘鷸

简丘鹬 · 繁丘鷸

Mandarin · pinyin qiū yù

(bird species of China) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)

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丘: qiū · hill; elder; empty; a name
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鹬: yù · snipe, kingfisher

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1–4 · qiu1 yu4

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