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栗鵐

简栗鹀 · 繁栗鵐

Mandarin · pinyin lì wú

(bird species of China) chestnut bunting (Emberiza rutila)

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栗: lì · chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname
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鹀: wú · (bound form) bunting (bird of genus Emberiza); also pr. [wu1]

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4–2 · li4 wu2

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