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灰頭麥雞

简灰头麦鸡 · 繁灰頭麥雞

Mandarin · pinyin huī tóu mài jī

(bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)

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灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–2–4–1 · hui1 tou2 mai4 ji1

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fui1 tau4 mak6 gai1

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