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麗鳾

简丽䴓 · 繁麗鳾

Mandarin · pinyin lì shī

(bird species of China) beautiful nuthatch (Sitta formosa)

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麗: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
鳾: Look up this written character
丽: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
䴓: shī · general term for a group of small birds

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4–1 · li4 shi1

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lai6 si1

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