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中華仙鶲

简中华仙鹟 · 繁中華仙鶲

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng huá xiān wēng

(bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
華: Look up this written character
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
鶲: Look up this written character
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese
鹟: wēng · flycatcher

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1–2–1–1 · Zhong1 hua2 xian1 weng1

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zung1 waa4 sin1 jung1

Cantonese word readings for 中華仙鶲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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