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丹頂鶴

简丹顶鹤 · 繁丹頂鶴

Mandarin · pinyin dān dǐng hè

(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
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顶: dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
鹤: hè · crane; Grus species (various)

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1–3–4 · dan1 ding3 he4

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noun

red-crowned crane; Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)

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