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喜山紅眉朱雀

简喜山红眉朱雀 · 繁喜山紅眉朱雀

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ shān hóng méi zhū què

(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)

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喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
朱: zhū · cinnabar, vermilion; surname
雀: què · sparrow
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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3–1–2–2–1–4 · xi3 shan1 hong2 mei2 zhu1 que4

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