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喜馬拉雅中杜鵑

简喜马拉雅中杜鹃 · 繁喜馬拉雅中杜鵑

Mandarin · pinyin Xǐ mǎ lā yǎ zhōng dù juān

(bird species of China) Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)

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喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
馬: Look up this written character
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
杜: dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
鵑: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
鹃: juān · cuckoo

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3–3–1–3–1–4–1 · Xi3 ma3 la1 ya3 zhong1 du4 juan1

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