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太平洋潛鳥

简太平洋潜鸟 · 繁太平洋潛鳥

Mandarin · pinyin Tài píng Yáng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
潜: qián · hide; hidden, secret, latent
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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4–2–2–2–3 · Tai4 ping2 Yang2 qian2 niao3

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taai3 ping4 joeng4 cim4 niu5

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