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小仙鶲

简小仙鹟 · 繁小仙鶲

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo xiān wēng

(bird species of China) small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
鶲: Look up this written character
鹟: wēng · flycatcher

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3–1–1 · xiao3 xian1 weng1

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siu2 sin1 jung1

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