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小星頭啄木鳥

简小星头啄木鸟 · 繁小星頭啄木鳥

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
啄: zhuó · to peck; (Cant.) to slander
木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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3–1–2–2–4–3 · xiao3 xing1 tou2 zhuo2 mu4 niao3

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siu2 sing1 tau4 doek3 muk6 niu5

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