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小杜鵑

简小杜鹃 · 繁小杜鵑

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo dù juān

(bird species of China) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
杜: dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
鵑: Look up this written character
鹃: juān · cuckoo

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3–4–1 · xiao3 du4 juan1

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siu2 dou6 gyun1

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