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小黃腳鷸

简小黄脚鹬 · 繁小黃腳鷸

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo huáng jiǎo yù

(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
鹬: yù · snipe, kingfisher

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3–2–3–4 · xiao3 huang2 jiao3 yu4

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