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布氏葦鶯

简布氏苇莺 · 繁布氏葦鶯

Mandarin · pinyin Bù shì wěi yīng

(bird species of China) Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
氏: shì · clan, family; mister
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苇: wěi · reed
莺: yīng · oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)

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4–4–3–1 · Bu4 shi4 wei3 ying1

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