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折衷鸚鵡

简折衷鹦鹉 · 繁折衷鸚鵡

Mandarin · pinyin zhé zhōng yīng wǔ

Eclectus roratus (red-green parrot of Papua-New Guinea)

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折: zhé · break off, snap; bend
衷: zhōng · heart, from bottom of one's heart
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鵡: Look up this written character
鹦: yīng · parrot
鹉: wǔ · species of parrot

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2–1–1–3 · zhe2 zhong1 ying1 wu3

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zit3 cung1 jing1 mou5

Cantonese word readings for 折衷鸚鵡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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