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擬游隼

简拟游隼 · 繁擬游隼

Mandarin · pinyin nǐ yóu sǔn

(bird species of China) Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)

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游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
隼: sǔn · aquiline (nose); a falcon
拟: nǐ · draft; intend, plan, propose

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3–2–3 · ni3 you2 sun3

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