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斑翅鳳頭鵑

简斑翅凤头鹃 · 繁斑翅鳳頭鵑

Mandarin · pinyin bān chì fèng tóu juān

(bird species of China) Jacobin cuckoo; pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)

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斑: bān · mottled, striped, freckle
翅: chì · wings; fin
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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鹃: juān · cuckoo

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1–4–4–2–1 · ban1 chi4 feng4 tou2 juan1

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baan1 ci3 fung6 tau4 gyun1

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