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方尾鶲

简方尾鹟 · 繁方尾鶲

Mandarin · pinyin fāng wěi wēng

(bird species of China) grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)

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方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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鹟: wēng · flycatcher

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1–3–1 · fang1 wei3 weng1

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fong1 mei5 jung1

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