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日本歌鴝

简日本歌鸲 · 繁日本歌鴝

Mandarin · pinyin Rì běn gē qú

(bird species of China) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
歌: gē · song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise
鴝: Look up this written character
鸲: qú · mynah; Erithacus species (various)

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4–3–1–2 · Ri4 ben3 ge1 qu2

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jat6 bun2 go1 keoi4

Cantonese word readings for 日本歌鴝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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