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暗灰鵑鵙

简暗灰鹃鵙 · 繁暗灰鵑鵙

Mandarin · pinyin àn huī juān jú

(bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos)

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暗: àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
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鹃: juān · cuckoo

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4–1–1–2 · an4 hui1 juan1 ju2

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