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暗綠柳鶯

简暗绿柳莺 · 繁暗綠柳鶯

Mandarin · pinyin àn lǜ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)

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暗: àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
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绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
莺: yīng · oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)

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4–4–3–1 · an4 lu:4 liu3 ying1

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