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栗啄木鳥

简栗啄木鸟 · 繁栗啄木鳥

Mandarin · pinyin lì zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)

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栗: lì · chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname
啄: zhuó · to peck; (Cant.) to slander
木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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4–2–4–3 · li4 zhuo2 mu4 niao3

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leot6 doek3 muk6 niu5

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noun

rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)

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