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栗喉鵙鶥

简栗喉鵙鹛 · 繁栗喉鵙鶥

Mandarin · pinyin lì hóu jú méi

(bird species of China) black-eared shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis)

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栗: lì · chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname
喉: hóu · throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
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鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–2–2–2 · li4 hou2 ju2 mei2

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