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栗斑杜鵑

简栗斑杜鹃 · 繁栗斑杜鵑

Mandarin · pinyin lì bān dù juān

(bird species of China) banded bay cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)

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栗: lì · chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname
斑: bān · mottled, striped, freckle
杜: dù · stop, prevent; restrict; surname
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鹃: juān · cuckoo

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4–1–4–1 · li4 ban1 du4 juan1

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leot6 baan1 dou6 gyun1

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