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栗背奇鶥

简栗背奇鹛 · 繁栗背奇鶥

Mandarin · pinyin lì bèi qí méi

(bird species of China) rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens)

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栗: lì · chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
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鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–4–2–2 · li4 bei4 qi2 mei2

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leot6 bui3 kei4 mei4

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