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棕背田雞

简棕背田鸡 · 繁棕背田雞

Mandarin · pinyin zōng bèi tián jī

(bird species of China) black-tailed crake (Zapornia bicolor)

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棕: zōng · hemp palm; palm tree
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
田: tián · field, arable land, cultivated
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–4–2–1 · zong1 bei4 tian2 ji1

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zung1 bui3 tin4 gai1

Cantonese word readings for 棕背田雞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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