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棕頭鉤嘴鶥

简棕头钩嘴鹛 · 繁棕頭鉤嘴鶥

Mandarin · pinyin zōng tóu gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) red-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)

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棕: zōng · hemp palm; palm tree
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
钩: gōu · hook, barb; sickle; stroke with
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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1–2–1–3–2 · zong1 tou2 gou1 zui3 mei2

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zung1 tau4 ngau1 zeoi2 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 棕頭鉤嘴鶥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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