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毛腿夜鷹

简毛腿夜鹰 · 繁毛腿夜鷹

Mandarin · pinyin máo tuǐ yè yīng

(bird species of China) great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)

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毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
腿: tuǐ · legs, thighs
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
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鹰: yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)

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2–3–4–1 · mao2 tui3 ye4 ying1

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