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水蒲葦鶯

简水蒲苇莺 · 繁水蒲葦鶯

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ pú wěi yīng

(bird species of China) sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
蒲: pú · type of rush; vine
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鶯: Look up this written character
苇: wěi · reed
莺: yīng · oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)

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3–2–3–1 · shui3 pu2 wei3 ying1

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