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淡喉鷯鶥

简淡喉鹩鹛 · 繁淡喉鷯鶥

Mandarin · pinyin dàn hóu liáo méi

(bird species of China) pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari)

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淡: dàn · weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
喉: hóu · throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
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鹩: liáo · wren
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–2–2–2 · dan4 hou2 liao2 mei2

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daam6 hau4 liu4 mei4

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