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淡灰眉岩鵐

简淡灰眉岩鹀 · 繁淡灰眉岩鵐

Mandarin · pinyin dàn huī méi yán wú

(bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia)

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淡: dàn · weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
岩: yán · cliff; rocks; mountain
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鹀: wú · (bound form) bunting (bird of genus Emberiza); also pr. [wu1]

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4–1–2–2–2 · dan4 hui1 mei2 yan2 wu2

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