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淡紫鳾

简淡紫䴓 · 繁淡紫鳾

Mandarin · pinyin dàn zǐ shī

(bird species of China) yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae)

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淡: dàn · weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
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䴓: shī · general term for a group of small birds

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4–3–1 · dan4 zi3 shi1

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