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淡綠鵙鶥

简淡绿鵙鹛 · 繁淡綠鵙鶥

Mandarin · pinyin dàn lǜ jú méi

(bird species of China) green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus)

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淡: dàn · weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
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绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–4–2–2 · dan4 lu:4 ju2 mei2

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