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灰喉柳鶯

简灰喉柳莺 · 繁灰喉柳鶯

Mandarin · pinyin huī hóu liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis)

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灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
喉: hóu · throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
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莺: yīng · oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)

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1–2–3–1 · hui1 hou2 liu3 ying1

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fui1 hau4 lau5 ang1

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