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灰尾漂鷸

简灰尾漂鹬 · 繁灰尾漂鷸

Mandarin · pinyin huī wěi piāo yù

(bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)

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灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
漂: piào · float, drift; tossed about
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鹬: yù · snipe, kingfisher

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1–3–1–4 · hui1 wei3 piao1 yu4

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fui1 mei5 piu1 wat6

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