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灰樹鵲

简灰树鹊 · 繁灰樹鵲

Mandarin · pinyin huī shù què

(bird species of China) grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)

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灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
鵲: Look up this written character
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
鹊: què · magpie; Pica species (various)

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1–4–4 · hui1 shu4 que4

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fui1 syu6 zoek3

Cantonese word readings for 灰樹鵲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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