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灰頭啄木鳥

简灰头啄木鸟 · 繁灰頭啄木鳥

Mandarin · pinyin huī tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)

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灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
啄: zhuó · to peck; (Cant.) to slander
木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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1–2–2–4–3 · hui1 tou2 zhuo2 mu4 niao3

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