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烏骨雞

简乌骨鸡 · 繁烏骨雞

Mandarin · pinyin wū gǔ jī

black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson

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骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–3–1 · wu1 gu3 ji1

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wu1 gwat1 gai1

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noun

silky; silkie (breed of chicken)

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