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白喉斑秧雞

简白喉斑秧鸡 · 繁白喉斑秧雞

Mandarin · pinyin bái hóu bān yāng jī

(bird species of China) slaty-legged crake (Rallina eurizonoides)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
喉: hóu · throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
斑: bān · mottled, striped, freckle
秧: yāng · rice seedlings, young rice plants
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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2–2–1–1–1 · bai2 hou2 ban1 yang1 ji1

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