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白眉山雀

Mandarin · pinyin bái méi shān què

(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
雀: què · sparrow

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2–2–1–4 · bai2 mei2 shan1 que4

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baak6 mei4 saan1 zoek3

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