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白胸苦惡鳥

简白胸苦恶鸟 · 繁白胸苦惡鳥

Mandarin · pinyin bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo

(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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2–1–3–4–3 · bai2 xiong1 ku3 e4 niao3

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