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矛紋草鶥

简矛纹草鹛 · 繁矛紋草鶥

Mandarin · pinyin máo wén cǎo méi

(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus)

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矛: máo · spear, lance; Kangxi radical 110
紋: Look up this written character
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
鶥: Look up this written character
纹: wén · line, streak, stripe; wrinkle
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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2–2–3–2 · mao2 wen2 cao3 mei2

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maau4 man4 cou2 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 矛紋草鶥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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