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石雞

简石鸡 · 繁石雞

Mandarin · pinyin shí jī

(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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2–1 · shi2 ji1

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noun

rock partridge (Alectoris, especially Alectoris chukar)

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