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紅寡婦鳥

简红寡妇鸟 · 繁紅寡婦鳥

Mandarin · pinyin hóng guǎ fu niǎo

(ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
寡: guǎ · widowed; alone, friendless
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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
妇: fù · married women; woman; wife
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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2–3–5–3 · hong2 gua3 fu5 niao3

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