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紅腰朱雀

简红腰朱雀 · 繁紅腰朱雀

Mandarin · pinyin hóng yāo zhū què

(bird species of China) red-mantled rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
腰: yāo · waist; kidney
朱: zhū · cinnabar, vermilion; surname
雀: què · sparrow
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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2–1–1–4 · hong2 yao1 zhu1 que4

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