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紅腳苦惡鳥

简红脚苦恶鸟 · 繁紅腳苦惡鳥

Mandarin · pinyin hóng jiǎo kǔ è niǎo

(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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2–3–3–4–3 · hong2 jiao3 ku3 e4 niao3

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