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紅腳鰹鳥

简红脚鲣鸟 · 繁紅腳鰹鳥

Mandarin · pinyin hóng jiǎo jiān niǎo

(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
鲣: jiān · skipjack, bonito
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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2–3–1–3 · hong2 jiao3 jian1 niao3

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hung4 goek3 gin1 niu5

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