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紅頸葦鵐

简红颈苇鹀 · 繁紅頸葦鵐

Mandarin · pinyin hóng jǐng wěi wú

(bird species of China) ochre-rumped bunting; Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
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红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
颈: jǐng · neck, throat
苇: wěi · reed
鹀: wú · (bound form) bunting (bird of genus Emberiza); also pr. [wu1]

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2–3–3–2 · hong2 jing3 wei3 wu2

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hung4 geng2 wai5 mou4

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