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紋胸鶥

简纹胸鹛 · 繁紋胸鶥

Mandarin · pinyin wén xiōng méi

(bird species of China) pin-striped tit-babbler (Mixornis gularis)

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紋: Look up this written character
胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
鶥: Look up this written character
纹: wén · line, streak, stripe; wrinkle
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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2–1–2 · wen2 xiong1 mei2

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man4 hung1 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 紋胸鶥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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