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綠背林鶲

简绿背林鹟 · 繁綠背林鶲

Mandarin · pinyin lǜ bèi lín wēng

(bird species of China) fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)

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綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
鶲: Look up this written character
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
鹟: wēng · flycatcher

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4–4–2–1 · lu:4 bei4 lin2 weng1

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luk6 bui3 lam4 jung1

Cantonese word readings for 綠背林鶲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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