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翻石鷸

简翻石鹬 · 繁翻石鷸

Mandarin · pinyin fān shí yù

(bird species of China) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

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翻: fān · flip over, upset, capsize
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
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鹬: yù · snipe, kingfisher

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1–2–4 · fan1 shi2 yu4

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