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肉垂麥雞

简肉垂麦鸡 · 繁肉垂麥雞

Mandarin · pinyin ròu chuí mài jī

(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

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肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
垂: chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
鸡: jī · chicken

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4–2–4–1 · rou4 chui2 mai4 ji1

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juk6 seoi4 mak6 gai1

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