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草原鵰

简草原雕 · 繁草原鵰

Mandarin · pinyin cǎo yuán diāo

(bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

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草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
鵰: Look up this written character
雕: diāo · engrave, inlay, carve; exhaust; (same as 鵰) an eagle, vulture

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3–2–1 · cao3 yuan2 diao1

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cou2 jyun4 diu1

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