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蒙古沙雀

Mandarin · pinyin Méng gǔ shā què

(bird species of China) Mongolian finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)

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蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
雀: què · sparrow

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2–3–1–4 · Meng2 gu3 sha1 que4

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