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藍翅葉鵯

简蓝翅叶鹎 · 繁藍翅葉鵯

Mandarin · pinyin lán chì yè bēi

(bird species of China) Javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)

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藍: Look up this written character
翅: chì · wings; fin
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
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蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
鹎: bēi · bird

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2–4–4–1 · lan2 chi4 ye4 bei1

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