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藍頭紅尾鴝

简蓝头红尾鸲 · 繁藍頭紅尾鴝

Mandarin · pinyin lán tóu hóng wěi qú

(bird species of China) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)

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藍: Look up this written character
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
鸲: qú · mynah; Erithacus species (various)

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2–2–2–3–2 · lan2 tou2 hong2 wei3 qu2

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laam4 tau4 hung4 mei5 keoi4

Cantonese word readings for 藍頭紅尾鴝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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