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褐背地山雀

Mandarin · pinyin hè bèi dì shān què

(bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)

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褐: hè · coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
雀: què · sparrow

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4–4–4–1–4 · he4 bei4 di4 shan1 que4

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