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褐背鶲鵙

简褐背鹟鵙 · 繁褐背鶲鵙

Mandarin · pinyin hè bèi wēng jú

(bird species of China) bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus)

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褐: hè · coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
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鹟: wēng · flycatcher

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4–4–1–2 · he4 bei4 weng1 ju2

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