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褐臉雀鶥

简褐脸雀鹛 · 繁褐臉雀鶥

Mandarin · pinyin hè liǎn què méi

(bird species of China) brown-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala)

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褐: hè · coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
臉: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
雀: què · sparrow
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脸: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–3–4–2 · he4 lian3 que4 mei2

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hot3 lim5 zoek3 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 褐臉雀鶥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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