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褐頭鳳鶥

简褐头凤鹛 · 繁褐頭鳳鶥

Mandarin · pinyin hè tóu fèng méi

(bird species of China) Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps)

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褐: hè · coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–2–4–2 · he4 tou2 feng4 mei2

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hot3 tau4 fung6 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 褐頭鳳鶥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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