西方秧雞

简 西方秧鸡 · 繁 西方秧雞
Mandarin · pinyin xī fāng yāng jī

Meanings

  1. (bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
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西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
秧
yāng · rice seedlings, young rice plants
雞
jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡
jī · chicken
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1–1–1–1 · xi1 fang1 yang1 ji1

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sai1 fong1 joeng1 gai1

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