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西棕胸佛法僧

Mandarin · pinyin xī zōng xiōng fó fǎ sēng

(bird species) Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
棕: zōng · hemp palm; palm tree
胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
僧: sēng · Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha

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1–1–1–2–3–1 · xi1 zong1 xiong1 fo2 fa3 seng1

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