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西藏毛腿沙雞

简西藏毛腿沙鸡 · 繁西藏毛腿沙雞

Mandarin · pinyin Xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī

(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
藏: cáng · hide, conceal; hoard, store up
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
腿: tuǐ · legs, thighs
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–4–2–3–1–1 · Xi1 zang4 mao2 tui3 sha1 ji1

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sai1 zong6 mou4 teoi2 saa1 gai1

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