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赤朱雀

Mandarin · pinyin chì zhū què

(bird species of China) Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens)

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赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
朱: zhū · cinnabar, vermilion; surname
雀: què · sparrow

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4–1–4 · chi4 zhu1 que4

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cek3 zyu1 zoek3

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