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赤紅山椒鳥

简赤红山椒鸟 · 繁赤紅山椒鳥

Mandarin · pinyin chì hóng shān jiāo niǎo

(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)

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赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
椒: jiāo · pepper, spices
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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4–2–1–1–3 · chi4 hong2 shan1 jiao1 niao3

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