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赤胸擬啄木鳥

简赤胸拟啄木鸟 · 繁赤胸擬啄木鳥

Mandarin · pinyin chì xiōng nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)

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赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
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啄: zhuó · to peck; (Cant.) to slander
木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
拟: nǐ · draft; intend, plan, propose
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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4–1–3–2–4–3 · chi4 xiong1 ni3 zhuo2 mu4 niao3

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