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赤麻鴨

简赤麻鸭 · 繁赤麻鴨

Mandarin · pinyin chì má yā

(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

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赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
鴨: yā · duck; Anas species (various)
鸭: yā · duck; Anas species (various)

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4–2–1 · chi4 ma2 ya1

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