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金眼鶥雀

简金眼鹛雀 · 繁金眼鶥雀

Mandarin · pinyin jīn yǎn méi què

(bird species of China) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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雀: què · sparrow
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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1–3–2–4 · jin1 yan3 mei2 que4

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