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鏽臉鉤嘴鶥

简锈脸钩嘴鹛 · 繁鏽臉鉤嘴鶥

Mandarin · pinyin xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys)

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臉: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
鉤: Look up this written character
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
鶥: Look up this written character
锈: xiù · rust, corrode
脸: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
钩: gōu · hook, barb; sickle; stroke with
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–3–1–3–2 · xiu4 lian3 gou1 zui3 mei2

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sau3 lim5 ngau1 zeoi2 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 鏽臉鉤嘴鶥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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