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長嘴捕蛛鳥

简长嘴捕蛛鸟 · 繁長嘴捕蛛鳥

Mandarin · pinyin cháng zuǐ bǔ zhū niǎo

(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
嘴: zuǐ · mouth, lips
捕: bǔ · arrest, catch, seize
蛛: zhū · spider
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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2–3–3–1–3 · chang2 zui3 bu3 zhu1 niao3

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little spiderhunter

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