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長尾縫葉鶯

简长尾缝叶莺 · 繁長尾縫葉鶯

Mandarin · pinyin cháng wěi féng yè yīng

(bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
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长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
缝: fèng · sew, mend
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
莺: yīng · oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)

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2–3–2–4–1 · chang2 wei3 feng2 ye4 ying1

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