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長耳鴞

简长耳鸮 · 繁長耳鴞

Mandarin · pinyin cháng ěr xiāo

(bird species of China) long-eared owl (Asio otus)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
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长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
鸮: xiāo · owl

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2–3–1 · chang2 er3 xiao1

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coeng4 ji5 hiu1

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