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阿爾泰雪雞

简阿尔泰雪鸡 · 繁阿爾泰雪雞

Mandarin · pinyin Ā ěr tài xuě jī

(bird species of China) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
雪: xuě · snow; wipe away shame, avenge
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–3–4–3–1 · A1 er3 tai4 xue3 ji1

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