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雉鶉

简雉鹑 · 繁雉鶉

Mandarin · pinyin zhì chún

(bird species of China) chestnut-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis obscurus)

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雉: zhì · pheasant; crenellated wall
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鹑: chún · quail; Turnix species (various)

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4–2 · zhi4 chun2

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zi6 ceon1

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