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靛冠噪鶥

简靛冠噪鹛 · 繁靛冠噪鶥

Mandarin · pinyin diàn guān zào méi

(bird species of China) blue-crowned laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi)

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靛: diàn · indigo; any blue dye
冠: guān · cap, crown, headgear
噪: zào · be noisy; chirp loudly
鶥: Look up this written character
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–1–4–2 · dian4 guan1 zao4 mei2

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din6 gun3 cou3 mei4

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