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鳳頭鸚鵡

简凤头鹦鹉 · 繁鳳頭鸚鵡

Mandarin · pinyin fèng tóu yīng wǔ

cockatoo (zoology)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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鵡: Look up this written character
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鹦: yīng · parrot
鹉: wǔ · species of parrot

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4–2–1–3 · feng4 tou2 ying1 wu3

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fung6 tau4 jing1 mou5

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