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鳳頭麥雞

简凤头麦鸡 · 繁鳳頭麥雞

Mandarin · pinyin fèng tóu mài jī

(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
鸡: jī · chicken

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4–2–4–1 · feng4 tou2 mai4 ji1

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