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麗星噪鶥

简丽星噪鹛 · 繁麗星噪鶥

Mandarin · pinyin lì xīng zào méi

(bird species of China) Bhutan laughingthrush (Trochalopteron imbricatum)

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麗: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
噪: zào · be noisy; chirp loudly
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丽: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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4–1–4–2 · li4 xing1 zao4 mei2

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