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麥氏賊鷗

简麦氏贼鸥 · 繁麥氏賊鷗

Mandarin · pinyin Mài shì zéi ōu

(bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)

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氏: shì · clan, family; mister
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鷗: Look up this written character
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
贼: zéi · thief, traitor; kill
鸥: ōu · seagull, tern; Larus species (various)

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4–4–2–1 · Mai4 shi4 zei2 ou1

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mak6 si6 caak6 au1

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