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黃腳三趾鶉

简黄脚三趾鹑 · 繁黃腳三趾鶉

Mandarin · pinyin huáng jiǎo sān zhǐ chún

(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
三: sān · three
趾: zhǐ · toe; tracks, footprints
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
鹑: chún · quail; Turnix species (various)

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2–3–1–3–2 · huang2 jiao3 san1 zhi3 chun2

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wong4 goek3 saam1 zi2 ceon1

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