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黑胸太陽鳥

简黑胸太阳鸟 · 繁黑胸太陽鳥

Mandarin · pinyin hēi xiōng tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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1–1–4–2–3 · hei1 xiong1 tai4 yang2 niao3

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