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黑頂奇鶥

简黑顶奇鹛 · 繁黑頂奇鶥

Mandarin · pinyin hēi dǐng qí méi

(bird species of China) rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata)

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
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奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
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顶: dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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1–3–2–2 · hei1 ding3 qi2 mei2

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