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黑頭穗鶥

简黑头穗鹛 · 繁黑頭穗鶥

Mandarin · pinyin hēi tóu suì méi

(bird species of China) grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps)

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
穗: suì · ear of grain; tassel; Guangzhou
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头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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1–2–4–2 · hei1 tou2 sui4 mei2

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hak1 tau4 seoi6 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 黑頭穗鶥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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