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點胸鴉雀

简点胸鸦雀 · 繁點胸鴉雀

Mandarin · pinyin diǎn xiōng yā què

(bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)

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點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
鴉: Look up this written character
雀: què · sparrow
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
鸦: yā · crow; Corvus species (various)

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3–1–1–4 · dian3 xiong1 ya1 que4

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dim2 hung1 aa1 zoek3

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