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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) variegated laughingthrush (Trochalopteron variegatum)
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Original source entry:

雜色噪鶥 杂色噪鹛 [za2 se4 zao4 mei2] /(bird species of China) variegated laughingthrush (Trochalopteron variegatum)/

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Other forms in these source records: 雜色噪鶥

  • 杂
    zá

    mixed / miscellaneous / various / to mix

  • 色
    sè

    color / CL:種|种[zhǒng] / look / appearance / sex

    shǎi

    (coll.) color / used in 色子[shǎi zi]

  • 噪
    zào

    (literary) (of birds or insects) to chirp / (bound form) to make a cacophonous noise

  • 鹛
    méi

    babbler (bird)

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