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朱雀
zhūquè
Main
English DefinitionVermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky)
Simplified Script朱雀
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzhūquè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄓㄨ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zyu1zoek3
Word Decomposition
朱zhūvermilion; (Chinese surname)
雀quèsmall bird; sparrow

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