杜鵑
See also: 杜鹃
Chinese
fabricate; restrict; to prevent | cuckoo | ||
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trad. (杜鵑) | 杜 | 鵑 | |
simp. (杜鹃) | 杜 | 鹃 |
Pronunciation
Noun
杜鵑
- cuckoo
- azalea
Synonyms
- (cuckoo) 布穀鳥/布谷鸟 (bùgǔniǎo), 布穀/布谷 (bùgǔ), 杜宇 (dùyǔ), 子規/子规 (zǐguī), 鳲鳩/鸤鸠 (shījiū), 映山紅/映山红 (yìngshānhóng); (Min Nan) 豆仔鳥/豆仔鸟
- (azalea) 滿山紅/满山红 (mǎnshānhóng)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (杜鵑):
- → Japanese: 杜鵑 (token)
- → Korean: 두견 (杜鵑, dugyeon)
Japanese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 杜鵑 – see the following entry at ほととぎす. |
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(This term, 杜鵑, is a kanji spelling of ほととぎす.) |
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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杜 | 鵑 |
と Jinmeiyō | けん Hyōgaiji |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 杜鵑 (MC duoX kwen).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) とけん [tòkéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [to̞kẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
杜鵑 (hiragana とけん, rōmaji token)
- the lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Derived terms
- 杜鵑花 (tokenka)
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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杜 | 鵑 |
Noun
杜鵑 • (dugyeon) (hangeul 두견)
- Hanja form? of 두견 (“cuckoo, azalea”).