鳲鳩
Chinese
turtle-dove; Turtur orientalis | |||
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trad. (鳲鳩) | 鳲 | 鳩 | |
simp. (鸤鸠) | 鸤 | 鸠 | |
variant forms | 尸鳩/尸鸠 |
Pronunciation
Noun
鳲鳩
- cuckoo
- 鳲鳩在桑,其子七兮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Shījiū zài sāng, qí zǐ qī xī. [Pinyin]
- The cuckoo is in the mulberry tree,
And her young ones are seven.
鸤鸠在桑,其子七兮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 布穀鳥/布谷鸟 (bùgǔniǎo)
- 布穀/布谷 (bùgǔ)
- 杜鵑/杜鹃 (dùjuān)
- 杜宇 (dùyǔ)
- 子規/子规 (zǐguī)
- 映山紅/映山红 (yìngshānhóng)
- (Min Nan) 豆仔鳥/豆仔鸟
Derived terms
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