杜荀鹤 杜荀鶴

杜

• 杜绝 杜絕 dù jué ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ dou6 zyut6 to put an end to
• 杜仲 dù zhòng ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ dou6 zung6 eucommia (a kind of rubber tree)
• 杜口 dù kǒu ㄉㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ dou6 hau2 to remain silent
• 杜哈 Dù hā ㄉㄨˋ ㄏㄚ dou6 haa1 Doha, capital of Qatar (Tw)
• 杜塞 dù sè ㄉㄨˋ ㄙㄜˋ dou6 sak1 to stop

荀

• 荀子 Xún zǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄗˇ seon1 zi2 Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher
• 荀彧 Xún Yù ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄩˋ seon1 juk1 Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms

鹤 鶴

• 仙鹤 仙鶴 xiān hè ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˋ sin1 hok6 red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
• 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4 a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
• 乘鹤 乘鶴 chéng hè ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˋ sing4 hok6 to fly on a crane
• 火鹤 火鶴 huǒ hè ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄜˋ fo2 hok6 flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
• 灰鹤 灰鶴 huī hè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄜˋ fui1 hok6 (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)

• 杜鹃啼血 杜鵑啼血 dù juān tí xuè ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄢ ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄩㄝˋ dou6 gyun1 tai4 hyut3 lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)
• 杜门不出 杜門不出 dù mén bù chū ㄉㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ dou6 mun4 bat1 ceot1 (idiom) to shut oneself indoors; to avoid social contact; to cut oneself off from the outside world
• 防微杜渐 防微杜漸 fáng wēi dù jiàn ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fong4 mei4 dou6 zim6 to nip in the bud (idiom)

• 风声鹤唳 風聲鶴唳 fēng shēng hè lì ㄈㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ fung1 sing1 hok6 leoi6 lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
• 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4 a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
• 驾鹤西去 駕鶴西去 jià hè xī qù ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˋ gaa3 hok6 sai1 heoi3 lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise