杜鹃鸟
杜鹃鸟杜鵑鳥 dù juān niǎo ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄢ ㄋㄧㄠˇ dou6 gyun1 niu5
- cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
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More words with these characters
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
- 杜威 Dù Wēi ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄟ dou6 wai1 Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
鹃
- 噪鹃噪鵑 zào juān ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄢ cou3 gyun1 (bird species of China) Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
- 杜鹃杜鵑 dù juān ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄢ dou6 gyun1 cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟)
- 乌鹃烏鵑 wū juān ㄨ ㄐㄩㄢ wu1 gyun1 (bird species of China) square-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris)
- 鹰鹃鷹鵑 yīng juān ㄧㄥ ㄐㄩㄢ jing1 gyun1 (bird species of China) large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides)
- 北鹰鹃北鷹鵑 běi yīng juān ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄥ ㄐㄩㄢ bak1 jing1 gyun1 (bird species of China) rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)
- 周瘦鹃周瘦鵑 Zhōu Shòu juān ㄓㄡ ㄕㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄢ zau1 sau3 gyun1 Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 笨鸟先飞笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 惊弓之鸟驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ging1 gung1 zi1 niu5 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- 笼鸟槛猿籠鳥檻猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ lung4 niu5 haam5 jyun4 bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
- 鸟尽弓藏鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄤˊ niu5 zeon6 gung1 cong4 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
- 鸟枪换炮鳥槍換炮 niǎo qiāng huàn pào ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄠˋ niu5 coeng1 wun6 paau3 bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously