Meaning of 杜鹃
杜鹃 means cuckoo (bird); azalea (plant). Pronounced dù juān.
- cuckoo (bird)
- azalea (plant)
Definitions & Examples
Chū初
xià夏
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
，
zǒng总
néng能
tīng听
jiàn见
dù杜
juān鹃
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
。
In early summer nights, you can always hear the call of the cuckoo.
Dù杜
juān鹃
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yì益
niǎo鸟
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā它
chī吃
máo毛
chóng虫
。
The cuckoo is a beneficial bird because it eats caterpillars.
Gǔ古
shī诗
cí词
lǐ里
cháng常
tí提
dào到
dù杜
juān鹃
niǎo鸟
，
jì寄
tuō托
sī思
xiāng乡
zhī之
qíng情
。
Cuckoos are often mentioned in classical poetry to express feelings of homesickness.