tí𫛸（啼）jué𫛞（鴂）
𫛸（啼）
𫛞（鴂）
archaic
literary
zoology
Meaning of 𫛸𫛞
𫛸𫛞 means cuckoo (specifically the common cuckoo or lesser cuckoo); an archaic literary term for the cuckoo bird. Pronounced tí jué.
- cuckoo (specifically the common cuckoo or lesser cuckoo); an archaic literary term for the cuckoo bird
Definitions & Examples
《
Chǔ楚
cí辞
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
tí啼
jué鴃
，
jiù就
shì是
jīn今
tiān天
suǒ所
shuō说
de的
dù杜
juān鹃
。
The 'tijué' mentioned in the Songs of Chu refers to what is today called the cuckoo.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
de的
tí啼
jué鴃
，
cháng常
yǐ以
bēi悲
míng鸣
xiàng象
zhēng征
lí离
chóu愁
bié别
xù绪
。
In ancient texts, the cuckoo (tijué) often symbolized sorrow and parting through its mournful cry.
Shī诗
rén人
xiě写
dào道
：
Shān「
zhōng山
tīng中
qǔ听
tí取
jué啼
shēng鴃
zhī声
，
shì知
chūn是
guī春
rì归
日
。
」
The poet wrote: 'Hearing the cuckoo's cry in the mountains, I know it is the day spring returns.'