cuckoo (bird); ancient Shu emperor
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cuckoo (bird name)
literaryThe name '杜宇' is a poetic or alternative name for the cuckoo (杜鹃), often used in classical literature.
Chūn春
mò末
xià夏
chū初
，
lín林
zhōng中
cháng常
cháng常
néng能
tīng听
jiàn见
Dù杜
yǔ宇
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
。
In late spring and early summer, the call of the cuckoo can often be heard in the forest.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
lǐ里
de的
'
Dù杜
yǔ宇
'
，
zhǐ指
de的
jiù就
shì是
dù杜
juān鹃
niǎo鸟
。
In this poem, 'Du Yu' refers to the cuckoo bird.