gū

鸪

Character · NounTraditional鴣

partridge; used in bird names

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

used in 'bógū' (turtledove, oriental turtle dove)

This character is almost exclusively used in the compound 鹁鸪.

Shù树
lín林
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
le了
bó鹁
gū鸪
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
 。

The cooing of turtledoves could be heard from the woods.

Yǔ雨
guò过
tiān天
qíng晴
 ，
bó鹁
gū鸪
zài在
zhī枝
tóu头
gū咕
gū咕
de地
jiào叫
 。

After the rain cleared, the turtledoves were cooing on the branches.

2.

noun

used in 'zhègū' (Chinese francolin, partridge)

This character is almost exclusively used in the compound 鹧鸪.

Shān山
zhōng中
de的
zhè鹧
gū鸪
bèi被
jīng惊
fēi飞
le了
 。

The partridges in the mountains were startled into flight.

Zhè鹧
gū鸪
ròu肉
zài在
yuè粤
cài菜
zhōng中
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
 。

Partridge meat is famous in Cantonese cuisine.