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鹄

Character · NounTraditional鵠

swan; metaphor for lofty aspirations

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Meanings

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1.

noun

swan

literary

A literary/classical term for a swan. It is also used metaphorically to describe someone with noble and lofty aspirations.

Hóng鸿
hú鹄
zhī之
zhì志
 ，
zhì志
zài在
qiān千
lǐ里
 。

The ambition of a swan is to soar a thousand miles.

Hú湖
biān边
yǒu有
jǐ几
zhī只
bái白
hú鹄
zài在
yōu优
yǎ雅
de地
yóu游
yì弋
 。

There are a few white swans swimming gracefully by the lake.

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Tā他
rú如
yī一
zhī只
gū孤
hú鹄
 ，
xiàng向
wǎng往
zhe着
gèng更
guǎng广
kuò阔
de的
tiān天
kōng空
 。

He is like a lone swan, yearning for a vaster sky.