jiān

鹣

Character · NounTraditional鶼

mythical lovebird

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a mythical lovebird; a fabled bird with one eye and one wing, said to always fly in pairs

literary

Used almost exclusively in the classical term "鹣鹣" or in literary expressions like "鹣鲽情深" to symbolize devoted love and inseparable partnership.

Gǔ古
dài代
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
yǒu有
yī一
zhǒng种
niǎo鸟
jiào叫
jiān鹣
jiān鹣
 。

In ancient legends, there is a bird called 'jianjian' (mythical lovebird).

Tā他
men们
fū夫
qī妻
liǎ俩
qíng情
shēn深
sì似
hǎi海
 ，
rú如
jiān鹣
dié鲽
yī一
bān般
 。

Their marital affection is as deep as the sea, like the lovebird and the fish (symbolizing inseparable love).

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Jiān鹣
jiān鹣
bǐ比
yì翼
 ，
yǒng永
bù不
fēn分
lí离
 。

The mythical lovebirds fly side by side, never to be separated.