鳴鳩
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Chinese[edit]
to cry (of birds) | turtle-dove; Turtur orientalis | ||
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trad. (鳴鳩) | 鳴 | 鳩 | |
simp. (鸣鸠) | 鸣 | 鸠 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
鳴鳩
- (Classical) turtledove
- 宛彼鳴鳩,翰飛戾天。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wǎn bǐ míngjiū, hànfēi lìtiān. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
宛彼鸣鸠,翰飞戾天。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]