四声杜鹃

sì shēng dù juān

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Definitions

  1. 1. (bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)

Child Words of 四声杜鹃

四
sì

four

声
shēng

sound

四声
sì shēng

the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声

杜
dù

birchleaf pear (tree)

杜鹃
dù juān

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟)

鹃
juān

cuckoo