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Definitions

  1. 1. turtledove
  2. 2. (literary) to gather

Words Containing 鸠

棕斑鸠
zōng bān jiū

(bird species of China) laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)

灰头绿鸠
huī tóu lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei)

红顶绿鸠
hóng dǐng lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae)

鸠山
jiū shān

Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name

鸠山由纪夫
jiū shān yóu jì fū

Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010

伊壁鸠鲁
yī bì jiū lǔ

Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

黑颏果鸠
hēi kē guǒ jiū

(bird species of China) black-chinned fruit dove (Ptilinopus leclancheri)

鸠鸽
jiū gē

dove

鸠摩罗什
jiū mó luó shí

Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts

鸣鸠
míng jiū

turtledove

鸠江
jiū jiāng

Jiujiang district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui

斑鸠
bān jiū

turtledove

鹁鸠
bó jiū

turtle dove or similar bird; (esp.) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

针尾绿鸠
zhēn wěi lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

山斑鸠
shān bān jiū

(bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

黄脚绿鸠
huáng jiǎo lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)

鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn

the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)

睢鸠
suī jiū

plover (Charadrius morinellus)

菲律宾鹃鸠
fēi lǜ bīn juān jiū

(bird species of China) Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)

楔尾绿鸠
xiē wěi lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)

绿皇鸠
lǜ huáng jiū

(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)

珠颈斑鸠
zhū jǐng bān jiū

(bird species of China) spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

厚嘴绿鸠
hòu zuǐ lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)

灰斑鸠
huī bān jiū

(bird species of China) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

绿翅金鸠
lǜ chì jīn jiū

(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)

斑尾鹃鸠
bān wěi juān jiū

(bird species of China) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)

小鹃鸠
xiǎo juān jiū

(bird species of China) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)

山皇鸠
shān huáng jiū

(bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)

孟德斯鸠
mèng dé sī jiū

Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher

欧斑鸠
ōu bān jiū

(bird species of China) European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)

火斑鸠
huǒ bān jiū

(bird species of China) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)

橙胸绿鸠
chéng xiōng lǜ jiū

(bird species of China) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)

鸠江区
jiū jiāng qū

Jiujiang district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui