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鸠 (jiū) — (bound form) turtledove; any bird of the dove or pigeon family

Definition

鸠 is a bound-form literary/zoological word for turtledove or pigeon-family birds — it rarely stands alone and usually appears in set phrases like 斑鸠 or the chengyu 鸠占鹊巢.

bound form
(bound form) turtledoveany bird of the dove or pigeon family

Examples

  • 。
    Tā kàn jiàn yì zhī bān jiū.
    He saw a spotted dove.
  • “鸠”。
    Zhè ge chéng yǔ jiào "jiū zhàn què cháo".
    This idiom is called 'the turtledove occupies the magpie's nest'.
  • 鸠。
    Zhè zhǒng niǎo shǔ yú jiū gē kē.
    This bird belongs to the Columbidae family.
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