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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