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杜鹃啼血

dù juān tí xuèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom) / fig. extreme grief
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

杜鵑啼血 杜鹃啼血 [du4 juan1 ti2 xue4] /lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)/fig. extreme grief/

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Other forms in these source records: 杜鵑啼血

  • 杜
    dù

    birchleaf pear (tree) / to stop / to prevent / to restrict

    Dù

    surname Du

  • 鹃
    juān

    cuckoo

  • 啼
    tí

    (bound form) to cry / to weep loudly / (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow / to hoot / to screech

  • 血
    xuè

    blood (CL:滴[dī]) / colloquial pr. [xiě] or [xuě]

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