| 四声杜鹃 |
sì shēng dù juān |
(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) |
| 四 |
sì |
four / 4 |
| 四声 |
sì shēng |
the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平声, rising tone 上声, departing tone 去声 and entering tone 入声 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin |
| 声 |
shēng |
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds |
| 杜 |
Dù |
surname Du |
| 杜 |
dù |
birchleaf pear (tree) / to stop / to prevent / to restrict |
| 杜鹃 |
dù juān |
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鹃鸟) / Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鹃花) |
| 鹃 |
juān |
cuckoo |