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杜dou6鵑gyun1

simp杜鹃
dou6 gyun1dù juān

English

  1. cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟)
  2. Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)
  3. cuckoo ----
  4. azalea, rhododendron

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 動物名;鳥綱鵑形目;口大,上嘴末端稍曲,條尾有長羽毛;兩隻內腳趾向前,兩隻外腳趾向後(對趾型);叫聲相對簡單,有啲似口哨或者長笛聲(量詞:隻)
  2. 一種常綠灌木嘅花,通常喺春天、夏天開,有紅、紫、白等顏色,啲葉呈橢圓形(量詞:朵)

Examples

  • 杜鵑花很漂亮。

    Azaleas are beautiful.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 植物園內種植了 450 多株杜鵑花,還有楓樹、美國榆樹和鐵杉等樹木,用於景觀美化。

    The arboretum includes more than 450 azaleas for landscaping, but also trees like maples, American elms, and hemlocks.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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