杜鹃啼血

Traditional: 杜鵑啼血

dù juān tí xuè

Dictionary entry

lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)

What does 杜鹃啼血 mean?

杜鹃啼血 (dù juān tí xuè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)

2fig. extreme grief

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杜Dùsurname Du 鹃juāncuckoo 啼tí(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly · (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech 血xiěsee 血[xue4]

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