杜鹃啼血 dù juān tí xuè

fig. plaintive lament; the cuckoo cries blood

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. plaintive lament
  2. 2. the cuckoo cries blood

Characters

Character Meaning
杜 dù HSK 6
surname Du; to prevent; to stop
鹃 juān
cuckoo
啼 tí
to cry; to weep aloud; to crow
血 xuè HSK 5
blood; colloquial pr. xiě