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杜鹃啼血
杜鵑啼血
dùjuāntíxuè
1. the cuckoo cries blood
2. fig. plaintive lament

Character Breakdown

杜
dù
to prevent, to restrict, to stop; surname
HSK 6 7 丶
鹃
juān
cuckoo
12 丶
啼
tí
to weep, to whimper; to howl; to crow
12 丶
血
xuè
blood
HSK 5 6 丶

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