jū​jiū

osprey

  • created reference approved 雎鸠/雎鳩 → 关雎/關雎 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雎鸠 / 雎鳩 jū​jiū

    关雎 / 關雎 guān​jū

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 雎鸠/雎鳩 · jū​jiū · osprey — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雎鸠 / 雎鳩

    jū​jiū

    osprey

    (literary) a waterfowl mentioned in ancient texts, typically identified as the osprey or fish hawk (Pandion haliaetus)

    雎 (literal) → 雎 · jū · osprey 鸠 (literal) → 鸠/鳩 · jiū · turtledove

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 雎鸠/雎鳩 · jū​jiū · conjugal fidelity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雎鸠 / 雎鳩

    jū​jiū

    conjugal fidelity

    (figurative) a symbol of marital or conjugal fidelity, derived from the belief that these birds mate for life

    雎 (literal) → 雎 · jū · osprey 鸠 (literal) → 鸠/鳩 · jiū · turtledove

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense