A bird resembling a pigeon, often grayish-brown with spots on the back of its neck; eats seeds and grains.

Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

To seize what belongs to someone else; literally "the turtledove takes over the magpie's nest."

Japanese surname and place name

Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010.

to seize another's property or position; to reap where one has not sown

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

Jiujiang, a district of Wuhu City in Anhui province

A species of dove with a gray crown, neck spots, a purple breast, and white belly; it lives in forests and is a strong runner.

(idiom) looking gaunt and starved; describes a person who is extremely thin and haggard due to hunger

Jiujiang District, a district of Wuhu City in Anhui Province

To gather or call people together, often for a specific purpose; to band together.

a bird species native to China, scientific name Treron curvirostra

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689–1755), an influential French political philosopher known for his theory of the separation of powers

a bird species native to China (Macropygia ruficeps)

(bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)

(bird species of China) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)

(bird species of China) laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)

(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)

(bird species of China) European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)

red collared dove or red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)

(bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon; Treron phayrei

The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto), a bird species found across China and Europe

spotted dove; a bird species common throughout China and Southeast Asia (Spilopelia chinensis)

bird of prey, often identified as the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) or fishhawk; (modern) a plover or dotterel

(literary variant) a wood pigeon or turtle dove

white-bellied green pigeon; a bird species of China with the scientific name Treron sieboldii

(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon or Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae)

literary idiom meaning to take over another person's home or property; literally, the magpie builds a nest and the cuckoo or dove comes to live in it

(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)

(bird species of China) common emerald dove; Chalcophaps indica

(bird species of China) Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

the turtle dove occupies the magpie's nest; to take over someone else's property or position

(literary) A polite way to refer to one's own simple or crude home; literally "living like a turtledove".

Literally "the turtledove lives in the magpie's nest"; to seize or take over someone else's property, position, or achievements.

To gather or hire workers for a task; to call together laborers for a project.

To gather workers and prepare construction materials; specifically refers to the preparation work required before starting a building project.

(literary) a humble way of referring to oneself, literally meaning to be as clumsy as a dove at building a nest

Kumarajiva (c. 344-413); famous Buddhist monk and scholar from the Kingdom of Kucha who is celebrated as one of the four greatest translators of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.

variant of the name of the Buddhist monk and translator who lived from 344-413 AD

to gather people together and collect taxes from them

a walking stick with a handle carved in the shape of a pigeon; historically given to the elderly by the emperor as a symbol of longevity and protection against choking

To gather people together and lead them as a group

to assemble or muster a group of people, often used in a derogatory sense like a mob or for an illicit purpose

to gather or muster together; to assemble a group of people or resources

pigeons and doves; birds of the family Columbidae

A turtledove or pigeon; often appears in classical literature.