杜鹃啼血 in English du4 juan1 ti2 xue4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically extreme grief

Simplified Characters

杜 鹃 啼 血

Traditional Characters

杜 鵑 啼 血

Pinyin

du4 juan1 ti2 xue4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杜du4surname Du 鹃juan1cuckoo 啼ti2to cry 血xue4blood