This card introduces the Chinese character “鳩”, pronounced “jiū”, meaning turtle-dove.
此卡介紹漢字「鳩」，讀作「jiū」，意為斑鳩。
| Expression | 鳩 |
|---|---|
| Cangjie | 大弓竹日火 |
| Meaning | turtle-dove/Turtur orientalis/penis (slang, esp. Cantonese) |
| Story | slightly rewrite "the 12 days of Christmas" to include more birds. You can never have enough birds. |
| Reading | gau1,kau2 |
| Number | 3346 |
| Pinyin | jiū |
Tags: grade_8
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