处处闻啼鸟

處處聞啼鳥

chùchùwéntíniǎo

phrase

Meanings

1 everywhere one hears the chirping of birds
2 birdsong heard on every side
3 (lit.) everywhere, hear crying birds

Characters

Examples

春天清晨的公园里，处处闻啼鸟，令人心情舒畅。

Chūntiān qīngchén de gōngyuán lǐ, chù chù wén tí niǎo, lìng rén xīnqíng shūchàng.

On a spring morning in the park, birdsong fills the air — the mood it creates is wonderful.

她搬到乡下，每天处处闻啼鸟，再也不想回城里。

Tā bān dào xiāngxià, měi tiān chù chù wén tí niǎo, zài yě bù xiǎng huí chéng lǐ.

After moving to the countryside, she hears birds everywhere each day — she never wants to go back to the city.

Tips

history

From Meng Haoran's (孟浩然) Tang-dynasty poem 《春晓》 (Spring Dawn). Full quatrain: 『春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。夜来风雨声，花落知多少』— 'Spring sleep, I didn't notice the dawn; everywhere I hear the crying birds. Last night came the sound of wind and rain — how many blossoms fell?' One of the most memorized poems in Chinese primary schools.

usage

Evokes a fresh spring morning. Often quoted on its own for any scene saturated with birdsong. The 啼 here means 'to call/cry' (of birds), not 'to weep.'

Stroke Order

处 chù

闻 wén

啼 tí

鸟 niǎo