杜鹃花

杜鵑花
dùjuānhuā
noun #29,953

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
  2. 2 rhododendron

Examples

HSK 2
Dùjuānhuā shì Guìzhōu de shěng huā.
The azalea is the provincial flower of Guizhou.
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Měi dào chūntiān, shānpōshàng kāi mǎn le hóngsè de dùjuānhuā.
Every spring, the hillsides are covered in red azalea blossoms.

Tips

culture
杜鹃花 shares its name with the cuckoo bird (杜鹃). The legend says that a cuckoo cried until it bled, and its blood stained the flowers red - giving the plant a poetic, melancholy association in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

juān
huā