语关关

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yǔguānguān

adjective

Meanings

1 warbling (of birdsong)
2 sweetly twittering

Characters

(onomatopoeia for bird call)

(onomatopoeia for bird call)

Examples

清晨林间，百鸟语关关。

Qīngchén lín jiān, bǎi niǎo yǔguānguān.

At dawn in the woods, countless birds were softly warbling.

他仿佛听见窗外语关关的鸟鸣。

Tā fǎngfú tīngjiàn chuāng wài yǔguānguān de niǎo míng.

He seemed to hear the warbling of birds outside the window.

Tips

history

Echoes the opening of 《诗经·周南·关雎》: 关关雎鸠. 关关 is onomatopoeia for the call of the osprey — one of the most famous lines in the Chinese classics.

Stroke Order

语 yǔ

关 guān