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