雞鳴
Chinese
fowl; chicken | to cry (of birds) | ||
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trad. (雞鳴) | 雞 | 鳴 | |
simp. (鸡鸣) | 鸡 | 鸣 |
Pronunciation
Verb
雞鳴
- (literary, of a rooster) to crow
- 風雨淒淒,雞鳴喈喈。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fēngyǔ qīqī, jīmíng jiējiē. [Pinyin]
- Cold are the wind and the rain,
And shrilly crows the cock.
风雨凄凄,鸡鸣喈喈。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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