How to pronounce the word "jiu" [jiū]
How to pronounce the word "jiu"
What does "jiu" mean?
② Tongyu. gather.
③Stable. "Guoyu Yu 9": The common man said that you can learn from it and follow Zhao Zonghu!
④ The quantitative name of ancient land.
⑤ According to "Lu Shi Chun Qiu Tong Chuan Shen Shi": The dove is a vehicle that travels in the sand. Its characteristic should be that the wheels are very wide, which can prevent the wheels from sinking into the sand; at the same time, the wheels There are deep patterns on the contact surface with the ground to increase friction and prevent slipping when driving. Boats are used for water, carts are used for land, boats are used for painting, doves are used for sand, and trees are used for mountains. ――"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"
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What is a Turtledove?
Turtledove is the general name for birds of the genus Turtledove in the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae, and family Turtledove. . Body length 27-35 cm. The genus Turtle Dove is mainly distributed in Africa, with a few species in tropical southern Asia. The gray dove is distributed in the temperate regions of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to Japan. In recent years, it has expanded to other parts of Europe and various states in the United States. a-322/
The appearance is characterized by a black beak, the male bird's head to neck are mouse gray, and there is a black neck ring on the back. The back, chest and upper abdomen are light grape purple, and the flight feathers are black with white ends. The female bird is roughly like the male bird, but the outer edge of the black collar on the back of the neck is white. The feathers on the back and shoulders are thicker and grey-brown, and the feathers on the belly are lighter. (The male bird's body is generally light burgundy; while the female bird is mainly plain gray brown.)
What does it mean for a dove to occupy a magpie's nest?
Turtle doves cannot make nests. They often occupy magpies' nests. It is a metaphor for occupying other people's houses or occupying other people's positions. Also used as dove to seize the magpie's nest, dove to seize the magpie's nest, dove to occupy the magpie's nest, and to rob the magpie's nest.
The origin of the dove occupying the magpie nest
"The Book of Songs Zhaonan Magpie Nest": The Wei bird has a nest, and the Wei dove lives on it. Ji Yun of the Qing Dynasty wrote in "Notes of Yuewei Thatched Cottage (Part 4)": I paid for my own rent, so how could you get a dove to occupy the magpie's nest? "The Book of Songs Xiaoya Yellow Dove": The yellow magpie is majestic, and the dove is bright. Will it float in the clouds and support its trees in the abyss.
The two birds in the idiom "dove occupying the magpie's nest" are magpie and dove. Among them, the less controversial one is dove. The dove here does not refer to the turtle dove of the dove family. It refers to a kind of cuckoo commonly known as cuckoo, which was also called dove in ancient times. Lu Shuguang, a Maoist poet written by Lu Ji in the Wu Dynasty, said: Dove, also known as a dove. Today it is called cuckoo. In the Book of Songs Cao Feng, a dove is also used to lay eggs everywhere to describe the absence of a son: The dove is in the mulberry, and its son is in the plum tree. The dove is in the mulberry, and its son is in the thorn. The dove is in the mulberry, and its son is in the hazelnut.