cu cu

Tiếng chim cu cu vang lên trong rừng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cuckoo: A type of bird belonging to the family Cuculidae, known for its distinctive call and, in many species, its brood parasitic behavior where it lays eggs in the nests of other birds.
   • Cuckoo call: The characteristic sound made by this bird.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tiếng chim cu cu vang lên trong rừng. (The call of the cuckoo echoed in the forest.)
  • Chim cu cu thường đẻ trứng vào tổ của loài chim khác. (The cuckoo often lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tiếng kêu cu cu": The cuckoo's call.
  • Mỗi buổi sáng, tôi đều nghe thấy tiếng kêu cu cu. (Every morning, I hear the cuckoo's call.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chim cu cu (n): The full, common term for the cuckoo bird.
• Họ Cu cu (n): The biological family Cuculidae (cuckoo family).

Synonyms

• Chim tu hú (n): A specific type of cuckoo common in Vietnam (often the Asian koel, ), also known for its loud call and brood parasitism.
• Chim bắt cô trói cột (n, regional/folk name): A folk name for the cuckoo in some Vietnamese regions.

Related Idioms

• Nói như cu cu / Nói như vẹt: To talk like a parrot/cuckoo; to repeat things mindlessly without understanding.
  • Đừng có nói như cu cu, hãy suy nghĩ trước khi phát biểu. (Don't just repeat things mindlessly, think before you speak.)