鵾雞

Attested earliest in the Chu Ci and Guanzi (translated based on Rickett, 1998):

• 鴈廱廱而南遊兮，鵾鷄啁哳而悲鳴。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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  鴈廱廱而南游兮，鹍鸡啁哳而悲鸣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

  From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

  Yàn yōngyōng ér nán yóu xī, kūnjī zhōuzhā ér bēi míng.

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• 鵝鶩之舍近，鵾雞鵠䳈之通遠，鵠鵾之所在，君請式璧而聘之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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  鹅鹜之舍近，鹍鸡鹄䳈之通远，鹄鹍之所在，君请式璧而聘之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

  From: Guanzi, 5^th century BCE to 220 CE

  É wù zhī shè jìn, kūnjī hú bǎo zhī tōng yuǎn, hú kūn zhī suǒzài, jūn qǐng shì bì ér pìn zhī.

  Resting places for geese and ducks are near by, but jungle fowls / cranes, game cocks, swans, and bustards fly far away. I suggest you used jade bi 璧 to invite peopleliving where there are swans and jungle fowls / cranes to come to court.

鵾雞

1. (literary) a bird resembling the crane

• 鵾雞絃