Word: 斑鸠 (bānjiū) Traditional: 斑鳩 斑鸠 dictionary entry bānjiū turtledove Full dictionary entry for 斑鸠 Example sentences using 斑鸠 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 斑鸠不下树，嗉子里有食 bānjiū búxià shù, sùzi li yǒu shí the turtle dove won't come down from the tree: its crop has food 笼子里的斑鸠，不知春秋 lóngzi lǐ de bānjiū, bùzhī chūnqiū a turtledove in a cage: doesn't know spring from autumn