汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 燕雀
yàn què
燕雀
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry
云雀
鸿鹄
〈名〉鸟，身体小，嘴圆锥形，喉和胸褐色，雄的头和背黑色，雌的头和背暗褐色，边缘浅黄色。吃昆虫和植物种子等。
燕 yàn/yān 雀 què/qiāo/qiǎo
COMMON WORDS WITH 燕雀
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 ( 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 )
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
( 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 )
燕雀相贺 ( 燕雀相賀 )
yàn què xiàng hè
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house!
( 燕雀相賀 )
处堂燕雀 ( 處堂燕雀 )
chù táng yàn què
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
( 處堂燕雀 )
燕雀处堂 ( 燕雀處堂 )
yàn què chù táng
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
( 燕雀處堂 )
燕雀乌鹊 ( 燕雀烏鵲 )
yàn què wū què
lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry / a bunch of nobodies
( 燕雀烏鵲 )
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 ( 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 )
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
( 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 )
苍头燕雀 ( 蒼頭燕雀 )
cāng tóu yàn què
(bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
( 蒼頭燕雀 )
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