麻雀 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 麻雀

麻雀

Definition sparrow / (dialect) mahjong

Usage

中文释义脊椎动物，鸟纲，文鸟科。体长约14厘米。喙黑色，圆锥状；足底、足背浅褐色。雌、雄羽色近似。头和颈部栗褐色，背部稍浅，满缀黑色条纹。尾呈小叉状。食谷类、杂草种子、昆虫等。分布很广。在中国几乎遍布平原和丘陵地带。

Characters 麻 má 雀 què/qiāo/qiǎo

COMMON WORDS WITH 麻雀
	麻雀虽小 ( 麻雀雖小 ) má què suī xiǎo although spadger is small / though sparrow is small ( 麻雀雖小 )

	解剖麻雀 jiě pōu má què lit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample

	麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 ( 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全 ) má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom). / small but complete in every detail ( 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全 )

	黑胸麻雀 hēi xiōng má què (bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

	黑顶麻雀 ( 黑頂麻雀 ) hēi dǐng má què (bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri) ( 黑頂麻雀 )

	山麻雀 shān má què (bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)

	打麻雀运动 ( 打麻雀運動 ) Dǎ Má què Yùn dòng the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進\|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows ( 打麻雀運動 )

	树麻雀 ( 樹麻雀 ) shù má què (bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) ( 樹麻雀 )

	闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 ( 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 ) bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom) / fig. to act blindly ( 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 )

	家麻雀 jiā má què (bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
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