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燕雀

yàn què

Meanings

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yàn què
  1. 1.(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
  2. 2.(fig.) small fry

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.bramble finch; brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
  2. 2.swallow and sparrow
  3. 3.swallow (bird)

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Components

燕廿北口灬
雀少隹

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Characters

燕雀

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Synonyms

花雞花雀芒東仔芒東芒東鳥燕玄鳥燕子小燕兒燕兒小燕子燕的的沙燕兒燕雞子燕雞兒燕雞雞燕嘰子燕子鳥小燕燕仔燕子仔胡燕兒燕了燕鳥燕仔鳥烏燕仔燕囝子燕

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Derived terms

掩目而捕燕雀燕雀安知鴻鵠志燕雀安知鸿鹄志鴻鵠之志鸿鹄之志

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Related words

苍头燕雀 (bird species of China) Eurasian chaffinch; common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)燕雀处堂 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living燕雀相贺 lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project处堂燕雀 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 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?