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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雀* | 雀* | *雀
(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鹞* | 鹞* | *鹞
sparrow hawk / Accipiter nisus
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
"the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows / see also 打麻雀運動|打麻雀运动
lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) / fig. completely deserted
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鹯* | 鹯* | *鹯
sparrow hawk / swift
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雟* | 雟* | *雟
sparrow / revolve / place name
(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom) / fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house!
(coll.) sparrow
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)
the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进 aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
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?
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?
(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom) / fig. don't give up hope / if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
(dialect) sparrow
"sparrow pecking" moxibustion technique (TCM)
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom) / fig. to act blindly
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)


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