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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雀* | 雀* | *雀
(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]
(dialect) sparrow
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?
to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization
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. 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
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom) / fig. to act blindly
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) / fig. completely deserted
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
(coll.) sparrow
"sparrow pecking" moxibustion technique (TCM)
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house!
(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom) / fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
(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
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?
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雟* | 雟* | *雟
sparrow / revolve / place name
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鷂* | 鷂* | *鷂
sparrow hawk / Accipiter nisus
(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸇* | 鸇* | *鸇
sparrow hawk / swift


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