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bird
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a freckle / lentigo
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(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]
(bird species of China) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti)
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) white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)
(bird species of China) black-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi)
(bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
(bird species of China) Père David's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)
(Tw) (name) Chelsea
(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)
Nyitso Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
(bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
(coll.) sparrow
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
cheering excitedly (idiom) / jubilant
(bird species of China) Asian rosy finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
Pavo (constellation)
(bird species of China) Taiwan fulvetta (Fulvetta formosana)
lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) / fig. completely deserted
(bird species of China) great tit (Parus major)
(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization
finch (family Fringillidae)
peafowl; peacock
(bird species of China) red avadavat (Amandava amandava)
(bird species of China) Chinese beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus)
(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)
(bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)
(bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)
(bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)
to be a noise in the world / to acquire notoriety
(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)
(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
(bird species of China) sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea)
(bird species of China) reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei)
(bird species of China) Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)
elated / overjoyed
night blindness
(bird species of China) plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)
(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
(bird species of China) pale-billed parrotbill (Suthora atrosuperciliaris)
(bird species of China) Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus)
(bird species of China) rufous-throated fulvetta (Schoeniparus rufogularis)
(bird species of China) coal tit (Periparus ater)
(bird species of China) Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)
(bird species of China) brown-throated fulvetta; Ludlow's fulvetta (Fulvetta ludlowi)
(bird species of China) golden-breasted fulvetta (Lioparus chrysotis)
(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
(bird species of China) vinous-throated parrotbill (Suthora webbiana)
(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)
(bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
(bird species of China) grey-crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous)
canary
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
(bird species of China) Blanford's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi)
(bird species of China) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
Nestlé
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry
(bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
broom / furze (family Fabaceae)
(bird species of China) black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus)
(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)
(bird species of China) rufous-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis bakeri)
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
(bird species of China) Mongolian finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)
(bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)
(bird species of China) rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
order Passeriformes (perching birds)
freckles
(bird species of China) Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
(bird species of China) hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
(bird species of China) David's fulvetta (Alcippe davidi)
(bird species of China) pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
(bird species of China) Sharpe's rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii)
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) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
(bird species of China) red-mantled rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)
(bird species of China) European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
(bird species of China) Tibetan serin (Spinus thibetanus)
(bird species of China) brown-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala)
(bird species of China) Sillem's mountain finch (Leucosticte sillemi)
a freckle / lentigo
(bird species of China) collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques)
(bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
(bird species of China) great parrotbill (Paradoxornis aemodium)
(bird species of China) varied tit (Sittiparus varius)
(bird species of China) Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)
(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
(bird species of China) rufous-tailed babbler (Moupinia poecilotis)
(bird species of China) willow tit (Poecile montanus)
(bird species of China) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
(bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
(bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)

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