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lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
HSK 7-9
(bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
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) streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)
(bird species of China) Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
(bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)
(bird species of China) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
(bird species of China) Chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)
(bird species of China) great tit (Parus major)
(bird species of China) Nepal fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)
canary
a freckle / lentigo
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
night blindness
bird
(bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
peafowl; peacock
(bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Suthora zappeyi)
(bird species of China) grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis)
(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky) / (Daoism) the guardian deity of the south
rosefinch (genus Carpodacus)
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a freckle / lentigo
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(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]
(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) red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
(bird species of China) white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
tit
(bird species of China) grey-hooded fulvetta (Fulvetta cinereiceps)
(bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)
(bird species of China) Sharpe's rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii)
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
excited / in high spirits
lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) / fig. completely deserted
(Tw) (name) Chelsea
broom / furze (family Fabaceae)
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
(coll.) sparrow
(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
freckles
(bird species of China) collared grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
Chola Mountains in Sichuan
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry
(bird species of China) Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
Nestlé
(bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house!
night blindness (dialect)
(bird species of China) pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
(bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
(bird species of China) Blanford's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi)
(bird species of China) reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei)
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)
(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
(bird species of China) Père David's tit; rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi)
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
(bird species of China) Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor)
(bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)
(bird species of China) common linnet (Linaria cannabina)
(bird species of China) besra (Accipiter virgatus)
(bird species of China) spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
(bird species of China) vinous-throated parrotbill (Suthora webbiana)
(bird species of China) ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
(bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
(bird species of China) Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)
(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?
(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
(bird species of China) varied tit (Sittiparus varius)
(bird species of China) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)
(bird species of China) red avadavat (Amandava amandava)
(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family
(bird species of China) David's fulvetta (Alcippe davidi)
(bird species of China) willow tit (Poecile montanus)
(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)
(bird species of China) Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)
(bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
(bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)
(bird species of China) red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala)
Peacock River in Xinjiang
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)
(bird species of China) dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii)
(bird species of China) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)
(bird species of China) white-browed tit-warbler (Leptopoecile sophiae)
(bird species of China) Tibetan rosefinch (Carpodacus roborowskii)
(bird species of China) brown bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis)
(bird species of China) black-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi)
(bird species of China) Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens)
(bird species of China) baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
(bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus)
(bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)

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