"Birds" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 niǎo lèi birds
 qín lèi bird species / birds
 fēi qín birds
 qín niǎo birds / fowl
 qín generic term for birds and animals / birds / to capture (old)
 yǔ zú birds
 gē zi pigeon / dove / various birds of the family Columbidae
 qín shòu birds and animals / creature / beast (brutal person)
 ní nán (onom.) twittering of birds / whispering / murmuring
 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers
 míng jiào to emit a sound / (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc / (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound
 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone
 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport
 niǎo shòu birds and beasts / fauna
 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone
 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
 fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals / the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
 chòu wèi xiāng tóu to share vile habits / partners in notoriety / birds of a feather
 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
 míng to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
 yīng calling of birds
 zhuàn to sing (of birds or insects) / to warble / to chirp / to twitter
 zhōu twittering of birds
 zhé old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread
 gǔ to implicate / net for birds or fish
 bēi the Pycnonotidae or bulbul family of birds
 hè glistening plumage of birds
 zhī wings of birds / legs of animals
 rén qù lóu kōng the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom) / the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind / the place is deserted / the birds have flown
 wù yǐ lèi jù similar things come together (idiom) / like draws like / Birds of a feather flock together.
 zhēn qín qí shòu rare animals and birds
 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler
 luó què jué shǔ lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom) / fig. hard pressed for cash / on the verge of bankruptcy
 niǎo shòu sàn to scatter like birds and beasts
 yī shí èr niǎo to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
 niǎo lèi xué ornithology / study of birds
 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
 yú yīng name used for many fishing birds / cormorant / osprey
 fú net for catching birds
 sào chirping of birds
 sù náng crop (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)
 fó fǎ sēng mù Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills
 jī jiū (onom.) babble / twittering of birds
 zhāo zhā (onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by musical instruments, or birds twittering
 zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss
 kǒng lóng zǒng mù Dinosauria, superorder within class Sauropsida containing dinosaurs and birds
 dǎ niǎo to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds
 wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom) / Birds of a feather flock together.
 zǔ niǎo dinosaur ancestor of birds
 zǔ niǎo lèi dinosaur ancestors of birds
 luó jué to scrape around for money / hard pressed for cash / cf 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 / to net birds and dig for rats (idiom)
 Shé dǎo fù Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
 zǒu qín Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches
 fēi zhēng birds and beasts / the beasts of the field and the birds of the air / same as 飛禽走獸|飞禽走兽
 niǎo chóng shū bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书[zhuan4 shu1], but with characters decorated as birds and insects
 juān xíng mù Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo
 kūn péng kun and peng, large mythological birds
 jiān jiān lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other / fig. an inseparable couple
 hēi méi fù shé Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
  oiling of birds
  International Convention for the Protection of Birds
  Benelux Convention on the Hunting and Protection of Birds
 rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
 rú niǎo shòu sàn to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / to flee in all directions
 niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate
 niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate
 shā náng gizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)
 zuò niǎo shòu sàn lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to head off in various directions / to flee helter-skelter
 yī lù huò sè (pejorative) as detestable as each other / birds of a feather / cut from the same cloth
 zhāo zhā (literary) (onom.) combined twittering and chirping of many birds
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