燕雀

yàn què

Definitions

1. (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
2. (fig.) small fry

Words Containing 燕雀

• 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì: lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
• 燕雀乌鹊 yàn què wū què: lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry
• 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì: 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?
• 燕雀相贺 yàn què xiàng hè: lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
• 燕雀处堂 yàn què chù táng: lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
• 苍头燕雀 cāng tóu yàn què: (bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
• 处堂燕雀 chù táng yàn què: lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living

Child Words of 燕雀

• 雀 qiāo: a freckle
• 雀 què: (bound form) small bird