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雁
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Definitions
- 1. wild goose
Words Containing 雁
(bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
(bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
(bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
(bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi
(bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
Yanfeng district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan
Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi
(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)
Liu Binyan (1925-2005), journalist and novelist, condemned by Mao as rightist faction in 1957, subsequently dissident writer
Yanjiang district of Ziyang city 資陽市|资阳市[zī yáng shì], Sichuan
(bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser)
Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi
lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive
Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times
Yanjiang district of Ziyang city 資陽市|资阳市[zī yáng shì], Sichuan
(bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
wild goose
Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi
(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
without news from sb (idiom)
(bird species of China) brant goose (Branta bernicla)
Yanfeng district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an