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Definitions

  1. 1. bird
  2. 2. \bird\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)
  3. 3. (dialect) to pay attention to
  4. 4. (intensifier) damned
  5. 5. goddamn

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Words Containing 鸟

鸟巢
niǎo cháo

bird's nest

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo

to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)

三宝鸟
sān bǎo niǎo

(bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

三趾翠鸟
sān zhǐ cuì niǎo

(bird species of China) oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)

三趾啄木鸟
sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)

中国鸟类学会
zhōng guó niǎo lèi xué huì

China Ornithological Society

中华龙鸟
zhōng huá lóng niǎo

Sinosauropteryx, a small dinosaur that lived in what is now northeastern China during the early Cretaceous period

九官鸟
jiǔ guān niǎo

hill myna

九头鸟
jiǔ tóu niǎo

cunning or sly person

人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng

lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)

伯劳鸟
bó láo niǎo

shrike (family Laniidae)

低地绣眼鸟
dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo

(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)

作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn

lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)

候鸟
hòu niǎo

migratory bird

伤弓之鸟
shāng gōng zhī niǎo

see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jīng gōng zhī niǎo]

冠斑犀鸟
guān bān xī niǎo

(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

出头鸟
chū tóu niǎo

to stand out (among a group)

北椋鸟
běi liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)

厚嘴啄花鸟
hòu zuǐ zhuó huā niǎo

(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)

叉尾太阳鸟
chā wěi tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)

古盗鸟
gǔ dào niǎo

Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)

吸蜜鸟
xī mì niǎo

honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae)

和平鸟
hé píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)

啄木鸟
zhuó mù niǎo

woodpecker

啄花鸟
zhuó huā niǎo

flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae)

在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿做连理枝
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

坏鸟
huài niǎo

sinister person

夜鸟
yè niǎo

nocturnal bird

大嘴鸟
dà zuǐ niǎo

toucan

大拟啄木鸟
dà nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) great barbet (Megalaima virens)

大斑啄木鸟
dà bān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

大灰啄木鸟
dà huī zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

大金背啄木鸟
dà jīn bèi zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)

大鹏鸟
dà péng niǎo

roc (mythical bird of prey)

大黄冠啄木鸟
dà huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)

太平洋潜鸟
tài píng yáng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

太平鸟
tài píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

好鸟
hǎo niǎo

person of good character

如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn

lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)

始祖鸟
shǐ zǔ niǎo

Archaeopteryx

孤鸟
gū niǎo

lone bird

害鸟
hài niǎo

pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)

小太平鸟
xiǎo tài píng niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

小斑啄木鸟
xiǎo bān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

小星头啄木鸟
xiǎo xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)

小灰山椒鸟
xiǎo huī shān jiāo niǎo

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)

小军舰鸟
xiǎo jūn jiàn niǎo

(bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)

小鸟
xiǎo niǎo

small bird

小鸟依人
xiǎo niǎo yī rén

lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)

小鸟球
xiǎo niǎo qiú

(golf) birdie

岩雷鸟
yán léi niǎo

(bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

巨嘴鸟
jù zuǐ niǎo

toucan

布谷鸟
bù gǔ niǎo

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)

几维鸟
jī wéi niǎo

kiwi (bird) (loanword)

恐鸟
kǒng niǎo

monstrous bird

爱屋及鸟
ài wū jí niǎo

see 愛屋及烏|爱屋及乌[ài wū jí wū]

戴菊鸟
dài jú niǎo

kinglet

打鸟
dǎ niǎo

to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)

捕鸟蛛
bǔ niǎo zhū

tarantula

放鸟
fàng niǎo

to stand someone up

斑姬啄木鸟
bān jī zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)

斑文鸟
bān wén niǎo

(bird species of China) scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)

斑椋鸟
bān liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) pied myna (Gracupica contra)

斑翅椋鸟
bān chì liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spiloptera)

斑头大翠鸟
bān tóu dà cuì niǎo

(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)

斑头绿拟啄木鸟
bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)

星头啄木鸟
xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)

普通潜鸟
pǔ tōng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)

普通翠鸟
pǔ tōng cuì niǎo

(bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

暗绿绣眼鸟
àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

朱背啄花鸟
zhū bèi zhuó huā niǎo

(bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)

杜鹃鸟
dù juān niǎo

cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)

林子大了,什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu

it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)

柳雷鸟
liǔ léi niǎo

(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

栗啄木鸟
lì zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)

栗腹文鸟
lì fù wén niǎo

(bird species of China) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)

棕腹啄木鸟
zōng fù zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) rufous-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)

棕颈犀鸟
zōng jǐng xī niǎo

(bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)

椋鸟
liáng niǎo

starling

枪打出头鸟
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo

the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)

水鸟
shuǐ niǎo

waterbird

海鸟
hǎi niǎo

seabird

涉水鸟
shè shuǐ niǎo

a wading bird

渡渡鸟
dù dù niǎo

the dodo (extinct bird)

潜鸟
qián niǎo

loon (bird of genus Gavia)

火尾太阳鸟
huǒ wěi tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)

火烈鸟
huǒ liè niǎo

flamingo

灰喉山椒鸟
huī hóu shān jiāo niǎo

(bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)

灰山椒鸟
huī shān jiāo niǎo

(bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)

灰椋鸟
huī liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)

灰背椋鸟
huī bèi liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)

灰腹绣眼鸟
huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo

(bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)

灰头啄木鸟
huī tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)

灰头椋鸟
huī tóu liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)

乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng

fig. filial piety

犀鸟
xī niǎo

hornbill

琴鸟
qín niǎo

lyrebird

留鸟
liú niǎo

nonmigratory bird

白喉犀鸟
bái hóu xī niǎo
白斑军舰鸟
bái bān jūn jiàn niǎo

(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

白眉棕啄木鸟
bái méi zōng zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)

白翅啄木鸟
bái chì zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)

白背啄木鸟
bái bèi zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)

白胸苦恶鸟
bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo

(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)

白腰文鸟
bái yāo wén niǎo

(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)

白腹军舰鸟
bái fù jūn jiàn niǎo

(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)

白腹黑啄木鸟
bái fù hēi zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

百灵鸟
bǎi líng niǎo

skylark

益鸟
yì niǎo

beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)

看鸟人
kàn niǎo rén

a bird-watcher

知更鸟
zhī gēng niǎo

redbreast

短嘴山椒鸟
duǎn zuǐ shān jiāo niǎo

(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)

祖鸟
zǔ niǎo

dinosaur ancestor of birds

祖鸟类
zǔ niǎo lèi

dinosaur ancestors of birds

神鸟
shén niǎo

supernatural bird

禽鸟
qín niǎo

birds

穴鸟
xué niǎo

jackdaw (family Corvidae)

竹啄木鸟
zhú zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)

笨鸟先飞
bèn niǎo xiān fēi

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

笼鸟
lóng niǎo

a caged bird

笼鸟槛猿
lóng niǎo jiàn yuán

bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

粉红山椒鸟
fěn hóng shān jiāo niǎo

(bird species of China) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)

粉红椋鸟
fěn hóng liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus)

红喉潜鸟
hóng hóu qián niǎo

(bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)

红嘴椋鸟
hóng zuǐ liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus)

红嘴相思鸟
hóng zuǐ xiāng sī niǎo

(bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)

红寡妇鸟
hóng guǎ fu niǎo

(ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix)

红胸啄花鸟
hóng xiōng zhuó huā niǎo

(bird species of China) fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus)

红胁绣眼鸟
hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo

(bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)

红脚苦恶鸟
hóng jiǎo kǔ è niǎo

(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)

红脚鲣鸟
hóng jiǎo jiān niǎo

(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)

红颈绿啄木鸟
hóng jǐng lǜ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)

纹背捕蛛鸟
wén bèi bǔ zhū niǎo

(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)

纹胸啄木鸟
wén xiōng zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)

纯色啄花鸟
chún sè zhuó huā niǎo

(bird species of China) plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)

紫翅椋鸟
zǐ chì liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

紫背椋鸟
zǐ bèi liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)

紫色花蜜鸟
zǐ sè huā mì niǎo

(bird species of China) purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)

紫颊直嘴太阳鸟
zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)

丝光椋鸟
sī guāng liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)

绿喉太阳鸟
lǜ hóu tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)

翠鸟
cuì niǎo

kingfisher

老鸟
lǎo niǎo

veteran

圣贤孔子鸟
shèng xián kǒng zǐ niǎo

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

台湾拟啄木鸟
tái wān nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)

花冠皱盔犀鸟
huā guān zhòu kuī xī niǎo

(bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)

花腹绿啄木鸟
huā fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)

花鸟
huā niǎo

painting of birds and flowers

茶胸斑啄木鸟
chá xiōng bān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)

草木鸟兽
cǎo mù niǎo shòu

flora and fauna

菜鸟
cài niǎo

(coll.) sb new to a particular subject

蓝喉太阳鸟
lán hóu tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)

蓝喉拟啄木鸟
lán hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica)

蓝枕花蜜鸟
lán zhěn huā mì niǎo

(bird species of China) purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum)

蓝耳拟啄木鸟
lán ěr nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)

蓝耳翠鸟
lán ěr cuì niǎo

(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)

蓝脸鲣鸟
lán liǎn jiān niǎo

(bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)

蜂鸟
fēng niǎo

hummingbird

虫鸟叫声
chóng niǎo jiào shēng

chirp

褐喉食蜜鸟
hè hóu shí mì niǎo

(bird species of China) brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)

褐鲣鸟
hè jiān niǎo

(bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster)

观鸟
guān niǎo

birdwatching

猫声鸟
māo shēng niǎo

catbird

赏鸟
shǎng niǎo

birdwatching

赤红山椒鸟
chì hóng shān jiāo niǎo

(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)

赤胸啄木鸟
chì xiōng zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) crimson-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos cathpharius)

赤胸拟啄木鸟
chì xiōng nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)

迷鸟
mí niǎo

vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way)

辽宁古盗鸟
liáo níng gǔ dào niǎo

Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)

金背三趾啄木鸟
jīn bèi sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)

银耳相思鸟
yín ěr xiāng sī niǎo

(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)

银胸阔嘴鸟
yín xiōng kuò zuǐ niǎo

(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)

长嘴捕蛛鸟
cháng zuǐ bǔ zhū niǎo

(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

长尾山椒鸟
cháng wěi shān jiāo niǎo

(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)

长尾阔嘴鸟
cháng wěi kuò zuǐ niǎo

(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)

雀鸟
què niǎo

bird

双角犀鸟
shuāng jiǎo xī niǎo

(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

雷鸟
léi niǎo

capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)

飞鸟
fēi niǎo

bird

飞鸟时代
fēi niǎo shí dài

Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)

惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo

lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)

惊鸟
jīng niǎo

to scare a bird into flight

鳞喉绿啄木鸟
lín hóu lǜ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)

鳞腹绿啄木鸟
lín fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn

lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)

鸟不生蛋
niǎo bù shēng dàn

deserted (of a place)

鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ

lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)

鸟事
niǎo shì

damn thing

鸟人
diǎo rén

(vulgar) damned wretch

鸟叔
niǎo shū

nickname of Korean singer PSY

鸟嘌呤
niǎo piào lìng

guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)

鸟嘴
niǎo zuǐ

beak

鸟尾蛤
niǎo wěi gé

cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)

鸟居
niǎo jū

torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥居 \torii\)

鸟屋
niǎo wū

birdhouse

鸟击
niǎo jī

bird strike (aviation)

鸟松
niǎo sōng

Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

鸟松乡
niǎo sōng xiāng

Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

鸟枪
niǎo qiāng

flintlock musket

鸟枪换炮
niǎo qiāng huàn pào

bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously