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鸿鹄

hóng hú
Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. swan
  2. 2. person with noble aspirations

Words Containing 鸿鹄

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?

Child Words of 鸿鹄

鸿
hóng

eastern bean goose

鹄
gǔ

goal

鹄
hú

swan