鹄

gǔ

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gǔ goal; target hú swan

Definitions

1. goal
2. target

Words Containing 鹄

• 刻鹄类鹜 kè hú lèi wù: to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
• 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?
• 白鹄 bái hú: (white) swan
• 鸿鹄 hóng hú: swan
• 鹄候 hú hòu: to respectfully await
• 鹄的 gǔ dì: bull's-eye