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鹄

gǔ

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Definitions

1. goal
2. target

Words Containing 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)

to respectfully await

bull's-eye

swan

kè hú lèi wù

to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (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?

(white) swan