麻雀

má què

Definitions

1. sparrow
2. (dialect) mahjong

Words Containing 麻雀

• 家麻雀 jiā má què: (bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
• 山麻雀 shān má què: (bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)
• 打麻雀运动 dǎ má què yùn dòng: the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[dà yuè jìn] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
• 树麻雀 shù má què: (bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
• 解剖麻雀 jiě pōu má què: to dissect a sparrow
• 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què: fig. to act blindly
• 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán: the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)
• 黑胸麻雀 hēi xiōng má què: (bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
• 黑顶麻雀 hēi dǐng má què: (bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)

Child Words of 麻雀

• 麻 má: generic name for hemp, flax etc
• 雀 qiāo: a freckle
• 雀 què: (bound form) small bird