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麻雀
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Definitions
- 1. sparrow
- 2. (dialect) mahjong
Words Containing 麻雀
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
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
fig. to act blindly
to dissect a sparrow
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)