鸟 类 niǎo lèi birds 禽 类 qín lèi bird species / birds 飞 禽 fēi qín birds 禽 鸟 qín niǎo birds / fowl 禽 generic term for birds and animals / birds / to capture (old) 羽 族 yǔ zú birds 鸽 子 gē zi pigeon / dove / various birds of the family Columbidae 禽 兽 qín shòu birds and animals / creature / beast (brutal person) 呢 喃 ní nán (onom.) twittering of birds / whispering / murmuring 花 鸟 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers 鸣 叫 míng jiào to emit a sound / (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc / (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound 一 举 两 得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone 野 味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 鸟 兽 niǎo shòu birds and beasts / fauna 只 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc 一 箭 双 雕 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone 比 翼 双 飞 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish 沉 鱼 落 雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts 飞 禽 走 兽 fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals / the beasts of the field and the birds of the air 臭 味 相 投 chòu wèi xiāng tóu to share vile habits / partners in notoriety / birds of a feather 鸟 尽 弓 藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose 鸣 to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) 嘤 calling of birds 啭 to sing (of birds or insects) / to warble / to chirp / to twitter 啁 twittering of birds 磔 old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]), now called 捺[na4] / sound made by birds (onom.) / (literary) to dismember (form of punishment) / to spread 罟 to implicate / net for birds or fish 鹎 the Pycnonotidae or bulbul family of birds 翯 glistening plumage of birds 胑 wings of birds / legs of animals 人 去 楼 空 rén qù lóu kōng the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom) / the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind / the place is deserted / the birds have flown 物 以 类 聚 wù yǐ lèi jù similar things come together (idiom) / like draws like / Birds of a feather flock together. 珍 禽 奇 兽 zhēn qín qí shòu rare animals and birds 百 鸟 朝 凤 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler 罗 雀 掘 鼠 luó què jué shǔ lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom) / fig. hard pressed for cash / on the verge of bankruptcy 鸟 兽 散 niǎo shòu sàn to scatter like birds and beasts 一 石 二 鸟 yī shí èr niǎo to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) 鸟 类 学 niǎo lèi xué ornithology / study of birds 金 丝 燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup 鱼 鹰 yú yīng name used for many fishing birds / cormorant / osprey 罦 net for catching birds 喿 chirping of birds 嗉 囊 sù náng crop (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc) 佛 法 僧 目 fó fǎ sēng mù Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills 唧 啾 jī jiū (onom.) babble / twittering of birds 嘲 哳 zhāo zhā (onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by musical instruments, or birds twittering 在 天 愿 做 比 翼 鸟 ， 在 地 愿 做 连 理 枝 zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss 恐 龙 总 目 kǒng lóng zǒng mù Dinosauria, superorder within class Sauropsida containing dinosaurs and birds 打 鸟 dǎ niǎo to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds 物 以 类 聚 ， 人 以 群 分 wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom) / Birds of a feather flock together. 祖 鸟 zǔ niǎo dinosaur ancestor of birds 祖 鸟 类 zǔ niǎo lèi dinosaur ancestors of birds 罗 掘 luó jué to scrape around for money / hard pressed for cash / cf 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 / to net birds and dig for rats (idiom) 蛇 岛 蝮 Shé dǎo fù Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds 走 禽 zǒu qín Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches 飞 征 fēi zhēng birds and beasts / the beasts of the field and the birds of the air / same as 飛禽走獸|飞禽走兽 鸟 虫 书 niǎo chóng shū bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书[zhuan4 shu1], but with characters decorated as birds and insects 鹃 形 目 juān xíng mù Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo 鹍 鹏 kūn péng kun and peng, large mythological birds 鹣 鹣 jiān jiān lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other / fig. an inseparable couple 黑 眉 蝮 蛇 hēi méi fù shé Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds 鸟 类 的 油 污 染 oiling of birds 国 际 鸟 类 保 护 公 约 International Convention for the Protection of Birds 鸟 类 狩 猎 和 保 护 比 荷 卢 公 约 Benelux Convention on the Hunting and Protection of Birds 人 为 财 死 ， 鸟 为 食 亡 rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich 如 鸟 兽 散 rú niǎo shòu sàn to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / to flee in all directions 鸟 不 拉 屎 ， 鸡 不 生 蛋 niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate 鸟 不 生 蛋 ， 狗 不 拉 屎 niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate 砂 囊 shā náng gizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc) 作 鸟 兽 散 zuò niǎo shòu sàn lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to head off in various directions / to flee helter-skelter 一 路 货 色 yī lù huò sè (pejorative) as detestable as each other / birds of a feather / cut from the same cloth 啁 哳 zhāo zhā (literary) (onom.) combined twittering and chirping of many birds
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