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?
燕雀相贺
yàn què xiàng hè
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) / fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house!
燕雀乌鹊
yàn què wū què
lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie / fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry / a bunch of nobodies
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?
解剖麻雀
jiě pōu má què
to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization
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) / small but complete in every detail
家麻雀
jiā má què
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
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[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
山麻雀
shān má què
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)
树麻雀
shù má què
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
爪哇禾雀
Zhǎo wā hé què
(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
石雀
shí què
(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
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)
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