燕雀

yànquè
  1. (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
  2. (fig.) small fry

CEDICT

  1. bramble finch; brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
  2. swallow and sparrow

Wiktionary

動物名。雀類。體型纖小，嘴圓錐形。雄鳥的頭和背羽毛呈黑色；雌鳥則為暗褐色。以昆蟲為食。能飛取拋擲的彈丸，人們常飼養以為戲。

重編國語辭典

  1. 燕和雀
  2. 花雀，花雞，一種雀科燕雀屬的鳥（Fringillamontifringilla）

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 燕 yàn
  1. swallow (family Hirundinidae)
  2. old variant of 宴 yàn
=1 燕 yàn variant of 燕 yàn
2 雀 què
  1. (bound form) small bird
  2. sparrow
  3. also pr. qiǎo

Containing this entry

燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yànquèānzhīhónghúzhīzhì
  1. lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
  2. fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì 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?
燕雀相賀 yànquèxiànghè
  1. lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
  2. congratulations on your new house!
燕雀處堂 yànquèchùtáng
  1. lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. a fool's paradise
蒼頭燕雀 cāngtóuyànquè (bird species of China) Eurasian chaffinch; common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
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