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

动物名。雀类。体型纤小，嘴圆锥形。雄鸟的头和背羽毛呈黑色；雌鸟则为暗褐色。以昆虫为食。能飞取抛掷的弹丸，人们常饲养以为戏。

重編國語辭典

  1. 燕和雀
  2. 花雀，花鸡，一种雀科燕雀属的鸟（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

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 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?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 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?
燕雀相贺 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!
燕雀处堂 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
苍头燕雀 cāngtóuyànquè (bird species of China) Eurasian chaffinch; common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
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