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Trad. 鳥
- bird
- CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]
- "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)
- (dialect) to pay attention to
- (intensifier) damned
- goddamn
Trad. 雷鳥
- capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)
- thunderbird (in native American mythology)
Trad. 鳥居
- torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥居 "torii")
Trad. 迷鳥
- vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way)
- a vagrant
Trad. 打鳥
- to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)
- to photograph birds
Trad. 恐鳥
- monstrous bird
- moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
Trad. 小鳥
- small bird
- young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick)
- (fig.) penis (kiddie term)
- (golf) birdie
Trad. 害鳥
- pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
Trad. 好鳥
- person of good character
- nice person
- bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage
Trad. 壞鳥
- sinister person
- unsavory character
- broken (not in working order)
Trad. 北椋鳥
- (bird species of China) Daurian starling; purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)
Trad. 和平鳥
- (bird species of China) Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
Trad. 鳥嘌呤
- guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)
Trad. 柳雷鳥
- (bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
Trad. 斑文鳥
- (bird species of China) scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Trad. 斑椋鳥
- (bird species of China) Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra)
Trad. 灰椋鳥
- (bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
Trad. 鳥蟲書
- bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书[zhuan4 shu1], but with characters decorated as birds and insects
Trad. 褐鰹鳥
- (bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Trad. 九官鳥
- (Tw) (bird species of China) common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
Trad. 太平鳥
- (bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Trad. 九頭鳥
- legendary bird with nine heads (old)
- cunning or sly person
Trad. 五色鳥
- see 臺灣擬啄木鳥|台湾拟啄木鸟[Tai2 wan1 ni3 zhuo2 mu4 niao3]
Trad. 啄花鳥
- flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae)
Trad. 布谷鳥
- cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
- same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[du4 juan1 niao3]
Trad. 岩雷鳥
- (bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
Trad. 小鳥胃
- (fig.) small appetite; sb with a small appetite
Trad. 三寶鳥
- (bird species of China) Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
Trad. 普通潛鳥
- (bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)
Trad. 普通翠鳥
- (bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Trad. 黑領椋鳥
- (bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
Trad. 黑頭文鳥
- (bird species of China) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
Trad. 竹啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
Trad. 作鳥獸散
- lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
- fig. to head off in various directions
- to flee helter-skelter
Trad. 絲光椋鳥
- (bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)
Trad. 紅喉潛鳥
- (bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
Trad. 紅嘴椋鳥
- (bird species of China) Burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus)
Trad. 藍耳翠鳥
- (bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
Trad. 藍臉鰹鳥
- (bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
Trad. 黑冠椋鳥
- (bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
Trad. 如鳥獸散
- lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
- fig. to flee in all directions
Trad. 飛鳥時代
- Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
Trad. 驚弓之鳥
- lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
Trad. 紅寡婦鳥
- (ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix)
Trad. 傷弓之鳥
- see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3]
Trad. 黑啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
Trad. 黑喉潛鳥
- (bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
Trad. 籠鳥檻猿
- bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
Trad. 烏鳥私情
- lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
- fig. filial piety
Trad. 冠斑犀鳥
- (bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
Trad. 中華龍鳥
- Sinosauropteryx, a small dinosaur that lived in what is now northeastern China during the early Cretaceous period
Trad. 棕頸犀鳥
- (bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)
Trad. 小太平鳥
- (bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
Trad. 鳥槍換炮
- bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
Trad. 灰山椒鳥
- (bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
Trad. 鳥盡弓藏
- lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
Trad. 鳥腳下目
- Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
Trad. 鳥腳亞目
- Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)
Trad. 斑翅椋鳥
- (bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spilopterus)
Trad. 鳥語花香
- lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
Trad. 灰背椋鳥
- (bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)
Trad. 小軍艦鳥
- (bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Trad. 栗啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)
Trad. 雙角犀鳥
- (bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
Trad. 灰頭椋鳥
- (bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)
Trad. 栗腹文鳥
- (bird species of China) tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca)
Trad. 紫翅椋鳥
- (bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Trad. 紫背椋鳥
- (bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)
Trad. 紅腳鰹鳥
- (bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
Trad. 粉紅椋鳥
- (bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus)
Trad. 三趾翠鳥
- (bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
Trad. 白腰文鳥
- (bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
Trad. 笨鳥先飛
- lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
Trad. 小鳥依人
- lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
- fig. cute and helpless-looking
Trad. 黃嘴潛鳥
- (bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
Trad. 白喉犀鳥
- (bird species of China) Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)
Trad. 鴕鳥政策
- ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)
Trad. 一石二鳥
- to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
Trad. 藍枕花蜜鳥
- (bird species of China) purple-naped spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum)
Trad. 小灰山椒鳥
- (bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
Trad. 星頭啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus)
Trad. 綠喉太陽鳥
- (bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
Trad. 厚嘴啄花鳥
- (bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
Trad. 長嘴捕蛛鳥
- (bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
Trad. 藍翅八色鳥
- (bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)
Trad. 大灰啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
Trad. 紅嘴相思鳥
- (bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
Trad. 朱背啄花鳥
- (bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
Trad. 白斑軍艦鳥
- (bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
Trad. 紋背捕蛛鳥
- (bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
Trad. 暗綠繡眼鳥
- (bird species of China) Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex)
Trad. 紋胸啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)
Trad. 長尾山椒鳥
- (bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
Trad. 棕腹啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) rufous-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
Trad. 長尾闊嘴鳥
- (bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
Trad. 銀耳相思鳥
- (bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
Trad. 灰喉山椒鳥
- (bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)
Trad. 銀胸闊嘴鳥
- (bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)
Trad. 黃肛啄花鳥
- (bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
Trad. 斑姬啄木鳥
- (bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
Trad. 黃腰太陽鳥
- (bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
Trad. 褐喉食蜜鳥
- (bird species of China) brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)
Trad. 鳥疫衣原體
- Chlamydia ornithosis
Trad. 黃腹啄花鳥
- (bird species of China) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanozanthum)
Trad. 聖賢孔子鳥
- Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
Trad. 黃腹花蜜鳥
- (bird species of China) garden sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)