剑鸻
jiàn héng
Pinyin

Definition

剑鸻
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jiàn héng
  1. (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

剑
jiàn
  1. 1 double-edged sword
  2. 2 CL:口[kǒu],把[bǎ]
  3. 3 classifier for blows of a sword
刀剑
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword
剑客
jiàn kè
  1. 1 swordsman
剑桥
Jiàn qiáo
  1. 1 Cambridge
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
  1. 1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
佩剑
pèi jiàn
  1. 1 sword
  2. 2 (fencing) saber
利剑
lì jiàn
  1. 1 sharp sword
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
剑川
Jiàn chuān
  1. 1 Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Dà lǐ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
剑川县
Jiàn chuān xiàn
  1. 1 Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Dà lǐ Bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
剑柄
jiàn bǐng
  1. 1 sword hilt
剑河
Jiàn hé
  1. 1 Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
剑法
jiàn fǎ
  1. 1 fencing
  2. 2 sword-play
剑术
jiàn shù
  1. 1 swordsmanship
剑道
jiàn dào
  1. 1 kendō (sports)
剑阁
Jiàn gé
  1. 1 Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guǎng yuán], Sichuan
剑阁县
Jiàn gé xiàn
  1. 1 Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[Guǎng yuán], Sichuan
剑龙
jiàn lóng
  1. 1 stegosaurus
唇枪舌剑
chún qiāng shé jiàn
  1. 1 fight a battle of words
  2. 2 cross verbal swords

Idioms (8)

刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
  1. 1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
项庄舞剑
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn
  1. 1 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn] in 206 BC)
  2. 2 fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
项庄舞剑，意在沛公
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng
  1. 1 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
  2. 2 an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

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