埃及夜鹰
Āi jí yè yīng
Pinyin

Definition

埃及夜鹰
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Āi jí yè yīng
  1. (bird species of China) Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

夜
yè
  1. 1 variant of 夜[yè]
以及
yǐ jí
  1. 1 as well as
  2. 2 too
  3. 3 and
半夜
bàn yè
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 in the middle of the night
及
jí
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 to reach
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 in time for
夜店
yè diàn
  1. 1 nightclub
夜间
yè jiān
  1. 1 nighttime
  2. 2 evening or night (e.g. classes)
年夜饭
nián yè fàn
  1. 1 New Year's Eve family dinner
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
今夜
jīn yè
  1. 1 tonight
  2. 2 this evening
来得及
lái de jí
  1. 1 there's still time
  2. 2 able to do sth in time
前夜
qián yè
  1. 1 the eve
  2. 2 the night before
午夜
wǔ yè
  1. 1 midnight
及时
jí shí
  1. 1 in time
  2. 2 promptly
  3. 3 without delay
  4. 4 timely
及格
jí gé
  1. 1 to pass an exam or a test
  2. 2 to meet a minimum standard
埃及
Āi jí
  1. 1 Egypt
尘埃
chén āi
  1. 1 dust
夜半
yè bàn
  1. 1 midnight
夜场
yè chǎng
  1. 1 evening show (at theater etc)
夜夜
yè yè
  1. 1 every night
夜宵
yè xiāo
  1. 1 midnight snack

Idioms (20)

俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
  1. 1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
  2. 2 work especially hard
俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
  1. 1 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
伤及无辜
shāng jí wú gū
  1. 1 to harm the innocent (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
  1. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
夙夜匪懈
sù yè fěi xiè
  1. 1 to work from morning to night (idiom)
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
  1. 1 to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
  2. 2 to study diligently
  3. 3 to burn the candle at both ends
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
  1. 1 to stay out all night (idiom)
夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù
  1. 1 lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì
  1. 1 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
  1. 1 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
  1. 1 lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. foolish conceit
夜阑人静
yè lán rén jìng
  1. 1 the still of the night (idiom)
  2. 2 late at night
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)

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