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棕尾伯劳
zōng wěi bó láo
Pinyin
Definition
棕尾伯劳
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zōng wěi bó láo
(bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
Related Words
(20)
伯
bà
1
variant of 霸[bà]
伯伯
bó bo
1
father's elder brother
2
uncle
大伯
dà bó
1
husband's older brother
2
brother-in-law
尾
wěi
1
tail
2
remainder
3
remnant
4
extremity
5
sixth of the 28 constellations
6
classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
1
tail
2
colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
尾牙
wěi yá
1
a year-end dinner for employees
尾声
wěi shēng
1
coda
2
epilogue
3
end
年尾
nián wěi
1
end of the year
棕色
zōng sè
1
brown
结尾
jié wěi
1
ending
2
coda
3
to wind up
追尾
zhuī wěi
1
to tailgate
2
to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
马尾
Mǎ wěi
1
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
1
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
亚伯拉罕
Yà bó lā hǎn
1
Abraham (name)
2
Abraham, father of Judaism and Islam in the Bible and Quran
3
same as Ibrahim 易卜拉辛
伯克利
Bó kè lì
1
Berkeley
伯南克
Bó nán kè
1
Bernanke (name)
2
Ben Shalom Bernanke (1953-), US economist, Chairman of Fed from 2006
伯明翰
Bó míng hàn
1
Birmingham
伯乐
Bó Lè
1
Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period)
2
a good judge of talent
3
talent scout
伯母
bó mǔ
1
wife of father's elder brother
2
aunt
3
(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
4
CL:個|个[gè]
伯爵
bó jué
1
earl
2
count
3
earldom or countship (old)
Idioms
(18)
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
1
lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
2
nothing to choose between them
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
1
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
2
fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
1
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
2
head-to-tail
3
one thing starts where the other leaves off
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
1
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
2
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
1
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
2
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
1
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
2
through and through
3
out and out
4
from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
1
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
2
to be well pleased with oneself
3
to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
1
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
1
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
2
to reveal one's evil nature
3
evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
1
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
2
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
1
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
2
afraid of the slightest thing
藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi
1
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
2
half-truths
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
1
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
2
fig. extremely dangerous situation
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
1
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
1
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
1
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi
1
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
2
fig. the pot calling the kettle black
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