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红尾歌鸲
hóng wěi gē qú
Pinyin
Definition
红尾歌鸲
-
hóng wěi gē qú
(bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)
Character Decomposition
红
纟
工
尾
尸
毛
歌
哥
欠
鸲
勹
口
鸟
Related Words
(20)
唱歌
chàng gē
1
to sing a song
歌
gē
1
song
2
CL:支[zhī],首[shǒu]
3
to sing
歌女
gē nu:3
1
female singer (archaic)
歌曲
gē qǔ
1
song
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
1
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
儿歌
ér gē
1
nursery rhyme
国歌
guó gē
1
national anthem
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]
尾气
wěi qì
1
exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
2
emissions
尾牙
wěi yá
1
a year-end dinner for employees
尾声
wěi shēng
1
coda
2
epilogue
3
end
尾部
wěi bù
1
back part
2
rear or tail section
年尾
nián wěi
1
end of the year
从头到尾
cóng tóu dào wěi
1
from start to finish
2
from head to tail
3
the whole (thing)
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
情歌
qíng gē
1
love song
恋歌
liàn gē
1
love song
收尾
shōu wěi
1
to wind up
2
to bring to an end
3
to finish
歌儿
gē r5
1
song
Idioms
(20)
可歌可泣
kě gē kě qì
1
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
2
happy and sad
3
inspiring and tragic
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
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
1
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
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
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
1
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
1
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
2
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
1
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
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
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
1
to sing instead of weep (idiom)
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
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
1
lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
2
fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
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
能歌善舞
néng gē shàn wǔ
1
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
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
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