长尾林鸮
cháng wěi lín xiāo
Pinyin

Definition

长尾林鸮
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cháng wěi lín xiāo
  1. (bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吉林
Jí lín
  1. 1 Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春
  2. 2 also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
少林寺
Shào lín Sì
  1. 1 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
尾
wěi
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 remainder
  3. 3 remnant
  4. 4 extremity
  5. 5 sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. 6 classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
尾牙
wěi yá
  1. 1 a year-end dinner for employees
林
Lín
  1. 1 surname Lin
  2. 2 Japanese surname Hayashi
林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
  1. 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
桂林
Guì lín
  1. 1 Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
森林
sēn lín
  1. 1 forest
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn]
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
结尾
jié wěi
  1. 1 ending
  2. 2 coda
  3. 3 to wind up
追尾
zhuī wěi
  1. 1 to tailgate
  2. 2 to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
  1. 1 nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
克林顿
Kè lín dùn
  1. 1 Clinton (name)
  2. 2 Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001
  3. 3 Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
凡士林
fán shì lín
  1. 1 vaseline (loanword)
卓别林
Zhuó bié lín
  1. 1 Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
丛林
cóng lín
  1. 1 jungle
  2. 2 thicket
  3. 3 forest
  4. 4 Buddhist monastery
吉林市
Jí lín shì
  1. 1 Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
吉林省
Jí lín Shěng
  1. 1 Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春|长春[Cháng chūn]
园林
yuán lín
  1. 1 gardens
  2. 2 park
  3. 3 landscape garden

Idioms (20)

吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
  1. 1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
  1. 1 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
  2. 2 fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
  1. 1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
  1. 1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
  1. 1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. 2 to reveal one's evil nature
  3. 3 evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
  2. 2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi
  1. 1 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
  2. 2 half-truths
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
  1. 1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely dangerous situation
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 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. 1 top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
  1. 1 articulate in speech (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent

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