北朱雀
běi zhū què
Pinyin

Definition

北朱雀
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běi zhū què
  1. (bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

北
běi
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 (classical) to be defeated
北京
Běi jīng
  1. 1 Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
  2. 2 Peking
  3. 3 PRC government
以北
yǐ běi
  1. 1 to the north of (suffix)
北上
běi shàng
  1. 1 to go up north
北京人
Běi jīng rén
  1. 1 Beijing resident
  2. 2 Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhōu kǒu diàn], Beijing
北京市
Běi jīng Shì
  1. 1 Beijing
  2. 2 capital of People's Republic of China
  3. 3 one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]
北冰洋
Běi bīng yáng
  1. 1 Arctic ocean
北半球
Běi bàn qiú
  1. 1 Northern Hemisphere
北国
běi guó
  1. 1 the northern part of the country
  2. 2 the North
北大
Běi Dà
  1. 1 Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
北川
Běi chuān
  1. 1 Beichuan county level city in Mianyang prefecture 綿陽|绵阳, Sichuan
北平
Běi píng
  1. 1 Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)
北爱
Běi Ài
  1. 1 abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Běi Ài ěr lán], Northern Ireland
北戴河
Běi dài hé
  1. 1 Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qín huáng dǎo shì], Hebei
北斗
Běi dǒu
  1. 1 Great Bear
  2. 2 Big Dipper
  3. 3 Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
北方
běi fāng
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 the northern part a country
  3. 3 China north of the Yellow River
北极
běi jí
  1. 1 the North Pole
  2. 2 the Arctic Pole
  3. 3 the north magnetic pole
北极光
běi jí guāng
  1. 1 Northern lights
  2. 2 aurora borealis
北极熊
běi jí xióng
  1. 1 polar bear
北欧
Běi Ōu
  1. 1 north Europe
  2. 2 Scandinavia

Idioms (20)

一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
  1. 1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
  1. 1 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
  1. 1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) all over China
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
  1. 1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
欢呼雀跃
huān hū què yuè
  1. 1 cheering excitedly (idiom)
  2. 2 jubilant
泰山北斗
Tài shān Běi dǒu
  1. 1 as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀相贺
yàn què xiàng hè
  1. 1 lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
  2. 2 congratulations on your new house!
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún
  1. 1 white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ
  1. 1 lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
  2. 2 on the verge of bankruptcy
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
  1. 1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't give up hope
  3. 3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise

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