爪哇禾雀
Zhǎo wā hé què
Pinyin

Definition

爪哇禾雀
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Zhǎo wā hé què
  1. (bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哇
wā
  1. 1 Wow!
  2. 2 sound of child's crying
  3. 3 sound of vomiting
卡哇伊
kǎ wā yī
  1. 1 cute
  2. 2 adorable
  3. 3 charming (loanword from Japanese)
哇哇
wā wā
  1. 1 sound of crying
哇噻
wā sāi
  1. 1 see 哇塞[wā sāi]
哇塞
wā sāi
  1. 1 (slang) wow!
  2. 2 also pr. [wā sēi]
嘉禾
Jiā hé
  1. 1 Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chēn zhōu], Hunan
好哇
hǎo wā
  1. 1 hurray!
  2. 2 hurrah!
  3. 3 yippee!
孔雀
kǒng què
  1. 1 peacock
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
朱雀
Zhū què
  1. 1 Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky)
燕雀
yàn què
  1. 1 (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
  2. 2 (fig.) small fry
爪
zhǎo
  1. 1 foot of a bird or animal
  2. 2 paw
  3. 3 claws
  4. 4 talons
爪子
zhuǎ zi
  1. 1 (animal's) claw
爪机
zhuǎ jī
  1. 1 (Internet slang) mobile phone
禾
hé
  1. 1 cereal
  2. 2 grain
雀巢
Què cháo
  1. 1 Nestlé
雀斑
què bān
  1. 1 freckles
雀跃
què yuè
  1. 1 excited
  2. 2 in high spirits
云雀
yún què
  1. 1 (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)
凤爪
fèng zhǎo
  1. 1 chicken feet (cuisine)

Idioms (18)

一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
  1. 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
东鳞西爪
dōng lín xī zhǎo
  1. 1 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
  2. 2 odds and ends (idiom)
欢呼雀跃
huān hū què yuè
  1. 1 cheering excitedly (idiom)
  2. 2 jubilant
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
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
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
门可罗雀
mén kě luó què
  1. 1 you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
门庭冷落，门堪罗雀
mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
  1. 1 The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
  1. 1 a goose's footprint in the snow
  2. 2 vestiges of the past (idiom)
  3. 3 the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
鸦雀无声
yā què wú shēng
  1. 1 lit. crow and peacock make no sound
  2. 2 absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard
  3. 3 absolute silence
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
  1. 1 The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
  2. 2 small but complete in every detail

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