鸟笼 (鳥籠)
niǎo lóng
Pinyin
Definition
鸟笼 (鳥籠)
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- birdcage
Character Decomposition
Idioms (17)
一石二鸟
- 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
人为财死,鸟为食亡
- 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
- 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
作鸟兽散
- 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
- 2 fig. to head off in various directions
- 3 to flee helter-skelter
如鸟兽散
- 1 to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
- 2 to flee in all directions
小鸟依人
- 1 lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
- 2 fig. cute and helpless-looking
Sample Sentences
我跟你说,养鸟很麻烦的。鸟很爱干净,你要每天打扫鸟笼。
Let me tell you, taking care of birds is a pain. Birds love cleanliness – you have to clean the birdcage every day.