黄嘴角鸮 (黃嘴角鴞)
huáng zuǐ jiǎo xiāo
Pinyin
Definition
黄嘴角鸮 (黃嘴角鴞)
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- (bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
刀子嘴,豆腐心
- 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
初露头角
- 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 2 first sign of emerging talent
- 3 budding genius
勾心斗角
- 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
- 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
- 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
- 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
嘴快心直
- 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)