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魍魎鬼怪 (mong5 loeng5 gwai2 gwaai3) — malevolent spirits
魏京生 (ngai6 ging1 sang1) — Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 an…
魏伯陽 (ngai6 baak3 joeng4) — Wei Boyang (c. 100-170), Chinese author and alchemist
魏國 (ngai6 gwok3) — Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄…
魏巍 (ngai6 ngai4) — Wei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orien…
魏徵 (ngai6 zing1) — Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, edit…
魏德邁 (ngai6 dak1 maai6) — Wedemeyer (name); Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897-1989), US Army commander
魏忠賢 (ngai6 zung1 jin4) — Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
魏收 (ngai6 sau1) — Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2]…
魏文帝 (ngai6 man4 dai3) — Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226
魏晉 (ngai6 zeon3) — Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties
魏晉南北朝 (ngai6 zeon3 naam4 bak1 ciu4) — Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties; generic term for historic period 220-589 be…
魏書 (ngai6 syu1) — History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十…
魏格納 (ngai6 gaak3 naap6) — Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originat…
魏源 (ngai6 jyun4) — Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
魏瑪 (ngai6 maa5) — Weimar, Germany
魏縣 (ngai6 jyun6) — Wei County or Weixian, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
魏都 (ngai6 dou1) — see 魏都區|魏都区[Wei4 du1 Qu1]
魏都區 (ngai6 dou1 keoi1) — Weidu, a district of Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4], Henan
魑魅 (ci1 mei6) — spirits and devils (usually harmful); demons
魑魅魍魎 (ci1 mei6 mong5 loeng5) — (idiom) all kinds of malevolent or mischievous spirits
魔力 (mo1 lik6) — magic; magic power
魔咒 (mo1 zau3) — (magical) spell; curse
魔宮 (mo1 gung1) — lit. devils' castle; place occupied by sinister forces
魔宮傳奇 (mo1 gung1 zyun6 kei4) — The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco
魔幻 (mo1 waan6) — magical; magic; illusion
魔影 (mo1 jing2) — (fig.) specter
魔怔 (mo1 zing1) — crazed; possessed; bewitched
魔怪 (mo1 gwaai3) — demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies
魔戒 (mo1 gaai3) — The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[Tuo1 er3 jin1]
魔方 (mo1 fong1) — Rubik's cube; magic cube
魔杖 (mo1 zoeng6) — magic wand
魔棒 (mo1 paang5) — magic wand
魔法 (mo1 faat3) — enchantment; magic
魔法師 (mo1 faat3 si1) — magician; wizard; sorcerer
魔爪 (mo1 zaau2) — Monster (energy drink)
魔獸世界 (mo1 sau3 sai3 gaai3) — World of Warcraft (video game)
魔王 (mo1 wong4) — devil king; evil person
魔王撒旦 (mo1 wong4 saat3 daan3) — Satan, Devil king
魔窟 (mo1 fat1) — lit. nest of devils; place occupied by sinister forces
魔羯座 (mo1 kit3 zo6) — Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
魔術師 (mo1 seot6 si1) — magician
魔術方塊 (mo1 seot6 fong1 faai3) — Rubik's cube; magic cube
魔術棒 (mo1 seot6 paang5) — magic wand
魔術貼 (mo1 seot6 tip3) — velcro
魔障 (mo1 zoeng3) — Mara (the demon of temptation)
魔難 (mo1 naan6) — variant of 磨難|磨难[mo2 nan4]
魔頭 (mo1 tau4) — monster; devil
魔鬼島 (mo1 gwai2 dou2) — Devil's Island in French Guiana, a former penal colony (1852-1953)
魔鬼粘 (mo1 gwai2 nim4) — (Tw) Velcro fastener; touch fastener
魘寐 (jim2 mei6) — to have a nightmare
魚丸 (jyu4 jyun2) — fish ball
魚具 (jyu4 geoi6) — variant of 漁具|渔具[yu2 ju4]
魚刺 (jyu4 ci3) — fishbone
魚叉 (jyu4 caa1) — harpoon
魚台 (jyu4 toi4) — see 魚台縣|鱼台县[Yu2 tai2 Xian4]
魚台縣 (jyu4 toi4 jyun6) — Yutai, a county in Jining City 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
魚嘴鞋 (jyu4 zeoi2 haai4) — open-toed shoe; peep-toe
魚子 (jyu4 zi2) — fish eggs; roe
魚子醬 (jyu4 zi2 zoeng3) — caviar
魚尾 (jyu4 mei5) — fishtail
魚尾板 (jyu4 mei5 baan2) — fishplate (in railway engineering)
魚尾紋 (jyu4 mei5 man4) — crow's feet
魚峰 (jyu4 fung1) — see 魚峰區|鱼峰区[Yu2 feng1 Qu1]
魚峰區 (jyu4 fung1 keoi1) — Yufeng, a district of Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
魚排 (jyu4 paai4) — fish steak
魚死網破 (jyu4 sei2 mong5 po3) — lit. either the fish dies or the net splits; a life and death struggle (idiom)
魚水 (jyu4 seoi2) — fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
魚水之歡 (jyu4 seoi2 zi1 fun1) — the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom); sexual intercourse
魚水情 (jyu4 seoi2 cing4) — close relationship as between fish and water
魚汛 (jyu4 seon3) — variant of 漁汛|渔汛[yu2 xun4]
魚汛期 (jyu4 seon3 kei4) — variant of 漁汛期|渔汛期[yu2 xun4 qi1]
魚池 (jyu4 ci4) — fishpond
魚沉雁杳 (jyu4 cam4 ngaan6 miu5) — lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (id…
魚津 (jyu4 zeon1) — bubbles (literary)
魚漂 (jyu4 piu1) — fishing float
魚片 (jyu4 pin2) — fish fillet; slice of fish meat
魚狗 (jyu4 gau2) — kingfisher
魚目混珠 (jyu4 muk6 wan6 zyu1) — to pass off fish eyes for pearls; to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
魚種 (jyu4 zung2) — fingerling
魚竿 (jyu4 gon1) — fishing rod
魚米之鄉 (jyu4 mai5 zi1 hoeng1) — (lit.) land of fish and rice; (fig.) fertile region; land of milk and honey
魚粉 (jyu4 fan2) — fish meal
魚網 (jyu4 mong5) — variant of 漁網|渔网[yu2 wang3]
魚缸 (jyu4 gong1) — fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium
魚群 (jyu4 kwan4) — shoal of fish
魚翅 (jyu4 ci3) — shark fin
魚翅湯 (jyu4 ci3 tong1) — shark fin soup
魚翅瓜 (jyu4 ci3 gwaa1) — spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)
魚肉百姓 (jyu4 juk6 baak3 sing3) — to prey on the people
魚肚 (jyu4 tou5) — fish maw; a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish
魚肚白 (jyu4 tou5 baak6) — fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky)
魚肝油 (jyu4 gon1 jau4) — cod liver oil
魚腥草 (jyu4 seng1 cou2) — chameleon plant; fish mint (Houttuynia cordata)
魚與熊掌 (jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2) — lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, …
魚與熊掌不可兼得 (jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2 bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1) — lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, …
魚船 (jyu4 syun4) — variant of 漁船|渔船[yu2 chuan2]
魚艙 (jyu4 cong1) — the fish hold (of a fishing vessel)
魚花 (jyu4 faa1) — fry; newly hatched fish
魚苗 (jyu4 miu4) — fry; newly hatched fish
魚貫 (jyu4 gun3) — one after the other; in single file
魚貫而入 (jyu4 gun3 ji4 jap6) — to walk in in a line
魚貫而出 (jyu4 gun3 ji4 ceot1) — to file out; to walk out in a line
魚鉤 (jyu4 ngau1) — fishhook
魚鉤兒 (jyu4 ngau1 ji4) — erhua variant of 魚鉤|鱼钩[yu2 gou1]
魚雷 (jyu4 leoi4) — torpedo
魚雷艇 (jyu4 leoi4 teng5) — torpedo boat
魚露 (jyu4 lou6) — fish sauce
魚頭 (jyu4 tau4) — fish head; fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
魚類 (jyu4 leoi6) — fishes
魚類學 (jyu4 leoi6 hok6) — ichthyology
魚餅 (jyu4 beng2) — fishcake
魚餌 (jyu4 nei6) — fish bait
魚香 (jyu4 hoeng1) — yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallio…
魚香肉絲 (jyu4 hoeng1 juk6 si1) — pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
魚骨 (jyu4 gwat1) — fish bone
魚鬆 (jyu4 sung1) — fish floss; crisp and flaky shredded dried fish
魚鰭 (jyu4 kei4) — fin
魚鰾 (jyu4 piu5) — swim bladder (of a fish)
魚鱗 (jyu4 leon4) — fish scales
魚鷹 (jyu4 jing1) — name used for many fishing birds; cormorant; osprey
魚鼓 (jyu4 gu2) — percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daois…
魚龍 (jyu4 lung4) — ichthyosaur
魚龍混雜 (jyu4 lung4 wan6 zaap6) — lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the …
魛 (dou1) — Coilia ectenes
魣魚 (jyu4 jyu4) — perch
魯人 (lou5 jan4) — person from Shandong; often refers to Confucius; stupid person
魯佛爾宮 (lou5 fat6 ji5 gung1) — the Louvre
魯凱族 (lou5 hoi2 zuk6) — Rukai, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
魯史 (lou5 si2) — History of Kingdom Lu; refers to the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
魯君 (lou5 gwan1) — the lord of Lu (who declined to employ Confucius)
魯國 (lou5 gwok3) — Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝|周朝[Zhou1 chao2], located in…
魯國人 (lou5 gwok3 jan4) — person from Shandong; often refers to Confucius
魯子敬 (lou5 zi2 ging3) — Lu Zijing or Lu Su 魯肅|鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Easte…
魯山 (lou5 saan1) — see 魯山縣|鲁山县[Lu3 shan1 Xian4]
魯山縣 (lou5 saan1 jyun6) — Lushan, a county in Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Shi4], Henan
魯德維格 (lou5 dak1 wai4 gaak3) — Ludwig (name); Ludovic (name)
魯昂 (lou5 ngong4) — Rouen (France)
魯棒 (lou5 paang5) — robust (loanword); solid
魯棒性 (lou5 paang5 sing3) — robustness
魯汶 (lou5 man6) — Leuven (a town in Belgium famous for its university)
魯爾河 (lou5 ji5 ho4) — Ruhr River, a tributary of the Rhine in Germany
魯特啤酒 (lou5 dak6 be1 zau2) — root beer
魯班 (lou5 baan1) — Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry
魯甸 (lou5 din6) — see 魯甸縣|鲁甸县[Lu3 dian4 Xian4]
魯甸縣 (lou5 din6 jyun6) — Ludian, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
魯肅 (lou5 suk1) — Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬|鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eas…
魯莽 (lou5 mong5) — hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
魯菜 (lou5 coi3) — Shandong cuisine
魯蛇 (lou5 se4) — (Tw) (slang) (loanword) loser
魯賓 (lou5 ban1) — Rubin (name); Robert E. Rubin (1938-), US Treasury Secretary 1995-1999 under Pr…
魯迅 (lou5 seon3) — Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
魯鈍 (lou5 deon6) — stupid; slow on the uptake
魷 (jau4) — (bound form) squid
魷魚 (jau4 jyu2) — squid
鮁魚 (bat6 jyu2) — Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
鮁魚圈 (bat6 jyu2 hyun1) — see 鮁魚圈區|鲅鱼圈区[Ba4 yu2 quan1 Qu1]
鮑威爾 (baau6 wai1 ji5) — Powell (name)
鮑德里亞 (baau6 dak1 lei5 aa3) — Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007), French cultural theorist and philosopher
鮑狄埃 (baau1 dik6 oi1) — Eugène Edine Pottier (1816-1887), French revolutionary socialist and poet
鮑羅丁 (baau6 lo4 ding1) — Borodin (name); Alexander Borodin (1833-1887), Russian chemist and composer
鮑羅廷 (baau6 lo4 ting4) — Borodin (name); Alexander Porfirevich Borodin (1833-1887), Russian chemist and …
鮑耶 (baau6 je4) — János Bolyai (1802–1860), Hungarian mathematician, one of the founders of non-E…
鮑魚 (baau1 jyu4) — abalone
鮞 (ji4) — caviar; fish roe
鮦 (tung4) — snakefish
鮨科 (ngai6 fo1) — the grouper family; Serranidae (fish family including Epinephelinae or grouper …
鮪魚 (fui2 jyu2) — (Tw) tuna
鮫人 (gaau1 jan4) — fish-like person in Chinese folklore whose tears turn into pearls
鮫魚 (gaau1 jyu4) — (archaic) shark
鮭魚 (gwai1 jyu2) — salmon; trout
鮮亮 (sin1 loeng6) — bright (color); vivid
鮮卑 (sin1 bei1) — Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
鮮卑族 (sin1 bei1 zuk6) — Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads
鮮味 (sin1 mei6) — umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
鮮啤酒 (sin1 be1 zau2) — draft beer; unpasteurized beer
鮮奶 (sin1 naai5) — fresh milk
鮮奶油 (sin1 naai5 jau4) — cream; whipped cream
鮮少 (sin1 siu2) — very few; rarely
鮮明 (sin1 ming4) — (of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct
鮮明個性 (sin1 ming4 go3 sing3) — individuality; clear-cut personality
鮮橙多 (sin1 caang2 do1) — Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
鮮活 (sin1 wut6) — vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh
鮮活貨物 (sin1 wut6 fo3 mat6) — live cargo
鮮為人知 (sin2 wai4 jan4 zi1) — rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
鮮烈 (sin1 lit6) — fresh and intense; vivid
鮮紅 (sin1 hung4) — scarlet; bright red
鮮美 (sin1 mei5) — fresh and delicious; tasty
鮮艷 (sin1 jim6) — variant of 鮮豔|鲜艳[xian1 yan4]
鮮花 (sin1 faa1) — flower; fresh flowers
鮮菜 (sin1 coi3) — fresh vegetable
鮮血 (sin1 hyut3) — blood
鮮血淋漓 (sin1 hyut3 lam4 lei4) — (idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood
鮮貨 (sin1 fo3) — produce; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh aquatic food; fresh herbs
鮶 (gwan1) — Sebastodes guntheri
鯀 (gwan2) — Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
鯁直 (gang2 zik6) — variant of 耿直[geng3 zhi2]
鯉 (lei5) — carp
鯉城 (lei5 sing4) — see 鯉城區|鲤城区[Li3 cheng2 Qu1]
鯉城區 (lei5 sing4 keoi1) — Licheng, a district of Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
鯉魚 (lei5 jyu2) — carp
鯉魚旗 (lei5 jyu4 kei4) — koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day
鯉魚跳龍門 (lei5 jyu4 tiu3 lung4 mun4) — to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom); to get one's big break
鯊 (saa1) — shark
鯊魚 (saa1 jyu2) — shark
鯔魚 (zi1 jyu4) — flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)
鯕鰍 (kei4 cau1) — mahi-mahi; dorado (Coryphaena hippurus)
鯖魚 (cing1 jyu2) — mackerel
鯗魚 (soeng2 jyu4) — dried fish
鯡 (fei1) — Pacific herring
鯡魚 (fei1 jyu2) — herring
鯤鵬 (kwan1 paang4) — kun 鯤|鲲[kun1] and peng 鵬|鹏[Peng2], mythological beasts; peng, a gigantic bird t…
鯤鵬展翅 (kwan1 paang4 zin2 ci3) — lit. the giant Peng bird spreads its wings and begins to fly; displaying awesom…
鯧魚 (coeng1 jyu4) — silvery pomfret; butterfish
鯨 (king4) — whale
鯨波 (king4 bo1) — huge wave or breaker
鯨目 (king4 muk6) — Cetacea (whale family)
鯨魚 (king4 jyu4) — whale
鯨魚座 (king4 jyu4 zo6) — Cetus (constellation)
鯨鯊 (king4 saa1) — whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
鯪鯉 (ling4 lei5) — pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
鯪鯉甲 (ling4 lei5 gaap3) — pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
鯪鯉科 (ling4 lei5 fo1) — the pangolin family
鯫 (zau1) — surname Zou
鯰 (nim4) — sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus); oriental catfish; see also 鮎|鲇[nian2]
鯰魚 (nim4 jyu2) — catfish
鯷 (tai4) — anchovy
鯷魚 (tai4 jyu2) — anchovy
鯽魚 (zik1 jyu2) — crucian carp
鰆魚 (ceon1 jyu2) — Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius); see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
鰈片 (dip6 pin3) — filleted plaice
鰈鮫 (dip6 gaau1) — sturgeon
鰈鶼 (dip6 gim1) — harmonious and affectionate couple
鰓 (soi1) — gills of fish
鰓弓 (soi1 gung1) — visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of ve…
鰓裂 (soi1 lit6) — gill slit (in fish)
鰟鮍 (pong4 pei4) — bitterling (fish of genus Rhodeus)
鰣魚 (si4 jyu2) — Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
鰥夫 (gwaan1 fu1) — old wifeless man; bachelor; widower
鰥寡孤獨 (gwaan1 gwaa2 gu1 duk6) — (lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom); (fig.) people with …
鰥居 (gwaan1 geoi1) — to live as a widower
鰨 (taap3) — sole (fish)
鰭狀肢 (kei4 zong6 zi1) — flipper
鰱魚 (lin4 jyu2) — silver carp
鰲抃 (ngou4 bin6) — (literary) elated and excited; overjoyed
鰲背負山 (ngou4 bui3 fu6 saan1) — debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
鰻魚 (maan4 jyu2) — eel
鰻鱺 (maan4 lei4) — eel; Japanese freshwater eel (Anguilla japonica)
鰾膠 (piu5 gaau1) — isinglass; fish glue
鱅魚 (jung4 jyu2) — bighead carp; Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
鱈 (syut3) — codfish; Gadus macrocephalus
鱈魚 (syut3 jyu2) — cod
鱉甲 (bit3 gaap3) — turtle shell
鱉裙 (bit3 kwan4) — the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
鱒魚 (zyun6 jyu2) — trout
鱔魚 (sin5 jyu2) — eel
鱖魚 (kyut3 jyu2) — mandarin fish; Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)
鱗 (leon4) — scales (of fish, snakes etc)
鱗傷 (leon4 soeng1) — cuts and bruises like fish scales; terribly cut up
鱗次櫛比 (leon4 ci3 zit3 bei2) — row upon row
鱗片 (leon4 pin2) — scale (of fish, reptiles etc)
鱗狀 (leon4 zong6) — scaly; squamous
鱗狀細胞癌 (leon4 zong6 sai3 baau1 ngaam4) — squamous cell carcinoma
鱗甲 (leon4 gaap3) — scale; plate of armor
鱗翅 (leon4 ci3) — scaly wing; Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|…
鱗翅目 (leon4 ci3 muk6) — Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
鱗胸鷦鶥 (leon4 hung1 ziu1 mei4) — (bird species of China) scaly-breasted cupwing; scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pn…
鱗莖 (leon4 ging3) — (botany) bulb
鱘魚 (cam4 jyu2) — sturgeon
鱝 (fan5) — any ray (fish) variety of Myliobatiformes order
鱠魚 (kui2 jyu2) — Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
鱧魚 (lai5 jyu2) — blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
鱯 (wu6) — a species of freshwater catfish
鱷梨 (ngok6 lei4) — avocado (Persea americana)
鱷蜥 (ngok6 sik1) — Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
鱷魚 (ngok6 jyu4) — alligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2])
鱷魚夾 (ngok6 jyu4 gaap3) — crocodile clip; spring clip
鱷魚眼淚 (ngok6 jyu4 ngaan5 leoi6) — crocodile tears
鱷龍 (ngok6 lung4) — Champsosaurus
鱸 (lou4) — common perch; bass
鱸魚 (lou4 jyu2) — bass; perch
鳥不生蛋 (niu5 bat1 saang1 daan2) — (lit.) (a place where) birds don't lay eggs; (fig.) (of a place) remote and des…
鳥事 (niu5 si6) — damn thing; (not one's) goddamn business
鳥人 (niu5 jan4) — (vulgar) damned wretch; fucker; also pr. [niao3 ren2]
鳥兒 (niu5 ji4) — bird
鳥嘌呤 (niu5 piu1 ling4) — guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)
鳥嘴 (niu5 zeoi2) — beak
鳥屋 (niu5 uk1) — birdhouse
鳥巢 (niu5 caau4) — bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
鳥擊 (niu5 gik1) — bird strike (aviation)
鳥槍 (niu5 coeng1) — flintlock musket; fowling piece (shotgun); air gun
鳥槍換炮 (niu5 coeng1 wun6 paau3) — bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
鳥機 (niu5 gei1) — fowling piece (archaic gun)
鳥澡盆 (niu5 cou3 pun4) — birdbath
鳥獸 (niu5 sau3) — birds and beasts; fauna
鳥獸散 (niu5 sau3 saan3) — to scatter like birds and beasts
鳥疫 (niu5 jik6) — ornithosis
鳥疫衣原體 (niu5 jik6 ji1 jyun4 tai2) — Chlamydia ornithosis
鳥盡弓藏 (niu5 zeon6 gung1 cong4) — lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb onc…
鳥瞰 (niu5 ham3) — to get a bird's-eye view; bird's-eye view; broad overview
鳥瞰圖 (niu5 ham3 tou4) — bird's-eye view; see also 俯瞰圖|俯瞰图[fu3 kan4 tu2]
鳥禽 (niu5 kam4) — bird
鳥窩 (niu5 wo1) — bird's nest
鳥篆 (niu5 syun6) — bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
鳥籠 (niu5 lung4) — birdcage
鳥糞 (niu5 fan3) — guano; bird excrement
鳥羽 (niu5 jyu5) — pinion
鳥胺酸 (niu5 on1 syun1) — (Tw) ornithine
鳥腳下目 (niu5 goek3 haa6 muk6) — Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
鳥腳亞目 (niu5 goek3 aa3 muk6) — Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)
鳥苷酸二鈉 (niu5 gam1 syun1 ji6 naap6) — disodium guanylate (E627)
鳥蟲書 (niu5 cung4 syu1) — bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆書|篆书[zhuan4 shu1], but…
鳥語花香 (niu5 jyu5 faa1 hoeng1) — lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautifu…
鳥道 (niu5 dou6) — a road only a bird can manage; steep dangerous road
鳥銃 (niu5 cung3) — bird gun
鳥雀 (niu5 zoek3) — bird
鳥類 (niu5 leoi6) — birds
鳥類學 (niu5 leoi6 hok6) — ornithology; study of birds
鳥鳴 (niu5 ming4) — birdsong; warbling
鳧翁 (fu4 jung1) — watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
鳧茈 (fu4 ci4) — see 荸薺|荸荠[bi2 qi2]
鳩合 (gau1 hap6) — variant of 糾合|纠合[jiu1 he2]
鳩山 (gau1 saan1) — Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name; Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democr…
鳩山由紀夫 (gau1 saan1 jau4 gei2 fu1) — Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 20…
鳩摩羅什 (gau1 mo1 lo4 sap6) — Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts
鳩江 (gau1 gong1) — see 鳩江區|鸠江区[Jiu1 jiang1 Qu1]
鳩江區 (gau1 gong1 keoi1) — Jiujiang, a district of Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 Shi4], Anhui
鳩集 (gau1 zaap6) — variant of 糾集|纠集[jiu1 ji2]
鳩鴿 (kau1 gaap3) — dove
鳳仙花 (fung6 sin1 faa1) — balsam; Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina); touch-me…
鳳凰古城 (fung6 wong4 gu2 sing4) — Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added t…
鳳凰城 (fung6 wong4 sing4) — Phoenix, capital of Arizona; also 菲尼克斯[Fei1 ni2 ke4 si1]
鳳凰座 (fung6 wong4 zo6) — Phoenix (constellation)
鳳凰縣 (fung6 wong4 jyun6) — Fenghuang, a county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[…
鳳凰號 (fung6 wong4 hou6) — Phoenix, NASA Mars explorer
鳳台 (fung6 toi4) — see 鳳台縣|凤台县[Feng4 tai2 Xian4]
鳳台縣 (fung6 toi4 jyun6) — Fengtai, a county in Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4], Anhui
鳳城 (fung6 sing4) — see 鳳城市|凤城市[Feng4 cheng2 Shi4]
鳳城市 (fung6 sing4 si5) — Fengcheng, a county-level city in Dandong City 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 Shi4], Liaoni…
鳳尾魚 (fung6 mei5 jyu4) — anchovy
鳳山 (fung6 saan1) — see 鳳山縣|凤山县[Feng4 shan1 Xian4]
鳳山市 (fung6 saan1 si5) — Fengshan city in Taiwan
鳳山縣 (fung6 saan1 jyun6) — Fengshan, a county in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi
鳳岡 (fung6 gong1) — see 鳳岡縣|凤冈县[Feng4 gang1 Xian4]
鳳岡縣 (fung6 gong1 jyun6) — Fenggang, a county in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
鳳慶 (fung6 hing3) — see 鳳慶縣|凤庆县[Feng4 qing4 Xian4]
鳳慶縣 (fung6 hing3 jyun6) — Fengqing, a county in Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4], Yunnan
鳳梨 (fung6 lei4) — pineapple
鳳梨園 (fung6 lei4 jyun4) — pineapple plantation; piña colada
鳳毛麟角 (fung6 mou4 leon4 gok3) — lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far be…
鳳泉 (fung6 cyun4) — see 鳳泉區|凤泉区[Feng4 quan2 Qu1]
鳳泉區 (fung6 cyun4 keoi1) — Fengquan, a district of Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan
鳳眼 (fung6 ngaan5) — elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer …
鳳眼蘭 (fung6 ngaan5 laan4) — water hyacinth
鳳縣 (fung6 jyun6) — Feng County or Fengxian, a county in Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
鳳翔 (fung6 coeng4) — see 鳳翔區|凤翔区[Feng4 xiang2 Qu1]
鳳蝶科 (fung6 dip6 fo1) — family Papilionidae (taxonomy)
鳳陽 (fung6 joeng4) — see 鳳陽縣|凤阳县[Feng4 yang2 Xian4]
鳳陽縣 (fung6 joeng4 jyun6) — Fengyang, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
鳳頭樹燕 (fung6 tau4 syu6 jin3) — (bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
鳳頭潛鴨 (fung6 tau4 cim4 aap3) — (bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
鳳頭百靈 (fung6 tau4 baak3 ling4) — (bird species of China) crested lark (Galerida cristata)
鳳頭蜂鷹 (fung6 tau4 fung1 jing1) — (bird species of China) crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
鳳頭雀嘴鵯 (fung6 tau4 zoek3 zeoi2 bei1) — (bird species of China) crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons)
鳳頭雀鶯 (fung6 tau4 zoek3 ang1) — (bird species of China) crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans)
鳳頭鵐 (fung6 tau4 mou4) — (bird species of China) crested bunting (Emberiza lathami)
鳳頭鷹 (fung6 tau4 jing1) — (bird species of China) crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
鳳頭鷹雕 (fung6 tau4 jing1 diu1) — (bird species of China) changeable hawk-eagle; crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cir…
鳳頭鷿鷈 (fung6 tau4 pik1 tai4) — (bird species of China) great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
鳳頭鸚鵡 (fung6 tau4 jing1 mou5) — cockatoo (zoology)
鳳頭麥雞 (fung6 tau4 mak6 gai1) — (bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
鳴 (ming4) — to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratit…
鳴不平 (ming4 bat1 ping4) — to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness
鳴冤叫屈 (ming4 jyun1 giu3 wat1) — to complain bitterly
鳴叫 (ming4 giu3) — to emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam…
鳴槍 (ming4 coeng1) — to fire warning shots
鳴禽 (ming4 kam4) — songbird
鳴笛 (ming4 dek6) — to hoot; to whistle
鳴角鴞 (ming4 gok3 hiu1) — Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)
鳴謝 (ming4 ze6) — to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks
鳴金 (ming4 gam1) — to beat a gong; to sound the retreat
鳴金收兵 (ming4 gam1 sau1 bing1) — to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
鳴金收軍 (ming4 gam1 sau1 gwan1) — see 鳴金收兵|鸣金收兵[ming2 jin1 shou1 bing1]
鳴鐘 (ming4 zung1) — to toll a bell
鳴鑼 (ming4 lo4) — to beat a gong
鳴鑼開道 (ming4 lo4 hoi1 dou6) — to beat the gong to clear the way; (fig.) to pave the way for sth
鳴鳥 (ming4 niu5) — songbird
鳴鳩 (ming4 kau1) — turtledove
鳶尾 (jyun1 mei5) — Iricdaceae, the iris family
鳶尾花 (jyun1 mei5 faa1) — iris (family Iridaceae)
鳾 (si1) — nuthatch (bird of genus Sitta)
鴆羽 (zam6 jyu5) — the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩
鴇母 (bou2 mou5) — female brothel keeper; a bawd
鴉 (aa1) — crow
鴉片 (aa1 pin3) — (loanword) opium
鴉片戰爭 (aa1 pin3 zin3 zang1) — the Opium War (1839–1842); the Opium Wars (1839–1842 and 1856–1860)
鴉雀無聲 (aa1 zoek3 mou4 sing1) — lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voi…
鴕 (to4) — ostrich
鴕鳥 (to4 niu5) — ostrich
鴕鳥政策 (to4 niu5 zing3 caak3) — ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)
鴛綺 (jyun1 ji2) — magnificent fabrics
鴛鴦戲水 (jyun1 joeng1 hei3 seoi2) — lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love
鴛鴦蝴蝶 (jyun1 joeng1 wu4 dip6) — Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populis…
鴛鴦蝴蝶派 (jyun1 joeng1 wu4 dip6 paai3) — Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, cri…
鴛鴦鍋 (jyun1 joeng1 wo1) — "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side…
鴝姬鶲 (keoi4 gei1 jung1) — (bird species of China) mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki)
鴝岩鷚 (keoi4 ngaam4 lau6) — (bird species of China) robin accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)
鴝蝗鶯 (keoi4 wong4 ang1) — (bird species of China) Savi's warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
鴝鵒 (keoi4 juk6) — see 八哥[ba1 ge1]
鴞叫 (hiu1 giu3) — (of owls) to hoot or screech
鴞鸚鵡 (hiu1 jing1 mou5) — kakapo (Strigops habroptila); owl parrot
鴟梟 (ci1 hiu1) — variant of 鴟鴞|鸱鸮[chi1 xiao1]
鴟甍 (ci1 mang4) — a kind of ornament on the roof ridge
鴟鴞 (ci1 hiu1) — owl
鴨嘴獸 (aap3 zeoi2 sau3) — platypus
鴨嘴龍 (aap3 zeoi2 lung4) — hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)
鴨子 (aap3 zi2) — duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (slang) male prostitute
鴨子兒 (aap3 zi2 ji4) — (coll.) duck's egg
鴨掌 (aap3 zoeng2) — duck foot
鴨梨 (aap3 lei2) — Chinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)
鴨綠江 (aap3 luk6 gong1) — Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
鴨舌帽 (aap3 sit6 mou2) — peaked cap
鴨蛋青 (aap3 daan2 ceng1) — pale blue
鴯鶓 (ji4 miu4) — emu
鴴科 (hang4 fo1) — Charadriidae (plover family)
鴻 (hung4) — eastern bean goose; great; large
鴻圖 (hung4 tou4) — variant of 宏圖|宏图[hong2 tu2]
鴻圖大計 (hung4 tou4 daai6 gai3) — important large scale project
鴻毛泰山 (hung4 mou4 taai3 saan1) — lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); fig. of no consequence …
鴻毛泰岱 (hung4 mou4 taai3 doi6) — light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one per…
鴻海 (hung4 hoi2) — Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company, aka Foxconn
鴻溝 (hung4 kau1) — (fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in an…
鴻福 (hung4 fuk1) — variant of 洪福[hong2 fu2]
鴻運 (hung4 wan6) — variant of 紅運|红运[hong2 yun4]
鴻門宴 (hung4 mun4 jin3) — Hongmen feast; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers …
鴻雁 (hung4 ngaan6) — (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
鴻鵠 (hung4 huk6) — swan; person with noble aspirations
鴿子 (gap3 zi2) — pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
鴿房 (gaap3 fong4) — dovecote; enclosure for carrier pigeons
鴿派 (gaap3 paai3) — dove faction (opposite: 鷹派|鹰派[ying1 pai4], hawks); peace party; the faction see…
鵁 (gaau1) — a kind of aquatic bird
鵂鶹 (jau1 lau4) — collared owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)
鵑 (gyun1) — cuckoo
鵑形目 (gyun1 jing4 muk6) — Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo
鵓鴿 (but6 gaap3) — pigeon
鵜鶘 (tai4 wu4) — pelican
鵝卵石 (ngo4 leon2 sek6) — pebble; cobblestone
鵝喉羚 (ngo4 hau4 ling4) — goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)
鵝掌楸 (ngo4 zoeng2 cau1) — Chinese tulip tree; Liriodendron chinense
鵝毛 (ngo4 mou4) — goose feather
鵝毛大雪 (ngo4 mou4 daai6 syut3) — goose feather snow (idiom); big heavy snow fall
鵝絨 (ngo4 jung4) — goose down
鵝肝 (ngo4 gon1) — foie gras
鵝膏蕈 (ngo4 gou1 cam5) — Amanita (genus of deadly mushrooms)
鵝膏蕈素 (ngo4 gou1 cam5 sou3) — amanitin
鵝莓 (ngo4 mui2) — gooseberry
鵝鑾鼻 (ngo4 lyun4 bei6) — Cape Eluanpi or Eluanbi, southernmost point of Taiwan Island
鵠候 (huk6 hau6) — to respectfully await; to look forward to
鵠的 (guk1 dik1) — bull's-eye; target; objective
鵡 (mou5) — used in 鸚鵡|鹦鹉[ying1 wu3]
鵬摶 (paang4 tyun4) — to strive for greatness
鵬程萬里 (paang4 cing4 maan6 lei5) — the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom); one's future prospects are bri…
鵬鳥 (paang4 niu5) — roc (mythical bird of prey); great talent
鵰具座 (diu1 geoi6 zo6) — Caelum (constellation)
鵰鴞 (diu1 hiu1) — (bird species of China) Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
鵲 (zoek3) — magpie
鵲橋 (zoek3 kiu4) — magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and We…
鵲色鸝 (zoek3 sik1 lei4) — (bird species of China) silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus)
鵲鴝 (coek3 keoi4) — (bird species of China) oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)
鵲鴨 (zoek3 aap3) — (bird species of China) common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
鵲鷂 (zoek3 jiu6) — (bird species of China) pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos)
鵷 (jyun1) — firebird (mythology)
鵾弦 (kwan1 jin4) — pipa strings, made from sinews of large crane or swan 鵾雞|鹍鸡[kun1 ji1]
鵾雞 (kwan1 gai1) — bird mentioned in ancient texts, resembling a crane
鶇 (dung1) — thrush (bird of genus Turdus)
鶖鷺 (cau1 lou6) — oriole; black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
鶗鴂 (tai4 kyut3) — large hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus sparverioides)
鶗鴃 (tai4 kyut3) — large hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus sparverioides)
鶡 (hot3) — crossbill; long-tailed pheasant
鶬鶊 (cong1 gang1) — variant of 倉庚|仓庚[cang1 geng1]
鶯歌燕舞 (ang1 go1 jin3 mou5) — the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds (idiom)
鶯鳥 (ang1 niu5) — oriole; bird
鶴 (hok6) — crane
鶴佬人 (hok6 lou2 jan4) — Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
鶴俸 (hok6 fung2) — an official's emolument
鶴城 (hok6 sing4) — see 鶴城區|鹤城区[He4 cheng2 Qu1]
鶴城區 (hok6 sing4 keoi1) — Hecheng, a district of Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan
鶴壁 (hok6 bik1) — see 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 Shi4]
鶴壁市 (hok6 bik1 si5) — Hebi, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
鶴山 (hok6 saan1) — see 鶴山區|鹤山区[He4 shan1 Qu1]; see 鶴山市|鹤山市[He4 shan1 Shi4]
鶴山區 (hok6 saan1 keoi1) — Heshan, a district of Hebi City 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 Shi4], Henan
鶴山市 (hok6 saan1 si5) — Heshan, a county-level city in Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdo…
鶴峰 (hok6 fung1) — see 鶴峰縣|鹤峰县[He4 feng1 Xian4]
鶴峰縣 (hok6 fung1 jyun6) — Hefeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 s…
鶴崗 (hok6 gong1) — see 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4]
鶴崗市 (hok6 gong1 si5) — Hegang, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jia…
鶴慶 (hok6 hing3) — see 鶴慶縣|鹤庆县[He4 qing4 Xian4]
鶴慶縣 (hok6 hing3 jyun6) — Heqing, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4…
鶴立雞群 (hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4) — a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
鶴鷸 (hok6 wat6) — (bird species of China) spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)

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