燕雀 - yàn què - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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燕雀

(lit.) sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies

(bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

(lit.) a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise

(lit.) sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project; congratulations on your new house!

(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?

(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?

(lit.) a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise

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