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燕雀

yàn què

2-character word

What 燕雀 means

1. (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
2. (fig.) small fry

The characters in 燕雀

• 燕yànswallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴
• 雀què(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. qiǎo

Words starting with 燕雀

• 燕雀相贺yàn què xiàng hèlit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion…
• 燕雀处堂yàn què chù tánglit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living…
• 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhìlit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)…
• 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhìlit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)…

Words containing 燕雀

• 处堂燕雀chù táng yàn quèlit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living…
• 苍头燕雀cāng tóu yàn què(bird species of China) Eurasian chaffinch; common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)