niǎo
bird
CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]
(dialect) to pay attention to
(intensifier) damned
goddam
niǎo kàn
to get a bird's-eye view
bird's-eye view
broad overview
niǎo yǔ huā xiāng
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
niǎo cháo
bird's nest
nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
huā niǎo
painting of birds and flowers
cài niǎo
(coll.) sb new to a particular subject
rookie
beginner
newbie
xiǎo niǎo
little bird
penis (kiddie term)
niǎo kàn tú
bird's-eye view
see also 俯瞰圖|俯瞰图[fu3 kan4 tu2]
dǎ niǎo
to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)
to photograph birds
bù gǔ niǎo
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[du4 juan1 niao3]
Niǎo sōng
Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
jiǔ tóu niǎo
legendary bird with nine heads (old)
cunning or sly person
léi niǎo
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)
thunderbird (in native American mythology)
Fēi niǎo Shí dài
Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
Fēi niǎo shí dài
Asuka period (538-710 Japanese: Asuka jidai), the first period of Japanese recorded history, important for the introduction of Buddhism
bèn niǎo xiān fēi
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
Niǎo sōng xiāng
Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
bǎi niǎo cháo fèng
lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix; fig. peace under a wise ruler
chū tóu niǎo
to stand out (among a group)
distinguished
niǎo piào lìng
guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)
liáng niǎo
starling
gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus)
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
nonconformity gets punished
niǎo qiāng huàn pào
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
niǎo qiāng
flintlock musket
fowling piece (shotgun)
air gun
péng niǎo
roc (mythical bird of prey)
great talent
niǎo lèi xué
ornithology
study of birds
tuó niǎo zhèng cè
ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)
niǎo dào
a road only a bird can manage
steep dangerous road
dà péng niǎo
roc (mythical bird of prey)
dù juān niǎo
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
yì niǎo
beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
niǎo jìn gōng cáng
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
niǎo shòu sàn
to scatter like birds and beasts
kǒng niǎo
monstrous bird
moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
jīng niǎo
to scare a bird into flight
gǔ dào niǎo
Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
àn guāng niǎo
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
qián niǎo
loon (bird of genus Gavia)
mí niǎo
vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way)
a vagrant
xué niǎo
jackdaw (family Corvidae)
niǎo jī
fowling piece (archaic gun)
wū niǎo sī qíng
lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
fig. filial piety
niǎo zhuàn
bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
niǎo chóng shū
bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects
jiǔ guān niǎo
hill myna
Indian grackle
Gracula religiosa
dài jú niǎo
kinglet
bird of Regulus genus
shāng gōng zhī niǎo
lit. bird wounded by an arrow (idiom); fig. wounded or damaged person
sì niǎo kǒng lóng
ornithischian
bird-like dinosaur
ài wū jí niǎo
see 愛屋及烏|爱屋及乌[ai4 wu1 ji2 wu1]
niǎo jiǎo xià mù
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
niǎo jiǎo yà mù
Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)
lóng niǎo jiàn yuán
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
zǔ niǎo
dinosaur ancestor of birds
àn gōng niǎo
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
wishing for conjugal bliss
Liáo níng gǔ dào niǎo
Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
niǎo yǎn wén
bird's eye (common company name)
Hóng Guǎ fu niǎo
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
quán guó niǎo lèi xué huì
China Ornithological Society
Qiān niǎo yuān guó jiā gōng mù
Chidori ga fuchi, national war cemetery in Tokyo
also called Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
zǔ niǎo lèi
dinosaur ancestors of birds
jīn dǐng dài jú niǎo
goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
lán hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
lán hóu tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
chá xiōng bān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
huā fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)
huā guān zhòu kuī xī niǎo
(bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
Tái wān nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)
shèng xián Kǒng zǐ niǎo
Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
lán zhěn huā mì niǎo
(bird species of China) purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum)
lán ěr nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)
lán ěr cuì niǎo
(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
lán liǎn jiān niǎo
(bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
hè hóu shí mì niǎo
(bird species of China) brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)
hè jiān niǎo
(bird species of China) brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
chì hóng shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)
lǜ hóu tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
sī guāng liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)
zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
fěn hóng liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus)
hóng hóu qián niǎo
(bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
hóng zuǐ liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres burmannicus)
hóng zuǐ xiāng sī niǎo
(bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
hóng xiōng zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus)
hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
hóng jiǎo kǔ è niǎo
(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)
hóng jiǎo jiān niǎo
(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
hóng jǐng lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
wén bèi bǔ zhū niǎo
(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
wén xiōng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)
chún sè zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
zǐ chì liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
zǐ bèi liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)
zǐ sè huā mì niǎo
(bird species of China) purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
fěn hóng shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)
chì xiōng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) crimson-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos cathpharius)
chì xiōng nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
huáng zuǐ lì zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
huáng zuǐ qián niǎo
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
huáng wén nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)
huáng gāng zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
huáng yāo tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
huáng fù zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanoxanthum)
huáng fù huā mì niǎo
(bird species of China) olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
huáng jǐng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)
hēi guān liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
hēi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
hēi hóu qián niǎo
(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
hēi méi nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Megalaima faber)
hēi xiōng tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)
niǎo gān suān èr nà
disodium guanylate (E627)
Niǎo shū
nickname of Korean singer PSY
jīn hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) golden-throated barbet (Megalaima franklinii)
jīn bèi sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
yín ěr xiāng sī niǎo
(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
yín xiōng kuò zuǐ niǎo
(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)
cháng zuǐ bǔ zhū niǎo
(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
cháng wěi shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
cháng wěi kuò zuǐ niǎo
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
shuāng jiǎo xī niǎo
(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
lín hóu lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
lín fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
diǎo
variant of 屌[diao3]
penis
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate
niǎo shì
damn thing
(not one's) goddamn business
diǎo rén
(vulgar) damned wretch
fucker
also pr. [niao3 ren2]
hēi lǐng liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
zhú zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
yī shí èr niǎo
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
dà jīn bèi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
dà huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
Tài píng Yáng qián niǎo
(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
tài píng niǎo
(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
hǎo niǎo
person of good character
nice person
bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage
rú niǎo shòu sàn
to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
to flee in all directions
gū niǎo
lone bird
marginalized (country, person etc)
hài niǎo
pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
xiǎo tài píng niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
xiǎo bān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
xiǎo xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
xiǎo huī shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
xiǎo jūn jiàn niǎo
(bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
fig. cute and helpless-looking
yán léi niǎo
(bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
dà huī zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
dà bān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
dà nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) great barbet (Megalaima virens)
sān bǎo niǎo
(bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
sān zhǐ cuì niǎo
(bird species of China) oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
Zhōng guó Niǎo lèi Xué huì
China Ornithological Society
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
guān bān xī niǎo
(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
běi liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus)
hòu zuǐ zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
chā wěi tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
hé píng niǎo
(bird species of China) Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
zhuó huā niǎo
flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae)
huài niǎo
sinister person
unsavory character
broken (not in working order)
huī shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
huī liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
huī bèi liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)
huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
huī tóu zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
huī tóu liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)
bái hóu xī niǎo
(bird species of China) white-throated brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)
bái bān jūn jiàn niǎo
(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
bái méi zōng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)
bái chì zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
bái bèi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
bái xiōng kǔ è niǎo
(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
bái yāo wén niǎo
(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
bái fù jūn jiàn niǎo
(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
bái fù hēi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
huī hóu shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)
huǒ wěi tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
zōng jǐng xī niǎo
(bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)
bān jī zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
bān wén niǎo
(bird species of China) scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
bān liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) pied myna (Gracupica contra)
bān chì liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spiloptera)
bān tóu dà cuì niǎo
(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)
xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
pǔ tōng qián niǎo
(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)
pǔ tōng cuì niǎo
(bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
zhū bèi zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
liǔ léi niǎo
(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
lì zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)
lì fù wén niǎo
(bird species of China) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
zōng fù zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) rufous-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
duǎn zuǐ shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)