| 燕雀 | [yàn què, ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ, 燕 雀] Eurasian finch or brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); fig. small fry; cf can the sparrow know the will of the great swan? 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志|燕雀安知鸿鹄之志, See also: 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志, 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 #97,179 [Add to Longdo] |
| 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | [yàn què ān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì, ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄢ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓ ㄓˋ, 燕 雀 安 知 鸿 鹄 之 志 / 燕 雀 安 知 鴻 鵠 之 志] lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (成语 saw); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? #174,273 [Add to Longdo] |
| 燕雀处堂 | [yàn què chù táng, ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄊㄤˊ, 燕 雀 处 堂 / 燕 雀 處 堂] lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (成语 saw); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise #947,945 [Add to Longdo] |
| 燕雀乌鹊 | [yàn què wū què, ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄨ ㄑㄩㄝˋ, 燕 雀 乌 鹊 / 燕 雀 烏 鵲] lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies [Add to Longdo] |
| 燕雀相贺 | [yàn què xiàng hè, ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄜˋ, 燕 雀 相 贺 / 燕 雀 相 賀] lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (成语 saw); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project; congratulations on your new house! [Add to Longdo] |
| 处堂燕雀 | [chù táng yàn què, ㄔㄨˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ, 处 堂 燕 雀 / 處 堂 燕 雀] lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (成语 saw); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise [Add to Longdo] |