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goose feather
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鵝* | 鵝* | *鵝
goose / CL: 隻|只
HSK 7-9
wild goose / CL: 隻|只
HSK 7-9
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
to go on an errand for nothing / to go on a wild-goose chase
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling / unimportant
lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs / same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
goose-step (for military parades)
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雁* | 雁* | *雁
wild goose
(bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
(bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser)
light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times
(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable / an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
(bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *唳* | 唳* | *唳
cry of a crane or wild goose
Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
(bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
(bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鴻* | 鴻* | *鴻
eastern bean goose / great / large
lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
goose pimples / goose bumps
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
to get goose bumps
a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
goose down
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs
(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall
lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom) / fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact
swan goose / (fig.) letter; message
goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)
(bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
(bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)
(bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)


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