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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸟* | 鸟* | *鸟
bird / CL: 隻|只, / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
HSK 2
bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
HSK 7-9
flamingo
small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie
to get a bird's-eye view / bird's-eye view / broad overview
birds
hummingbird
painting of birds and flowers
bird
bird
birdcage
toucan
ostrich
Archaeopteryx
birdsong / warbling
woodpecker
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸟* | 鸟* | *鸟
variant of / penis
birds and beasts / fauna
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
skylark
redbreast / robin
kingfisher
bird's nest
seabird
waterbird
songbird
toucan
lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom) / fig. cute and helpless-looking
bird
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
guano / bird excrement
birds / fowl
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
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
capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology)
migratory bird
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun
hornbill
lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to head off in various directions / to flee helter-skelter
nonmigratory bird
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
to scatter like birds and beasts
lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to flee in all directions
pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
(bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥居 "torii")
lyrebird
the dodo (extinct bird)
roc (mythical bird of prey) / great talent
(vulgar) damned wretch / fucker / also pr. [niao3 ren2]
yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken
pinion
bird gun
nickname of Korean singer PSY
birdhouse
birdwatching
(coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie
to scare a bird into flight
fowling piece (archaic gun)
damn thing / (not one's) goddamn business
bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
beak
a caged bird
a road only a bird can manage / steep dangerous road
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.) / same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟
birdwatching
sinister person / unsavory character / broken (not in working order)
oriole / bird
bird
bird strike (aviation)
vulture
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
supernatural bird
cockle (mollusk of the family Cardiidae)
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
tarantula
bird
to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds
to stand out (among a group) / distinguished
kiwi (bird) (loanword)
monstrous bird / moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)
a wading bird
(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
starling / gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus)
(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Sinosauropteryx, a small dinosaur that lived in what is now northeastern China during the early Cretaceous period
shrike (family Laniidae)
(golf) birdie
(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)
Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
(bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)

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