Chinese Character Dictionary

凤梨

fèng lí

pineapple

凤梨园

fèng lí yuán

Piña Colada

凤毛麟角

fèng máo lín jiăo

lit. phoenix feather and unicorn horn, fig. an extremely rare object (idiom)

凤泉

Fèng quán

Fangquan district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市[Xīn xiāng shì], Henan

凤泉区

Fèng quán qū

Fangquan district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市[Xīn xiāng shì], Henan

凤爪

fèng zhăo

chicken feet (cuisine)

凤眼

fèng yăn

elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix

凤眼兰

fèng yăn lán

water hyacinth

凤县

Fèng Xiàn

Feng County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Băo jī], Shaanxi

凤翔

Fèng xiáng

Fengxiang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Băo jī], Shaanxi

凤翔县

Fèng xiáng Xiàn

Fengxiang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Băo jī], Shaanxi

凤蝶科

fèng dié kē

family Papilionidae (taxonomy)

凤阳

Fèng yáng

Fengyang county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chú zhōu], Anhui

凤阳县

Fèng yáng xiàn

Fengyang county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chú zhōu], Anhui

凤头鹦鹉

fèng tóu yīng wŭ

cockatoo (zoology)

鸣

míng

to cry (of birds)

鸣不平

míng bù píng

to cry out against injustice

鸣冤叫屈

míng yuān jiào qū

to complain bitterly

鸣叫

míng jiào

hoot

鸣枪

míng qiāng

to fire warning shots

鸣禽

míng qín

songbird

鸣笛

míng dí

to hoot

鸣角鸮

Míng jiăo xiāo

Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)

鸣谢

míng xiè

to express gratitude (esp. in public)

鸣金

míng jīn

to beat a gong

鸣金收兵

míng jīn shōu bīng

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

鸣金收军

míng jīn shōu jūn

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

鸣钟

míng zhōng

drum call

鸣锣

míng luó

to beat a gong

鸣锣开道

míng luó kāi dào

to beat the gong to clear the way

鸣鸟

míng niăo

songbird

鸢

yuān

kite (small hawk)

鸢尾

yuān wĕi

Iricdaceae, the iris family

鸢尾花

yuān wĕi huā

iris (family Iridaceae)

鳷

zhī

general term for jay

鳻

fēn

the wild pigeon

鴂

jué

tailorbird (Orthotomus spp.)

鴃

jué

shrike

鴄

pī

wild duck

鸩

zhèn

legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison

鸩羽

zhèn yŭ

the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩

鸨

băo

Chinese bustard

鸨母

băo mŭ

female brothel keeper

雁

yàn

variant of 雁[yàn]

鸦

yā

crow

鸦片

yā piàn

opium (loanword)

鸦片战争

Yā piàn Zhàn zhēng

the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861

鸦雀无声

yā què wú shēng

lit. crow and peacock make no sound

鴎

ōu

Japanese variant of 鷗|鸥

鸰

líng

wagtail

鴔

fú

see 鵖鴔[bī fú]

鸵

tuó

ostrich

鸵鸟

tuó niăo

ostrich

鸵鸟政策

tuó niăo zhèng cè

ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)

鴗

lì

Alcedo bengalensis

鸳

yuān

mandarin duck

鸳绮

yuān qĭ

magnificent fabrics

鸳鸯

yuān yang

mandarin ducks

鸳鸯戏水

yuān yāng xì shuĭ

lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water

鸳鸯蝴蝶

yuān yang hú dié

Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds)