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大雁 yàn wild goose / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
é goose / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
鸿 hóng eastern bean goose / great / large
yàn wild goose
鸿雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
趋之若鹜 zhī ruò to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable / an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
飞鸿 fēi hóng swan goose / (fig.) letter; message
鹅毛大雪 é máo xuě goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall
雪雁 xuě yàn (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
杀鸡取卵 shā luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
cry of a crane or wild goose
鹅毛 é máo goose feather
正步 zhèng goose-step (for military parades)
鹅绒 é róng goose down
沉鱼落雁 chén luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
竭泽而渔 jié ér lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
雁过拔毛 yàn guò máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic
钻牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān 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
雪泥鸿爪 xuě hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
千里鹅毛 qiān é máo 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[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2]
礼轻情意重 qīng qíng zhòng 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.
白颊黑雁 bái jiá hēi yàn (bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
大雁塔 yàn Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
小雁塔 Xiǎo yàn Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
来鸿去燕 lái hóng yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move


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