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大雁 yàn wild goose / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
é goose / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
yàn wild goose
鸿雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
鸿 hóng eastern bean goose / great / large
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
轻于鸿毛 qīng hóng máo light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling / unimportant
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.
鸡皮疙瘩 da goose pimples / goose bumps
白颊黑雁 bái jiá hēi yàn (bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
千里送鹅毛 qiān sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it


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