候鸟 候鳥
候鸟 候鳥 hòu niǎo ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hau6 niu5
- migratory bird
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More words with these characters
候
- 伺候 cì hou ㄘˋ ˙ㄏㄡ zi6 hau6 to serve; to wait upon
- 侍候 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 to serve
- 问候 問候 wèn hòu ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄡˋ man6 hau6 to give one's respects
- 守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 to wait for
- 时候 時候 shí hou ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ si4 hau6 time
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- 气候 氣候 qì hòu ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ hei3 hau6 (meteorology) climate
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 稍候 shāo hòu ㄕㄠ ㄏㄡˋ saau2 hau6 to wait a moment
- 等候 děng hòu ㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ dang2 hau6 to wait
- 候选人 候選人 hòu xuǎn rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 syun2 jan4 candidate
- 小时候 小時候 xiǎo shí hou ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ siu2 si4 hau6 in one's childhood
- 有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ jau5 si4 hau6 sometimes
- 那时候 那時候 nà shí hou ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ naa5 si4 hau6 at that time
- 俟候 sì hòu ㄙˋ ㄏㄡˋ zi6 hau6 to wait (literary)
- 候乘 hòu chéng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄥˊ hau6 sing4 to wait for a train or bus
- 候任 hòu rèn ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ hau6 jam6 -elect
- 候命 hòu mìng ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hau6 ming6 to await orders; to be on call
- 候场 候場 hòu chǎng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄤˇ hau6 coeng4 (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance
- 候审 候審 hòu shěn ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄣˇ hau6 sam2 awaiting trial
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
鸟 鳥
- 鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ niu5 caau4 bird's nest
- 坏鸟 壞鳥 huài niǎo ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ waai6 niu5 sinister person
- 夜鸟 夜鳥 yè niǎo ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ je6 niu5 nocturnal bird
- 好鸟 好鳥 hǎo niǎo ㄏㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hou2 niu5 person of good character
- 孤鸟 孤鳥 gū niǎo ㄍㄨ ㄋㄧㄠˇ gu1 niu5 lone bird
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- 害鸟 害鳥 hài niǎo ㄏㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hoi6 niu5 pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
- 小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ siu2 niu5 small bird
- 恐鸟 恐鳥 kǒng niǎo ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hung2 niu5 monstrous bird
- 打鸟 打鳥 dǎ niǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ daa2 niu5 to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)
- 放鸟 放鳥 fàng niǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ fong3 niu5 to stand someone up
- 椋鸟 椋鳥 liáng niǎo ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ loeng4 niu5 starling
- 水鸟 水鳥 shuǐ niǎo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ seoi2 niu5 waterbird
- 海鸟 海鳥 hǎi niǎo ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hoi2 niu5 seabird
- 潜鸟 潛鳥 qián niǎo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ cim4 niu5 loon (bird of genus Gavia)
- 烧鸟 燒鳥 shāo niǎo ㄕㄠ ㄋㄧㄠˇ siu1 niu5 yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken
- 犀鸟 犀鳥 xī niǎo ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ sai1 niu5 hornbill
- 琴鸟 琴鳥 qín niǎo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ kam4 niu5 lyrebird
- 留鸟 留鳥 liú niǎo ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ lau4 niu5 nonmigratory bird
- 益鸟 益鳥 yì niǎo ㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ jik1 niu5 beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
- 祖鸟 祖鳥 zǔ niǎo ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ zou2 niu5 dinosaur ancestor of birds
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 惊弓之鸟 驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ging1 gung1 zi1 niu5 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- 笼鸟槛猿 籠鳥檻猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ lung4 niu5 haam5 jyun4 bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
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- 鸟尽弓藏 鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄤˊ niu5 zeon6 gung1 cong4 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
- 鸟枪换炮 鳥槍換炮 niǎo qiāng huàn pào ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄠˋ niu5 coeng1 wun6 paau3 bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
- 鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ niu5 jyu5 faa1 hoeng1 lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
- 如鸟兽散 如鳥獸散 rú niǎo shòu sàn ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄙㄢˋ jyu4 niu5 sau3 saan3 lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
- 乌鸟私情 烏鳥私情 wū niǎo sī qíng ㄨ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄙ ㄑㄧㄥˊ wu1 niu5 si1 cing4 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
- 小鸟依人 小鳥依人 xiǎo niǎo yī rén ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4 lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
- 一石二鸟 一石二鳥 yī shí èr niǎo ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ jat1 sek6 ji6 niu5 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)