候鸟
候鸟候鳥 hòu niǎo ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hau6 niu5
- migratory bird
Stroke order
Practice writing
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
候
鸟
- 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
- 害鸟害鳥 hài niǎo ㄏㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hoi6 niu5 pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
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
- 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