啄木鸟
啄木鸟啄木鳥 zhuó mù niǎo ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ doek3 muk6 niu5
- woodpecker
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啄
- 剥啄剝啄 bō zhuó ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨㄛˊ mok1 doek3 (onom.) tap (on a door or window)
- 啄食 zhuó shí ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕˊ doek3 sik6 (of a bird) to peck at food
- 啄花鸟啄花鳥 zhuó huā niǎo ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄋㄧㄠˇ doek3 faa1 niu5 flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae)
- 啄羊鹦鹉啄羊鸚鵡 zhuó yáng yīng wǔ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄥ ㄨˇ doek3 joeng4 jing1 mou5 kea (Nestor notabilis)
- 栗啄木鸟栗啄木鳥 lì zhuó mù niǎo ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ leot6 doek3 muk6 niu5 (bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)
- 竹啄木鸟竹啄木鳥 zhú zhuó mù niǎo ㄓㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ zuk1 doek3 muk6 niu5 (bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
木
Idioms with these characters
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 呆若木鸡呆若木雞 dāi ruò mù jī ㄉㄞ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
- 蠹众木折蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
- 刚毅木讷剛毅木訥 gāng yì mù nè ㄍㄤ ㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄜˋ gong1 ngai6 muk6 neot6 resolute and taciturn (idiom)
- 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ fu1 muk6 fung4 ceon1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
- 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
Example sentences
- 啄木鸟正在使劲地啄树干。 The woodpecker is pecking the tree trunk vigorously.
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