沙丘鹤 沙丘鶴

沙

• 沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇ saa1 aa2 hoarse; husky; raspy
• 沙子 shā zi ㄕㄚ ˙ㄗ saa1 zi2 sand
• 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
• 沙漠 shā mò ㄕㄚ ㄇㄛˋ saa1 mok6 desert
• 沙滩 沙灘 shā tān ㄕㄚ ㄊㄢ saa1 taan1 beach

丘

• 丘陵 qiū líng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jau1 ling4 hills
• 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
• 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
• 丘壑 qiū hè ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄜˋ jau1 kok3 hills and valleys
• 丘疹 qiū zhěn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓㄣˇ jau1 zan2 pimple

鹤 鶴

• 仙鹤 仙鶴 xiān hè ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˋ sin1 hok6 red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
• 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4 a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
• 乘鹤 乘鶴 chéng hè ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˋ sing4 hok6 to fly on a crane
• 火鹤 火鶴 huǒ hè ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄜˋ fo2 hok6 flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
• 灰鹤 灰鶴 huī hè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄜˋ fui1 hok6 (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)

• 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ham4 saa1 se6 jing2 (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
• 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
• 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3 lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)

• 放情丘壑 fàng qíng qiū hè ㄈㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄜˋ fong3 cing4 jau1 kok3 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
• 华屋丘墟 華屋丘墟 huá wū qiū xū ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄩ waa4 uk1 jau1 heoi1 magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins
• 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé ㄧ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓ ㄏㄜˊ jat1 jau1 zi1 hok6 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.

• 风声鹤唳 風聲鶴唳 fēng shēng hè lì ㄈㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ fung1 sing1 hok6 leoi6 lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
• 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4 a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
• 驾鹤西去 駕鶴西去 jià hè xī qù ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˋ gaa3 hok6 sai1 heoi3 lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise