灰雁
灰雁 huī yàn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˋ fui1 ngaan6
- (bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser)
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More words with these characters
灰
- 灰尘灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
- 灰心 huī xīn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ fui1 sam1 to lose heart
- 灰色 huī sè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ fui1 sik1 gray
- 吃灰 chī huī ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟ hek3 fui1 (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
- 吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1 to blow away dust
- 扒灰 pá huī ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟ paa4 fui1 incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
雁
- 大雁 dà yàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ daai6 ngaan6 wild goose
- 胡雁 hú yàn ㄏㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ wu4 ngaan6 Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times
- 豆雁 dòu yàn ㄉㄡˋ ㄧㄢˋ dau6 ngaan6 (bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)
- 雁塔 Yàn tǎ ㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄚˇ ngaan6 taap3 see 雁塔區|雁塔区[Yan4 ta3 Qu1]
- 雁山 Yàn shān ㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄢ ngaan6 saan1 see 雁山區|雁山区[Yan4 shan1 Qu1]
- 雁峰 Yàn fēng ㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ngaan6 fung1 see 雁峰區|雁峰区[Yan4 feng1 Qu1]
Idioms with these characters
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 灰不溜丢灰不溜丟 huī bu liū diū ㄏㄨㄟ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄡ fui1 bat1 lau6 diu1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
- 灰飞烟灭灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
- 灰头土脸灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 沉鱼落雁沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 雁杳鱼沉雁杳魚沈 yàn yǎo yú chén ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ngaan6 miu5 jyu4 cam4 without news from sb (idiom)
- 鱼沉雁杳魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ jyu4 cam4 ngaan6 miu5 lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)