菜鸟 菜鳥
菜鸟 菜鳥 cài niǎo ㄘㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ coi3 niu5
- (coll.) sb new to a particular subject
- rookie
- beginner
- newbie
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菜
- 白菜 bái cài ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ baak6 coi3 Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 菜单 菜單 cài dān ㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄢ coi3 daan1 menu
- 菠菜 bō cài ㄅㄛ ㄘㄞˋ bo1 coi3 spinach
- 蔬菜 shū cài ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˋ so1 coi3 vegetables
- 青菜 qīng cài ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ ceng1 coi3 green vegetables
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- 点菜 點菜 diǎn cài ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˋ dim2 coi3 to order dishes (in a restaurant)
- 菜市场 菜市場 cài shì chǎng ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ coi3 si5 coeng4 food market
- A菜 A cài ˙ㄚ ㄘㄞˋ coi3 (Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
- 上菜 shàng cài ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˋ soeng5 coi3 to serve food
- 主菜 zhǔ cài ㄓㄨˇ ㄘㄞˋ zyu2 coi3 main course
- 干菜 乾菜 gān cài ㄍㄢ ㄘㄞˋ gon1 coi3 dried vegetable
- 什菜 shí cài ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˋ zaap6 coi3 mixed vegetables
- 做菜 zuò cài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄞˋ zou6 coi3 to cook
- 冬菜 dōng cài ㄉㄨㄥ ㄘㄞˋ dung1 coi3 preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
- 冰菜 bīng cài ㄅㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ bing1 coi3 ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
- 冷菜 lěng cài ㄌㄥˇ ㄘㄞˋ laang5 coi3 cold dish
- 出菜 chū cài ㄔㄨ ㄘㄞˋ ceot1 coi3 (at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer
- 前菜 qián cài ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ cin4 coi3 appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
- 剩菜 shèng cài ㄕㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ zing6 coi3 leftovers (food)
- 副菜 fù cài ㄈㄨˋ ㄘㄞˋ fu3 coi3 side dish; side order
鸟 鳥
- 鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ niu5 caau4 bird's nest
- 候鸟 候鳥 hòu niǎo ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hau6 niu5 migratory bird
- 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
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- 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)
- 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)
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)
Example sentences
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我 的 一些 同学 同學 真是 菜鸟 菜鳥 ， 他们 他們 一点 一點 都 不 懂 计算机 計算機 。
Some of my classmates are pure noobs; they know nothing about computing sciences.
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