燕雀乌鹊
燕雀乌鹊
yàn què wū què
lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies
Traditional: 燕雀烏鵲
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- lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry
- a bunch of nobodies
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Related Words
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志(yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì)— lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
→燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志(yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì)— lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→张三(Zhāng Sān)— John Doe
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