peafowl; peacock; peahen

sparrow; any of several species of small birds in the Passer family

small yellowish-brown or dark-brown spots on the skin, usually occurring on the face, neck, or shoulders

to jump about like a bird

a type of bird similar to a sparrow, typically found in mountain forests; the male is mostly red and the female is olive brown

canary; a type of small songbird often kept as a pet because of its attractive plumage and melodious song

skylark; lark; specifically the Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)

absolute silence; so quiet that not even the sound of a crow or a sparrow can be heard; not a single voice is audible

cheering and jumping for joy; extremely excited

literally "you can net sparrows at the door"; describes a place that is completely deserted with very few visitors or customers

(literary) a collective name for birds; birds in general

(bird species) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus), a small bird with yellow-green plumage and a pleasant song often kept as a pet; titmouse

tit; titmouse; any of several species of small songbirds found in forests and orchards that feed on insects

Traditional folk dance of the Dai people of southwest China and Southeast Asia, featuring movements that imitate the grace and elegance of a peacock; it is often performed to bring good luck or as a form of blessing

Peacock River in Xinjiang

(bird species) brambling; bramble finch

to perform an anatomical dissection on a sparrow

goldfinch; grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica)

The multinational food and beverage corporation

an emerald-green copper carbonate mineral used as a source of copper, a gemstone for jewelry, and a pigment in painting

Eurasian sparrowhawk; any of several small birds of prey that hunt smaller birds, often nesting in mountain forests; also called [[鹞子|鷂子|yao4 zi5]] or [[鹞鹰|鷂鷹|yao4 ying1]]

peacock or malachite green; a color resembling the green feathers of a peacock

A famous historic tower located in Yongji, Shanxi Province, on the eastern bank of the Yellow River. Named for the storks that nested there, it was immortalized in poetry by Wang Zhihuan during the Tang dynasty; the original structure was destroyed in the Yuan dynasty and rebuilt in 1997.

(bound form) high-quality tea leaves picked when they are very young and tender, resembling a bird's tongue in shape; often refers to specific varieties of green or oolong tea

sparrow; bird that lives near human dwellings and nests under eaves or in trees

A mountain range in Dege County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, known as Rongmai Ngadra in Tibetan (meaning "peaks that eagles cannot fly over")

literally meaning "how can the swallow and sparrow know the will of the great swan"; used to describe how people with narrow minds or common goals cannot understand the grand visions of those with great ambition

(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)

bromegrass; any of several grasses of the genus Bromus

to be chosen as a son-in-law; to be selected from many candidates

to be extremely happy and excited, as if jumping for joy like a sparrow; to dance with joy

To drive the birds into the thickets; to act in a way that is counterproductive or drives one's own people to the enemy's side through poor leadership.

literally translated as "to catch sparrows while blindfolded"; used as a metaphor for acting blindly or making decisions without investigating the facts

Literally "to net sparrows and dig out rats"; describes trying every possible means to obtain food during a famine or straining to scrape money together in times of extreme poverty.

To fool or deceive oneself; literally to cover one's eyes to catch a sparrow

Literally "swallows and sparrows living in a hall"; describes someone who is living comfortably and has lost their vigilance, unaware that a great disaster is about to happen.

total silence; a state where not even the sound of a crow or sparrow can be heard

(bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus)

(bird species of China) Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)

(bird species of China) Chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)

about the same; six of one and half a dozen of the other; referring to a problem in the ancient mathematical text [[九章算术|九章算術|jiu3 zhang1 suan4 shu4]] where five sparrows and six swallows weigh the same

To shoot at birds with pearls; to make a huge investment for a very small return, or to lack a sense of priority in one's actions. Based on a story in the classic text [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]] where a man uses a legendary pearl to shoot at a bird.

a bird species of China (Certhia manipurensis)

sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea), a bird species native to China and Southeast Asia

(bird species of China) Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)

crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons), a species of bird found in China and Southeast Asia

(bird species of China) crested tit-warbler; Leptopoecile elegans

a bird species of East Asia; Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)

(bird species) long-tailed tit; Aegithalos caudatus