- 乌鸦 wūyā crowcrow; raven; any bird of the genus Corvus, typically having black feathers and a large straight beak
- 涂鸦 túyā graffitigraffiti; scrawl; sketches or drawings in a public place or on a wall
- 鸦片 yāpiàn opiumAn addictive narcotic drug derived from the seed pods of the poppy flower.
- 鸦片战争 yāpiànzhànzhēng Opium WarThe Opium Wars, specifically the conflict between Great Britain and China from 1840 to 1842, and often including the second conflict from 1856 to 1860.
- 鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng silence reignsabsolute silence; so quiet that not even the sound of a crow or a sparrow can be heard; not a single voice is audible
- 天下乌鸦一般黑 tiānxiàwūyāyībānhēi evil people are bad everywhereliterally "all crows under heaven are equally black"; used to mean that bad people or things of the same type are equally evil regardless of where they are
- 老鸦 lǎoyā crow(dialect) the common crow or raven; a general name for birds of the genus Corvus
- 寒鸦 hányā jackdaw(bird species of China) western jackdaw; Eurasian jackdaw; a bird similar to a crow but smaller with a grayish-white neck and belly.
- 鸦片烟 yāpiànyān opiumopium processed for smoking; the smoke produced by burning opium paste on a pipe
- 渡鸦 dùyā ravencommon raven (Corvus corax)
- 鸦胆子 yādǎnzi Java bruceaThe Java brucea plant (Brucea javanica), an evergreen shrub used in traditional medicine; its seeds are used to treat conditions such as malaria and amoebic dysentery.
- 信笔涂鸦 xìnbǐtúyā to doodleTo write or draw carelessly and without thought; often used as a self-deprecating way to describe one's own writing or painting as clumsy or unskilled.
- 鸦青 yāqīng crow-black(literary) deep black with a bluish or greenish tint like a crow's feathers; raven black
- 彩凤随鸦 cǎifèngsuíyā unworthy matcha beautiful or talented woman married to an unworthy man; literally a colorful phoenix following a crow
- 乌鸦座 wūyāzuò Corvusthe constellation Corvus
- 鸦雀无闻 yāquèwúwén silence reignstotal silence; a state where not even the sound of a crow or sparrow can be heard
- 三趾鸦雀 sānzhǐyāquè three-toed parrotbill(bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus)
- 乌鸦嘴 wūyāzuǐ jinxA person who makes inauspicious remarks, especially one whose negative predictions come true
- 北噪鸦 běizàoyā Siberian jay(bird species of China) Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
- 呕鸦 ōuyā swishing soundthe sound made by rowing an oar
- 大乌鸦 dàwūyā ravena raven
- 大嘴乌鸦 dàzuǐwūyā large-billed crowa large-billed crow; specifically the species Corvus macrorhynchos found in Asia
- 家鸦 jiāyā house crowhouse crow (Corvus splendens); a species of bird common in southern Asia
- 小嘴乌鸦 xiǎozuǐwūyā carrion crowcarrion crow (Corvus corone); a bird species of China
- 小鸦鹃 xiǎoyājuān lesser coucal(bird species of China) lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
- 崖海鸦 yáhǎiyā common murre(bird species of China) common murre (Uria aalge)
- 慈鸦 cíyā jackdawjackdaw or small crow, often associated with filial piety in Chinese tradition
- 抽鸦片 chōuyāpiàn to smoke opium
- 星鸦 xīngyā spotted nutcrackera bird species of China, Nucifraga caryocatactes
- 暗色鸦雀 ànsèyāquè grey-hooded parrotbillthe grey-hooded parrotbill (Suthora zappeyi), a bird species found in China
- 松鸦 sōngyā Eurasian jaythe Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
- 棕头鸦雀 zōngtóuyāquè vinous-throated parrotbill(bird species of China) vinous-throated parrotbill (Suthora webbiana)
- 水老鸦 shuǐlǎoyā cormorantCommon name for the cormorant; a large water bird with dark feathers and a hooked beak used for fishing.
- 火老鸦 huǒlǎoyā leaping flames(colloquial) leaping flames or tongues of fire from a raging blaze
- 灰冠鸦雀 huīguānyāquè Przevalski's parrotbilla bird species endemic to China; also known as the rusty-throated parrotbill (Suthora przewalskii)
- 灰喉鸦雀 huīhóuyāquè ashy-throated parrotbilla bird species native to China, also known as Suthora alphonsiana
- 灰头鸦雀 huītóuyāquè grey-headed parrotbill(bird species of China) grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis)
- 点胸鸦雀 diǎnxiōngyāquè spot-breasted parrotbill(bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)
- 白尾地鸦 báiwěidìyā Xinjiang ground jaya species of bird endemic to the deserts of western China, also known as the Xinjiang ground jay (or Biddulph's) ground jay
- 白眶鸦雀 báikuàngyāquè spectacled parrotbilla bird species of China, specifically the spectacled parrotbill (Suthora conspicillata)
- 白胸鸦雀 báixiōngyāquè white-breasted parrotbill(bird species of China) white-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis ruficeps)
- 白颈鸦 báijǐngyā collared crow(bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)
- 短尾鸦雀 duǎnwěiyāquè short-tailed parrotbill(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)
- 秃鼻乌鸦 tūbíwūyā rooka species of bird in the crow family; specifically the rook (Corvus frugilegus)
- 红嘴山鸦 hóngzuǐshānyā red-billed chougha bird species native to China, with the scientific name Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- 红嘴鸦雀 hóngzuǐyāquè great parrotbilla bird species of China, Paradoxornis aemodium
- 红头鸦雀 hóngtóuyāquè rufous-headed parrotbill(bird species of China) rufous-headed parrotbill; specifically the species Paradoxornis bakeri
- 褐翅鸦雀 hèchìyāquè brown-winged parrotbillA bird species of China, also known by the scientific name Sinosuthora brunnea
- 褐翅鸦鹃 hèchìyājuān greater coucala species of bird found across southern Asia, also known as the crow pheasant
Sources
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH