- 解剖麻雀 jiěpōumáquè analyze caseto examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization
- 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 bìsèyǎnjīngzhuōmáquè act blindlyto act blindly or handle matters without a clear understanding of the actual situation
- 树麻雀 shùmáquè tree sparrow(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
- 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 máquèsuīxiǎo, wǔzàngjùquán small but completeThe sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there; small in scale but fully equipped with all essential parts.
- 黑胸麻雀 hēixiōngmáquè Spanish sparrow(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
- 家麻雀 jiāmáquè house sparrow(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- 黑顶麻雀 hēidǐngmáquè saxaul sparrow(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
- 山麻雀 shānmáquè russet sparrow(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)
- 打麻雀运动 Dǎ Máquè Yùndòng Great Sparrow Campaignthe Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
