[鸟语花香 / 鳥語花香, niǎo yǔ huā xiāng, ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄤ]lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (成语 saw); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day#46631[Add to Longdo]
[物以类聚 / 物以類聚, wù yǐ lèi jù, ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ]similar things come together (成语 saw); like draws like; Birds of a feather flock together.#48717[Add to Longdo]
[鸟尽弓藏 / 鳥盡弓藏, niǎo jìn gōng cáng, ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄤˊ]lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (成语 saw); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose#143701[Add to Longdo]
[罗雀掘鼠 / 羅雀掘鼠, luó què jué shǔ, ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄨˇ]lit. to net birds and dig for rats (成语 saw); fig. hard pressed for cash; on the verge of bankrupcy#796700[Add to Longdo]
[在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿做连理枝 / 在天願做比翼鳥,在地願做連理枝, zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo, zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī, ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ, ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓ]In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined; wishing for conjugal bliss[Add to Longdo]
[物以类聚,人以群分 / 物以類聚,人以群分, wù yǐ lèi jù, rén yǐ qún fēn, ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ, ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄣ]Similar things group together, similar people fit together (成语 saw); Birds of a feather flock together.[Add to Longdo]
[鸟虫书 / 鳥蟲書, niǎo chóng shū, ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨ]bird writing, a calligraphic style based on seal script 篆书, but with characters decorated as birds and insects[Add to Longdo]
[鸳鸯蝴蝶 / 鴛鴦蝴蝶, yuān yang hú dié, ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ˙ ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ]Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900[Add to Longdo]
[鸳鸯蝴蝶派 / 鴛鴦蝴蝶派, yuān yang hú dié pài, ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ˙ ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄆㄞˋ]Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists[Add to Longdo]
[つばさ(P);よく, tsubasa (P); yoku](n) (1) wing; (2) (よく only) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (suf, ctr) (3) (よく only) (arch) counter for birds or bird wings; (P)#1962[Add to Longdo]
[はごろも(P);うい, hagoromo (P); ui](n) (1) angel's raiment; robe of feathers; (2) wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; (3) (はごろも only) type of bug; (P)#18945[Add to Longdo]
[ナンベイウズラか(ナンベイウズラ科);なんべいうずらか(南米鶉科), nanbeiuzura ka ( nanbeiuzura ka ); nanbeiuzuraka ( nanbei uzura ka )](n) Odontophoridae (New World quail family of birds)[Add to Longdo]
[yabusame](n) Asian stubtail (bird), Urosphena squameiceps; family of birds (stubtails), Urosphena, including the Asian stubtail, the Timor stubtail, etc.[Add to Longdo]
[あしで, ashide](n) (1) painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period); (2) characters written in a way inspired from that style[Add to Longdo]
[はたおりどり;ハタオリドリ, hataoridori ; hataoridori](n) (uk) weaverbird; weaver (any of a number of birds in family Ploceidae that weave elaborate nests)[Add to Longdo]
[あぶらがのる, aburaganoru](exp, v5r) (1) to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (2) fish and birds putting on some fat for winter and becoming more tasty as a result[Add to Longdo]
[ししおどし, shishiodoshi](n) (See 添水) water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens[Add to Longdo]
[とりおい, torioi](n) (1) driving off birds; (2) procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; (3) female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; (4) street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan[Add to Longdo]