[nok jāp pīk øn ok sī som] (n, exp) EN: BramblingFR: Pinson du Nord [ m ] ; Pinson des Ardennes [ m ] ; Pinson d'Ardennes [ m ] ; Pinson des montagnes [ m ]
n. [ OE. bramline. See Bramble, n. ] (Zool.) The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble. [ 1913 Webster ]
[燕雀, yàn què, ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ]Eurasian finch or brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); fig. small fry; cf can the sparrow know the will of the great swan? 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志|燕雀安知鸿鹄之志#97179[Add to Longdo]