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燕雀乌鹊 | 燕雀烏鵲
yàn què wū què
  1. 1 lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry
  2. 2 a bunch of nobodies
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀相贺 | 燕雀相賀
yàn què xiàng hè
  1. 1 lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
  2. 2 congratulations on your new house!