一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
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1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
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1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
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2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
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1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
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2 fig. to head off in various directions
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3 to flee helter-skelter
劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi
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1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
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2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn
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1 to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
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2 to flee in all directions
小鸟依人
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
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1 lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
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2 fig. cute and helpless-looking
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
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1 to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
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2 to develop one's abilities freely
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
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1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
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2 fig. an impossible combination
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3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
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1 fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
插翅难飞
chā chì nán fēi
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1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
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1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
枪打出头鸟
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo
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1 the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
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2 nonconformity gets punished
比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi
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1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
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2 fig. two hearts beating as one
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3 name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi
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1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
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2 two hearts beating as one
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3 (of a couple) inseparable
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
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1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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2 fig. to be annihilated
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3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng
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1 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
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2 fig. filial piety
烽烟四起，战火纷飞
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
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1 lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
神采飞扬
shén cǎi fēi yáng
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1 in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
笨鸟先飞
bèn niǎo xiān fēi
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1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
笼鸟槛猿
lóng niǎo jiàn yuán
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1 bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner