鸟笼
niǎo lóng
Pinyin

Definition

鸟笼
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niǎo lóng
  1. birdcage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小鸟
xiǎo niǎo
  1. 1 penis (kiddie term)
灯笼
dēng lóng
  1. 1 lantern
鸟
diǎo
  1. 1 variant of 屌[diǎo]
  2. 2 penis
鸟儿
niǎo r5
  1. 1 bird
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
候鸟
hòu niǎo
  1. 1 migratory bird
出笼
chū lóng
  1. 1 just out of the steamer basket 蒸籠|蒸笼
  2. 2 to appear (of products, publications, sometimes derog., "lots of shoddy material is appearing nowadays")
啄木鸟
zhuó mù niǎo
  1. 1 woodpecker
囚笼
qiú lóng
  1. 1 cage used to hold or transport prisoners
回笼
huí lóng
  1. 1 to steam again
  2. 2 to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer
  3. 3 to withdraw currency from circulation
小鸟依人
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
  1. 1 lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. cute and helpless-looking
布谷鸟
bù gǔ niǎo
  1. 1 cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
  2. 2 same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[dù juān niǎo]
海鸟
hǎi niǎo
  1. 1 seabird
牢笼
láo lóng
  1. 1 cage
  2. 2 trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
  3. 3 fig. bonds (of wrong ideas)
  4. 4 shackles (of past misconceptions)
  5. 5 to trap
  6. 6 to shackle
笼
lóng
  1. 1 enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc
  2. 2 cage
  3. 3 basket
  4. 4 steamer basket
  5. 5 to cover
  6. 6 to cage
  7. 7 to embrace
  8. 8 to manipulate through trickery
笼子
lóng zi
  1. 1 cage
  2. 2 basket
  3. 3 container
笼统
lǒng tǒng
  1. 1 general
  2. 2 broad
  3. 3 sweeping
  4. 4 lacking in detail
  5. 5 vague
笼罩
lǒng zhào
  1. 1 to envelop
  2. 2 to shroud
花鸟
huā niǎo
  1. 1 painting of birds and flowers
菜鸟
cài niǎo
  1. 1 (coll.) sb new to a particular subject
  2. 2 rookie
  3. 3 beginner
  4. 4 newbie

Idioms (17)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 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
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 to flee in all directions
小鸟依人
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
  1. 1 lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. cute and helpless-looking
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
  1. 1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
枪打出头鸟
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo
  1. 1 the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
  2. 2 nonconformity gets punished
槛花笼鹤
jiàn huā lóng hè
  1. 1 a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng
  1. 1 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
  2. 2 fig. filial piety
笨鸟先飞
bèn niǎo xiān fēi
  1. 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
  1. 1 bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
  1. 1 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
  1. 1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. god-forsaken
  3. 3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
  1. 1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. god-forsaken
  3. 3 remote and desolate
鸟枪换炮
niǎo qiāng huàn pào
  1. 1 bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
鸟尽弓藏
niǎo jìn gōng cáng
  1. 1 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
鸟语花香
niǎo yǔ huā xiāng
  1. 1 lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day

Sample Sentences

我跟你说，养鸟很麻烦的。鸟很爱干净，你要每天打扫鸟笼。
wǒ gēn nǐ shuō ，yǎng niǎo hěn máfan de 。niǎo hěn ài gānjìng ，nǐ yào měitiān dǎsǎo niǎolóng 。
Let me tell you, taking care of birds is a pain. Birds love cleanliness – you have to clean the birdcage every day.
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