朱雀
Zhū què
Pinyin

Definition

朱雀
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Zhū què
  1. Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

孔雀
kǒng què
  1. 1 peacock
朱
Zhū
  1. 1 surname Zhu
朱古力
zhū gǔ lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
雀巢
Què cháo
  1. 1 Nestlé
雀斑
què bān
  1. 1 freckles
麻雀
má què
  1. 1 sparrow
  2. 2 (dialect) mahjong
朱元璋
Zhū Yuán zhāng
  1. 1 Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hóng wǔ]
朱利安
Zhū lì ān
  1. 1 Julian or Julien (name)
朱德
Zhū Dé
  1. 1 Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army
朱熹
Zhū Xī
  1. 1 Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
朱砂
zhū shā
  1. 1 cinnabar
  2. 2 mercuric sulfide HgS
  3. 3 also written 硃砂|朱砂[zhū shā]
朱红
zhū hóng
  1. 1 vermilion
朱自清
Zhū Zì qīng
  1. 1 Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist
朱莉娅
Zhū lì yà
  1. 1 Julia (name)
朱诺
Zhū nuò
  1. 1 Juneau, capital of Alaska
  2. 2 Juno, Roman goddess of marriage
朱镕基
Zhū Róng jī
  1. 1 Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
朱雀
Zhū què
  1. 1 Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky)
朱丽叶
Zhū lì yè
  1. 1 Juliet or Juliette (name)
欢呼雀跃
huān hū què yuè
  1. 1 cheering excitedly (idiom)
  2. 2 jubilant
燕雀
yàn què
  1. 1 (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
  2. 2 (fig.) small fry

Idioms (18)

朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
  1. 1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
欢呼雀跃
huān hū què yuè
  1. 1 cheering excitedly (idiom)
  2. 2 jubilant
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
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
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
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!
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún
  1. 1 white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ
  1. 1 lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
  2. 2 on the verge of bankruptcy
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
  1. 1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't give up hope
  3. 3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
  1. 1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
  2. 2 you are the product of your environment
近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
  1. 1 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
门可罗雀
mén kě luó què
  1. 1 you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
门庭冷落，门堪罗雀
mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
  1. 1 The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
鸦雀无声
yā què wú shēng
  1. 1 lit. crow and peacock make no sound
  2. 2 absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard
  3. 3 absolute silence
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
  1. 1 The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
  2. 2 small but complete in every detail

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