| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 燕雀 | 燕雀 | yànquè | - (Chinese bird species) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) - (fig.) small fry |
| 燕雀乌鹊 | 燕雀烏鵲 | yànquèwūquè | - lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry - a bunch of nobodies |
| 燕雀相贺 | 燕雀相賀 | yànquèxiànghè | - lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project - congratulations on your new house! |
| 燕雀处堂 | 燕雀處堂 | yànquèchùtáng | - lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living - unaware of the disasters ahead - a fool's paradise |
| 苍头燕雀 | 蒼頭燕雀 | cāngtóuyànquè | - (Chinese bird species) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| 处堂燕雀 | 處堂燕雀 | chùtángyànquè | - lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living - unaware of the disasters ahead - a fool's paradise |
| 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 | yànquèānzhīhónghúzhīzhì | - 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? |
| 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 | yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì | - 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? |
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