鷫 sù (ominous mythical bird) / teal 情急了 qíng jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 秦吉了 qín jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 不祥 bù xiáng ominous / inauspicious syn 凶光 xiōng guāng ominous glint 不吉利 bù jí lì ominous 凶 xiōng vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine / variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] syn 不吉 bù jí unlucky / inauspicious / ominous 蹇滞 蹇滯 jiǎn zhì awkward / ominous / unfavorable 精卫填海 精衛填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) / futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds syn 鸾 鸞 luán mythical bird related to phoenix syn 鹣 鶼 jiān mythical bird with one eye and one wing / see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1] 大鹏鸟 大鵬鳥 dà péng niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) 鹏鸟 鵬鳥 péng niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) / great talent 鹔鹴 鷫鸘 sù shuāng green, long-necked mythical bird 𬸚𬸦 鸑鷟 yuè zhuó (literary) mythical bird similar to a phoenix / (archaic) waterbird similar to a large duck 金刚 金剛 jīn gāng diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) syn 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 伏羲 fú xī Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing 扶桑 fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan syn 神话故事 神話故事 shén huà gù shi mythical story / myth 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 姜子牙 薑子牙 jiāng zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 神马 神馬 shén mǎ mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] 香巴拉 xiāng bā lā Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism) 离 chī mythical beast (archaic) syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 禹 yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu 舜 shùn Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader 羲 xī same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1], a mythical emperor / surname Xi 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 狻 suān (mythical animal) 鲧 鯀 gǔn Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3] 虺 huǐ mythical venomous snake 蜮 yù mythical creature / toad / worm 獍 jìng a mythical animal that eats its mother 貔 pí see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貔 was the male) syn 貅 xiū see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female) 鯀 gǔn variant of 鮌|鲧 / Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹 大禹 dà yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods 豸 zhì worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153) 亃 lín mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail 伏羲氏 fú xī shì Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing 四灵 四靈 sì líng four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky 戾龙 戾龍 lì lóng mythical evil serpent / evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12 猳 jiā mythical ape / variant of 豭[jia1] 猳国 猳國 jiā guó name of mythical ape 獬豸 xiè zhì Xiezhi, mythical Chinese unicorn 玄圃 xuán pǔ mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] 甪端 lù duān Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth 百度十大神兽 百度十大神獸 bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship) 驺虞 騶虞 zōu yú zouyu (mythical animal) / official in charge of park animals / name of an archaic ceremonial tune 鹣鹣 鶼鶼 jiān jiān lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other / fig. an inseparable couple 龙门 龍門 lóng mén Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon 狴犴 bì àn (literary) mythical creature resembling a tiger whose image was painted on prison doors / (literary) prison 斯芬克司 sī fēn kè sī Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast) 十大神兽 十大神獸 shí dà shén shòu the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship) 嫏嬛 láng huán mythical place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books / (fig.) library 琅嬛 láng huán mythical fairy realm 叒 ruò old variant of 若[ruo4] / obedient / ancient mythical tree 猵狙 piàn jū mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head 水猴子 shuǐ hóu zi mythical monster that preys on swimmers 犼 hǒu mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog 小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo small bird / young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) / (fig.) penis (kiddie term) / (golf) birdie syn 鸟瞰 鳥瞰 niǎo kàn to get a bird's-eye view / bird's-eye view / broad overview syn 鸟 鳥 niǎo bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn syn 恐鸟 恐鳥 kǒng niǎo monstrous bird / moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand) 迷鸟 迷鳥 mí niǎo vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way) / a vagrant 控深鸟 控深鳥 kòng shēn niǎo depth control bird / depth controller / bird / depressor 深度控制器 shēn duó kòng zhì qì depth control bird / depth controller / bird / depressor 禽流感 qín liú gǎn bird flu / avian influenza 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) syn 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple syn 飞鸟 飛鳥 fēi niǎo bird 鸟儿 鳥兒 niǎo r bird syn 竖起 豎起 shù qǐ to erect (a tent etc) / to prick up (one's ears) / to raise (one's eyebrows) / to stick up (one's thumb) / to turn up (one's collar) / (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers) syn 拍打 pāi da to pat / to slap / (of a bird) to flap (one's wings) syn 百灵 百靈 bǎi líng lark (bird of family Alaudidae) 栖息 棲息 qī xī (of a bird) to perch / (of creatures in general) to inhabit / to dwell syn 落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn 老鹰 老鷹 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle / hawk / any similar bird of prey syn 网罗 網羅 wǎng luó net for fishing or bird catching / (fig.) fetters / to snare (a valuable new team member etc) / to bring together under the one umbrella syn 候鸟 候鳥 hòu niǎo migratory bird 大鹏 大鵬 dà péng legendary giant bird 龙骨 龍骨 lóng gǔ "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship) syn 禽类 禽類 qín lèi bird species / birds 燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest 白鹤 白鶴 bái hè (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) syn 人禽流感 rén qín liú gǎn human avian influenza / human bird flu 喜鹊 喜鵲 xǐ què (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) syn 合拢 合攏 hé lǒng to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings) syn 八哥 bā gē (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) syn 白鹭 白鷺 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) syn 画眉 畫眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) syn 鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) syn 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served syn 吃食 chī shí to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed 苍鹰 蒼鷹 cāng yīng (bird species of China) Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) syn 禽蛋 qín dàn bird eggs 