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"snipe" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
狙击 狙擊 jū jī to snipe (shoot from hiding) syn
鵻 zhuī snipe / turtle-dove
Chinese Pinyin Translation
鹬 鷸 yù common snipe / sandpiper
姬鹬 姬鷸 jī yù (bird species of China) jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利 yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom) / fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits
大沙锥 大沙錐 dà shā zhuī (bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)
孤沙锥 孤沙錐 gū shā zhuī (bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)
彩鹬 彩鷸 cǎi yù (bird species of China) greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
扇尾沙锥 扇尾沙錐 shān wěi shā zhuī (bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
林沙锥 林沙錐 lín shā zhuī (bird species of China) wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)
澳南沙锥 澳南沙錐 ào nán shā zhuī (bird species of China) Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
针尾沙锥 針尾沙錐 zhēn wěi shā zhuī (bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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