信鸽 信鴿 xìn gē homing pigeon / carrier pigeon 红顶绿鸠 紅頂綠鳩 hóng dǐng lǜ jiū (bird species of China) whistling green pigeon / Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae) 黑林鸽 黑林鴿 hēi lín gē (bird species of China) black wood pigeon / Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina) 猊 貎 ní wild beast / wild horse / lion / trad. form used erroneously for 貌 / simplified form used erroneously for 狻 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 狼奔豕突 láng bēn shǐ tū the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom) / crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts syn 野生生物 yě shēng shēng wù wildlife / creatures in the wild / wild organism 脱缰野马 脫韁野馬 tuō jiāng yě mǎ a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild) 鸽子 鴿子 gē zi pigeon / dove / various birds of the family Columbidae syn 鸽 鴿 gē pigeon / dove syn 鹁鸽 鵓鴿 bó gē pigeon syn 传书鸽 傳書鴿 chuán shū gē carrier pigeon (used for mail) 内八字脚 內八字腳 nèi bā zì jiǎo intoeing / pigeon toes / knock-knees 雏鸽 雛鴿 chú gē squab / nestling pigeon 飞鸽 飛鴿 fēi gē Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936) 紫林鸽 紫林鴿 zǐ lín gē (bird species of China) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea) 绿皇鸠 綠皇鳩 lǜ huáng jiū (bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea) 鸽笼式文件架 gē lǒng shì wén jiàn jià pigeon hole 木豆 mù dòu pigeon pea syn 中亚鸽 中亞鴿 zhōng yà gē (bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni) 厚嘴绿鸠 厚嘴綠鳩 hòu zuǐ lǜ jiū (bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra) 山皇鸠 山皇鳩 shān huáng jiū (bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia) 岩鸽 岩鴿 yán gē (bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) 斑尾林鸽 斑尾林鴿 bān wěi lín gē (bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) 楔尾绿鸠 楔尾綠鳩 xiē wěi lǜ jiū (bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus) 橙胸绿鸠 橙胸綠鳩 chéng xiōng lǜ jiū (bird species of China) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus) 灰林鸽 灰林鴿 huī lín gē (bird species of China) ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) 灰头绿鸠 灰頭綠鳩 huī tóu lǜ jiū (bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei) 红翅绿鸠 紅翅綠鳩 hóng chì lǜ jiū (bird species of China) white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii) 针尾绿鸠 針尾綠鳩 zhēn wěi lǜ jiū (bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda) 雪鸽 雪鴿 xuě gē (bird species of China) snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) 黄脚绿鸠 黃腳綠鳩 huáng jiǎo lǜ jiū (bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus) 点斑林鸽 點斑林鴿 diǎn bān lín gē (bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) 疯狂 瘋狂 fēng kuáng crazy / frenzied / wild syn 野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal syn 野心 yě xīn ambition / wild schemes / careerism 野生 yě shēng wild / undomesticated 狂野 kuáng yě coarse and wild 野生动物 野生動物 yě shēng dòng wù wild animal 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 野猪 野豬 yě zhū wild boar (Sus scrofa) / CL:頭|头[tou2] 野性 yě xìng wild nature / unruliness 遐想 xiá xiǎng reverie / daydream / to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts 猖獗 chāng jué to be rampant / to run wild syn 荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth / overgrown / grown wild syn 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 欣喜若狂 xīn xǐ ruò kuáng to be wild with joy (idiom) syn 野菜 yě cài wild herb / potherb 想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi to indulge in fantasy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 野狗 yě gǒu wild dog / feral dog / stray dog 开垦 開墾 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow syn 大雁 dà yàn wild goose / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 狂放 kuáng fàng wild / unrestrained 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 野味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 蛮荒 蠻荒 mán huāng savage / wild / uncivilized territory syn 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs syn 野鸭 野鴨 yě yā wild duck / mallard (Anas platyrhyncha) syn 遐思 xiá sī to fancy from afar / reverie / wild and fanciful thoughts syn 乱搞 亂搞 luàn gǎo to make a mess / to mess with / to be wild / to sleep around / to jump into bed 荒草 huāng cǎo weeds / brush (vegetation) / wild grassland syn 捕猎 捕獵 bǔ liè to catch (wild animals) / to hunt syn 胡诌 胡謅 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble syn 大雁塔 dà yàn tǎ Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 瞎猜 xiā cāi to make a wild guess / blind guess 野生植物 yě shēng zhí wù plants in the wild 寻花问柳 尋花問柳 xún huā wèn liǔ lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) / fig. to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 妄念 wàng niàn wild fantasy / unwarranted thought syn 茭白 jiāo bái Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot syn 外卡 wài kǎ (sports) wild card (loanword) 细辛 細辛 xì xīn Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum) 野鸳鸯 野鴛鴦 yě yuān yāng wild mandarin duck / (derog.) illicit lovers / unorthodox couple 狂 kuáng mad / wild / violent syn 疯 瘋 fēng insane / mad / wild syn 莘 xīn Asarum / Wild ginger / also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1] syn 蘅 héng Asarum blumei (wild ginger plant) 唳 lì cry of a crane or wild goose syn 芴 wù fluorene C13H10 / (old) name of an edible wild plant 貊 mò name of a wild tribe / silent 猹 chá Badger-like wild animal 貍 lí wild cat 韱 xiān wild onions or leeks 蘘 ráng a kind of wild ginger 鬖 sān wild hair 狼子野心 láng zǐ yě xīn ambition of wild wolves (idiom) / rapacious designs 穷山恶水 窮山惡水 qióng shān è shuǐ lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom) / fig. inhospitable natural environment syn 趋之若鹜 趨之若鶩 qū zhī ruò wù to rush like ducks (idiom) / the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable / an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase 饭糗茹草 飯糗茹草 fàn qiǔ rú cǎo lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom) / fig. to live in abject poverty 猖披 chāng pī dishevelled / wild / unrestrained 埌 làng wasteland / wild 鴄 pī wild duck 鴈 yàn wild goose 羱 yuán large-horned wild goat 虥 zhàn striped wild cat 穭 lǚ wild grain 豦 qú a wild boar / to fight 