疯狂 瘋狂 fēng kuáng crazy / frenzied / wild syn 野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal syn 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 野心 yě xīn ambition / wild schemes / careerism 野生 yě shēng wild / undomesticated 鸡皮疙瘩 雞皮疙瘩 jī pí gē da goose pimples / goose bumps 野性 yě xìng wild nature / unruliness 野猪 野豬 yě zhū wild boar (Sus scrofa) / CL:頭|头[tou2] 欣喜若狂 xīn xǐ ruò kuáng to be wild with joy (idiom) syn 捕猎 捕獵 bǔ liè to catch (wild animals) / to hunt syn 瞎猜 xiā cāi to make a wild guess / blind guess 荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth / overgrown / grown wild syn 想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi to indulge in fantasy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 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 猖獗 chāng jué to be rampant / to run wild syn 胡诌 胡謅 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble syn 野味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 野鸭 野鴨 yě yā wild duck / mallard (Anas platyrhyncha) syn 遐想 xiá xiǎng reverie / daydream / to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts 狂放 kuáng fàng wild / unrestrained 正步 zhèng bù goose-step (for military parades) 开垦 開墾 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow syn 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 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 鹅毛 鵝毛 é máo goose feather syn 野菜 yě cài wild herb / potherb 野狗 yě gǒu wild dog / feral dog / stray dog 遐思 xiá sī to fancy from afar / reverie / wild and fanciful thoughts syn 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 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 鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) 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 大雁塔 dà yàn tǎ Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an 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 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) 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 疯 瘋 fēng insane / mad / wild syn 狂 kuáng mad / wild / violent syn 鸿 鴻 hóng eastern bean goose / great / large syn 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 莘 xīn Asarum / Wild ginger / also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1] syn 野鸳鸯 野鴛鴦 yě yuān yāng wild mandarin duck / (derog.) illicit lovers / unorthodox couple 鹅绒 鵝絨 é róng goose down 蘅 héng Asarum blumei (wild ginger plant) 唳 lì cry of a crane or wild goose syn 猊 貎 ní wild beast / wild horse / lion / trad. form used erroneously for 貌 / simplified form used erroneously for 狻 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 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 荒山野岭 荒山野嶺 huāng shān yě lǐng wild, mountainous country syn 鹅毛大雪 鵝毛大雪 é máo dà xuě goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall syn 竭泽而渔 竭澤而漁 jié zé ér yú lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 穷山恶水 窮山惡水 qióng shān è shuǐ lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom) / fig. inhospitable natural environment syn 雪雁 xuě yàn (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) 貍 lí wild cat 韱 xiān wild onions or leeks 蘘 ráng a kind of wild ginger 鬖 sān wild hair 来鸿去燕 來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom) / fig. always on the move 千里寄鹅毛 千里寄鵝毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛 千里送鹅毛 千里送鵝毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it 千里鹅毛 千里鵝毛 qiān lǐ é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2] syn 轻于鸿毛 輕於鴻毛 qīng yú hóng máo light as a goose feather (idiom) / trifling / unimportant syn 雁过拔毛 雁過拔毛 yàn guò bá máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic syn 雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom) 鱼沉雁杳 魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom) / fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away) / to have lost contact 鸿毛泰山 鴻毛泰山 hóng máo tài shān lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another 鸿毛泰岱 鴻毛泰岱 hóng máo tài dài light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom) / of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another 狼子野心 láng zǐ yě xīn ambition of wild wolves (idiom) / rapacious designs 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 胡雁 hú yàn Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times 白跑一趟 bái pǎo yī tàng to go on an errand for nothing / to go on a wild-goose chase 钻牛角 鑽牛角 zuān niú jiǎo lit. honing a bull's horn / 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 / same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖 小雁塔 xiǎo yàn tǎ Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an 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) 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 斑头雁 斑頭雁 bān tóu yàn (bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) 母鹅 母鵝 mǔ é goose (female) 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 小白额雁 小白額雁 xiǎo bái é yàn (bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) 加拿大雁 jiā ná dà yàn (bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) 灰雁 huī yàn (bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser) 豆雁 dòu yàn (bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis) 