Words — 51 found
たいわんしょうどうつばめ
台湾小洞燕
1. brown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola); brown-throated sand martinUsually written using kana alone
タイワンショウドウツバメ
あまつばめ
ヨーロッパ雨燕
1. common swift (Apus apus); European swiftUsually written using kana alone
ヨーロッパアマツバメ
1. Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)Historical term
つばめのす
ツバメの巣
1. swallow's nest
2. swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)Food, cooking
燕の巣 【つばめのす】
ぎょもくえんせき
魚目燕石
1. imitation that looks identical to the original; fake causing the original to lose valueYojijukugo (four character compound)
つばめがえ
燕返し
1. quickly reversed cut (sword technique)
2. swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversalMartial arts
3. swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique)Mahjong
4. completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tileMahjong
ツバメ返し 【つばめがえし】、つばめ返し 【つばめがえし】
えんじゃくいずくこうこくこころざしし
燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや
1. only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swansProverb, See also 燕雀鴻鵠
えんじゃくこうこく
燕雀鴻鵠
1. how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a heroYojijukugo (four character compound)