Chinese Word: 鹜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鹜 (Trad.: 鶩)

Pinyin: wù

English Definition: duck

Chinese Definition:
①鸭子：趋之若鹜(喻很多人争着去，含贬义)。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 鳥

Pictophonetic:敄 indicates the sound; 鸟 (bird) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 骛

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趋之若鹜	qū zhī ruò wù	to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
驰鹜	chí wù	to move swiftly; to speed; to run after (empty fame, power, money etc)
鹜舲	wù líng	small boat
旁鹜	páng wù	to be inattentive; to be distracted by sth
鸡鹜	jī wù	petty or mean persons

1		luò 落 xiá 霞 yǔ 与 gū 孤 wù 鹜 qí fēi 齐飞。 Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.; Sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks.
2		xué zhě 学者 xīn 心 cún 存 dà zhì 大志， xīn 心 wú 无 páng wù 旁鹜， zhuī qiú 追求 shēn kè 深刻。 Defending loneliness demands that scholars be ambitious, seek for nothing but truth, and be after profoundness.
3		yòu shì 又是 jiǔ yuè jiǔ 九月九， jīn qiū 金秋 jú 菊 yuè 月， zhū yú 茱萸 dēng gāo 登高， luò 落 xiá 霞 gū 孤 wù 鹜， qiū shuǐ cháng tiān 秋水长天。 Another September 9(Chinese lunar), golden autumn and chrysanthemum, melanophylla ascend climbing, sunset and solitary duck, fall stream and long days.
4		xún qiú 寻求 zhī shi 知识， dú 读 gèng duō 更多 de 的 shū 书， zuò 坐 zài 在 mén láng 门廊， xīn 心 wú 无 páng wù 旁鹜 de 地 zàn měi 赞美 fēng jǐng 风景。 Search for knowledge, read more , sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs.
5		fēng lì 风力 fā diàn 发电 de 的 wù 鹜 wèn tí 问题 zhī yī 之一 jiù shì 就是 fēng 风 yī 一 tíng zhǐ 停止， fā diàn jī 发电机 jiù 就 lì kè 立刻 tíng zhǐ 停止 xuán zhuǎn 旋转。 For one problem with wind is that if it stops blowing, the turbines stop turning.

1		luò 落 xiá 霞 yǔ 与 gū 孤 wù 鹜 qí fēi 齐飞。 Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.; Sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks.
2		xué zhě 学者 xīn 心 cún 存 dà zhì 大志， xīn 心 wú 无 páng wù 旁鹜， zhuī qiú 追求 shēn kè 深刻。 Defending loneliness demands that scholars be ambitious, seek for nothing but truth, and be after profoundness.
3		yòu shì 又是 jiǔ yuè jiǔ 九月九， jīn qiū 金秋 jú 菊 yuè 月， zhū yú 茱萸 dēng gāo 登高， luò 落 xiá 霞 gū 孤 wù 鹜， qiū shuǐ cháng tiān 秋水长天。 Another September 9(Chinese lunar), golden autumn and chrysanthemum, melanophylla ascend climbing, sunset and solitary duck, fall stream and long days.
4		xún qiú 寻求 zhī shi 知识， dú 读 gèng duō 更多 de 的 shū 书， zuò 坐 zài 在 mén láng 门廊， xīn 心 wú 无 páng wù 旁鹜 de 地 zàn měi 赞美 fēng jǐng 风景。 Search for knowledge, read more , sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs.
5		fēng lì 风力 fā diàn 发电 de 的 wù 鹜 wèn tí 问题 zhī yī 之一 jiù shì 就是 fēng 风 yī 一 tíng zhǐ 停止， fā diàn jī 发电机 jiù 就 lì kè 立刻 tíng zhǐ 停止 xuán zhuǎn 旋转。 For one problem with wind is that if it stops blowing, the turbines stop turning.