喜鹊 | xǐ què | (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) | |
鹊桥 | què qiáo | magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting | |
鹊巢鸠占 | què cháo jiū zhàn | the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom); to reap where one has not sown | |
灰喜鹊 | huī xǐ què | (bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) | |
声誉鹊起 | shēng yù què qǐ | to become famous overnight (idiom) |
1 | You think the roadrunner's going to fall for it? | |
2 | This is then followed in the first person with a response from the magpie. | |
3 | Magpie geese nest by the thousands in coastal wetlands. | |
4 | They sat all in a row, like magpies on a fence. | |
5 | A koel bird never makes her own nest. She lays her eggs in other nests. |