niǎo 鸟 bird

niǎo

bird

niǎor
鸟儿

n.

small bird; birdie

niǎo-cháo
鸟巢

n.

bird’s nest; Bird’s Nest-Olympic stadium in Beijing

niǎo-fèn
鸟粪

n.

birds’ droppings

niǎo-kàn
鸟瞰

n.

general survey of a subject; bird’s-eye view

niǎo-lóng
鸟笼

n.

birdcage

niǎo-shì
鸟事

n.

damn thing; (not one’s goddamn business

niǎo-bù-lā-shǐ, jī-bù-shēng-dàn
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
(a place where) birds don’t defecate and hens don’t lay eggs; remote and desolate

niǎo-jìn-gōng-cáng
鸟尽弓藏
cast aside the bow once the birds are all killed-cast sb. aside when he has served his purpose