鹤立鸡群
hè lì jī qún
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a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common;
manifestly superior
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白鹤
bái hè
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(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
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仙鹤
xiān hè
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red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
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纸鹤
zhǐ hè
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paper crane
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风声鹤唳
fēng shēng hè lì
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lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom);
fig. to panic at the slightest move;
to be jittery
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丹顶鹤
dān dǐng hè
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(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
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灰鹤
huī hè
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(bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
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一琴一鹤
yī qín yī hè
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carrying very little luggage (idiom);
honest and incorruptible (government officials)
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乘鹤
chéng hè
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to fly on a crane;
to die
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天鹤座
tiān hè zuò
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Grus (constellation)
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杜荀鹤
dù xún hè
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Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
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杳如黄鹤
yǎo rú huáng hè
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to be gone forever (idiom);
to disappear without a trace
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松鹤遐龄
sōng hè xiá líng
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longevity
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槛花笼鹤
jiàn huā lóng hè
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a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
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沙丘鹤
shā qiū hè
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(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
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火鹤
huǒ hè
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flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
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火鹤花
huǒ hè huā
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flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
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焚琴煮鹤
fén qín zhǔ hè
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lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes;
fig. to waste valuable resources;
to destroy wantonly beautiful things
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白枕鹤
bái zhěn hè
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(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
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白头鹤
bái tóu hè
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(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
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白鹤拳
bái hè quán
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Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form
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白鹤梁
bái hè liáng
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White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
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白鹤滩
bái hè tān
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Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 jiang1] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan
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蓑羽鹤
suō yǔ hè
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(bird species of China) demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
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赤颈鹤
chì jǐng hè
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(bird species of China) sarus crane (Grus antigone)
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