Usage of the character 禽
qín
禽
[禽]
- generic term for birds and animals
- birds
- to capture (old)
qínniǎo
禽鸟
[禽鳥]
- birds
- fowl
měngqín
猛禽
[猛禽]
- bird of prey
qíndàn
禽蛋
[禽蛋]
- bird eggs
jiāqín
家禽
[家禽]
- poultry
- domestic fowl
zǒuqín
走禽
[走禽]
- Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches
qínchù
禽畜
[禽畜]
- poultry and livestock
qínlóng
禽龙
[禽龍]
- iguanodon
yěqín
野禽
[野禽]
- fowl
qínlèi
禽类
[禽類]
- bird species
- birds
huóqín
活禽
[活禽]
- live poultry
zhǒngqín
种禽
[種禽]
- cock
- male breeding poultry
qínshòu
禽兽
[禽獸]
- birds and animals
- creature
- beast (brutal person)
fēiqín
飞禽
[飛禽]
- birds
shuǐqín
水禽
[水禽]
- waterfowl
niǎoqín
鸟禽
[鳥禽]
- bird
míngqín
鸣禽
[鳴禽]
- songbird
qínliúgǎn
禽流感
[禽流感]
- bird flu
- avian influenza
bǔqínrén
捕禽人
[捕禽人]
- bird-catcher
- fowler
liángqínzémù
良禽择木
[良禽擇木]
- a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
- fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
yīguānqínshòu
衣冠禽兽
[衣冠禽獸]
- lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
- fig. immoral and despicable person
qínshòubùrú
禽兽不如
[禽獸不如]
- worse than a beast
- to behave immorally
zhēnqínqíshòu
珍禽奇兽
[珍禽奇獸]
- rare animals and birds
fēiqínzǒushòu
飞禽走兽
[飛禽走獸]
- birds and animals
- the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
liángqínzémù'érqī
良禽择木而栖
[良禽擇木而棲]
- a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
- fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity