Word Meaning 燕雀

Listen to 燕雀鴻鵠

燕雀鴻鵠

えんじゃくこうこく

how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix)

Listen to 燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

えんじゃくいずくんぞこうこくのこころざしをしらんや

only a hero can understand a hero

Listen to 燕

燕

つばめ

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Listen to 雀

雀

すずめ

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

Listen to 雲雀

雲雀

ひばり

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

Listen to 麻雀

麻雀

まーじゃん

mahjong

Listen to 孔雀

孔雀

くじゃく

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)