Word Meaning 燕雀鴻鵠

えんじゃくこうこく enjakukoukoku

燕雀鴻鵠 is read as えんじゃくこうこく (enjakukoukoku) and means how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix).

Meaning

English

  1. how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix)
  2. only a hero can understand a hero

Reading

Kana

えんじゃくこうこく

Romaji

enjakukoukoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 62 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

燕雀

えんじゃく

small birds

鴻鵠

こうこく

giant bird

燕

つばめ

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

雀

すずめ

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

雲雀

ひばり

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

麻雀

まーじゃん

mahjong

孔雀

くじゃく

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