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燕窩


燕窝

see styles
yàn wō
    yan4 wo1
yen wo
 enka; enuo
    えんか; イェンウオ
edible bird's nest
(kana only) (See ツバメの巣・2) swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)


see styles
shí
    shi2
shih
 negura
    ねぐら
hen roost
(1) (kana only) roost; nest; (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) pad; crib; one's home; (surname) Negura

see styles
cháo
    chao2
ch`ao
    chao
 sō
nest
nest

see styles
cháo
    chao2
ch`ao
    chao
 su
    す
Japanese variant of 巢
(1) nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; (2) den; (3) haunt; (4) (spider's) web; (surname) Su

see styles

    qi1
ch`i
    chi
 sumihiro
    すみひろ
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat; (1) nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; (2) den; (3) haunt; (4) (spider's) web; (personal name) Sumihiro
to roost

see styles

    ke1
k`o
    ko
nest


see styles

    wo1
wo
nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods

中子

see styles
zhōng zǐ
    zhong1 zi3
chung tzu
 mitsuko
    みつこ
neutron
(1) core; (2) tang (of a sword, etc.); (3) middle of a nest of boxes; (female given name) Mitsuko

傾巢


倾巢

see styles
qīng cháo
    qing1 chao2
ch`ing ch`ao
    ching chao
lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us); a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains)

営巣

see styles
 eisou / eso
    えいそう
(n,vs,vi) building a nest

寝所

see styles
 nedokoro
    ねどころ
(1) (dated) sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber; (2) (dated) roost; nest

山蘇


山苏

see styles
shān sū
    shan1 su1
shan su
bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)

巢穴

see styles
cháo xué
    chao2 xue2
ch`ao hsüeh
    chao hsüeh
lair; nest; den; hideout

巣窟

see styles
 soukutsu / sokutsu
    そうくつ
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

巣箱

see styles
 subako
    すばこ
(1) birdhouse; nest box; bird box; (2) (See 養蜂箱) beehive

愛巢


爱巢

see styles
ài cháo
    ai4 chao2
ai ch`ao
    ai chao
love nest

托卵

see styles
 takuran
    たくらん
(noun/participle) brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)

旧栖

see styles
 kyuusei / kyuse
    きゅうせい
old home; former home; old nest

旧棲

see styles
 kyuusei / kyuse
    きゅうせい
old home; former home; old nest

栖む

see styles
 sumu
    すむ
(v5m,vi) to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

棲む

see styles
 sumu
    すむ
(v5m,vi) to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

沱茶

see styles
tuó chá
    tuo2 cha2
t`o ch`a
    to cha
a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape; dome shaped tea-brick; caked tea

浮巣

see styles
 ukisu
    うきす
floating nest; (place-name) Ukisu

淵藪


渊薮

see styles
yuān sǒu
    yuan1 sou3
yüan sou
(lit.) gathering place of fish or other creatures; (fig.) haunt; lair; nest; den; hotbed

燕巣

see styles
 ensou; enzu / enso; enzu
    えんそう; えんず
(rare) (See ツバメの巣・2) swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest

營巢


营巢

see styles
yíng cháo
    ying2 chao2
ying ch`ao
    ying chao
to nest

營私


营私

see styles
yíng sī
    ying2 si1
ying ssu
to gain from corrupt dealing; to engage in graft; to feather one's nest

空巢

see styles
kōng cháo
    kong1 chao2
k`ung ch`ao
    kung chao
empty nest; a home where the kids have grown up and moved out

空巣

see styles
 akisu
    あきす
(1) empty house; (2) empty nest; (3) (abbreviation) prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar

窩巢


窝巢

see styles
wō cháo
    wo1 chao2
wo ch`ao
    wo chao
nest

築巢


筑巢

see styles
zhù cháo
    zhu4 chao2
chu ch`ao
    chu chao
to nest; to build a nest

老本

see styles
lǎo běn
    lao3 ben3
lao pen
 oimoto
    おいもと
capital; assets; savings; nest egg; (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon); old edition of a book; (tree) trunk
(surname) Oimoto

薮蛇

see styles
 yabuhebi
    やぶへび
(noun/participle) unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

藪蛇

see styles
 yabuhebi
    やぶへび
(noun/participle) unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

螟蛉

see styles
míng líng
    ming2 ling2
ming ling
 meirei / mere
    めいれい
green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva; adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)
(1) (rare) (See 青虫) hornworm; (2) (archaism) adopted child

蟻巢


蚁巢

see styles
yǐ cháo
    yi3 chao2
i ch`ao
    i chao
ant nest

蟻穴


蚁穴

see styles
yǐ xué
    yi3 xue2
i hsüeh
ant nest

蟻窩


蚁窝

see styles
yǐ wō
    yi3 wo1
i wo
ant nest

託卵

see styles
 takuran
    たくらん
(irregular kanji usage) (noun/participle) brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)

趴窩


趴窝

see styles
pā wō
    pa1 wo1
p`a wo
    pa wo
(coll.) (of a hen) to sit in the nest to lay or hatch eggs; (fig.) (of a person) to be laid up from illness or exhaustion; (fig.) (of a machine, vehicle etc) to break down; to be out of commission

重詰

see styles
 juuzume / juzume
    じゅうづめ
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes

頂巢


顶巢

see styles
dǐng cháo
    ding3 chao2
ting ch`ao
    ting chao
Contemplation so profound that a bird may build its nest on the individual's head.

香巢

see styles
xiāng cháo
    xiang1 chao2
hsiang ch`ao
    hsiang chao
a love nest; a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)

魔窟

see styles
mó kū
    mo2 ku1
mo k`u
    mo ku
 makutsu
    まくつ
lit. nest of devils; place occupied by sinister forces
(1) den of vice; rogue's den; (2) (See 売春宿) brothel; red-light district; (3) (colloquialism) cluttered room

鳥巢


鸟巢

see styles
niǎo cháo
    niao3 chao2
niao ch`ao
    niao chao
bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium

鳥窩


鸟窝

see styles
niǎo wō
    niao3 wo1
niao wo
bird's nest

鵲巢


鹊巢

see styles
què cháo
    que4 chao2
ch`üeh ch`ao
    chüeh chao
A magpie's nest, sometimes applied to a place of meditation.

鼠巣

see styles
 sosou / soso
    そそう
rat's nest

ネスト

see styles
 nesuto
    ネスト
(1) nest; hive; rookery; (2) hideout; refuge; retreat; (noun/participle) (3) {comp} nesting (software, data structures)

やぶ蛇

see styles
 yabuhebi
    やぶへび
(noun/participle) unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

入れ子

see styles
 ireko
    いれこ
(1) nest (of boxes); nesting; (2) concealed information; (3) adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; (4) cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)

入れ籠

see styles
 ireko
    いれこ
(1) nest (of boxes); nesting; (2) concealed information; (3) cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)

巣くう

see styles
 sukuu / suku
    すくう
(v5u,vi) (1) to build (a nest); to nest; (2) to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

巣作り

see styles
 suzukuri
    すづくり
(noun/participle) nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.

巣立ち

see styles
 sudachi
    すだち
(1) leaving the nest; (2) going out into the world; becoming independent

巣立つ

see styles
 sudatsu
    すだつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to leave the nest; (v5t,vi) (2) (idiom) to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

巣籠る

see styles
 sugomoru
    すごもる
(v5r,vi) to nest

巣隠れ

see styles
 sugakure
    すがくれ
hiding in the nest

巣離れ

see styles
 subanare
    すばなれ
(n,vs,vi) (See 巣立つ・すだつ・1) leaving the nest; becoming independent of one's parents

巣食う

see styles
 sukuu / suku
    すくう
(ateji / phonetic) (v5u,vi) (1) to build (a nest); to nest; (2) to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

愛の巣

see styles
 ainosu
    あいのす
love nest

明き巣

see styles
 akisu
    あきす
(1) empty house; (2) empty nest; (3) (abbreviation) prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar

浮き巣

see styles
 ukisu
    うきす
floating nest

燕の巣

see styles
 tsubamenosu
    つばめのす
(1) swallow's nest; (2) (food term) swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)

空き巣

see styles
 akisu
    あきす
(1) empty house; (2) empty nest; (3) (abbreviation) prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar

組み杯

see styles
 kumisakazuki
    くみさかずき
a nest of sake cups

組み盃

see styles
 kumisakazuki
    くみさかずき
a nest of sake cups

組み重

see styles
 kumijuu / kumiju
    くみじゅう
nest of lacquer boxes

組入れ

see styles
 kumiire / kumire
    くみいれ
(1) incorporating; inserting; (2) nesting (e.g. of matryoshka dolls); nest; (3) square offering tray made of unvarnished wood (three per nested set); (4) (archit) (abbreviation) latticed ceiling

螞蟻包


蚂蚁包

see styles
mǎ yǐ bāo
    ma3 yi3 bao1
ma i pao
ant bite (swollen, itchy bump); anthill; ant mound; (metonym) ant nest

螞蟻窩


蚂蚁窝

see styles
mǎ yǐ wō
    ma3 yi3 wo1
ma i wo
ant nest

重詰め

see styles
 juuzume / juzume
    じゅうづめ
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes

金絲燕


金丝燕

see styles
jīn sī yàn
    jin1 si1 yan4
chin ssu yen
Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

錫杖草

see styles
 shakujousou; shakujousou / shakujoso; shakujoso
    しゃくじょうそう; シャクジョウソウ
(kana only) yellow bird's-nest (Monotropa hypopitys); pinesap; false beechdrops

ザネスト

see styles
 zanesuto
    ザネスト
(work) The Nest (film); (wk) The Nest (film)

傾巢而出


倾巢而出

see styles
qīng cháo ér chū
    qing1 chao2 er2 chu1
ch`ing ch`ao erh ch`u
    ching chao erh chu
the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength

巣ごもる

see styles
 sugomoru
    すごもる
(v5r,vi) to nest

巣をくう

see styles
 suokuu / suoku
    すをくう
(exp,v5u) (See 巣くう・1) to build a nest; to nest

捅馬蜂窩


捅马蜂窝

see styles
tǒng mǎ fēng wō
    tong3 ma3 feng1 wo1
t`ung ma feng wo
    tung ma feng wo
(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest

生財有道


生财有道

see styles
shēng cái yǒu dào
    sheng1 cai2 you3 dao4
sheng ts`ai yu tao
    sheng tsai yu tao
lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business; knowing how to accumulate wealth; good at feathering one's own nest

組み入れ

see styles
 kumiire / kumire
    くみいれ
(1) incorporating; inserting; (2) nesting (e.g. of matryoshka dolls); nest; (3) square offering tray made of unvarnished wood (three per nested set); (4) (archit) (abbreviation) latticed ceiling

良禽擇木


良禽择木

see styles
liáng qín zé mù
    liang2 qin2 ze2 mu4
liang ch`in tse mu
    liang chin tse mu
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

螺髻仙人

see styles
luó jì xiān rén
    luo2 ji4 xian1 ren2
lo chi hsien jen
 rakei sennin
A former incarnation of the Buddha, when a bird built its nest in his hair during his prolonged meditation.

鵲巢鳩占


鹊巢鸠占

see styles
què cháo jiū zhàn
    que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4
ch`üeh ch`ao chiu chan
    chüeh chao chiu chan
the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom); to reap where one has not sown

イェンウオ

see styles
 enuo
    イェンウオ
(kana only) swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)

ツバメの巣

see styles
 tsubamenosu
    ツバメのす
(1) swallow's nest; (2) (food term) swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)

懐を肥やす

see styles
 futokorookoyasu
    ふところをこやす
(exp,v5s) to feather one's own nest

Variations:
旧棲
旧栖

 kyuusei / kyuse
    きゅうせい
old home; former home; old nest

薮蛇になる

see styles
 yabuhebininaru
    やぶへびになる
(exp,v5r) you'll only make work for yourself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth

薮蛇に成る

see styles
 yabuhebininaru
    やぶへびになる
(exp,v5r) you'll only make work for yourself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth

覆巢無完卵


覆巢无完卵

see styles
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
    fu4 chao2 wu2 wan2 luan3
fu ch`ao wu wan luan
    fu chao wu wan luan
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact; no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)

鶴の巣籠り

see styles
 tsurunosugomori
    つるのすごもり
(expression) {go} (See 手筋・2) crane's nest tesuji; crane's nest

ネスティング

see styles
 nesutingu
    ネスティング
(1) nesting; nest-building; (2) {comp} nesting (of data structures, control structures, etc.)

入れ子にする

see styles
 irekonisuru
    いれこにする
(exp,vs-i) {comp} to nest

Variations:

 su
    す
(1) nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; (2) den; (3) haunt; (4) (See 蜘蛛の巣) (spider's) web

巣ごもり消費

see styles
 sugomorishouhi / sugomorishohi
    すごもりしょうひ
consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents; nest-dweller consumption

Variations:
浮き巣
浮巣

 ukisu
    うきす
floating nest

空の巣症候群

see styles
 karanosushoukougun / karanosushokogun
    からのすしょうこうぐん
(exp,n) {med} empty nest syndrome

良禽擇木而棲


良禽择木而栖

see styles
liáng qín zé mù ér qī
    liang2 qin2 ze2 mu4 er2 qi1
liang ch`in tse mu erh ch`i
    liang chin tse mu erh chi
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

親元を離れる

see styles
 oyamotoohanareru
    おやもとをはなれる
(exp,v1) to leave one's home (behind one); to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to be out on one's own

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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