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    3. 燕雀鴻鵠

    燕雀鴻鵠

    燕えん雀じゃく鴻こう鵠こく

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

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab62 strokes

    えんじゃくこうこく

    Expressions

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

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    Kanji that make up this word

    燕
    つばめ・つばくら・つばくろ…(1)
    swallow (bird)
    雀
    すずめ…(5)
    sparrow
    鴻
    おおとり・ひしくい・おおがり…(2)
    large bird・wild goose・large・great・powerful…(1)
    鵠
    くぐい・まと…(2)
    swan
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