small bird (like a swallow or sparrow); small-minded person; person lacking in character
rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis)
Ancient Chinese banquet music
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest
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
Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)
imitation that looks identical to the original; fake causing the original to lose value
Protectorate General to Pacify the North (Tang-period Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 669 CE)
Yangqingquan; Yangqing Fist
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
maguari stork (Ciconia maguari)