飞禽走兽 fēiqín-zǒushòu birds and animals
(idiom) birds and animals
How to remember 飞禽走兽: 飞 to fly + 禽 birds + 走 to walk + 兽 beast = birds and animals.
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How it is used
- Idiom: birds and beasts - wildlife collectively - 山林里飞禽走兽众多 (shānlín lǐ fēiqín zǒushòu zhòngduō) the forest teems with birds and beasts.
- A four-character cover term (flying fowl + running beasts) for animals of the wild.
- Written register; a neat set phrase.