crane

lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom);

fig. to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery

a white crane

eiderdown (down, or soft feathers, from the breast of the female eider duck)

duck down

burn down the musical instrument to cook the crane

destroy sth fine or valuable; pay no respect for sth elegant; do sth baffling/embarrassing; spoil the fun

to waste valuable resources; to destroy beautiful things

onlooker who gives uninvited comments on some happening, esp a chess game

gambler who hastens to make away with the winnings

pond-side crane

bystander who takes no part in the happening

person on the lookout for benefits/advantages nearby

it is a Chinese two-part allegorical phrase. Literally, a crane near the pond, which will target the food to eat. Nowaday, people tend to use it to describe a spectator or someone who sits on the side and doesn't get involved be it in sports, politics, etc.

pick, pickaxe

pickaxe

bad friends who talk others into bad addiction (drug, gambling, prostitution)

disappear like the yellow crane (nowhere to be found)

red crowned crane; grus japonensis; flamingo

Flamingo

cornetfish

湯白喝

throw up; puke; barf; vomit

drunk; hangover (slang)

(literally: with white hair and youthful complexion); to describe an elderly people who has a ruddy complexion

Cape D'Aguilar / Hok Tsui, a place in Hong Kong; (鶴嘴鋤 a pickaxe)

Hedong bridge, in Guangzhou, China