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壁紙 (bik1 zi2) — wallpaper
壁虎 (bik1 fu2) — gecko; house lizard
壁虱 (bik1 sat1) — tick; bedbug
壁龕 (bik1 ham1) — niche (in a wall)
壅蔽 (jung2 bai3) — (literary) to cover; to conceal; to hide from view
壋 (dong3) — (dialect) earthen dyke in a river or rice paddy (for irrigation purposes)
壑 (kok3) — gully; ravine; Taiwan pr. [huo4]
壑溝 (kok3 kau1) — ditch; narrow strip of water; moat
壑谷 (kok3 guk1) — low-lying humid terrain
壓伏 (aat3 fuk6) — variant of 壓服|压服[ya1 fu2]
壓低 (aat3 dai1) — to lower (one's voice)
壓住 (aat3 zyu6) — to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice)
壓倒 (aat3 dou2) — to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming
壓倒性 (aat3 dou2 sing3) — overwhelming
壓價 (aat3 gaa3) — to depress prices
壓克力 (aat3 hak1 lik6) — (Tw) (loanword) acrylic
壓力容器 (aat3 lik6 jung4 hei3) — pressure vessel; autoclave
壓力強度 (aat3 lik6 koeng4 dou6) — pressure (as measured)
壓力計 (aat3 lik6 gai3) — pressure gauge; manometer; piezometer
壓力鍋 (aat3 lik6 wo1) — pressure cooker
壓垮 (aat3 kwaa1) — to cause sth to collapse under the weight; (fig.) to overwhelm
壓埋 (aat3 maai4) — to crush and bury
壓壞 (aat3 waai6) — to crush
壓強 (aat3 koeng4) — pressure (physics)
壓扁 (aat3 bin2) — to squash; to crush flat
壓抑 (aat3 jik1) — to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
壓擠 (aat3 zai1) — to squeeze out; to extrude
壓服 (aat3 fuk6) — to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate
壓板 (aat3 baan2) — see-saw
壓根 (aat3 gan1) — (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
壓根兒 (aat3 gan1 ji4) — erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1]
壓榨 (aat3 zaa3) — to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
壓歲錢 (aat3 seoi3 cin4) — money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
壓碎 (aat3 seoi3) — to crush to pieces
壓緊 (aat3 gan2) — to compress
壓線 (aat3 sin3) — pressure crease; fig. to toil for sb else's benefit; line ball (i.e. on the lin…
壓線鉗 (aat3 sin3 kim2) — crimping pliers; amp pliers
壓縮 (aat3 suk1) — to compress; compression
壓縮器 (aat3 suk1 hei3) — compressor
壓縮機 (aat3 suk1 gei1) — compactor; compressor
壓縮比 (aat3 suk1 bei2) — compression ratio
壓臺戲 (aat3 toi4 hei3) — last item on a show; grand finale
壓舌板 (aat3 sit3 baan2) — tongue depressor; spatula
壓花 (aat3 faa1) — to emboss; coining; knurling
壓蒜器 (aat3 syun3 hei3) — garlic press
壓路機 (aat3 lou6 gei1) — road roller
壓車 (aat3 ce1) — variant of 押車|押车[ya1 che1]
壓軸好戲 (aat3 zuk6 hou2 hei3) — main event; grand finale
壓軸戲 (aat3 zuk6 hei3) — final and most important item on a program; grand finale; (traditional Chinese …
壓迫 (aat3 bik1) — to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
壓陣 (aat3 zan6) — to bring up the rear; to provide support; to hold the lines
壓電 (aat3 din6) — piezoelectricity (physics)
壓電體 (aat3 din6 tai2) — piezo-electric
壓韻 (aat3 wan5) — variant of 押韻|押韵[ya1 yun4]
壓馬路 (aat3 maa5 lou6) — variant of 軋馬路|轧马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]; Taiwan pr. [ya1 ma3 lu4]
壕溝 (hou4 kau1) — trench; moat
壘固 (leoi5 gu3) — Loi-kaw, capital of Kaya state, Myanmar
壘球 (leoi5 kau4) — softball
壘砌 (leoi5 cai3) — to build a structure out of layered bricks or stones
壞了 (waai6 liu5) — shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost
壞事 (waai6 si6) — bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things
壞人 (waai6 jan4) — bad person; villain
壞包兒 (waai6 baau1 ji4) — rascal; rogue; little devil (term of endearment)
壞家伙 (waai6 gaa1 fo2) — bad guy; scoundrel; dirty bastard
壞掉 (waai6 diu6) — to get broken; to get damaged; to get ruined
壞東西 (waai6 dung1 sai1) — bastard; scoundrel; rogue
壞死 (waai6 sei2) — necrosis
壞水 (waai6 seoi2) — evil tricks
壞疽 (waai6 zeoi1) — gangrene
壞種 (waai6 zung2) — bad kind; scoundrel
壞脾氣 (waai6 pei4 hei3) — bad temper
壞蛋 (waai6 daan2) — bad egg; scoundrel; bastard
壞血病 (waai6 hyut3 beng6) — scurvy
壞話 (waai6 waa2) — disparaging remarks; unkind things said about sb
壞賬 (waai6 zoeng3) — bad debt
壞透 (waai6 tau3) — completely bad
壞運 (waai6 wan6) — bad luck; misfortune
壞鳥 (waai6 niu5) — sinister person; unsavory character; broken (not in working order)
壟斷 (lung5 dyun6) — to monopolize
壢 (lik6) — hole, pit
壤土 (joeng6 tou2) — (agriculture) loam; (literary) land; territory
壤塘 (joeng6 tong4) — see 壤塘縣|壤塘县[Rang3 tang2 Xian4]
壤塘縣 (joeng6 tong4 jyun6) — Zamthang, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿…
壩 (baa3) — dam; dike; embankment
士丹利 (si6 daan1 lei6) — Stanley (name)
士人 (si6 jan4) — scholar
士兵 (si6 bing1) — soldier
士力架 (si6 lik6 gaa2) — Snickers (candy bar)
士卒 (si6 zeot1) — soldier; private (army)
士多 (si6 do1) — (dialect) store (loanword)
士多啤梨 (si6 do1 be1 lei2) — (HK) (loanword) strawberry
士大夫 (si6 daai6 fu1) — scholar officials
士子 (si6 zi2) — official; scholar (old)
士官 (si6 gun1) — warrant officer; petty officer; noncommissioned officer (NCO); Japanese militar…
士巴拿 (si6 baa1 naa2) — (dialect) spanner (loanword)
士師記 (si6 si1 gei3) — Book of Judges
士敏土 (si6 man5 tou2) — cement (loanword) (old)
士族 (si6 zuk6) — land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[W…
士林 (si6 lam4) — Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
士林區 (si6 lam4 keoi1) — Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
士氣 (si6 hei3) — morale
士農工商 (si6 nung4 gung1 soeng1) — (idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, …
壬午 (jam4 ng5) — nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
壬子 (jam4 zi2) — forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032
壬寅 (jam4 jan4) — thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
壬戌 (jam4 seot1) — fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
壬申 (jam4 san1) — ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052
壬辰 (jam4 san4) — twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
壬辰倭亂 (jam4 san4 wo1 lyun6) — Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
壯丁 (zong3 ding1) — able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war)
壯士 (zong3 si6) — hero; fighter; brave strong guy; warrior (in armor)
壯大 (zong3 daai6) — to strengthen; to build up; to grow strong and large
壯實 (zong3 sat6) — robust; sturdy
壯年 (zong3 nin4) — lit. robust years; prime of life; summer; able-bodied (fit for military service…
壯族 (zong6 zuk6) — Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China
壯烈 (zong3 lit6) — brave; heroic
壯碩 (zong3 sek6) — sturdy; thick and strong
壯美 (zong3 mei5) — magnificent
壯舉 (zong3 geoi2) — magnificent feat; impressive feat; heroic undertaking; heroic attempt
壯語 (zong6 jyu5) — Zhuang language; language of the Zhuang ethnic group 壯族|壮族[Zhuang4 zu2] of Guan…
壯起膽子 (zong3 hei2 daam2 zi2) — to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face
壯闊 (zong3 fut3) — grand; majestic; vast
壯陽 (zong3 joeng4) — (TCM) to build up one's kidney yang; to boost male sex drive
壺鈴 (wu4 ling4) — kettlebell, girya
壺關 (wu4 gwaan1) — see 壺關縣|壶关县[Hu2 guan1 Xian4]
壺關縣 (wu4 gwaan1 jyun6) — Huguan, a county in Changzhi City 長治市|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4], Shanxi
壽光 (sau6 gwong1) — see 壽光市|寿光市[Shou4 guang1 Shi4]
壽光市 (sau6 gwong1 si5) — Shouguang, a county-level city in Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shando…
壽司 (sau6 si1) — sushi
壽命 (sau6 ming6) — life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
壽命不長 (sau6 ming6 bat1 coeng4) — one's days are numbered; not to have long to live (often fig.)
壽堂 (sau6 tong4) — mourning hall; a hall for a birthday celebration
壽寧 (sau6 ning4) — see 壽寧縣|寿宁县[Shou4 ning2 Xian4]
壽寧縣 (sau6 ning4 jyun6) — Shouning, a county in Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian
壽帶 (sau6 daai2) — (bird species of China) Amur paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei)
壽數 (sau6 sou3) — predestined length of life
壽星 (sau6 sing1) — Canopus (brightest star in the constellation Carina 船底座[Chuan2 di3 zuo4]); Long…
壽材 (sau6 coi4) — coffin
壽桃 (sau6 tou4) — (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu; fresh or confectionery peach…
壽桃包 (sau6 tou4 baau1) — longevity peach bun; birthday peach bun
壽比南山 (sau6 bei2 naam4 saan1) — Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom); Long may you live!
壽王墳 (sau6 wong4 fan4) — Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[Cheng2 de2 shi4], Hebei
壽禮 (sau6 lai5) — birthday present (for an old person)
壽筵 (sau6 jin4) — birthday banquet
壽糕 (sau6 gou1) — birthday cake
壽終 (sau6 zung1) — to die of old age; to live to a ripe old age; (fig.) (of sth) to come to an end…
壽終正寢 (sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2) — to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age; (fig.) (of a structur…
壽縣 (sau6 jyun6) — Shou County or Shouxian, a county in Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4], Anhui
壽考 (sau6 haau2) — long life; life span
壽衣 (sau6 ji1) — burial clothes
壽辰 (sau6 san4) — birthday (of an old person)
壽限 (sau6 haan6) — lifetime; length of life
壽陽 (sau6 joeng4) — see 壽陽縣|寿阳县[Shou4 yang2 Xian4]
壽陽縣 (sau6 joeng4 jyun6) — Shouyang, a county in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi
壽險 (sau6 him2) — life insurance (abbr. for 人壽保險|人寿保险[ren2 shou4 bao3 xian3])
壽麵 (sau6 min6) — birthday noodles (for longevity)
夏代 (haa6 doi6) — Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
夏令 (haa6 ling6) — summer; summer weather
夏令時 (haa6 ling6 si4) — daylight saving time
夏令營 (haa6 ling6 jing4) — summer camp
夏利 (haa6 lei6) — Xiali, car brand by Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company
夏商周 (haa6 soeng1 zau1) — Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties
夏士蓮 (haa6 si6 lin4) — Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
夏天 (haa6 tin1) — summer
夏威夷 (haa6 wai1 ji4) — Hawaii, US state
夏威夷島 (haa6 wai1 ji4 dou2) — Hawaiʻi, largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago
夏威夷火山國家公園 (haa6 wai1 ji4 fo2 saan1 gwok3 gaa1 gung1 jyun2) — Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
夏娃 (haa6 waa1) — Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (…
夏季 (haa6 gwai3) — summer
夏州 (haa6 zau1) — old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 橫山縣|横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi
夏延 (haa6 jin4) — Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
夏敬渠 (haa6 ging3 keoi4) — Xia Jingqu (1705-1787), Qing novelist, author of monumental novel 野叟曝言[Ye3 sou3…
夏日 (haa6 jat6) — summertime
夏時制 (haa6 si4 zai3) — daylight saving time
夏曆 (haa6 lik6) — the traditional Chinese lunar calendar
夏朝 (haa6 ciu4) — Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BC)
夏正民 (haa6 zing3 man4) — Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge
夏河 (haa6 ho4) — see 夏河縣|夏河县[Xia4 he2 Xian4]
夏河縣 (haa6 ho4 jyun6) — Xiahe, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4…
夏洛克 (haa6 lok6 hak1) — Shylock (in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice); Sherlock (name)
夏洛特 (haa6 lok3 dak6) — Charlotte (name)
夏洛特敦 (haa6 lok6 dak6 deon1) — Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island, Canada
夏洛特阿馬利亞 (haa6 lok6 dak6 aa3 maa5 lei6 aa3) — Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
夏津 (haa6 zeon1) — see 夏津縣|夏津县[Xia4 jin1 Xian4]
夏津縣 (haa6 zeon1 jyun6) — Xiajin, a county in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong
夏爾巴人 (haa6 ji5 baa1 jan4) — Sherpa
夏王朝 (haa6 wong4 ciu4) — Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
夏目漱石 (haa6 muk6 sau3 sek6) — Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
夏禹 (haa6 jyu5) — see 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
夏縣 (haa6 jyun6) — Xia County or Xiaxian, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Sha…
夏至 (haa6 zi3) — Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th…
夏至點 (haa6 zi3 dim2) — the summer solstice
夏蟲不可以語冰 (haa6 cung4 bat1 ho2 ji5 jyu5 bing1) — a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
夏衍 (haa6 jin5) — Xia Yan (1900-1995), Chinese writer, playwright, socialist critic and movie pio…
夏邑 (haa6 jap1) — see 夏邑縣|夏邑县[Xia4 yi4 Xian4]
夏邑縣 (haa6 jap1 jyun6) — Xiayi, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan
夏黃公 (haa6 wong4 gung1) — Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of …
夔 (kwai4) — one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology; Chinese mythical figure who inv…
夔夔 (kwai4 kwai4) — awestruck and fearful
夔州 (kwai4 zau1) — Kuizhou, ancient area of modern Fengjie County 奉節縣|奉节县[Feng4 jie2 Xian4], Chong…
夕照 (zik6 ziu3) — glow of the setting sun
夕陽 (zik6 joeng4) — sunset; the setting sun
夕陽產業 (zik6 joeng4 caan2 jip6) — sunset industry; declining industry
夕陽西下 (zik6 joeng4 sai1 haa6) — the sun sets in the west (idiom)
外丹 (ngoi6 daan1) — Taoist external alchemy
外事 (ngoi6 si6) — foreign affairs
外事處 (ngoi6 si6 cyu3) — Foreign Affairs Office (at a university); Foreign Affairs Department
外交 (ngoi6 gaau1) — diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs
外交事務 (ngoi6 gaau1 si6 mou6) — foreign affairs
外交大臣 (ngoi6 gaau1 daai6 san4) — Foreign Secretary; (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
外交學院 (ngoi6 gaau1 hok6 jyun2) — China Foreign Affairs University, located in Beijing
外交官 (ngoi6 gaau1 gun1) — diplomat
外交家 (ngoi6 gaau1 gaa1) — diplomat
外交庇護 (ngoi6 gaau1 bei3 wu6) — diplomatic asylum
外交手腕 (ngoi6 gaau1 sau2 wun2) — diplomatic skills
外交政策 (ngoi6 gaau1 zing3 caak3) — foreign policy
外交特權 (ngoi6 gaau1 dak6 kyun4) — diplomatic immunity
外交豁免權 (ngoi6 gaau1 kut3 min5 kyun4) — diplomatic immunity
外交部 (ngoi6 gaau1 bou6) — Ministry of Foreign Affairs; foreign office; Dept. of State
外交部長 (ngoi6 gaau1 bou6 zoeng2) — minister of foreign affairs
外交關係 (ngoi6 gaau1 gwaan1 hai6) — foreign relations; diplomatic relations
外交關係理事會 (ngoi6 gaau1 gwaan1 hai6 lei5 si6 wui2) — Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
外交風波 (ngoi6 gaau1 fung1 bo1) — diplomatic crisis
外人 (ngoi6 jan4) — outsider; foreigner; stranger
外企 (ngoi6 kei5) — foreign enterprise; company established in mainland China with direct investmen…
外來 (ngoi6 loi4) — external; foreign; outside
外來人 (ngoi6 loi4 jan4) — foreigner
外來投資 (ngoi6 loi4 tau4 zi1) — foreign investment
外來物種 (ngoi6 loi4 mat6 zung2) — an introduced species
外來詞 (ngoi6 loi4 ci4) — loanword
外來語 (ngoi6 loi4 jyu5) — loanword
外來貨 (ngoi6 loi4 fo3) — imported product
外側 (ngoi6 zak1) — outer side
外側溝 (ngoi6 zak1 kau1) — lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)
外側裂 (ngoi6 zak1 lit6) — lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)
外傳 (ngoi6 cyun4) — to tell others (a secret); to divulge to an outsider; to be rumored
外債 (ngoi6 zaai3) — foreign debt; external debt; debt owed to sb outside one's own household or org…
外傷 (ngoi6 soeng1) — injury; wound; trauma
外僑 (ngoi6 kiu4) — foreigner
外八字腳 (ngoi6 baat3 zi6 goek3) — splayed feet
外八字腿 (ngoi6 baat3 zi6 teoi2) — bow legs; bandy legs
外出訪問 (ngoi6 ceot1 fong2 man6) — to make an official visit (often abroad)
外分泌 (ngoi6 fan1 bei3) — exocrine; external secretion (e.g. saliva)
外分泌腺 (ngoi6 fan1 bei3 sin3) — exocrine gland; gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva)
外剛內柔 (ngoi6 gong1 noi6 jau4) — soft on the inside despite one's hard shell; appearing tough on the outside as …
外力 (ngoi6 lik6) — external force; pressure from outside
外加 (ngoi6 gaa1) — in addition; extra
外加劑 (ngoi6 gaa1 zai1) — additive
外加附件 (ngoi6 gaa1 fu6 gin2) — add-on (software); plug-in (software)
外務 (ngoi6 mou6) — foreign affairs
外務省 (ngoi6 mou6 saang2) — foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
外務部 (ngoi6 mou6 bou6) — Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qing Dynasty
外勞 (ngoi6 lou4) — foreign worker (abbr. for 外籍勞工|外籍劳工[wai4 ji2 lao2 gong1])
外勤 (ngoi6 kan4) — work done in the field (rather than in the office or at the headquarters); fiel…
外包 (ngoi6 baau1) — outsourcing
外匯 (ngoi6 wui6) — foreign (currency) exchange
外匯儲備 (ngoi6 wui6 cyu5 bei6) — foreign-exchange reserves
外向 (ngoi6 hoeng3) — extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented
外向型 (ngoi6 hoeng3 jing4) — export-oriented (economic model)
外商 (ngoi6 soeng1) — foreign businessman; foreign enterprise; foreign company
外商獨資企業 (ngoi6 soeng1 duk6 zi1 kei5 jip6) — wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China); abbr. t…
外商直接投資 (ngoi6 soeng1 zik6 zip3 tau4 zi1) — overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
外國 (ngoi6 gwok3) — foreign country
外國人 (ngoi6 gwok3 jan4) — foreigner
外國話 (ngoi6 gwok3 waa2) — foreign languages
外國語 (ngoi6 gwok3 jyu5) — foreign language
外國資本 (ngoi6 gwok3 zi1 bun2) — foreign capital
外圓內方 (ngoi6 jyun4 noi6 fong1) — lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom); fig. velvet glove
外在 (ngoi6 zoi6) — external; extrinsic
外在超越 (ngoi6 zoi6 ciu1 jyut6) — outer transcendence (perfection through the agency of God)
外地人 (ngoi6 dei6 jan4) — stranger; outsider
外場 (ngoi6 coeng4) — outside world; society
外場人 (ngoi6 coeng4 jan4) — sophisticated, worldly person; man of the world
外太空 (ngoi6 taai3 hung1) — outer space
外套 (ngoi6 tou3) — outer garment; jacket; coat
外婆 (ngoi6 po4) — (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
外媒 (ngoi6 mui4) — foreign news media (abbr. for 外國媒體|外国媒体[wai4 guo2 mei2 ti3])
外嫁 (ngoi6 gaa3) — (of a woman) to marry a non-local or foreigner
外孫子 (ngoi6 syun1 zi2) — (coll.) daughter's son; grandson
外寬內忌 (ngoi6 fun1 noi6 gei6) — magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
外層 (ngoi6 cang4) — outer layer; outer shell
外層空間 (ngoi6 cang4 hung1 gaan1) — outer space
外差 (ngoi6 caa1) — heterodyne (electronics)
外帶 (ngoi6 daai3) — take-out (fast food); (outer part of) tire; as well; besides; into the bargain;…
外幣 (ngoi6 bai6) — foreign currency
外延 (ngoi6 jin4) — extension (semantics)
外強中乾 (ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1) — strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
外形 (ngoi6 jing4) — figure; shape; external form; contour
外徑 (ngoi6 ging3) — external diameter (including thickness of the wall)
外心 (ngoi6 sam1) — (of a married person) interest in a third person; (old) (of a minister etc) dis…
外快 (ngoi6 faai3) — extra income
外患 (ngoi6 waan6) — foreign aggression
外手 (ngoi6 sau2) — right-hand side (of a machine); right-hand side (passenger side) of a vehicle
外掛程式 (ngoi6 gwaa3 cing4 sik1) — plug-in (software) (Tw)
外接圓 (ngoi6 zip3 jyun4) — circumscribed circle (of a polygon)
外推 (ngoi6 teoi1) — to extrapolate
外推法 (ngoi6 teoi1 faat3) — extrapolation (math.); to extrapolate
外插 (ngoi6 caap3) — to extrapolate; extrapolation (math.); (computing) to plug in (a peripheral dev…
外搭程式 (ngoi6 daap3 cing4 sik1) — add-on software (Tw)
外放 (ngoi6 fong3) — extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earp…
外教 (ngoi6 gaau3) — foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师); greenhorn; novice; amateurish; religion …
外敷 (ngoi6 fu1) — to apply externally
外文 (ngoi6 man4) — foreign language (written)
外斜肌 (ngoi6 ce4 gei1) — external oblique muscle (sides of the chest)
外星 (ngoi6 sing1) — alien; extraterrestrial
外星人 (ngoi6 sing1 jan4) — space alien; extraterrestrial
外殼 (ngoi6 hok3) — envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case
外水 (ngoi6 seoi2) — extra income
外泄 (ngoi6 sit3) — to leak (usually secret information)
外流 (ngoi6 lau4) — outflow; to flow out; to drain
外海 (ngoi6 hoi2) — offshore; open sea
外源 (ngoi6 jyun4) — exogenous
外激素 (ngoi6 gik1 sou3) — pheromone
外灘 (ngoi6 taan1) — the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western…
外照射 (ngoi6 ziu3 se6) — external irradiation
外爺 (ngoi6 je4) — (dialect) maternal grandfather
外牆 (ngoi6 coeng4) — facade; external wall
外環線 (ngoi6 waan4 sin3) — outer ring (road or rail line)
外甥 (ngoi6 sang1) — sister's son; wife's sibling's son
外甥媳婦 (ngoi6 sang1 sik1 fu5) — sister's son's wife
外用 (ngoi6 jung6) — external
外界 (ngoi6 gaai3) — the outside world; external
外皮 (ngoi6 pei4) — outer skin; carapace
外相 (ngoi6 soeng3) — Foreign Minister
外眼角 (ngoi6 ngaan5 gok3) — outer corner of the eye
外祖母 (ngoi6 zou2 mou5) — mother's mother; maternal grandmother
外祖父 (ngoi6 zou2 fu6) — maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
外科 (ngoi6 fo1) — surgery (branch of medicine)
外科學 (ngoi6 fo1 hok6) — surgery
外科手術 (ngoi6 fo1 sau2 seot6) — surgery
外科醫生 (ngoi6 fo1 ji1 sang1) — surgeon; as opposed to physician 內科醫生|内科医生[nei4 ke1 yi1 sheng1], who works prim…
外稃 (ngoi6 fu1) — (botany) lemma
外積 (ngoi6 zik1) — (math.) cross product; exterior product; outer product
外籍 (ngoi6 zik6) — foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)
外籍勞工 (ngoi6 zik6 lou4 gung1) — foreign worker
外籍華人 (ngoi6 zik6 waa4 jan4) — overseas Chinese; persons of Chinese origin having foreign citizenship
外耳 (ngoi6 ji5) — outer ear
外耳道 (ngoi6 ji5 dou6) — external auditory meatus; auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum…
外胚層 (ngoi6 pui1 cang4) — ectoderm (cell lineage in embryology)
外蒙古 (ngoi6 mung4 gu2) — Outer Mongolia
外號 (ngoi6 hou6) — nickname
外行 (ngoi6 hong4) — layman; amateur
外衣 (ngoi6 ji1) — outer clothing; semblance; appearance
外表 (ngoi6 biu2) — external; outside; outward appearance
外袍 (ngoi6 pou4) — robe
外觀設計 (ngoi6 gun1 cit3 gai3) — look; external appearance; design; overall brand look or logo that can be paten…
外設 (ngoi6 cit3) — peripherals
外語 (ngoi6 jyu5) — foreign language
外貌 (ngoi6 maau6) — profile; appearance
外貿 (ngoi6 mau6) — foreign trade
外資企業 (ngoi6 zi1 kei5 jip6) — abbr. for 外商獨資企業|外商独资企业[wai4 shang1 du2 zi1 qi3 ye4]
外賓 (ngoi6 ban1) — foreign guest; international visitor
外質膜 (ngoi6 zat1 mok6) — external plasma membrane
外路 (ngoi6 lou6) — see 外地[wai4 di4]
外踝 (ngoi6 waa5) — lateral malleolus
外辦 (ngoi6 baan6) — foreign affairs office
外送 (ngoi6 sung3) — to send out; fast food delivered
外逃 (ngoi6 tou4) — to flee abroad; to run away; to desert; outflow
外遇 (ngoi6 jyu6) — extramarital affair
外邊 (ngoi6 bin1) — outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home
外邊兒 (ngoi6 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 外邊|外边[wai4 bian5]
外邦人 (ngoi6 bong1 jan4) — gentile
外部 (ngoi6 bou6) — the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface
外部鏈接 (ngoi6 bou6 lin4 zip3) — external link (on a website)
外郭城 (ngoi6 gwok3 sing4) — outer city wall
外鄉 (ngoi6 hoeng1) — another part of the country; some other place
外鄉人 (ngoi6 hoeng1 jan4) — a stranger; out-of-towner
外銷 (ngoi6 siu1) — to export; to sell abroad
外錯角 (ngoi6 co3 gok3) — (math.) alternate exterior angles
外長 (ngoi6 zoeng2) — foreign minister; secretary of state; minister of foreign affairs
外間 (ngoi6 gaan1) — outer room; the external world; outside
外院 (ngoi6 jyun2) — outer courtyard
外陰 (ngoi6 jam1) — vulva
外電 (ngoi6 din6) — reports from foreign news agencies
外露 (ngoi6 lou6) — exposed; appearing on the outside
外面 (ngoi6 min6) — outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external app…
外頭 (ngoi6 tau4) — outside; outdoors
外骨骼 (ngoi6 gwat1 gaak3) — (zoology) exoskeleton
外高加索 (ngoi6 gou1 gaa1 sok3) — Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
夙夜 (suk1 je6) — morning and night; always; at all times
夙夜匪懈 (suk1 je6 fei2 haai6) — to work from morning to night (idiom)
夙嫌 (suk1 jim4) — old grudge; long-standing resentment
夙敵 (suk1 dik6) — old foe; long-standing enemy
夙日 (suk1 jat6) — at ordinary times
夙興夜寐 (suk1 hing1 je6 mei6) — to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to bur…
夙諾 (suk1 nok6) — old promise; long-standing commitment
夙願 (suk1 jyun6) — long-cherished wish
夙願以償 (suk1 jyun6 ji5 soeng4) — a long-cherished ambition is realized
夙願得償 (suk1 jyun6 dak1 soeng4) — to have a long-cherished wish realized
多久 (do1 gau2) — (of time) how long?; (not) a long time
多了去了 (do1 liu5 heoi3 liu5) — (coll.) aplenty; millions of
多事之秋 (do1 si6 zi1 cau1) — (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
多伊爾 (do1 ji1 ji5) — Doyle (name)
多佛 (do1 fat6) — Dover
多佛爾 (do1 fat6 ji5) — Dover
多個 (do1 go3) — many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
多倍體 (do1 pui5 tai2) — polyploid (multiple chromosomes)
多倫 (do1 leon4) — see 多倫縣|多伦县[Duo1 lun2 Xian4]
多倫多 (do1 leon4 do1) — Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada
多倫縣 (do1 leon4 jyun6) — Duolun, a county in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner…
多值 (do1 zik6) — multivalued (math.)
多值函數 (do1 zik6 haam4 sou3) — multivalued function (math.)
多側面 (do1 zak1 min6) — many-sided
多元 (do1 jyun4) — poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.)
多元不飽和脂肪酸 (do1 jyun4 bat1 baau2 wo4 zi1 fong1 syun1) — polyunsaturated fatty acid
多元化 (do1 jyun4 faa3) — diversification; pluralism; to diversify
多元宇宙 (do1 jyun4 jyu5 zau6) — multiverse (cosmology)
多元性 (do1 jyun4 sing3) — diversity
多元文化主義 (do1 jyun4 man4 faa3 zyu2 ji6) — multiculturalism
多元論 (do1 jyun4 leon6) — pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different subst…
多元酯 (do1 jyun4 zi2) — polyester
多利 (do1 lei6) — Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somati…
多力多滋 (do1 lik6 do1 zi1) — Doritos (brand of tortilla chips)
多功能 (do1 gung1 nang4) — multifunctional; multifunction
多功能表 (do1 gung1 nang4 biu2) — multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)
多助 (do1 zo6) — receiving much help (from outside); well supported
多動症 (do1 dung6 zing3) — (coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
多勞多得 (do1 lou4 do1 dak1) — work more and get more
多半 (do1 bun3) — most; mostly; most likely
多吃多佔 (do1 hek3 do1 zim3) — taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
多咱 (do1 zaa1) — (dialect) when?; what time?; whenever
多哈 (do1 haa1) — Doha, capital of Qatar
多哈回合 (do1 haa1 wui4 hap6) — Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)
多哥 (do1 go1) — Togo
多嘴 (do1 zeoi2) — talkative; to speak out of turn; to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; rumors fly
多嘴多舌 (do1 zeoi2 do1 sit3) — to gossip and meddle; to shoot one's mouth off; talkative
多國 (do1 gwok3) — multinational
多國公司 (do1 gwok3 gung1 si1) — multinational corporation
多報 (do1 bou3) — to overstate
多士 (do1 si6) — toast (loanword)
多多 (do1 do1) — many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more
多多少少 (do1 do1 siu2 siu2) — to some extent; more or less
多多益善 (do1 do1 jik1 sin6) — the more the better
多多馬 (do1 do1 maa5) — Dodoma, capital of Tanzania
多大 (do1 daai6) — how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much
多大點事 (do1 daai6 dim2 si6) — trivial matter; Big deal!
多如牛毛 (do1 jyu4 ngau4 mou4) — (lit.) as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom); (fig.) innumerable; countless
多妻制 (do1 cai1 zai3) — polygyny
多姿 (do1 zi1) — many postures
多姿多彩 (do1 zi1 do1 coi2) — diversity (of forms and colors)
多媒體 (do1 mui4 tai2) — multimedia
多子多福 (do1 zi2 do1 fuk1) — the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
多孔 (do1 hung2) — porous
多孔動物 (do1 hung2 dung6 mat6) — Porifera (phylum of sponges)
多孔性 (do1 hung2 sing3) — porous; having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve)
多字節 (do1 zi6 zit3) — multibyte
多學科 (do1 hok6 fo1) — interdisciplinary
多寡 (do1 gwaa2) — number; amount
多寶魚 (do1 bou2 jyu2) — turbot; European imported turbot; same as 大菱鮃|大菱鲆
多少 (do1 siu2) — number; amount; somewhat
多少有些 (do1 siu2 jau5 se1) — somewhat; more or less
多層大廈 (do1 cang4 daai6 haa6) — multistory building
多層材 (do1 cang4 coi4) — plywood
多山 (do1 saan1) — mountainous
多工 (do1 gung1) — to multiplex; multiple; multi-
多工作業 (do1 gung1 zok3 jip6) — multitasking
多工化 (do1 gung1 faa3) — to multiplex
多工器 (do1 gung1 hei3) — multiplexer
多工運作 (do1 gung1 wan6 zok3) — multithreading
多巴胺 (do1 baa1 on1) — dopamine
多幕劇 (do1 mok6 kek6) — play in several acts; full-length drama
多平臺 (do1 ping4 toi4) — multi-platform (computing)
多年來 (do1 nin4 loi4) — for the past many years
多年生 (do1 nin4 sang1) — (botany) (of a plant) perennial
多形核白細胞 (do1 jing4 hat6 baak6 sai3 baau1) — polymorphonuclear leukocyte
多彩 (do1 coi2) — colorful; flamboyant
多彩多姿 (do1 coi2 do1 zi1) — elegant and graceful posture; splendid, full of content
多得是 (do1 dak1 si6) — there's no shortage; there are plenty
多心 (do1 sam1) — oversensitive; suspicious
多情 (do1 cing4) — affectionate; passionate; emotional; sentimental
多愁善感 (do1 sau4 sin6 gam2) — (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
多愁多病 (do1 sau4 do1 beng6) — much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
多手多腳 (do1 sau2 do1 goek3) — to meddle; to make a nuisance of oneself
多才 (do1 coi4) — multitalented
多才多藝 (do1 coi4 do1 ngai6) — multitalented
多拿滋 (do1 naa4 zi1) — doughnut (loanword)
多放 (do1 fong3) — add extra (of a spice etc)
多數 (do1 sou3) — majority; most
多數決 (do1 sou3 kyut3) — majority decision
多數黨 (do1 sou3 dong2) — majority party
多方 (do1 fong1) — in many ways; from all sides
多方位 (do1 fong1 wai2) — many-sided; versatile; various aspects; all-round; multidirectional
多方面 (do1 fong1 min6) — many-sided; in many aspects
多於 (do1 jyu1) — more than; greater than
多日賽 (do1 jat6 coi3) — race of several days; many day competition
多早晚 (do1 zou2 maan5) — when?
多明尼加 (do1 ming4 nei4 gaa1) — (Tw) Dominican Republic
多明尼加共和國 (do1 ming4 nei4 gaa1 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — (Tw) Dominican Republic
多星 (do1 sing1) — starry
多時 (do1 si4) — long time
多普勒 (do1 pou2 lak6) — Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect
多普勒效應 (do1 pou2 lak6 haau6 jing3) — the Doppler effect
多普達 (do1 pou2 daat6) — Dopod (company name)
多晶硅 (do1 zing1 gwai1) — polycrystalline silicon (used in electronics)
多束 (do1 cuk1) — multibeam (e.g. laser)
多栽花少栽刺 (do1 zoi1 faa1 siu2 zoi1 ci3) — talk nicely and avoid disputes; give compliments and not remarks
多極化 (do1 gik6 faa3) — multipolar; multipolarization
多模 (do1 mou4) — multimode
多模光纖 (do1 mou4 gwong1 cim1) — multimode fiber
多模塊 (do1 mou4 faai3) — many modules; multiblock

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