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• 好去 (hou2 heoi3) — bon voyage; Godspeed
• 好又多 (hou2 jau6 do1) — Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)
• 好受 (hou2 sau6) — feeling better; to be more at ease
• 好吃 (hou2 hek3) — tasty; delicious
• 好吃懶做 (hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6) — happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom); all take and no give
• 好命 (hou2 meng6) — lucky; blessed with good fortune
• 好哇 (hou2 waa1) — hurray!; hurrah!; yippee!
• 好喝 (hou2 hot3) — tasty (drinks)
• 好在 (hou2 zoi6) — luckily; fortunately
• 好壞 (hou2 waai6) — good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad
• 好多 (hou2 do1) — many; quite a lot; much better
• 好夢難成 (hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4) — a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
• 好大喜功 (hou3 daai6 hei2 gung1) — to rejoice in grandiose deeds; to strive to achieve extraordinary things
• 好奇 (hou3 kei4) — inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
• 好奇尚異 (hou3 kei4 soeng6 ji6) — to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
• 好奇心 (hou3 kei4 sam1) — interest in sth; curiosity; inquisitive
• 好好 (hou2 hou2) — in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; …
• 好好先生 (hou2 hou2 sin1 saang1) — Mr Goody-goody; yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
• 好好兒 (hou2 hou2 ji4) — erhua form of 好好[hao3 hao3]
• 好學 (hou3 hok6) — eager to study; studious; erudite
• 好客 (hou3 haak3) — hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly
• 好家伙 (hou2 gaa1 fo2) — my God!; oh boy!; man!
• 好容易 (hou2 jung4 ji6) — (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, re…
• 好市多 (hou2 si5 do1) — (Tw) Costco (warehouse club chain)
• 好幾 (hou2 gei2) — several; quite a few
• 好幾年 (hou2 gei2 nin4) — several years
• 好康 (hou2 hong1) — (Tw) benefit; advantage (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang])
• 好強 (hou3 koeng4) — eager to be first
• 好心 (hou2 sam1) — kindness; good intentions
• 好惡 (hou3 wu3) — lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste
• 好意 (hou2 ji3) — good intention; kindness
• 好意思 (hou2 ji3 si3) — to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame; to overcome the shame; (is …
• 好感 (hou2 gam2) — good opinion; favorable impression
• 好戰 (hou3 zin3) — warlike
• 好戲還在後頭 (hou2 hei3 waan4 zoi6 hau6 tau4) — the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet t…
• 好手 (hou2 sau2) — expert; professional
• 好整以暇 (hou2 zing2 ji5 haa6) — to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
• 好時 (hou2 si4) — Hershey's (brand)
• 好景不長 (hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4) — a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
• 好朋友 (hou2 pang4 jau5) — good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
• 好望角 (hou2 mong6 gok3) — Cape of Good Hope
• 好棒 (hou2 paang5) — excellent (interjection)
• 好樣的 (hou2 joeng6 dik1) — (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
• 好歹 (hou2 daai2) — good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever
• 好死不如賴活著 (hou2 sei2 bat1 jyu4 laai6 wut6 zoek6) — better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
• 好比 (hou2 bei2) — to be just like; can be compared to
• 好氧 (hou2 joeng5) — aerobic
• 好漢 (hou2 hon3) — hero; strong and courageous person
• 好漢不吃眼前虧 (hou2 hon3 bat1 hek3 ngaan5 cin4 kwai1) — a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
• 好漢不提當年勇 (hou2 hon3 bat1 tai4 dong1 nin4 jung5) — a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
• 好漢做事好漢當 (hou2 hon3 zou6 si6 hou2 hon3 dong1) — daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom); a tr…
• 好為人師 (hou3 wai4 jan4 si1) — to like to lecture others (idiom)
• 好物 (hou2 mat6) — fine goods
• 好玩 (hou2 waan2) — amusing; fun; interesting
• 好玩兒 (hou2 wun6 ji4) — erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
• 好球 (hou2 kau4) — (ball sports) good shot!; nice hit!; well played!
• 好用 (hou2 jung6) — useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use
• 好看 (hou2 hon3) — good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarra…
• 好睇 (hou2 tai2) — good-looking (Cantonese)
• 好睡 (hou2 seoi6) — good night
• 好立克 (hou2 laap6 hak1) — Horlicks (brand of malted milk powder for making a hot drink)
• 好端端 (hou2 dyun1 dyun1) — perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason
• 好笑 (hou2 siu3) — laughable; funny; ridiculous
• 好自為之 (hou2 zi6 wai4 zi1) — to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own
• 好色 (hou3 sik1) — to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny
• 好色之徒 (hou3 sik1 zi1 tou4) — lecher; womanizer; dirty old man
• 好萊塢 (hou2 loi4 wu1) — Hollywood; also pr. [Hao3lai2wu1]
• 好處 (hou2 cyu3) — benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3chu4]
• 好言 (hou2 jin4) — kind words
• 好言好語 (hou2 jin4 hou2 jyu5) — sincere, well-meant, kind words
• 好記 (hou2 gei3) — easy to remember
• 好記性不如爛筆頭 (hou2 gei3 sing3 bat1 jyu4 laan6 bat1 tau4) — the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
• 好評 (hou2 ping4) — favorable criticism; positive evaluation
• 好說 (hou2 syut3) — easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me
• 好說歹說 (hou2 syut3 daai2 syut3) — (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way p…
• 好象 (hou2 zoeng6) — to seem; to be like (variant of 好像[hao3 xiang4])
• 好走 (hou2 zau2) — bon voyage; Godspeed
• 好起來 (hou2 hei2 loi4) — to get better; to improve; to get well
• 好轉 (hou2 zyun2) — to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement
• 好辯 (hou2 bin6) — argumentative; quarrelsome
• 好逸惡勞 (hou3 jat6 wu3 lou4) — to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
• 好運 (hou2 wan6) — good luck
• 好運符 (hou2 wan6 fu4) — good luck charm
• 好過 (hou2 gwo3) — to have an easy time; (feel) well
• 好道 (hou2 dou6) — don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
• 好酒沉甕底 (hou2 zau2 cam4 ung3 dai2) — lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom); fig. the best is saved …
• 好飯不怕晚 (hou2 faan6 bat1 paa3 maan5) — the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten; the good things in lif…
• 好馬不吃回頭草 (hou2 maa5 bat1 hek3 wui4 tau4 cou2) — lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom); f…
• 好高騖遠 (hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5) — to bite off more than one can chew (idiom); to aim too high
• 好鬥 (hou3 dau3) — to be warlike; to be belligerent
• 好鳥 (hou2 niu5) — person of good character; nice person; bird with a melodious voice or beautiful…
• 如下 (jyu4 haa6) — as follows
• 如今 (jyu4 gam1) — nowadays; now
• 如來 (jyu4 loi4) — tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit:…
• 如假包換 (jyu4 gaa2 baau1 wun6) — replacement guaranteed if not genuine; fig. authentic
• 如其所好 (jyu4 kei4 so2 hou3) — as one pleases (idiom)
• 如出一轍 (jyu4 ceot1 jat1 cit3) — to be precisely the same; to be no different
• 如初 (jyu4 co1) — as before; as ever
• 如同 (jyu4 tung4) — like; as
• 如坐針氈 (jyu4 co5 zam1 zin1) — lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom); fig. to be in an uncomfortable …
• 如墮五里霧中 (jyu4 do6 ng5 lei5 mou6 zung1) — as if lost in a thick fog (idiom); in a fog; muddled; completely unfamiliar wit…
• 如墮煙霧 (jyu4 do6 jin1 mou6) — as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things …
• 如實 (jyu4 sat6) — as things really are; realistic
• 如廁 (jyu4 ci3) — to go to the toilet
• 如影隨形 (jyu4 jing2 ceoi4 jing4) — (lit.) as the shadow follows the body (idiom); (fig.) closely associated with e…
• 如意 (jyu4 ji3) — as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and go…
• 如意套 (jyu4 ji3 tou3) — (dialect) condom
• 如意算盤 (jyu4 ji3 syun3 pun4) — counting one's chickens before they are hatched
• 如意郎君 (jyu4 ji3 long4 gwan1) — ideal husband; Mr. Right
• 如故 (jyu4 gu3) — as before; as usual; (to be) like old friends
• 如數家珍 (jyu4 sou3 gaa1 zan1) — lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); fig. to be very familiar…
• 如斯 (jyu4 si1) — (literary) in this way; so
• 如是 (jyu4 si6) — thus
• 如是我聞 (jyu4 si6 ngo5 man4) — so I have heard (idiom); the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorde…
• 如有所失 (jyu4 jau5 so2 sat1) — to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)
• 如期 (jyu4 kei4) — as scheduled; on time; punctual
• 如東 (jyu4 dung1) — see 如東縣|如东县[Ru2 dong1 Xian4]
• 如東縣 (jyu4 dung1 jyun6) — Rudong, a county in Nantong City 南通市[Nan2 tong1 Shi4], Jiangsu
• 如果 (jyu4 gwo2) — if; in case; in the event that
• 如此 (jyu4 ci2) — like this; so; such
• 如此這般 (jyu4 ci2 ze2 bun1) — thus and so; such and such
• 如法泡製 (jyu4 faat3 paau3 zai3) — see 如法炮製|如法炮制[ru2 fa3 pao2 zhi4]
• 如法炮製 (jyu4 faat3 paau4 zai3) — lit. to follow the recipe (idiom); fig. to follow a set pattern
• 如泣如訴 (jyu4 jap1 jyu4 sou3) — (lit.) as if weeping and complaining (idiom); (fig.) (of music, singing etc) mo…
• 如火 (jyu4 fo2) — fiery
• 如火如荼 (jyu4 fo2 jyu4 tou4) — like wildfire (idiom); unstoppable
• 如狼似虎 (jyu4 long4 ci5 fu2) — lit. like wolves and tigers; ruthless
• 如獲至寶 (jyu4 wok6 zi3 bou2) — as if gaining the most precious treasure
• 如畫 (jyu4 waa2) — picturesque
• 如癡如醉 (jyu4 ci1 jyu4 zeoi3) — (idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured
• 如皋 (jyu4 gou1) — see 如皋市[Ru2 gao1 Shi4]
• 如皋市 (jyu4 gou1 si5) — Rugao, a county-level city in Nantong City 南通市[Nan2 tong1 Shi4], Jiangsu
• 如簧之舌 (jyu4 wong4 zi1 sit3) — lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom); fig. a glib tongue
• 如約而至 (jyu4 joek3 ji4 zi3) — to arrive as planned; right on schedule
• 如膠似漆 (jyu4 gaau1 ci5 cat1) — stuck together as by glue (of lovers); joined at the hip
• 如臂使指 (jyu4 bei3 si2 zi2) — as the arm moves the finger (idiom); freely and effortlessly; to have perfect c…
• 如花 (jyu4 faa1) — flowery
• 如花似玉 (jyu4 faa1 ci5 juk6) — delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom); (of a woman) exquisite
• 如若 (jyu4 joek6) — if
• 如草 (jyu4 cou2) — grassy
• 如虎添翼 (jyu4 fu2 tim1 jik6) — lit. like a tiger that has grown wings; with redoubled power (idiom)
• 如蟻附膻 (jyu4 ngai5 fu6 zin1) — like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the c…
• 如蠅逐臭 (jyu4 jing4 zuk6 cau3) — like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the …
• 如詩如畫 (jyu4 si1 jyu4 waa2) — (of scenery) stunning; spectacular; picturesque
• 如醉如癡 (jyu4 zeoi3 jyu4 ci1) — see 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4]
• 如釋重負 (jyu4 sik1 cung5 fu6) — as if relieved from a burden (idiom); to have a weight off one's mind
• 如金似玉 (jyu4 gam1 ci5 juk6) — like gold or jade (idiom); gorgeous; lovely; splendorous
• 如雷貫耳 (jyu4 leoi4 gun3 ji5) — lit. like thunder piercing the ear; a well-known reputation (idiom)
• 如題 (jyu4 tai4) — as the title suggests; as indicated in the title
• 如願 (jyu4 jyun6) — to have one's wishes fulfilled
• 如飢似渴 (jyu4 gei1 ci5 hot3) — to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly; to long for sth
• 如魚得水 (jyu4 jyu4 dak1 seoi2) — like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
• 如鯁在喉 (jyu4 gang2 zoi6 hau4) — lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset an…
• 如鳥獸散 (jyu4 niu5 sau3 saan3) — (lit.) to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom); (fig.) to flee in all directio…
• 妃嬪 (fei1 ban3) — imperial concubine
• 妃子 (fei1 zi2) — imperial concubine
• 妃子笑 (fei1 zi2 siu3) — concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee
• 妄下雌黃 (mong5 haa6 ci1 wong4) — to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom); to make irresponsible criticism
• 妄人 (mong5 jan4) — presumptuous and ignorant person
• 妄動 (mong5 dung6) — to rush indiscriminately into action
• 妄取 (mong5 ceoi2) — to take sth without permission
• 妄圖 (mong5 tou4) — to try in vain; futile attempt
• 妄念 (mong5 nim6) — wild fantasy; unwarranted thought
• 妄想 (mong5 soeng2) — to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion
• 妄想狂 (mong5 soeng2 kwong4) — paranoia; megalomaniac
• 妄想症 (mong5 soeng2 zing3) — delusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia
• 妄斷 (mong5 dyun3) — to jump to an unfounded conclusion
• 妄求 (mong5 kau4) — inappropriate or presumptuous demands
• 妄為 (mong5 wai4) — to take rash action
• 妄生穿鑿 (mong5 sang1 cyun1 zok6) — a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
• 妄稱 (mong5 cing1) — to make a false and unwarranted declaration
• 妄自尊大 (mong5 zi6 zyun1 daai6) — ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
• 妄自菲薄 (mong5 zi6 fei1 bok6) — to be unduly humble (idiom); to undervalue oneself
• 妄言 (mong5 jin4) — lies; wild talk; to tell lies; to talk nonsense; fantasy (literature)
• 妄言妄聽 (mong5 jin4 mong5 ting1) — unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken to…
• 妄語 (mong5 jyu5) — to tell lies; to talk nonsense; lies; nonsense
• 妄說 (mong5 syut3) — to talk irresponsibly; ridiculous presumption talk
• 妊娠 (jam6 san1) — pregnancy; gestation
• 妊娠試驗 (jam6 san1 si3 jim6) — pregnancy test
• 妊婦 (jam6 fu5) — expecting mother
• 妍麗 (jin4 lai6) — beautiful
• 妒 (dou3) — to envy (success, talent); jealous
• 妒嫉 (dou3 zat6) — to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy
• 妒忌 (dou3 gei6) — to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy
• 妒能害賢 (dou3 nang4 hoi6 jin4) — jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
• 妓寨 (gei6 zaai6) — brothel
• 妓院 (gei6 jyun2) — brothel; whorehouse
• 妓館 (gei6 gun2) — brothel
• 妖人 (jiu2 jan4) — magician; sorcerer
• 妖冶 (jiu2 je5) — pretty and flirtatious
• 妖姬 (jiu2 gei1) — (literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)
• 妖婦 (jiu2 fu5) — witch (esp. European)
• 妖媚 (jiu2 mei6) — seductive; captivating; alluring
• 妖嬈 (jiu2 jiu4) — enchanting; alluring (of a girl)
• 妖孽 (jiu2 jip6) — evildoer
• 妖氣 (jiu2 hei3) — sinister appearance; monster-like appearance
• 妖物 (jiu2 mat6) — monster
• 妖精 (jiu2 zing1) — evil spirit; alluring woman
• 妖艷 (jiu2 jim6) — pretty and flirtatious
• 妖術 (jiu2 seot6) — sorcery
• 妖言 (jiu2 jin4) — heresy
• 妖言惑眾 (jiu2 jin4 waak6 zung3) — to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies
• 妖邪 (jiu2 ce4) — evil monster
• 妖風 (jiu2 fung1) — evil wind
• 妖魔 (jiu2 mo1) — demon
• 妖魔鬼怪 (jiu1 mo1 gwai2 gwaai3) — (idiom) all kinds of evil spirits or malevolent beings
• 妗子 (kam5 zi2) — (informal) mother's brother's wife; maternal uncle's wife
• 妙不可言 (miu6 bat1 ho2 jin4) — too wonderful for words
• 妙品 (miu6 ban2) — a fine work of art
• 妙在不言中 (miu6 zoi6 bat1 jin4 zung1) — the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
• 妙妙熊歷險記 (miu6 miu6 hung4 lik6 him2 gei3) — Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Disney animated series)
• 妙手 (miu6 sau2) — miraculous hands of a healer; highly skilled person; brilliant move in chess or…
• 妙手回春 (miu6 sau2 wui4 ceon1) — (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
• 妙手空空 (miu6 sau2 hung1 hung1) — petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish); empty-handed; having nothing
• 妙探尋兇 (miu6 taam3 cam4 hung1) — Cluedo (board game)
• 妙智慧 (miu6 zi3 wai3) — wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
• 妙法蓮華經 (miu6 faat3 lin4 waa4 ging1) — The Lotus Sutra
• 妙筆 (miu6 bat1) — talented, gifted or ingenious writing
• 妙筆生花 (miu6 bat1 sang1 faa1) — gifted or skillful writing
• 妙處 (miu6 cyu3) — ideal place; suitable location; merit; advantage
• 妙計 (miu6 gai3) — excellent plan; brilliant scheme
• 妙語如珠 (miu6 jyu5 jyu4 zyu1) — sparkling with wit (idiom)
• 妙語橫生 (miu6 jyu5 waang4 sang1) — to be full of wit and humor
• 妙趣 (miu6 ceoi3) — witty; clever; amusing
• 妙趣橫生 (miu6 ceoi3 waang4 sang1) — endlessly interesting (idiom); very witty
• 妙齡 (miu6 ling4) — (of a girl) in the prime of youth
• 妝奩 (zong1 lim4) — trousseau; lady's dressing case
• 妝飾 (zong1 sik1) — to dress up
• 妝點 (zong1 dim2) — to decorate
• 妞妞 (nau2 nau2) — little girl
• 妥協 (to5 hip3) — to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise
• 妥善 (to5 sin6) — appropriate; proper
• 妥實 (to5 sat6) — proper; appropriate
• 妥帖 (to5 tip3) — properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in g…
• 妥瑞症 (to5 seoi6 zing3) — Tourette syndrome
• 妥當 (to5 dong3) — appropriate; proper; ready
• 妥貼 (to5 tip3) — variant of 妥帖[tuo3 tie1]
• 妨功害能 (fong4 gung1 hoi6 nang4) — to constrain and limit successful, capable people
• 妨害 (fong4 hoi6) — to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine
• 妨害公務 (fong4 hoi6 gung1 mou6) — (law) obstructing government administration
• 妨礙球 (fong4 ngoi6 kau4) — (golf) stymie
• 妮子 (nei4 zi2) — (coll.) lass; (dialect) little girl
• 妮維婭 (nei4 wai4 aa3) — Nivea, skin and body care brand
• 妮維雅 (nei4 wai4 aa1) — Nivea, skin and body care brand
• 妯娌 (zuk6 lei5) — wives of brothers; sisters-in-law
• 妲 (daat3) — female personal name (archaic)
• 妲己 (daat3 gei2) — Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛…
• 妹夫 (mui6 fu1) — younger sister's husband
• 妹妹 (mui6 mui6) — younger sister; young woman
• 妹妹頭 (mui4 mui1 tau4) — bob (hairstyle)
• 妹子 (mui6 zi2) — (dialect) younger sister; girl
• 妹紙 (mui6 zi2) — (Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mei4 zi5])
• 妻兒 (cai1 ji4) — wife and child
• 妻妾 (cai1 cip3) — wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem
• 妻子 (cai1 zi2) — wife and children
• 妻室 (cai1 sat1) — wife
• 妻管嚴 (cai1 gun2 jim4) — henpecked male
• 妻離子散 (cai1 lei4 zi2 saan3) — a family wrenched apart (idiom)
• 妾 (cip3) — concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
• 妾侍 (cip3 si6) — maids and concubines
• 姆佬 (mou5 lou2) — Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
• 姆佬族 (mou5 lou2 zuk6) — Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
• 姆拉迪奇 (mou5 laai1 dik6 kei4) — Mladić (name); Ratko Mladić (1942-), army chief of Bosnian Serbs 1965-1996 and …
• 姊 (zi2) — older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3]
• 姊丈 (zi2 zoeng6) — older sister's husband
• 姊夫 (zi2 fu1) — older sister's husband
• 姊妹 (zi2 mui6) — (older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc)
• 姊姊 (zi2 zi2) — older sister; Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5]
• 始作俑者 (ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2) — (lit.) the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom); (fig.) the originat…
• 始建 (ci2 gin3) — to start building
• 始料未及 (ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6) — not expected at the outset (idiom); unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of …
• 始新世 (ci2 san1 sai3) — Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
• 始新紀 (ci2 san1 gei2) — Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)
• 始新統 (ci2 san1 tung2) — Eocene system (geology)
• 始末 (ci2 mut6) — whole story; the ins and outs
• 始發 (ci2 faat3) — (of trains etc) to set off (on a journey); to start (being issued or circulated…
• 始祖鳥 (ci2 zou2 niu5) — archaeopteryx
• 始終 (ci2 zung1) — from beginning to end; all along
• 始終不渝 (ci2 zung1 bat1 jyu4) — unswerving; unflinching
• 始終如一 (ci2 zung1 jyu4 jat1) — unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
• 始興 (ci2 hing1) — see 始興縣|始兴县[Shi3 xing1 Xian4]
• 始興縣 (ci2 hing1 jyun6) — Shixing, a county in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong
• 始點 (ci2 dim2) — starting point
• 姍姍來遲 (saan1 saan1 loi4 ci4) — to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming
• 姐丈 (ze2 zoeng6) — older sister's husband; brother-in-law
• 姐夫 (ze2 fu1) — (coll.) older sister's husband
• 姐妹花 (ze2 mui6 faa1) — beautiful sisters
• 姐弟戀 (ze2 dai6 lyun2) — love between an older woman and a younger man
• 姑丈 (gu1 zoeng6) — husband of paternal aunt
• 姑且 (gu1 ce2) — for the time being; tentatively
• 姑夫 (gu1 fu1) — father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
• 姑奶奶 (gu1 naai4 naai2) — paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister); (respectful form of address for…
• 姑妄言之 (gu1 mong5 jin4 zi1) — to just talk for the sake of talking
• 姑姑 (gu1 gu1) — paternal aunt
• 姑姥姥 (gu1 lou5 lou5) — mother's father's sister (coll.); great aunt
• 姑媽 (gu1 maa1) — (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
• 姑子 (gu1 zi2) — husband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun
• 姑息 (gu1 sik1) — excessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb); overly conciliatory; to seek appease…
• 姑息遺患 (gu1 sik1 wai4 waan6) — to tolerate is to abet
• 姑息養奸 (gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1) — to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
• 姑母 (gu1 mou5) — father's sister; paternal aunt
• 姑父 (gu1 fu6) — father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
• 姑爹 (gu1 de1) — husband of father's sister; uncle
• 姑爺 (gu1 je4) — son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister)
• 姑置勿論 (gu1 zi3 mat6 leon6) — (idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
• 姒文命 (ci5 man4 ming6) — Si Wenming, personal name of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
• 委任 (wai2 jam6) — to appoint
• 委任書 (wai2 jam6 syu1) — letter of appointment
• 委任統治 (wai2 jam6 tung2 zi6) — mandate (territory administration)
• 委內瑞拉 (wai2 noi6 seoi6 laai1) — Venezuela
• 委內瑞拉馬腦炎病毒 (wai2 noi6 seoi6 laai1 maa5 nou5 jim4 beng6 duk6) — Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus
• 委員 (wai2 jyun4) — committee member
• 委員會 (wai2 jyun4 wui2) — committee; commission
• 委員長 (wai2 jyun4 zoeng2) — head of a committee
• 委外 (wai2 ngoi6) — to outsource
• 委委屈屈 (wai2 wai2 wat1 wat1) — to feel aggrieved
• 委婉 (wai2 jyun2) — tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft
• 委婉詞 (wai2 jyun2 ci4) — euphemism
• 委婉語 (wai2 jyun2 jyu5) — euphemism
• 委宛 (wai2 jyun2) — variant of 委婉[wei3 wan3]
• 委實 (wai2 sat6) — indeed; really (very much so)
• 委托人 (wai2 tok3 jan4) — (law) client; trustor
• 委曲 (wai2 kuk1) — to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved; (in set phrases such as 委曲求全[wei3 qu1 qiu2 …
• 委曲求全 (wai2 kuk1 kau4 cyun4) — to accept a compromise
• 委派 (wai2 paai3) — to appoint
• 委託 (wai2 tok3) — to entrust; to trust; to commission
• 委託書 (wai2 tok3 syu1) — commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization; warrant
• 委身 (wai2 san1) — to give oneself wholly to; to put oneself at sb's service; (of a woman) to give…
• 委過 (wai2 gwo3) — variant of 諉過|诿过[wei3 guo4]
• 委靡 (wai2 mei5) — variant of 萎靡[wei3 mi3]
• 委靡不振 (wai2 mei5 bat1 zan3) — variant of 萎靡不振[wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4]
• 姘夫 (ping1 fu1) — lover (of a woman); illicit partner; paramour
• 姘婦 (ping1 fu5) — mistress; concubine; kept woman
• 姘居 (ping1 geoi1) — to cohabit with a lover illicitly
• 姚安 (jiu4 on1) — see 姚安縣|姚安县[Yao2 an1 Xian4]
• 姚安縣 (jiu4 on1 jyun6) — Yao'an, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 z…
• 姚思廉 (jiu4 si1 lim4) — Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁書|梁书[Liang2 shu1] and 陳書|陈书[…
• 姚文元 (jiu4 man4 jyun4) — Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
• 姚明 (jiu4 ming4) — Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sh…
• 姚濱 (jiu4 ban1) — Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently n…
• 姚雪垠 (jiu4 syut3 ngan4) — Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
• 姜 (goeng1) — surname Jiang
• 姜文 (goeng1 man4) — Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
• 姞 (gat1) — surname Ji
• 姥姥 (lou5 lou5) — (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
• 姥娘 (lou5 noeng4) — maternal grandmother (dialectal)
• 姥爺 (lou5 je4) — (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
• 姥鯊 (lou5 saa1) — basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
• 姦 (gaan1) — to fornicate; to defile; adultery; rape
• 姦夫淫婦 (gaan1 fu1 jam4 fu5) — adulterous couple
• 姦宿 (gaan1 suk1) — to fornicate; to rape
• 姦屍 (gaan1 si1) — to have sex with a corpse
• 姦情 (gaan1 cing4) — adultery
• 姦殺 (gaan1 saat3) — to rape and murder
• 姦污 (gaan1 wu1) — to rape; to violate
• 姦淫 (gaan1 jam4) — illicit sex; to rape or seduce
• 姦雄 (gaan1 hung4) — person who seeks advancement by any means; career climber; unscrupulous careeri…
• 姨太太 (ji4 taai3 taai2) — concubine
• 姨夫 (ji4 fu1) — mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister
• 姨奶奶 (ji4 naai4 naai2) — father's mother's sister (coll.); great aunt
• 姨妹 (ji4 mui6) — wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
• 姨姐 (ji4 ze2) — wife's elder sister; sister-in-law
• 姨姥姥 (ji4 lou5 lou5) — mother's mother's sister; great-aunt
• 姨娘 (ji4 noeng4) — maternal aunt; father's concubine (old)
• 姨媽 (ji4 maa1) — (coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt
• 姨母 (ji4 mou5) — mother's sister; maternal aunt
• 姨父 (ji4 fu6) — husband of mother's sister; uncle
• 姪子 (zat6 zi2) — brother's son; nephew
• 姪孫 (zat6 syun1) — grandnephew
• 姬妾 (gei1 cip3) — concubine
• 姬松茸 (gei1 cung4 jung4) — himematsutake mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens or Agaricus blazei Murill)
• 姬濱鷸 (gei1 ban1 wat6) — (bird species of China) least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
• 姬田雞 (gei1 tin4 gai1) — (bird species of China) little crake (Zapornia parva)
• 姬路城 (gei1 lou6 sing4) — Himeji Castle in Hyogo prefecture, Japan
• 姬鷸 (gei1 wat6) — (bird species of China) jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
• 姮娥 (hang4 ngo4) — see 嫦娥[Chang2 e2]
• 姻緣 (jan1 jyun4) — a marriage predestined by fate
• 姻親 (jan1 can3) — relation by marriage; in-laws
• 姿勢 (zi1 sai3) — posture; position
• 姿容 (zi1 jung4) — looks; appearance
• 姿式 (zi1 sik1) — variant of 姿勢|姿势[zi1 shi4]
• 姿態 (zi1 taai3) — attitude; posture; stance
• 姿色 (zi1 sik1) — good looks (of a woman)
• 娀 (sung1) — name of an ancient state
• 威信掃地 (wai1 seon3 sou3 dei6) — to lose every scrap of reputation
• 威信縣 (wai1 seon3 jyun6) — Weixin, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
• 威儀 (wai1 ji4) — majestic presence; awe-inspiring manner
• 威克島 (wai1 hak1 dou2) — Wake Island (North Pacific Ocean)
• 威利 (wai1 lei6) — Wylie (name); Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan s…
• 威利斯 (wai1 lei6 si1) — Willis (name)
• 威力 (wai1 lik6) — might; formidable power
• 威勢 (wai1 sai3) — might; power and influence
• 威化 (wai1 faa3) — (loanword) wafer (cookie)
• 威化餅乾 (wai1 faa3 beng2 gon1) — (loanword) wafer (cookie)
• 威厲 (wai1 lai6) — awe-inspiring; majestic
• 威名 (wai1 ming4) — fame for fighting prowess; military glory
• 威嚇 (wai1 haak3) — to threaten; to intimidate; to cow
• 威嚴 (wai1 jim4) — dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity
• 威基基 (wai1 gei1 gei1) — Waikiki (Hawaii)
• 威士 (wai1 si6) — Visa (credit card)
• 威士忌酒 (wai1 si6 gei6 zau2) — whiskey (loanword)
• 威奇托 (wai1 kei4 tok3) — Wichita (city in Kansas)
• 威妥瑪 (wai1 to5 maa5) — Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), British diplomat and sinologist, originato…
• 威妥瑪拼法 (wai1 to5 maa5 ping3 faat3) — Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
• 威妥瑪拼音 (wai1 to5 maa5 ping3 jam1) — Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
• 威客 (wai1 haak3) — (neologism c. 2005) freelancer
• 威容 (wai1 jung4) — grave and dignified
• 威寧縣 (wai1 ning4 jyun6) — see 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣|威宁彝族回族苗族自治县[Wei1 ning2 Yi2 zu2 Hui2 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian…
• 威尊命賤 (wai1 zyun1 ming6 zin6) — (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrific…
• 威尼斯 (wai1 nei4 si1) — Venice; Venezia
• 威尼斯商人 (wai1 nei4 si1 soeng1 jan4) — The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
• 威廉 (wai1 lim4) — William or Wilhelm (name)
• 威廉斯堡 (wai1 lim4 si1 bou2) — Williamsburg, Virginia
• 威德 (wai1 dak1) — power and virtue
• 威懾 (wai1 sip3) — to deter
• 威懾力量 (wai1 sip3 lik6 loeng6) — deterrent force; deterrent
• 威斯康星 (wai1 si1 hong1 sing1) — Wisconsin, US state
• 威斯康辛 (wai1 si1 hong1 san1) — Wisconsin
• 威斯敏斯特教堂 (wai1 si1 man5 si1 dak6 gaau3 tong4) — Westminster Abbey, London
• 威望 (wai1 mong6) — prestige
• 威權 (wai1 kyun4) — authority; power; authoritarianism; authoritarian
• 威武不屈 (wai1 mou5 bat1 wat1) — not to submit to force
• 威氏註音法 (wai1 si6 zyu3 jam1 faat3) — Wade-Giles transliteration scheme for Chinese
• 威海 (wai1 hoi2) — see 威海市[Wei1 hai3 Shi4]
• 威海市 (wai1 hoi2 si5) — Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
• 威海衛 (wai1 hoi2 wai6) — Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong
• 威烈 (wai1 lit6) — fierce; formidable
• 威爾士 (wai1 ji5 si6) — Wales, constituent nation of UK
• 威爾士語 (wai1 ji5 si6 jyu5) — Welsh (language)
• 威爾特郡 (wai1 ji5 dak6 gwan6) — Wiltshire (English county)
• 威爾遜 (wai1 ji5 seon3) — Wilson (name)
• 威猛 (wai1 maang5) — bold and powerful
• 威瑪 (wai1 maa5) — (Tw) Weimar, Germany
• 威瑪共和國 (wai1 maa5 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933)
• 威瑪拼法 (wai1 maa5 ping3 faat3) — Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
• 威瑪拼音 (wai1 maa5 ping3 jam1) — Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)
• 威福自己 (wai1 fuk1 zi6 gei2) — to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
• 威縣 (wai1 jyun6) — Wei County or Weixian, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
• 威而鋼 (wai1 ji4 gong3) — Viagra (male impotence drug) (Tw)
• 威迫 (wai1 bik1) — coercion; to intimidate
• 威逼 (wai1 bik1) — to threaten; to coerce; to intimidate
• 威逼利誘 (wai1 bik1 lei6 jau5) — to make threats and promises
• 威遠 (wai1 jyun5) — see 威遠縣|威远县[Wei1 yuan3 Xian4]
• 威遠縣 (wai1 jyun5 jyun6) — Weiyuan, a county in Neijiang City 內江市|内江市[Nei4 jiang1 Shi4], Sichuan
• 威重 (wai1 zung6) — august; majestic
• 威震天下 (wai1 zan3 tin1 haa6) — to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
• 威靈 (wai1 ling4) — authority; prestige; supernatural spirit
• 威靈頓 (wai1 ling4 deon6) — Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw); Wellington (name); Arthur Wellesley, D…
• 威顯 (wai1 hin2) — awe-inspiring; power
• 威風凜凜 (wai1 fung1 lam5 lam5) — majestic; awe-inspiring presence; impressive power
• 威駭 (wai1 haai5) — to intimidate
• 威鳳一羽 (wai1 fung6 jat1 jyu5) — lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole
• 娃兒 (waa1 ji4) — children (colloquial)
• 娃娃 (waa1 waa1) — baby; small child; doll
• 娃娃兵 (waa1 waa1 bing1) — child soldier
• 娃娃生 (waa1 waa1 sang1) — infant's part in opera, usually played by child actor
• 娃娃臉 (waa1 waa1 lim5) — baby face; doll face
• 娃娃菜 (waa1 waa1 coi3) — baby Chinese cabbage (mini-sized variety)
• 娃娃裝 (waa1 waa1 zong1) — baby-doll dress
• 娃娃親 (waa1 waa1 can1) — arranged betrothal of minors
• 娃娃車 (waa1 waa1 ce1) — kindergarten bus; baby carriage; stroller
• 娃娃魚 (waa1 waa1 jyu2) — Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
• 娃子 (waa1 zi2) — baby; small child; (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities
• 娉婷 (ping1 ting4) — (literary) (of a woman) to have a graceful demeanor; beautiful woman
• 娓娓動聽 (mei5 mei5 dung6 ting1) — (idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner
• 娘兒們 (noeng4 ji4 mun4) — (dialect) woman; wife
• 娘娘 (noeng4 noeng4) — queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen …
• 娘娘廟 (noeng4 noeng4 miu2) — temple of Goddess of Fertility
• 娘娘腔 (noeng4 noeng4 hong1) — sissy; effeminate
• 娘子 (noeng4 zi2) — (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman
• 娘家姓 (noeng4 gaa1 sing3) — maiden name (of married woman)
• 娘希匹 (noeng4 hei1 pat1) — (dialect) fuck!
• 娘惹 (noeng4 je5) — Nyonya; see 峇峇娘惹[Ba1 ba1 Niang2 re3]
• 娘泡 (noeng4 paau1) — variant of 娘炮[niang2 pao4]
• 娘炮 (noeng4 paau3) — (slang) effeminate man; sissy; effeminate
• 娘的 (noeng4 dik1) — same as 媽的|妈的[ma1 de5]
• 娘胎 (noeng4 toi1) — womb
• 娛樂 (jyu4 lok6) — to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy
• 娛樂中心 (jyu4 lok6 zung1 sam1) — amusement park; recreation center; entertainment center
• 娛樂場 (jyu4 lok6 coeng4) — place of entertainment; casino; resort
• 娛樂場所 (jyu4 lok6 coeng4 so2) — place of entertainment
• 娛樂界 (jyu4 lok6 gaai3) — the entertainment world; show business
• 娛遣 (jyu4 hin2) — amusement
• 娜塔莉 (naa4 taap3 lei6) — Natalie (name)
• 娜娜 (naa4 naa4) — Nana (name); Nana (1880 novel by Émile Zola); Nana (Japanese manga series)
• 娟 (gyun1) — beautiful; graceful
• 娟秀 (gyun1 sau3) — beautiful; graceful
• 娠 (san1) — pregnant
• 娣姒 (dai6 ci5) — sisters-in-law (old); various concubines of a husband (old)
• 娥眉 (ngo4 mei4) — variant of 蛾眉[e2 mei2]
• 娭姐 (oi1 ze2) — father's mother; granny (dialect); respectful form of address for older lady
• 娶 (ceoi2) — to take a wife; to marry (a woman)
• 娶妻 (ceoi2 cai1) — to take a wife; to get married (man)
• 娶媳婦 (ceoi2 sik1 fu5) — to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law
• 娶親 (ceoi2 can1) — to take a wife
• 娼妓 (coeng1 gei6) — prostitute
• 娼婦 (coeng1 fu5) — prostitute
• 娼家 (coeng1 gaa1) — brothel
• 婀娜 (o2 no5) — (of a woman) graceful; elegant; lithe
• 婁子 (lau4 zi2) — trouble; blunder

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