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小蝗鶯 (siu2 wong4 ang1) — (bird species of China) Pallas's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes certhiola)
小蝦米 (siu2 haa1 mai5) — shrimp; fig. small fry; minor player
小蠹 (siu2 dou3) — bark beetle (zoology)
小行星 (siu2 hang4 sing1) — asteroid; minor planet
小行星帶 (siu2 hang4 sing1 daai3) — asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
小衝突 (siu2 cung1 dat6) — skirmish; clash; dispute; brush
小袋 (siu2 doi6) — pouch
小袋鼠 (siu2 doi6 syu2) — wallaby; pademelon
小裡小氣 (siu2 lei5 siu2 hei3) — stingy; petty
小褂 (siu2 kwaa2) — close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment
小視 (siu2 si6) — to belittle; to look down upon; to despise
小覷 (siu2 ceoi3) — to despise; to have contempt for
小解 (siu2 gaai2) — to urinate; to empty one's bladder
小計 (siu2 gai3) — subtotal
小說 (siu2 syut3) — novel; fiction
小說家 (siu2 syut3 gaa1) — School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3…
小調 (siu2 diu6) — xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre; (music) minor key
小謊 (siu2 fong1) — fib
小豆 (siu2 dau2) — see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
小豆蔻 (siu2 dau6 kau3) — Indian cardamom (Amomum cardamomum)
小貓 (siu2 maau1) — kitten
小貝 (siu2 bui3) — "Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆[Bei4 ke4 h…
小貨車 (siu2 fo3 ce1) — small truck; light truck
小販 (siu2 faan2) — peddler; hawker
小費 (siu2 fai3) — tip; gratuity
小資 (siu2 zi1) — petit bourgeois; yuppie; abbr. of 小資產階級|小资产阶级
小資產階級 (siu2 zi1 caan2 gaai1 kap1) — petty bourgeois
小賣部 (siu2 maai6 bou6) — kiosk; snack counter; retail department or section inside a larger business
小赤壁 (siu2 cek3 bik1) — Little Red Cliff, nickname of Bitan 碧潭[Bi4 tan2], Xindian, Taibei county, Taiwan
小路 (siu2 lou6) — minor road; lane; pathway; trail
小車 (siu2 ce1) — small model car; mini-car; small horse-cart; barrow; wheelbarrow; type of folk …
小軍艦鳥 (siu2 gwan1 laam6 niu5) — (bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
小輪車 (siu2 leon4 ce1) — BMX (bike); cycling BMX (sport)
小辮 (siu2 bin1) — pigtail
小辮兒 (siu2 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 小辮|小辫[xiao3 bian4]
小遊 (siu2 jau4) — outing; short trip
小過 (siu2 gwo3) — little mistake; minor offense; slightly too much
小道 (siu2 dou6) — bypath; trail; bribery as a means of achieving a goal; minor arts (Confucian re…
小道新聞 (siu2 dou6 san1 man4) — news from the grapevine
小酌 (siu2 zoek3) — to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
小野不由美 (siu2 je5 bat1 jau4 mei5) — Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
小量 (siu2 loeng6) — a small quantity
小金 (siu2 gam1) — see 小金縣|小金县[Xiao3 jin1 Xian4]
小金庫 (siu2 gam1 fu3) — supplementary cash reserve; private fund; private hoard; slush fund
小金縣 (siu2 gam1 jyun6) — Xiaojin, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝…
小鋼珠 (siu2 gong3 zyu1) — pachinko
小鏟子 (siu2 caan2 zi2) — trowel
小開 (siu2 hoi1) — (dialect) boss's son; rich man's son; young master
小除夕 (siu2 ceoi4 zik6) — the day before New Year's Eve
小雁塔 (siu2 ngaan6 taap3) — Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
小雅 (siu2 aa1) — one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
小集團 (siu2 zaap6 tyun4) — faction; clique
小雞 (siu2 gai1) — chick
小雞雞 (siu2 gai1 gai1) — penis (child's word)
小雨 (siu2 jyu5) — light rain; drizzle
小雪 (siu2 syut3) — Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6t…
小雲雀 (siu2 wan4 zoek2) — (bird species of China) oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
小靈通 (siu2 ling4 tung1) — Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 199…
小青年 (siu2 cing1 nin4) — young person; youngster
小青腳鷸 (siu2 ceng1 goek3 wat6) — (bird species of China) Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
小項 (siu2 hong6) — small item; event (of program)
小題大作 (siu2 tai4 daai6 zok3) — variant of 小題大做|小题大做[xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4]
小題大做 (siu2 tai4 daai6 zou6) — to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
小額融資 (siu2 ngaak6 jung4 zi1) — microfinance
小顎 (siu2 ngok6) — mandible (lower jaw)
小食中心 (siu2 sik6 zung1 sam1) — (Malaysia) food court
小飯館 (siu2 faan6 gun2) — tearoom; canteen; cafeteria
小馬 (siu2 maa5) — colt; pony
小馬座 (siu2 maa5 zo6) — Equuleus (constellation)
小髒鬼 (siu2 zong1 gwai2) — dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)
小鬆糕 (siu2 sung1 gou1) — muffin
小鱗胸鷦鶥 (siu2 leon4 hung1 ziu1 mei4) — (bird species of China) pygmy cupwing; pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
小鳥 (siu2 niu5) — small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick); (fig.) penis (k…
小鳥依人 (siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4) — lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom); fig. cute and helpless-looki…
小鳳頭燕鷗 (siu2 fung6 tau4 jin3 au1) — (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
小鴇 (siu2 bou2) — (bird species of China) little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
小鴉鵑 (siu2 aa1 gyun1) — (bird species of China) lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
小鵐 (siu2 mou4) — (bird species of China) little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
小鵑鳩 (siu2 gyun1 kau1) — (bird species of China) little cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps)
小鵝 (siu2 ngo4) — gosling
小鷗 (siu2 au1) — (bird species of China) little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
小鷹號 (siu2 jing1 hou6) — Kitty Hawk (US aircraft carrier)
小鷿鷈 (siu2 pik1 tai4) — (bird species of China) little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
小鹿亂撞 (siu2 luk6 lyun6 zong6) — fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions
小麥 (siu2 mak6) — wheat
小麥胚芽 (siu2 mak6 pui1 ngaa4) — wheat germ
小麵包 (siu2 min6 baau1) — bread roll; bun
小黃 (siu2 wong4) — (Tw) (coll.) taxicab
小黃瓜 (siu2 wong4 gwaa1) — gherkin
小黃腳鷸 (siu2 wong4 goek3 wat6) — (bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
小黑領噪鶥 (siu2 hak1 ling5 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)
小鼠 (siu2 syu2) — mouse
小龍 (siu2 lung4) — snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4])
小龍蝦 (siu2 lung4 haa1) — crayfish; (esp.) red swamp crayfish 克氏原螯蝦|克氏原螯虾[Ke4 shi4 yuan2 ao2 xia1]
少不了 (siu2 bat1 liu5) — cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
少不得 (siu2 bat1 dak1) — cannot be avoided; cannot do without
少之又少 (siu2 zi1 jau6 siu2) — very few; very little
少來 (siu2 loi4) — refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it!
少先隊 (siu3 sin1 deoi6) — Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[Shao4 nian2 Xian1 feng1 dui4]
少兒 (siu3 ji4) — child
少兒不宜 (siu2 ji4 bat1 ji4) — not suitable for children
少刻 (siu2 hak1) — a short while; soon
少塊肉 (siu2 faai3 juk6) — (coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth); (won't) hurt (…
少壯派 (siu3 zong3 paai3) — young guard; young and vigorous group with new ideas; new wave
少奶奶 (siu3 naai1 naai1) — young lady of the house; wife of the young master
少婦 (siu3 fu5) — young married woman
少安毋躁 (siu2 on1 mou4 cou3) — keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient
少安無躁 (siu2 on1 mou4 cou3) — variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]
少將 (siu3 zoeng3) — major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
少尉 (siu3 wai3) — second lieutenant (army rank)
少年 (siu3 nin4) — early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
少年之家 (siu3 nin4 zi1 gaa1) — children's center; children's club
少年先鋒隊 (siu3 nin4 sin1 fung1 deoi2) — Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist You…
少年宮 (siu3 nin4 gung1) — Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracur…
少年犯 (siu3 nin4 faan2) — young criminal; juvenile delinquent
少年老成 (siu3 nin4 lou5 sing4) — accomplished though young; lacking youthful vigor
少放 (siu2 fong3) — to add less (of a spice etc)
少數 (siu2 sou3) — small number; few; minority
少數民族 (siu2 sou3 man4 zuk6) — ethnic minority
少數民族鄉 (siu2 sou3 man4 zuk6 hoeng1) — ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)
少有 (siu2 jau5) — rare; infrequent
少東 (siu3 dung1) — boss's son; young master; young boss
少林 (siu3 lam4) — the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
少林寺 (siu3 lam4 zi6) — Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
少校 (siu3 gaau3) — junior ranking officer in Chinese army; major; lieutenant commander
少根筋 (siu2 gan1 gan1) — (coll.) dim-witted; foolish; absent-minded
少爺 (siu3 je4) — son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
少管閒事 (siu2 gun2 haan4 si6) — Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
少艾 (siu3 ngaai6) — young and pretty; pretty girl
少見 (siu2 gin3) — rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
少見多怪 (siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3) — (lit.) a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain …
少許 (siu2 heoi2) — a little; a few
少說為佳 (siu2 syut3 wai4 gaai1) — Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
少量 (siu2 loeng6) — a smidgen; a little bit; a few
少間 (siu2 gaan1) — (literary) after a short while; shortly; (literary) (of an illness) slightly im…
少頃 (siu2 king2) — in a short while; presently
尕 (gaa1) — little (dialect)
尖刀 (zim1 dou1) — dagger
尖利 (zim1 lei6) — sharp; keen; cutting; shrill; piercing
尖刻 (zim1 hak1) — caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious
尖厲 (zim1 lai6) — shrill (voice)
尖叫 (zim1 giu3) — to screech; to shriek
尖嘴魚 (zim1 zeoi2 jyu2) — Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
尖塔 (zim1 taap3) — spire; minaret
尖子 (zim1 zi2) — best of its kind; cream of the crop
尖子生 (zim1 zi2 sang1) — top student
尖尖 (zim1 zim1) — sharp; pointed
尖尾濱鷸 (zim1 mei5 ban1 wat6) — (bird species of China) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
尖山 (zim1 saan1) — see 尖山區|尖山区[Jian1 shan1 Qu1]
尖山區 (zim1 saan1 keoi1) — Jianshan, a district of Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], He…
尖峰 (zim1 fung1) — sharp peak (landform); (fig.) peak; spike
尖扎 (zim1 zaat3) — see 尖扎縣|尖扎县[Jian1 zha1 Xian4]
尖扎縣 (zim1 zaat3 jyun6) — Jainca, a county in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huan…
尖括號 (zim1 kut3 hou6) — angle brackets < >
尖新 (zim1 san1) — fresh; new and pointed
尖椒 (zim1 ziu1) — chili pepper
尖沙咀 (zim1 saa1 zeoi2) — Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
尖牙 (zim1 ngaa4) — canine tooth; fang; tusk
尖窄 (zim1 zaak3) — pointy; tapered
尖端 (zim1 dyun1) — sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp; tip-top; most advanced and sophisticated;…
尖管麵 (zim1 gun2 min6) — penne pasta
尖細 (zim1 sai3) — (of an object) tapered; (of a voice) high-pitched
尖聲啼哭 (zim1 seng1 tai4 huk1) — squeal
尖草坪 (zim1 cou2 ping4) — see 尖草坪區|尖草坪区[Jian1 cao3 ping2 Qu1]
尖草坪區 (zim1 cou2 ping4 keoi1) — Jiancaoping, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi
尖酸 (zim1 syun1) — harsh; scathing; acid (remarks)
尖酸刻薄 (zim1 syun1 hak1 bok6) — sharp and unkind (words)
尖銳 (zim1 jeoi6) — sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
尖銳化 (zim1 jeoi6 faa3) — to intensify; to become acute; to come to a head
尖銳批評 (zim1 jeoi6 pai1 ping4) — sharp criticism
尖銳濕疣 (zim1 jeoi6 sap1 jau2) — genital wart; condyloma acuminatum
尖閣列島 (zim1 gok3 lit6 dou2) — Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 釣魚島|钓鱼岛[Diao4 yu2 Dao3]),…
尖頂 (zim1 deng2) — pointed object; cusp; pinnacle; steeple
尖頭 (zim1 tau4) — pointed end; tip; (medicine) oxycephaly
尖頭鱥 (zim1 tau4 gwai3) — Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)
尚且 (soeng6 ce2) — (not) even; yet; still
尚可 (soeng6 ho2) — not bad; satisfactory
尚志 (soeng6 zi3) — see 尚志市[Shang4 zhi4 Shi4]
尚志市 (soeng6 zi3 si5) — Shangzhi, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heil…
尚慕傑 (soeng6 mou6 git6) — James Sasser (1936-), US Ambassador to China 1995-1999
尚方劍 (soeng6 fong1 gim3) — imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of…
尚方寶劍 (soeng6 fong1 bou2 gim3) — variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]; imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary…
尚書 (soeng6 syu1) — same as 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] Book of History
尚書經 (soeng6 syu1 ging1) — Book of History; a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the old…
尚書郎 (soeng6 syu1 long4) — ancient official title
尚未 (soeng6 mei6) — not yet; still not
尚未解決 (soeng6 mei6 gaai2 kyut3) — unsolved; as yet unsettled
尚武 (soeng6 mou5) — to promote a martial spirit; to revere military skills; warlike
尚比亞 (soeng6 bei2 aa3) — Zambia (Tw)
尚無 (soeng6 mou4) — not yet; not so far
尚義 (soeng6 ji6) — see 尚義縣|尚义县[Shang4 yi4 Xian4]
尚義縣 (soeng6 ji6 jyun6) — Shangyi, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
尚饗 (soeng6 hoeng2) — I beg you to partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address)
尜 (gaat3) — toy formed of a spindle with two sharp ends
尜兒 (gaat3 ji4) — erhua variant of 尜[ga2]
尜尜 (gaat3 gaat3) — toy formed of a spindle with two sharp ends; brochette (such as corncob)
尤其 (jau4 kei4) — especially; particularly
尤其是 (jau4 kei4 si6) — especially; most of all; above all; in particular
尤利西斯 (jau4 lei6 sai1 si1) — Ulysses (novel)
尤加利 (jau4 gaa1 lei6) — eucalyptus (loanword)
尤卡坦 (jau4 kaa1 taan2) — Yucatan (Mexican province)
尤卡坦半島 (jau4 kaa1 taan2 bun3 dou2) — Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
尤坎 (jau4 ham3) — Rjukan (city in Norway)
尤德 (jau4 dak1) — Sir Edward Youde (1924-1986), British diplomat, ambassador to Beijing 1974-1978…
尤指 (jau4 zi2) — especially; particularly
尤文圖斯 (jau4 man4 tou4 si1) — Juventus, Italian football team
尤溪 (jau4 kai1) — see 尤溪縣|尤溪县[You2 xi1 Xian4]
尤溪縣 (jau4 kai1 jyun6) — Youxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian
尤為 (jau4 wai4) — especially
尤爾欽科 (jau4 ji5 jam1 fo1) — Yurchenko (name); Natalia Yurchenko (1965-), Russian gymnast; Yurchenko, a type…
尤物 (jau4 mat6) — rarity; rare object; rare person; extraordinarily beautiful woman
尤詬 (jau4 gau3) — shame; disgrace
尤金 (jau4 gam1) — (name) Eugene
尥蹶子 (liu6 kyut3 zi2) — (of mules, horses etc) to kick backward; to kick with the hind legs; fig. to fl…
尨 (mong4) — surname Pang
就事論事 (zau6 si6 leon6 si6) — to discuss sth on its own merits; to judge the matter as it stands
就任 (zau6 jam6) — to take office; to assume a post
就伴 (zau6 bun6) — to act as companion
就便 (zau6 bin6) — at one's convenience; while one is at it
就地 (zau6 dei6) — locally; on the spot
就地取材 (zau6 dei6 ceoi2 coi4) — to draw on local resources; using materials at hand
就地正法 (zau6 dei6 zing3 faat3) — to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution; to carry out the law on the …
就學 (zau6 hok6) — to attend school
就寢 (zau6 cam2) — to go to sleep; to go to bed (literary)
就擒 (zau6 kam4) — to be taken prisoner
就是說 (zau6 si6 syut3) — in other words; that is
就晚了 (zau6 maan5 liu5) — then it's too late (colloquial)
就木 (zau6 muk6) — to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die
就業 (zau6 jip6) — to get a job; employment
就業安定費 (zau6 jip6 on1 ding6 fai3) — Employment Stability Fee (Taiwan), a minimum monthly fee for employing foreign …
就業機會 (zau6 jip6 gei1 wui2) — employment opportunity; job opening
就此 (zau6 ci2) — at this point; thus; from then on
就算 (zau6 syun3) — (coll.) even if
就範 (zau6 faan6) — to submit; to give in
就緒 (zau6 seoi5) — to be ready; to be in order
就義 (zau6 ji6) — to be killed for a righteous cause; to die a martyr
就職 (zau6 zik1) — to take office; to assume a post
就職典禮 (zau6 zik1 din2 lai5) — inauguration
就職演說 (zau6 zik1 jin2 syut3) — inaugural speech
就職演講 (zau6 zik1 jin2 gong2) — inaugural lecture
就著 (zau6 zoek6) — (eat sth) with (sth else); taking advantage of; using
就裡 (zau6 leoi5) — inside story
就要 (zau6 jiu3) — will; shall; to be going to
就診 (zau6 can2) — to see a doctor; to seek medical advice
就讀 (zau6 duk6) — to go to school
就近 (zau6 gan6) — nearby; in a close neighborhood
就道 (zau6 dou6) — to set off; to take to the road
就醫 (zau6 ji1) — to receive medical treatment
就餐 (zau6 caan1) — to dine; to have one's meal
尷尬 (gaam3 gaai3) — awkward; embarrassed
尸位素餐 (si1 wai6 sou3 caan1) — to hold a sinecure (idiom)
尸羅 (si1 lo4) — sila (Buddhism)
尹潽善 (wan5 pou2 sin6) — Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seou…
尺子 (cek3 zi2) — ruler (measuring instrument)
尺寸 (cek3 cyun3) — size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
尺度 (cek3 dou6) — scale; yardstick
尺短寸長 (cek3 dyun2 cyun3 coeng4) — abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
尺碼 (cek3 maa5) — size; fitting (of apparel)
尺蠖 (cek3 wok6) — looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae; inch worm
尺蠖蛾 (cek3 wok6 ngo4) — moth in family Geometridae
尺規 (cek3 kwai1) — ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
尺規作圖 (cek3 kwai1 zok3 tou4) — ruler and compass construction (geometry)
尺骨 (cek3 gwat1) — ulna (anatomy); bone of the forearm
尻門子 (haau1 mun4 zi2) — anus (rural coll.)
尻骨 (haau1 gwat1) — coccyx; tailbone at end of spine
尼 (nei4) — Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
尼亞加拉瀑布 (nei4 aa3 gaa1 laai1 buk6 bou3) — Niagara Falls
尼亞美 (nei4 aa3 mei5) — Niamey, capital of Niger
尼克 (nei4 hak1) — Nick (name)
尼克松 (nei4 hak1 cung4) — Richard Nixon (1913–1994), US president 1969–1974
尼克森 (nei4 hak1 sam1) — Nixon (name); Richard M Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974
尼加拉瀑布 (nei4 gaa1 laai1 buk6 bou3) — Niagara Falls (Tw)
尼加拉瓜 (nei4 gaa1 laai1 gwaa1) — Nicaragua
尼勒克 (nei4 lak6 hak1) — see 尼勒克縣|尼勒克县[Ni2 le4 ke4 Xian4]
尼勒克縣 (nei4 lak6 hak1 jyun6) — Nilka, a county in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 H…
尼厄麗德 (nei4 aak1 lai6 dak1) — Nereids (Greek sea nymphs, fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris); Nereid, moon o…
尼古丁 (nei4 gu2 ding1) — (loanword) nicotine
尼古西亞 (nei4 gu2 sai1 aa3) — Nicosia, capital of Cyprus (Tw)
尼哥底母 (nei4 go1 dai2 mou5) — Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John
尼姆 (nei4 mou5) — Nîmes (city in France)
尼姑 (nei4 gu1) — Buddhist nun
尼安德塔人 (nei4 on1 dak1 taap3 jan4) — Neanderthal man
尼安德特人 (nei4 on1 dak1 dak6 jan4) — Neanderthal man
尼布楚條約 (nei4 bou3 co2 tiu4 joek3) — Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia
尼布甲尼撒 (nei4 bou3 gaap3 nei4 saat3) — Nebuchadnezzar
尼希米記 (nei4 hei1 mai5 gei3) — Book of Nehemiah
尼康 (nei4 hong1) — Nikon corporation
尼德蘭 (nei4 dak1 laan4) — the Netherlands
尼斯 (nei4 si1) — Nice (city in France)
尼斯湖水怪 (nei4 si1 wu4 seoi2 gwaai3) — Loch Ness Monster
尼日 (nei4 jat6) — Niger (Tw)
尼日利亞 (nei4 jat6 lei6 aa3) — Nigeria
尼日爾 (nei4 jat6 ji5) — Niger (country in West Africa); Niger River, West Africa
尼日爾河 (nei4 jat6 ji5 ho4) — Niger River of West Africa
尼木 (nei4 muk6) — see 尼木縣|尼木县[Ni2 mu4 Xian4]
尼木縣 (nei4 muk6 jyun6) — Nyêmo, a county in Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibet
尼格羅 (nei4 gaak3 lo4) — negro (loanword)
尼桑 (nei4 song1) — Nissan, Japanese car make
尼泊爾 (nei4 bok6 ji5) — Nepal
尼泊爾王國 (nei4 bok6 ji5 wong4 gwok3) — Kingdom of Nepal
尼泊爾鷦鶥 (nei4 bok6 ji5 ziu1 mei4) — (bird species of China) Nepal cupwing; immaculate cupwing; Nepal wren-babbler (…
尼爾森 (nei4 ji5 sam1) — Nielsen or Nelson (name)
尼爾遜 (nei4 ji5 seon3) — Nelson or Nillson (name); Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero
尼瑪 (nei4 maa5) — see 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 Xian4]
尼瑪縣 (nei4 maa5 jyun6) — Nyima, a county in Nagqu City 那曲市[Na4 qu3 Shi4], Tibet
尼科西亞 (nei4 fo1 sai1 aa3) — Nicosia, capital of Cyprus
尼米茲 (nei4 mai5 zi1) — Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966), US admiral
尼米茲號 (nei4 mai5 zi1 hou6) — Nimitz class, US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, 8 in commission since 1975
尼羅河 (nei4 lo4 ho4) — the Nile (river in northeastern Africa)
尼蘇 (nei4 sou1) — Nisu (language)
尼赫魯 (nei4 haak1 lou5) — Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), Indian politician, first prime minister 1947-1964
尼雅 (nei4 aa1) — Niya, ancient kingdom near Khotan in Xinjiang, 1st century BC-4th century AD
尼雅河 (nei4 aa1 ho4) — Niya River in southern Xinjiang
尼龍 (nei4 lung4) — (loanword) nylon
尼龍搭釦 (nei4 lung4 daap3 kau3) — nylon buckle; velcro
尾大不掉 (mei5 daai6 bat1 diu6) — large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy; fig. rendered ineffective by…
尾子 (mei5 zi2) — tail; end; small change; odd sum remaining after large round number
尾巴 (mei5 baa1) — tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
尾張國 (mei5 zoeng1 gwok3) — Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aich…
尾擊 (mei5 gik1) — attack from the rear
尾數 (mei5 sou3) — remainder (after rounding a number); decimal part (of number after the decimal …
尾期 (mei5 kei4) — final period; the end (of a term); the close
尾梢 (mei5 saau1) — the tip; the end; the very end
尾欠 (mei5 him3) — balance due; small balance still to pay; final remaining debt
尾款 (mei5 fun2) — balance (money remaining due)
尾氣 (mei5 hei3) — exhaust; emissions
尾水 (mei5 seoi2) — tailwater; outflow (from mill or power plant)
尾水渠道 (mei5 seoi2 keoi4 dou6) — outflow channel
尾流 (mei5 lau4) — wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc); slipstream
尾燈 (mei5 dang1) — tail light (on vehicle)
尾牙 (mei5 ngaa4) — a year-end dinner for employees
尾生 (mei5 sang1) — Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he …
尾礦 (mei5 kwong3) — mining waste; waste remaining after processing ore; tailings
尾礦庫 (mei5 kwong3 fu3) — slag heap; dump of mining waste
尾綴 (mei5 zeoi6) — (lit.) to follow sb; (linguistics) suffix; ending; (computing) file name extens…
尾羽 (mei5 jyu5) — tail feathers
尾羽龍 (mei5 jyu5 lung4) — caudipteryx (a feathered dinosaur)
尾翼 (mei5 jik6) — empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket…
尾聲 (mei5 sing1) — coda; epilogue; end
尾蚴 (mei5 jau3) — tailed larva; Cercaria (microscopic larva of parasitic Miracidium flatworm)
尾註 (mei5 zyu3) — endnote
尾部 (mei5 bou6) — back part; rear section; tail section
尾隨 (mei5 ceoi4) — to tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of
尾音 (mei5 jam1) — final sound of a syllable; rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
尾韻 (mei5 wan5) — rhyme
尾頁 (mei5 jip6) — last page
尾骨 (mei5 gwat1) — coccyx; tailbone
尾鰭 (mei5 kei4) — tail or caudal fin
尿 (niu6) — to urinate; urine
尿不濕 (niu6 bat1 sap1) — (coll.) disposable diaper
尿嘧啶 (niu6 mat6 ding6) — uracil nucleotide (U, pairs with adenine A 腺嘌呤 in RNA)
尿尿 (niu6 niu6) — to pee
尿布 (niu6 bou3) — diaper
尿床 (niu6 cong4) — to wet the bed
尿急 (niu6 gap1) — urinary urgency
尿毒症 (niu6 duk6 zing3) — (medicine) uremia
尿泡 (niu6 paau1) — (dialect) bladder
尿液 (niu6 jik6) — urine
尿片 (niu6 pin2) — diaper
尿盆 (niu6 pun2) — chamber pot
尿盆兒 (niu6 pun2 ji4) — erhua variant of 尿盆[niao4 pen2]
尿素 (niu6 sou3) — carbamide; urea (NH2)2CO
尿脬 (niu6 paau1) — bladder
尿道 (niu6 dou6) — urethra; urinary tract
局 (guk6) — office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc
局中人 (guk6 zung1 jan4) — participant; protagonist; a player (in this affair)
局促 (guk6 cuk1) — variant of 侷促|局促[ju2 cu4]
局促一隅 (guk6 cuk1 jat1 jyu4) — to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
局促不安 (guk6 cuk1 bat1 on1) — ill at ease; uncomfortable
局勢 (guk6 sai3) — situation; state (of affairs)
局地 (guk6 dei6) — local; locally
局域網 (guk6 wik6 mong5) — local area network (LAN)
局外 (guk6 ngoi6) — outside (a group etc); not connected (with an event etc); external
局外中立 (guk6 ngoi6 zung1 laap6) — neutralism
局子 (guk6 zi2) — police station
局級 (guk6 kap1) — (administrative) bureau-level
局部 (guk6 bou6) — part; local
局部性 (guk6 bou6 sing3) — local
局部麻醉 (guk6 bou6 maa4 zeoi3) — local anesthesia
局部麻醉劑 (guk6 bou6 maa4 zeoi3 zai1) — local anesthetic
局長 (guk6 zoeng2) — bureau chief
局限 (guk6 haan6) — to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries
局限性 (guk6 haan6 sing3) — limitations; (medicine) localized
局限於 (guk6 haan6 jyu1) — to be limited to
局面 (guk6 min6) — aspect; phase; situation
屁事 (pei3 si6) — (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business
屁屁 (pei3 pei3) — (child's term) buttocks; bottom
屁民 (pei3 man4) — (slang) shitizen; commoner; hoi polloi
屁滾尿流 (pei3 gwan2 niu6 lau4) — to piss one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless
屁眼 (pei3 ngaan5) — anus
屁眼兒 (pei3 ngaan5 ji4) — erhua variant of 屁眼[pi4 yan3]
屁精 (pei3 zing1) — (slang) gay; sissy; poof; abbr. for 馬屁精|马屁精[ma3 pi4 jing1]
屁股 (pei3 gu2) — buttocks; bottom; butt; back part
屁股眼 (pei3 gu2 ngaan5) — anus
屁股蛋 (pei3 gu2 daan2) — butt cheek; rump
屁股蹲兒 (pei3 gu2 deon1 ji4) — (dialect) a fall on the buttocks; pratfall
屁話 (pei3 waa6) — bullshit; nonsense
屁輕 (pei3 heng1) — very light
屁顛屁顛 (pei3 din1 pei3 din1) — lit. jolting buttocks; (colloquial intensifier) groveling; eager; compliant; sm…
居中 (geoi1 zung1) — to be between two parties (as in mediation); to be in the middle; to be in betw…
居中對齊 (geoi1 zung1 deoi3 cai4) — centered alignment (typography)
居人 (geoi1 jan4) — inhabitant
居位 (geoi1 wai6) — to occupy a high position (in administration)
居住 (geoi1 zyu6) — to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
居住地 (geoi1 zyu6 dei6) — current address; place of residence
居住於 (geoi1 zyu6 jyu1) — to inhabit
居住者 (geoi1 zyu6 ze2) — inhabitant
居住證 (geoi1 zyu6 zing3) — residence permit
居功 (geoi1 gung1) — to claim credit for oneself
居功自傲 (geoi1 gung1 zi6 ngou6) — satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting o…
居多 (geoi1 do1) — to be in the majority
居奇 (geoi1 kei4) — to hoard; to speculate; profiteering
居委會 (geoi1 wai2 wui2) — neighbourhood committee
居孀 (geoi1 soeng1) — to remain widowed (formal)
居宅 (geoi1 zaak6) — dwelling
居安思危 (geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4) — to think of danger in times of safety; to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
居官 (geoi1 gun1) — to secure a position; to take an official appointment
居室 (geoi1 sat1) — room; apartment
居家 (geoi1 gaa1) — to live at home; to stay at home; home (schooling etc); in-home (care etc); hou…
居庸關 (geoi1 jung4 gwaan1) — Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping dist…
居心 (geoi1 sam1) — to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind
居心不良 (geoi1 sam1 bat1 loeng4) — to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
居心何在 (geoi1 sam1 ho4 zoi6) — What's (he) up to?; What's the motive behind all this?
居心叵測 (geoi1 sam1 po2 caak1) — harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
居心險惡 (geoi1 sam1 him2 ok3) — to have sinister motives
居所 (geoi1 so2) — residence
居正 (geoi1 zing3) — (literary) to follow the right path
居民 (geoi1 man4) — resident; inhabitant
居民區 (geoi1 man4 keoi1) — residential area; neighborhood
居民消費價格指數 (geoi1 man4 siu1 fai3 gaa3 gaak3 zi2 sou3) — consumer price index CPI
居民點 (geoi1 man4 dim2) — residential area
居民點兒 (geoi1 man4 dim2 ji4) — variant of 居民點|居民点[ju1 min2 dian3]
居無定所 (geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2) — to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
居然 (geoi1 jin4) — unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
居留 (geoi1 lau4) — to reside
居留權 (geoi1 lau4 kyun4) — right of abode (law)
居留證 (geoi1 lau4 zing3) — residence permit
居禮 (geoi1 lai5) — variant of 居里[ju1 li3]
居禮夫人 (geoi1 lai5 fu1 jan4) — variant of 居里夫人[Ju1 li3 fu1 ren5]
居第 (geoi1 dai6) — housing; high-class residence
居經 (geoi1 ging1) — (TCM) menstruation that comes only once every three months
居處 (geoi1 cyu3) — dwelling place; home
居里 (geoi1 lei5) — curie (Ci) (loanword)
居里夫人 (geoi1 lei5 fu1 jan4) — Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867–1934), Nobel laureate in both physi…
居間 (geoi1 gaan1) — positioned between (two parties); to mediate between
居首 (geoi1 sau2) — leading; in first place; top of the list
居高不下 (geoi1 gou1 bat1 haa6) — (of prices, rates etc) to remain high
居高臨下 (geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6) — lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occ…
居魯士 (geoi1 lou5 si6) — Cyrus (name)
居魯士大帝 (geoi1 lou5 si6 daai6 dai3) — Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the con…
屆 (gaai3) — to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, mee…
屆時 (gaai3 si4) — when the time comes; at the scheduled time
屆滿 (gaai3 mun5) — (of a term of office) to expire
屈倫博赫 (wat1 leon4 bok3 haak1) — Culemborg, city in the Netherlands
屈光度 (wat1 gwong1 dou6) — diopter
屈原 (wat1 jyun4) — Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorro…
屈原祠 (wat1 jyun4 ci4) — Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江 at Yueyang 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan
屈原紀念館 (wat1 jyun4 gei2 nim6 gun2) — Qu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣|秭归县[Zi3 gui1 Xian4], Hubei, built in …
屈尊 (wat1 zyun1) — to condescend; to deign
屈尊俯就 (wat1 zyun1 fu2 zau6) — to condescend; condescending; patronizing
屈從 (wat1 cung4) — to submit; to yield; to bow to sb's will
屈才 (wat1 coi4) — to waste talent
屈折語 (wat1 zit3 jyu5) — to inflect (in grammar); to decline; to conjugate
屈指 (wat1 zi2) — to count on one's fingers
屈指一算 (wat1 zi2 jat1 syun3) — to count on one's fingers
屈指可數 (wat1 zi2 ho2 sou3) — (lit.) can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); (fig.) very few
屈撓 (wat1 naau4) — to surrender; to yield; to flex
屈曲 (wat1 kuk1) — crooked
屈服 (wat1 fuk6) — to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevai…
屈膝禮 (wat1 sat1 lai5) — curtsy
屈辱 (wat1 juk6) — to humiliate; humiliating
屈體 (wat1 tai2) — to bend at the waist; (fig.) to bow to; (diving) pike position
屋企 (uk1 kei2) — (Cantonese) home; family (Mandarin equivalent: 家[jia1])
屋外 (uk1 ngoi6) — outdoors; outside
屋子 (uk1 zi2) — house; room
屋宇 (uk1 jyu5) — (literary) house; building
屋架 (uk1 gaa2) — a building; the frame of a building; roof beam; truss
屋漏偏逢連夜雨 (uk1 lau6 pin1 fung4 lin4 je6 jyu5) — when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭連夜雨 (uk1 lau6 gang3 zou1 lin4 je6 jyu5) — when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋脊 (uk1 zek3) — roof ridge
屋面 (uk1 min6) — roof
屋面瓦 (uk1 min6 ngaa5) — room tiles
屋頂 (uk1 deng2) — roof
屌絲 (diu2 si1) — loser (Internet slang)
屍 (si1) — (bound form) corpse
屍僵 (si1 goeng1) — rigor mortis
屍塊 (si1 faai3) — body parts (of a mutilated corpse)
屍布 (si1 bou3) — pall (casket covering)
屍斑 (si1 baan1) — livor mortis
屍檢 (si1 gim2) — autopsy
屍首 (si1 sau2) — dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離|尸首分离[shi1 shou5 fen1 li2] or …
屍骨 (si1 gwat1) — skeleton of the dead
屍骸 (si1 haai4) — corpse; skeleton
屍體 (si1 tai2) — corpse; dead body
屍體剖檢 (si1 tai2 fau2 gim2) — autopsy
屍體袋 (si1 tai2 doi2) — body bag
屍體解剖 (si1 tai2 gaai2 fau2) — autopsy; postmortem
屎殼郎 (si2 hok3 long4) — see 屎蚵螂[shi3 ke1 lang2]
屎蚵螂 (si2 ho4 long4) — dung beetle
屏保 (ping4 bou2) — screensaver; abbr. for 屏幕保護程序|屏幕保护程序[ping2 mu4 bao3 hu4 cheng2 xu4]

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