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嵌入 (ham6 jap6) — to insert; to embed
嵌入式衣櫃 (ham6 jap6 sik1 ji1 gwai6) — built-in closet
嵌套 (ham6 tou3) — nested; nesting
嵌進 (ham6 zeon3) — embedded; embedding
嵎 (jyu4) — mountain range
嵐山 (laam4 saan1) — see 嵐山區|岚山区[Lan2 shan1 Qu1]
嵐山區 (laam4 saan1 keoi1) — Lanshan, a district of Rizhao City 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 Shi4], Shandong
嵐皋 (laam4 gou1) — see 嵐皋縣|岚皋县[Lan2 gao1 Xian4]
嵐皋縣 (laam4 gou1 jyun6) — Langao, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi
嵐縣 (laam4 jyun6) — Lan County or Lanxian, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Sh…
嵛 (jyu4) — place name in Shandong
嵞山 (tou4 saan1) — Mt Tu in Zhejiang; also written 涂山
嵩山 (sung1 saan1) — Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
嵩明 (sung1 ming4) — see 嵩明縣|嵩明县[Song1 ming2 Xian4]
嵩明縣 (sung1 ming4 jyun6) — Songming, a county in Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
嵩縣 (sung1 jyun6) — Song County or Songxian, a county in Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Hen…
嵴 (zek3) — ridge; crest; apex
嶁 (lau5) — mountain peak
嶄亮 (zaam2 loeng6) — shining; brilliant
嶄勁 (zaam2 ging6) — (dialect) to apply oneself; to make a strong effort
嶄晴 (zaam2 cing4) — clear weather
嶄然 (zaam2 jin4) — outstanding; towering
嶄露頭角 (zaam2 lou6 tau4 gok3) — to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
嶄齊 (zaam2 cai4) — orderly; tidy
嶓 (bo1) — name of a mountain
嶔 (jam1) — loftiness (of mountain)
嶗山 (lou4 saan1) — Mount Lao, mountain in Qingdao, Shandong
嶗山區 (lou4 saan1 keoi1) — Laoshan, a district of Qingdao City 青島市|青岛市[Qing1 dao3 Shi4], Shandong
嶙峋 (leon4 seon1) — bony (of people); craggy; rugged (of terrain); upright (of people)
嶝 (dang3) — path leading up a mountain
嶠 (giu6) — highest peak
嶧城 (jik6 sing4) — see 嶧城區|峄城区[Yi4 cheng2 Qu1]
嶧城區 (jik6 sing4 keoi1) — Yicheng, a district of Zaozhuang City 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 Shi4], Shandong
嶴 (ou3) — plain in the middle of the mountains; used in place names, esp. in 浙江[Zhe4 jian…
嶺東 (ling5 dung1) — see 嶺東區|岭东区[Ling3 dong1 Qu1]
嶺東區 (ling5 dung1 keoi1) — Lingdong, a district of Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], He…
嶽塘 (ngok6 tong4) — see 嶽塘區|岳塘区[Yue4 tang2 Qu1]
嶽塘區 (ngok6 tong4 keoi1) — Yuetang, a district of Xiangtan City 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4], Hunan
嶽得爾歌 (ngok6 dak1 ji5 go1) — to yodel
嶽麓 (ngok6 luk1) — see 嶽麓區|岳麓区[Yue4 lu4 Qu1]
嶽麓區 (ngok6 luk1 keoi1) — Yuelu, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
嶽麓書院 (ngok6 luk1 syu1 jyun2) — Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy
巂 (seoi5) — cuckoo; revolution of a wheel
巍山縣 (ngai4 saan1 jyun6) — see 巍山彝族回族自治縣|巍山彝族回族自治县[Wei1 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
巍峨 (ngai4 ngo4) — lofty; towering; majestic
巍巍 (ngai4 ngai4) — towering; imposing
巍然 (ngai4 jin4) — majestic; towering; imposing
巍然屹立 (ngai4 jin4 ngat6 laap6) — to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom); towering majestically; (of a person) to s…
巒 (lyun4) — mountain ranges
巔峰 (din1 fung1) — summit; apex; pinnacle (of one's career etc); peak (of a civilization etc)
巖層 (ngaam4 cang4) — variant of 岩層|岩层[yan2 ceng2]; rock strata
巖床 (ngaam4 cong4) — bedrock
巖畫 (ngaam4 waa2) — rock painting; picture or writing carved on rocks
川劇 (cyun1 kek6) — Sichuan opera
川匯 (cyun1 wui6) — see 川匯區|川汇区[Chuan1 hui4 Qu1]
川匯區 (cyun1 wui6 keoi1) — Chuanhui, a district of Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan
川外 (cyun1 ngoi6) — abbr. for 四川外國語大學|四川外国语大学[Si4 chuan1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
川崎 (cyun1 kei1) — Kawasaki (name)
川木香 (cyun1 muk6 hoeng1) — root of Vladimiria souliei (used in TCM); Dolomiaea souliei
川沙 (cyun1 saa1) — Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦東新區|浦东新区[Pu3 dong1 xi…
川滇藏 (cyun1 tin4 zong6) — Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet
川穀 (cyun1 guk1) — same as 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
川端康成 (cyun1 dyun1 hong1 sing4) — Kawabata Yasunari, Japanese literature Nobel laureate
川芎 (cyun1 gung1) — chuanxiong rhizome (rhizome of Ligusticum wallichii, used in TCM)
川菜 (cyun1 coi3) — Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine
川藏 (cyun1 zong6) — Sichuan and Tibet
川褐頭山雀 (cyun1 hot3 tau4 saan1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus)
川西 (cyun1 sai1) — Western Sichuan
川貝 (cyun1 bui3) — Sichuan fritillary bulb (Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae, used in TCM)
川資 (cyun1 zi1) — travel expenses
川震 (cyun1 zan3) — Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川…
川黨 (cyun1 dong2) — Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM)
川黨參 (cyun1 dong2 sam1) — Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM)
州伯 (zau1 baak3) — governor (of a province); provincial chief (old)
州界 (zau1 gaai3) — state border; state line
州立 (zau1 laap6) — state-run
州立大學 (zau1 laap6 daai6 hok6) — State University (US)
州長 (zau1 zoeng2) — governor (of a province or colony); (US) state governor; (Australian) state pre…
巠 (ging1) — underground watercourse; archaic variant of 經|经[jing1]
巡弋 (ceon4 jik6) — (of military ships or aircraft) to patrol; to cruise defensively; (of aircraft)…
巡捕 (ceon4 bou6) — to patrol; policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)
巡撫 (ceon4 fu2) — inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
巡查 (ceon4 caa4) — to patrol
巡洋艦 (ceon4 joeng4 laam6) — cruiser (warship); battle cruiser
巡測儀 (ceon4 caak1 ji4) — survey meter
巡航 (ceon4 hong4) — (military) to patrol (airspace or waters); (technical) to cruise; to maintain s…
巡航導彈 (ceon4 hong4 dou6 daan2) — cruise missile
巡視 (ceon4 si6) — to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to…
巡迴 (ceon4 wui4) — to go around; to roam; to tour
巡遊 (ceon4 jau4) — to cruise; to patrol
巡邏 (ceon4 lo4) — to patrol
巡邏船 (ceon4 lo4 syun4) — patrol vessel; cutter
巡邏艇 (ceon4 lo4 teng5) — patrol boat
巡邏車 (ceon4 lo4 ce1) — patrol car
巡邏隊 (ceon4 lo4 deoi2) — (army, police) patrol
巢湖 (caau4 wu4) — Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2], Anhui
巢湖市 (caau4 wu4 si5) — Chaohu, a county-level city in Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui
巢穴 (caau4 jyut6) — lair; nest; den; hideout
工事 (gung1 si6) — defensive structure; military fortifications; (Tw) construction works; civil en…
工人 (gung1 jan4) — worker
工人日報 (gung1 jan4 jat6 bou3) — Workers' Daily, Chinese newspaper founded in 1949
工人階級 (gung1 jan4 gaai1 kap1) — working class
工人黨 (gung1 jan4 dong2) — Workers' Party (Singapore opposition party)
工件 (gung1 gin2) — workpiece
工作 (gung1 zok3) — to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task
工作人員 (gung1 zok3 jan4 jyun4) — staff member
工作單位 (gung1 zok3 daan1 wai2) — work unit
工作報告 (gung1 zok3 bou3 gou3) — working report; operating report
工作委員會 (gung1 zok3 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — working committee
工作室 (gung1 zok3 sat1) — studio; workshop
工作日 (gung1 zok3 jat6) — workday; working day; weekday
工作時間 (gung1 zok3 si4 gaan3) — working hours
工作服 (gung1 zok3 fuk6) — work clothes; workwear
工作檯 (gung1 zok3 toi2) — workbench; work station
工作流 (gung1 zok3 lau4) — workflow
工作流程 (gung1 zok3 lau4 cing4) — workflow
工作狂 (gung1 zok3 kong4) — workaholic
工作站 (gung1 zok3 zaam6) — (computer) workstation
工作組 (gung1 zok3 zou2) — work team; working group; task force
工作者 (gung1 zok3 ze2) — worker
工作表 (gung1 zok3 biu2) — worksheet
工作記憶 (gung1 zok3 gei3 jik1) — working memory
工作過度 (gung1 zok3 gwo3 dou6) — overwork
工作量 (gung1 zok3 loeng6) — workload; volume of work
工作隊 (gung1 zok3 deoi6) — a working group; a task force
工作面 (gung1 zok3 min6) — (mining) face (as in coalface 採煤工作面|采煤工作面[cai3 mei2 gong1 zuo4 mian4]); (machin…
工信部 (gung1 seon3 bou6) — Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (abbr)
工傷 (gung1 soeng1) — work-related injury; industrial injury
工傷假 (gung1 soeng1 gaa3) — injury leave
工兵 (gung1 bing1) — military engineer
工具 (gung1 geoi6) — tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
工具書 (gung1 geoi6 syu1) — reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)
工具條 (gung1 geoi6 tiu4) — toolbar (in computer software)
工具機 (gung1 geoi6 gei1) — machine tool
工具欄 (gung1 geoi6 laan4) — toolbar (in computer software)
工具箱 (gung1 geoi6 soeng1) — toolbox
工分 (gung1 fan1) — work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the …
工匠 (gung1 zoeng6) — craftsman; artisan
工友 (gung1 jau5) — odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office; (old…
工口 (gung1 hau2) — erotic (loanword mimicking the shape of Japanese katakana エロ, pronounced "ero")
工商 (gung1 soeng1) — industry and commerce
工商業 (gung1 soeng1 jip6) — industry and commerce
工商界 (gung1 soeng1 gaai3) — industry; the world of business
工商管理碩士 (gung1 soeng1 gun2 lei5 sek6 si6) — Master of Business Administration (MBA)
工商銀行 (gung1 soeng1 ngan4 hong4) — Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
工地 (gung1 dei6) — construction site
工坊 (gung1 fong1) — workshop
工夫 (gung1 fu1) — (old) laborer
工夫茶 (gung1 fu1 caa4) — variant of 功夫茶[gong1 fu5 cha2]
工委 (gung1 wai2) — working committee
工字梁 (gung1 zi6 loeng4) — I-beam
工字鋼 (gung1 zi6 gong3) — I-beam
工學 (gung1 hok6) — engineering; industrial science
工學院 (gung1 hok6 jyun2) — school of engineering; college of engineering
工尺譜 (gung1 cek3 pou2) — traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musi…
工布江達 (gung1 bou3 gong1 daat6) — see 工布江達縣|工布江达县[Gong1 bu4 jiang1 da2 Xian4]
工布江達縣 (gung1 bou3 gong1 daat6 jyun6) — Gongbo'gyamda, a county in Nyingchi City 林芝市[Lin2 zhi1 Shi4], Tibet
工序 (gung1 zeoi6) — working procedure; process
工廠 (gung1 cong2) — factory
工整 (gung1 zing2) — fine work; carefully and neatly done
工於心計 (gung1 jyu1 sam1 gai3) — scheming; calculating
工時 (gung1 si4) — man-hour
工會 (gung1 wui2) — labor union; trade union
工期 (gung1 kei4) — project duration; construction period
工校 (gung1 haau6) — technical school; abbr. for 工業學校|工业学校[gong1 ye4 xue2 xiao4]
工業 (gung1 jip6) — industry
工業七國集團 (gung1 jip6 cat1 gwok3 zaap6 tyun4) — G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, Franc…
工業化 (gung1 jip6 faa3) — to industrialize; industrialization
工業化國家 (gung1 jip6 faa3 gwok3 gaa1) — industrialized country
工業區 (gung1 jip6 keoi1) — industrial zone
工業品 (gung1 jip6 ban2) — manufactured goods
工業國 (gung1 jip6 gwok3) — industrialized country
工業園區 (gung1 jip6 jyun4 keoi1) — industrial park
工業大學 (gung1 jip6 daai6 hok6) — technical university; engineering college
工業學校 (gung1 jip6 hok6 haau6) — technical or industrial school
工業現代化 (gung1 jip6 jin6 doi6 faa3) — modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
工業設計 (gung1 jip6 cit3 gai3) — industrial design
工業革命 (gung1 jip6 gaak3 ming6) — Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830
工礦 (gung1 kwong3) — industry and mining
工礦用地 (gung1 kwong3 jung6 dei6) — industrial and mining area
工科 (gung1 fo1) — engineering as an academic subject
工程 (gung1 cing4) — engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking
工程圖 (gung1 cing4 tou4) — engineering graphics; technical drawing
工程圖學 (gung1 cing4 tou4 hok6) — engineering graphics; technical drawing
工程學 (gung1 cing4 hok6) — engineering
工程師 (gung1 cing4 si1) — engineer
工種 (gung1 zung2) — kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)
工筆 (gung1 bat1) — gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush t…
工薪族 (gung1 san1 zuk6) — salaried class
工薪階層 (gung1 san1 gaai1 cang4) — salaried class
工藝 (gung1 ngai6) — arts and crafts; industrial arts
工藝品 (gung1 ngai6 ban2) — handicraft article; handiwork
工藝美術 (gung1 ngai6 mei5 seot6) — applied art
工蜂 (gung1 fung1) — worker bee
工行 (gung1 hong4) — ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China); abbr. for 工商銀行|工商银行[Gong1 Shang…
工裝褲 (gung1 zong1 fu3) — overalls (clothing); coveralls
工讀學校 (gung1 duk6 hok6 haau6) — reformatory; reform school
工讀生 (gung1 duk6 sang1) — student who also works part-time; (old) reform-school student
工農 (gung1 nung4) — see 工農區|工农区[Gong1 nong2 Qu1]
工農兵 (gung1 nung4 bing1) — workers, peasants, and soldiers; the proletariat
工農區 (gung1 nung4 keoi1) — Gongnong, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
工農業 (gung1 nung4 jip6) — industry and agriculture
工部 (gung1 bou6) — Ministry of Works (in imperial China)
工錢 (gung1 cin2) — salary; wages
工頭 (gung1 tau2) — foreman
工體 (gung1 tai2) — abbr. for 北京工人體育場|北京工人体育场[Bei3 jing1 Gong1 ren2 Ti3 yu4 chang3], Workers Stadium
工黨 (gung1 dong2) — worker's party; labor party
工齡 (gung1 ling4) — length of service (in years); years of employment
左上 (zo2 soeng6) — upper left
左下 (zo2 haa6) — lower left
左不過 (zo2 bat1 gwo3) — anyhow; in any event; just; only
左丘明 (zo2 jau1 ming4) — Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 …
左側 (zo2 zak1) — left side
左傳 (zo2 zyun6) — Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]…
左傾 (zo2 king1) — left-leaning; progressive
左傾機會主義 (zo2 king1 gei1 wui2 zyu2 ji6) — (Marxist jargon) left opportunism; ultra-left deviation ignoring objective cond…
左券 (zo2 hyun3) — a sure thing; a certainty; copy of a contract held by a creditor
左券在握 (zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1) — to be assured of success (idiom)
左前衛 (zo2 cin4 wai6) — left forward (soccer position)
左右兩難 (zo2 jau6 loeng5 naan4) — (idiom) between a rock and a hard place; in a dilemma
左右共利 (zo2 jau6 gung6 lei6) — ambidextrous
左右勾拳 (zo2 jau6 ngau1 kyun4) — left hook and right hook (boxing); the old one-two
左右手 (zo2 jau6 sau2) — left and right hands; (fig.) capable assistant; right-hand man
左右袒 (zo2 jau6 taan2) — to take sides with; to be partial to; to be biased; to favor one side
左右逢源 (zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4) — lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold;…
左右開弓 (zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1) — lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); fig. to display ambidexterity; to slap w…
左嗓子 (zo2 song1 zi2) — off-key singing voice; sb who sings off-key
左字頭 (zo2 zi6 tau4) — "top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters
左對齊 (zo2 deoi3 cai4) — to left justify (typography)
左岸 (zo2 ngon6) — Left Bank (in Paris)
左思 (zo2 si1) — Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
左思右想 (zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2) — to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles; to …
左手 (zo2 sau2) — left hand; left-hand side
左拉 (zo2 laai1) — Zola (name); Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist
左撇子 (zo2 pit3 zi2) — left-hander
左支右絀 (zo2 zi1 jau6 zyut3) — to be in straitened circumstances
左權 (zo2 kyun4) — see 左權縣|左权县[Zuo3 quan2 Xian4]
左權縣 (zo2 kyun4 jyun6) — Zuoquan, a county in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi
左氏春秋 (zo2 si6 ceon1 cau1) — Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiu…
左派 (zo2 paai3) — (political) left; left wing; leftist
左營 (zo2 jing4) — Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiw…
左營區 (zo2 jing4 keoi1) — Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiw…
左箭頭 (zo2 zin3 tau4) — left-pointing arrow
左箭頭鍵 (zo2 zin3 tau4 gin6) — left arrow key (on keyboard)
左翼 (zo2 jik6) — left-wing (political)
左聯 (zo2 lyun4) — the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China…
左至右 (zo2 zi3 jau6) — left-to-right
左舵 (zo2 to4) — left rudder
左舷 (zo2 jin4) — port (side of a ship)
左袒 (zo2 taan2) — to take sides with; to be partial to; to be biased; to favor one side
左貢 (zo2 gung3) — see 左貢縣|左贡县[Zuo3 gong4 Xian4]
左貢縣 (zo2 gung3 jyun6) — Zogang, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet
左輪手槍 (zo2 leon4 sau2 coeng1) — revolver
左轉 (zo2 zyun3) — to turn left
左道惑眾 (zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3) — to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
左邊 (zo2 bin1) — left; the left side; to the left of
左邊兒 (zo2 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 左邊|左边[zuo3 bian5]
左鄰右舍 (zo2 leon4 jau6 se3) — neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related wo…
左鄰右里 (zo2 leon4 jau6 lei5) — see 左鄰右舍|左邻右舍[zuo3 lin2 you4 she4]
左雲 (zo2 wan4) — see 左雲縣|左云县[Zuo3 yun2 Xian4]
左雲縣 (zo2 wan4 jyun6) — Zuoyun, a county in Datong City 大同市[Da4 tong2 Shi4], Shanxi
左面 (zo2 min6) — left side
左顧右盼 (zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3) — glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
左首 (zo2 sau2) — left-hand side
巧人 (haau2 jan4) — Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)
巧克力 (haau2 hak1 lik6) — (loanword) chocolate
巧克力脆片 (haau2 hak1 lik6 ceoi3 pin2) — chocolate chip
巧匠 (haau2 zoeng6) — skilled workman
巧合 (haau2 hap6) — coincidence; coincidental; to coincide
巧固球 (haau2 gu3 kau4) — tchoukball (loanword)
巧婦 (haau2 fu5) — clever wife; ingenious housewife; Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
巧婦難為無米之炊 (haau2 fu5 naan4 wai4 mou4 mai5 zi1 ceoi1) — The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywher…
巧家 (haau2 gaa1) — see 巧家縣|巧家县[Qiao3 jia1 Xian4]
巧家縣 (haau2 gaa1 jyun6) — Qiaojia, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
巧幹 (haau2 gon3) — to work resourcefully; to apply intelligence
巧手 (haau2 sau2) — skillful hands; dexterous; a dab hand
巧立名目 (haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6) — to fabricate excuses (idiom); to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense …
巧舌如簧 (haau2 sit3 jyu4 wong4) — lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom); fig. to have …
巧計 (haau2 gai3) — maneuver; scheme
巧詐 (haau2 zaa3) — deceitful; crafty; artful
巧詐不如拙誠 (haau2 zaa3 bat1 jyu4 zyut3 sing4) — the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the bes…
巧辯 (haau2 bin6) — to argue skillfully or plausibly; rhetoric
巨亨 (geoi6 hang1) — tycoon; mogul
巨人 (geoi6 jan4) — giant
巨匠 (geoi6 zoeng6) — great master (of literature, music etc)
巨嘴柳鶯 (geoi6 zeoi2 lau5 ang1) — (bird species of China) Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
巨嘴沙雀 (geoi6 zeoi2 saa1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) desert finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
巨嘴短翅鶯 (geoi6 zeoi2 dyun2 ci3 ang1) — (bird species of China) long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major)
巨嘴鳥 (geoi6 zeoi2 niu5) — toucan
巨噬細胞 (geoi6 sai6 sai3 baau1) — macrophage
巨型 (geoi6 jing4) — giant; enormous
巨大 (geoi6 daai6) — huge; immense; enormous; gigantic
巨大影響 (geoi6 daai6 jing2 hoeng2) — huge influence
巨富 (geoi6 fu3) — enormous sum; millionaire; very rich
巨峰 (geoi6 fung1) — Kyoho (grape type)
巨幅 (geoi6 fuk1) — extremely large (of paintings, photographs etc)
巨擘 (geoi6 maak3) — (of a person) leading figure; authority (in a field); (of a company) giant; ind…
巨星 (geoi6 sing1) — (astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
巨款 (geoi6 fun2) — huge sum of money
巨流 (geoi6 lau4) — strong current
巨海扇蛤 (geoi6 hoi2 sin3 gap3) — great scallop (Pecten maxiumus); king scallop
巨無霸 (geoi6 mou4 baa3) — Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger)
巨無霸漢堡包指數 (geoi6 mou4 baa3 hon3 bou2 baau1 zi2 sou3) — Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies
巨爵座 (geoi6 zoek3 zo6) — Crater (constellation)
巨牙鯊 (geoi6 ngaa4 saa1) — megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon)
巨獸 (geoi6 sau3) — giant creature; huge animal
巨石 (geoi6 sek6) — huge rock; boulder; monolith
巨石柱群 (geoi6 sek6 cyu5 kwan4) — Stonehenge
巨石陣 (geoi6 sek6 zan6) — giant stone arrangement; Stonehenge
巨細 (geoi6 sai3) — big and small
巨細胞病毒 (geoi6 sai3 baau1 beng6 duk6) — cytomegalovirus (CMV)
巨細胞病毒視網膜炎 (geoi6 sai3 baau1 beng6 duk6 si6 mong5 mok6 jim4) — cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lea…
巨著 (geoi6 zyu3) — monumental (literary) work
巨蛇尾 (geoi6 se4 mei5) — (astronomy) Serpens Cauda
巨蛇座 (geoi6 se4 zo6) — Serpens (constellation)
巨蛋 (geoi6 daan2) — oval-shaped stadium; dome; arena
巨蜥 (geoi6 sik1) — monitor lizards (family Varanidae)
巨蟒 (geoi6 mong5) — python
巨蟹 (geoi6 haai5) — Cancer (star sign)
巨蟹座 (geoi6 haai5 zo6) — Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
巨蠹 (geoi6 dou3) — public enemy number one
巨變 (geoi6 bin3) — great changes
巨資 (geoi6 zi1) — huge investment; vast sum
巨輪 (geoi6 leon4) — large ship; large wheel
巨野 (geoi6 je5) — see 巨野縣|巨野县[Ju4 ye3 Xian4]
巨野縣 (geoi6 je5 jyun6) — Juye, a county in Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong
巨集 (geoi6 zaap6) — (computing) macro (primarily Hong Kong and Taiwan)
巨響 (geoi6 hoeng2) — loud sound
巨頭 (geoi6 tau4) — tycoon; magnate; big player (including company, country, school etc); big shot
巨額 (geoi6 ngaak2) — a huge sum; an enormous amount (of money)
巨鳾 (geoi6 si1) — (bird species of China) giant nuthatch (Sitta magna)
巨鹿 (geoi6 luk6) — see 巨鹿縣|巨鹿县[Ju4 lu4 Xian4]
巨鹿縣 (geoi6 luk6 jyun6) — Julu, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
巨齒鯊 (geoi6 ci2 saa1) — see 巨牙鯊|巨牙鲨[ju4 ya2 sha1]
巫婆 (mou4 po4) — witch; sorceress; female shaman
巫山 (mou4 saan1) — Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges
巫山縣 (mou4 saan1 jyun6) — Wushan, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
巫峽 (mou4 haap6) — Wuxia Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[…
巫師 (mou4 si1) — wizard; magician
巫毒 (mou4 duk6) — voodoo (loanword)
巫毒教 (mou4 duk6 gaau3) — Voodoo religion
巫溪 (mou4 kai1) — see 巫溪縣|巫溪县[Wu1 xi1 Xian4]
巫溪縣 (mou4 kai1 jyun6) — Wuxi, a county in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
巫蠱 (mou4 gu2) — witchcraft
巫蠱之禍 (mou4 gu2 zi1 wo6) — 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with a…
巫術 (mou4 seot6) — witchcraft
巫覡 (mou4 hat6) — shaman; wizard; witch
巫醫 (mou4 ji1) — witch doctor; medicine man; shaman
差一點 (caa1 jat1 dim2) — see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
差一點兒 (caa1 jat1 dim2 ji4) — erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
差不多 (caa1 bat1 do1) — almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
差不多的 (caa1 bat1 do1 dik1) — the great majority
差不離 (caa1 bat1 lei4) — not much different; similar; ordinary; nearly
差不離兒 (caa1 bat1 lei4 ji4) — erhua variant of 差不離|差不离[cha4 bu4 li2]
差事 (caai1 si6) — poor; not up to standard
差使 (caai1 si3) — to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger
差價 (caa1 gaa3) — difference in price
差分 (caa1 fan1) — (math.) increment; difference; (engineering) differential
差分方程 (caa1 fan1 fong1 cing4) — difference equation (math.)
差別 (caa1 bit6) — difference; distinction; disparity
差勁 (caa1 ging6) — bad; no good; below average; disappointing
差動齒輪 (caa1 dung6 ci2 leon4) — differential gear
差商 (caa1 soeng1) — (math.) difference quotient; (math.) divided difference; (math.) finite differe…
差失 (caa1 sat1) — mistake; slip-up
差強人意 (caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3) — (idiom) just passable; barely satisfactory
差役 (caai1 jik6) — forced labor of feudal tenant (corvée); bailiff of feudal yamen
差數 (caa1 sou3) — difference (the result of subtraction)
差池 (caa1 ci4) — mistake; error; mishap
差派 (caai1 paai3) — to dispatch
差生 (caa1 sang1) — weak student
差異 (caa1 ji6) — difference; discrepancy
差異性 (caa1 ji6 sing3) — difference
差訛 (caa1 ngo4) — error; mistake
差評 (caa1 ping4) — poor evaluation; adverse criticism
差誤 (caa1 ng6) — mistake
差謬 (caa1 mau6) — error
差距 (caa1 keoi5) — disparity; gap
差速器 (caa1 cuk1 hei3) — differential (gear)
差遠 (caa1 jyun5) — inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken
差遣 (caai1 hin2) — to send (on errand)
差遲 (caa1 ci4) — variant of 差池[cha1 chi2]
差錯 (caa1 co3) — mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap
差額 (caa1 ngaak6) — balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); difference
差額選舉 (caa1 ngaak6 syun2 geoi2) — competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
差點 (caa1 dim2) — almost; nearly
差點兒 (caa1 dim2 ji4) — erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
己丑 (gei2 cau2) — twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
己亥 (gei2 hoi6) — thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
己卯 (gei2 maau5) — sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
己型肝炎 (gei2 jing4 gon1 jim4) — hepatitis F
己巳 (gei2 zi6) — sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
己方 (gei2 fong1) — our side; one's own (side etc)
己未 (gei2 mei6) — fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
己糖 (gei2 tong4) — hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 t…
己見 (gei2 gin3) — one's own viewpoint
己酉 (gei2 jau5) — forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
已久 (ji5 gau2) — already a long time
已作故人 (ji5 zok3 gu3 jan4) — to have passed away
已婚 (ji5 fan1) — married
已往 (ji5 wong5) — the past
已成形 (ji5 sing4 jing4) — preformed
已故 (ji5 gu3) — the late; deceased
已然 (ji5 jin4) — already; to be already so; to have long been the case
已知 (ji5 zi1) — known (to science)
已經 (ji5 ging1) — already
已見分曉 (ji5 gin3 fan1 hiu2) — the result becomes apparent; (after) the dust has settled
巳時 (zi6 si4) — 9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
巳蛇 (zi6 se4) — Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
巴三覽四 (baa1 saam1 laam5 sei3) — to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
巴不得 (baa1 bat1 dak1) — (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
巴不能夠 (baa1 bat1 nang4 gau3) — avid; eager for; longing for; to look forward to
巴中 (baa1 zung1) — see 巴中市[Ba1 zhong1 Shi4]
巴中市 (baa1 zung1 si5) — Bazhong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
巴仙 (baa1 sin1) — (Singapore) (loanword) percent
巴以 (baa1 ji5) — Palestinian-Israeli (relations)
巴伊蘭大學 (baa1 ji1 laan4 daai6 hok6) — Bar-Ilan University, in Israel
巴伐利亞 (baa1 fat6 lei6 aa3) — Bavaria
巴倫支海 (baa1 leon4 zi1 hoi2) — Barents Sea
巴倫西亞 (baa1 leon4 sai1 aa3) — Valencia, Spain
巴先 (baa1 sin1) — (Singapore) (loanword) percent
巴克夏豬 (baa1 hak1 haa6 zyu1) — Berkshire pig; Berkshire swine
巴克萊 (baa1 hak1 loi4) — Barclay or Berkeley (name)
巴克萊銀行 (baa1 hak1 loi4 ngan4 hong4) — Barclays Bank
巴兒狗 (baa1 ji4 gau2) — see 哈巴狗[ha3 ba1 gou3]
巴別塔 (baa1 bit6 taap3) — Tower of Babel, in Genesis 11:5-foll.
巴利 (baa1 lei6) — the Pali language or, more broadly, the scriptural and literary tradition of Th…
巴利文 (baa1 lei6 man4) — Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon
巴前算後 (baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6) — thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind; to consider rep…
巴剎 (baa1 saat3) — bazaar (loanword); Taiwan pr. [ba1 cha4]
巴力 (baa1 lik6) — Baal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities
巴力門 (baa1 lik6 mun4) — parliament (loanword) (old)
巴勒斯坦 (baa1 lak6 si1 taan2) — Palestine
巴勒斯坦民族權力機構 (baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 man4 zuk6 kyun4 lik6 gei1 kau3) — Palestinian National Authority
巴勒斯坦解放組織 (baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 gaai2 fong3 zou2 zik1) — Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
巴勒莫 (baa1 lak6 mok6) — Palermo, Italy
巴南 (baa1 naam4) — see 巴南區|巴南区[Ba1 nan2 Qu1]
巴南區 (baa1 naam4 keoi1) — Banan, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
巴厘 (baa1 lei4) — Bali (island province of Indonesia)
巴厘島 (baa1 lei4 dou2) — Bali (island in Indonesia)
巴吞魯日 (baa1 tan1 lou5 jat6) — Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana
巴哈 (baa1 haa1) — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German composer (Tw)
巴哈伊 (baa1 haa1 ji1) — Baha'i (religion)
巴哈馬 (baa1 haa1 maa5) — the Bahamas
巴哥 (baa1 go1) — pug (breed of dog)
巴哥犬 (baa1 go1 hyun2) — pug (breed of dog)
巴唧 (baa1 zik1) — variant of 吧唧[ba1 ji5]
巴唧巴唧 (baa1 zik1 baa1 zik1) — variant of 吧唧吧唧[ba1 ji5 ba1 ji5]
巴坦群島 (baa1 taan2 kwan4 dou2) — Batan Islands in Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines
巴基斯坦 (baa1 gei1 si1 taan2) — Pakistan
巴塘 (baa1 tong4) — see 巴塘縣|巴塘县[Ba1 tang2 Xian4]
巴塘縣 (baa1 tong4 jyun6) — Batang, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 …
巴塞羅那 (baa1 coi3 lo4 naa5) — Barcelona, Spain
巴塞隆納 (baa1 coi3 lung4 naap6) — (Tw) Barcelona, Spain
巴士 (baa1 si2) — bus (loanword); motor coach
巴士底 (baa1 si6 dai2) — the Bastille (Paris)
巴士拉 (baa1 si6 laai1) — Basra (city in Iraq)
巴士海峽 (baa1 si6 hoi2 haap6) — Bashi Channel in the northern part of the Luzon Strait, just south of Taiwan
巴士站 (baa1 si6 zaam6) — bus stop
巴宰族 (baa1 zoi2 zuk6) — Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
巴寶莉 (baa1 bou2 lei6) — Burberry (brand)
巴尼亞盧卡 (baa1 nei4 aa3 lou4 kaa1) — Banja Luka (city in Bosnia)
巴山 (baa1 saan1) — Mt Ba in eastern Sichuan
巴山夜雨 (baa1 saan1 je6 jyu5) — rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land; Evening Rain, 1980 movie about…
巴山蜀水 (baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2) — mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
巴州 (baa1 zau1) — East Sichuan and Chongqing; also abbr. for Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefect…
巴巴 (baa1 baa1) — (suffix) very; extremely
巴巴多斯 (baa1 baa1 do1 si1) — Barbados
巴巴拉 (baa1 baa1 laai1) — Barbara (name)
巴巴結結 (baa1 baa1 git3 git3) — to manage with difficulty; only just getting by; in a difficult position
巴布亞新幾內亞 (baa1 bou3 aa3 san1 gei1 noi6 aa3) — Papua New Guinea
巴布亞紐幾內亞 (baa1 bou3 aa3 nau2 gei1 noi6 aa3) — (Tw) Papua New Guinea
巴布延群島 (baa1 bou3 jin4 kwan4 dou2) — Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines
巴布拉族 (baa1 bou3 laai1 zuk6) — Papora or Papura, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
巴布爾 (baa1 bou3 ji5) — Zaheeruddin Babur (1483-1530), first ruler of Mughal dynasty of India
巴希爾 (baa1 hei1 ji5) — Bashir (name); Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (1944-), Sudanese military man and p…
巴庫 (baa1 fu3) — Baku, capital of Azerbaijan
巴彥 (baa1 jin6) — see 巴彥縣|巴彦县[Ba1 yan4 Xian4]
巴彥淖爾 (baa1 jin6 naau6 ji5) — see 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 Shi4]
巴彥淖爾市 (baa1 jin6 naau6 ji5 si5) — Bayannur, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自…
巴彥縣 (baa1 jin6 jyun6) — Bayan, a county in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
巴德爾 (baa1 dak1 ji5) — Baldr or Baldur, god in Norse mythology; Andreas Baader (1943-1977), leader of …
巴心巴肝 (baa1 sam1 baa1 gon1) — with all one's heart (dialect)
巴戟 (baa1 gik1) — morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine
巴扎 (baa1 zaat3) — bazaar (loanword)
巴拉克 (baa1 laai1 hak1) — Barack, Barak, Ballack (name)
巴拉圭 (baa1 laai1 gwai1) — Paraguay
巴拉基列夫 (baa1 laai1 gei1 lit6 fu1) — M.A. Balakirev, Russian composer
巴拉巴斯 (baa1 laai1 baa1 si1) — Barabbas (in the Biblical passion story)
巴拉迪 (baa1 laai1 dik6) — Mohamed ElBaradei (1942–), Director of International Atomic Energy Agency 1997–…
巴拉馬利波 (baa1 laai1 maa5 lei6 bo1) — Paramaribo, capital of Suriname (Tw)
巴拿芬 (baa1 naa4 fan1) — paraffin; variant of 石蠟|石蜡[shi2 la4]
巴拿馬 (baa1 naa4 maa5) — Panama
巴拿馬城 (baa1 naa4 maa5 sing4) — Panama City
巴拿馬運河 (baa1 naa4 maa5 wan6 ho4) — Panama Canal
巴控克什米爾 (baa1 hung3 hak1 sap6 mai5 ji5) — Pakistan administered Kashmir
巴斗 (baa1 dau2) — variant of 笆斗[ba1 dou3]
巴斯 (baa1 si1) — Bath city in southwest England
巴斯克 (baa1 si1 hak1) — Basque; the Basque Country
巴斯克語 (baa1 si1 hak1 jyu5) — Basque (language)
巴斯德 (baa1 si1 dak1) — Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French chemist and microbiologist

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