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• 按捺不住 (on3 naat6 bat1 zyu6) — to be unable to hold back
• 按揭 (on3 kit3) — a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese); to buy property on a mortgage
• 按摩 (on3 mo1) — massage; to massage
• 按摩棒 (on3 mo1 paang5) — vibrator; dildo
• 按日 (on3 jat6) — daily (law); per diem
• 按時 (on3 si4) — on time; before deadline; on schedule
• 按時間先後 (on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6) — chronological
• 按月 (on3 jyut6) — monthly; per mensem
• 按期 (on3 kei4) — on schedule; on time
• 按步就班 (on3 bou6 zau6 baan1) — variant of 按部就班[an4 bu4 jiu4 ban1]
• 按照 (on3 ziu3) — according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
• 按理 (on3 lei5) — according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
• 按理說 (on3 lei5 syut3) — it is reasonable to say that...
• 按立 (on3 laap6) — ordination
• 按納 (on3 naap6) — variant of 按捺[an4 na4]
• 按脈 (on3 mak6) — to feel (take) the pulse
• 按蚊 (on3 man1) — anopheles; malarial mosquito
• 按診 (on3 can2) — palpation (as a method of examination)
• 按語 (on3 jyu5) — note; comment
• 按說 (on3 syut3) — in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
• 按蹻 (on3 giu2) — (old) massage
• 按部就班 (on3 bou6 zau6 baan1) — (idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
• 按鈕 (on3 nau2) — to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
• 按鍵 (on3 gin6) — button or key (on a device); keystroke; to press a button
• 按鍵音 (on3 gin6 jam1) — keypad tone; key tone
• 按需 (on3 seoi1) — on demand; according to demand
• 按需出版 (on3 seoi1 ceot1 baan2) — publishing on demand
• 按需分配 (on3 seoi1 fan1 pui3) — distribution according to need
• 挎兜 (kwaa3 dau1) — satchel; backpack
• 挎兜兒 (kwaa3 dau1 ji4) — erhua variant of 挎兜[kua4 dou1]
• 挎包 (kwaa3 baau1) — satchel; bag
• 挎斗 (kwaa3 dau2) — sidecar
• 挑三揀四 (tiu1 saam1 gaan2 sei3) — to be picky; to be choosy
• 挑三窩四 (tiu1 saam1 wo1 sei3) — to sow discord everywhere
• 挑刺 (tiu1 ci3) — to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism
• 挑剔 (tiu1 tik1) — picky; fussy
• 挑動 (tiu1 dung6) — to entice; to arouse; to provoke
• 挑口板 (tiu1 hau2 baan2) — fascia; eaves board
• 挑唆 (tiu1 so1) — to incite; to stir up; to instigate
• 挑嘴 (tiu1 zeoi2) — to sow discord
• 挑大梁 (tiu1 daai6 loeng4) — to play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility
• 挑夫 (tiu1 fu1) — porter
• 挑山工 (tiu1 saan1 gung1) — laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles
• 挑弄 (tiu1 lung6) — to incite; to provoke; to tease
• 挑戰 (tiu1 zin3) — to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
• 挑戰者 (tiu1 zin3 ze2) — challenger
• 挑戰者號 (tiu1 zin3 ze2 hou6) — Space Shuttle Challenger
• 挑揀 (tiu1 gaan2) — to pick and choose; to select
• 挑撥 (tiu1 but6) — to incite disharmony; to instigate
• 挑撥是非 (tiu1 but6 si6 fei1) — to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to m…
• 挑撥離間 (tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3) — to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
• 挑明 (tiu1 ming4) — to illuminate; to open up (a topic)
• 挑染 (tiu1 jim5) — highlight (hair); partial hair dye
• 挑毛剔刺 (tiu1 mou4 tik1 ci3) — to find fault; to carp; nitpicking
• 挑毛剔刺兒 (tiu1 mou4 tik1 ci3 ji4) — erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]
• 挑毛病 (tiu1 mou4 beng6) — to nitpick; petty criticism; to nag
• 挑燈 (tiu1 dang1) — to light a lamp; to raise a lantern
• 挑燈夜戰 (tiu1 dang1 je6 zin3) — to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night; to …
• 挑燈撥火 (tiu1 dang1 but6 fo2) — to sow discord; to provoke
• 挑簷 (tiu1 jim4) — eaves
• 挑花 (tiu1 faa1) — cross-stitch (embroidery)
• 挑花眼 (tiu1 faa1 ngaan5) — (fig.) to get cross-eyed; to be bewildered
• 挑起 (tiu1 hei2) — to provoke; to stir up; to incite
• 挑逗性 (tiu1 dau6 sing3) — provocative; tantalizing; titillating
• 挑釁 (tiu1 jan6) — to provoke; provocation
• 挑頭 (tiu1 tau4) — to take the lead; to be first to (do sth); to pioneer
• 挑頭兒 (tiu1 tau4 ji4) — erhua variant of 挑頭|挑头[tiao3 tou2]
• 挑食 (tiu1 sik6) — to be picky about food
• 挖土機 (waat3 tou2 gei1) — excavator; backhoe
• 挖掉 (waat3 diu6) — to dig out; to eradicate
• 挖掘 (waat3 gwat6) — to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
• 挖掘機 (waat3 gwat6 gei1) — excavator; excavating machine
• 挖掘機械 (waat3 gwat6 gei1 haai6) — excavator; bulldozer
• 挖洞 (waat3 dung6) — to dig a hole
• 挖浚 (waat3 zeon3) — to dredge
• 挖牆腳 (waat3 coeng4 goek3) — to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
• 挖礦 (waat3 kwong3) — to mine ore or minerals; (computing) to mine cryptocurrency
• 挖穴 (waat3 jyut6) — to excavate; to dig out a cave
• 挖空 (waat3 hung1) — to excavate; to hollow
• 挖空心思 (waat3 hung1 sam1 si1) — to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's …
• 挖肉補瘡 (waat3 juk6 bou2 cong1) — to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to mak…
• 挖苦 (waa1 fu2) — to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wa1 ku5]
• 挖角 (waat3 gok3) — to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its ta…
• 挖開 (waat3 hoi1) — to dig into; to cut a mine into
• 挖鼻子 (waat3 bei6 zi2) — to pick one's nose
• 挨不上 (aai1 bat1 soeng5) — to be irrelevant; to be superfluous
• 挨個 (aai1 go3) — one by one; in turn
• 挨個兒 (aai1 go3 ji4) — erhua variant of 挨個|挨个[ai1 ge4]
• 挨呲兒 (ngaai4 zi1 ji4) — erhua form of 挨呲[ai2 ci1]
• 挨宰 (ngaai4 zoi2) — to get ripped off
• 挨家 (aai1 gaa1) — from house to house, one by one
• 挨家挨戶 (aai1 gaa1 aai1 wu6) — to go from house to house
• 挨戶 (aai1 wu6) — from house to house; from door to door
• 挨打 (aai1 daa2) — to take a beating; to come under attack
• 挨打受氣 (ngaai4 daa2 sau6 hei3) — to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
• 挨打受罵 (ngaai4 daa2 sau6 maa6) — to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
• 挨批 (ngaai4 pai1) — to be criticized; to suffer blame
• 挨揍 (ngaai4 zau3) — to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about
• 挨擠 (aai1 zai1) — to crowd together; to jostle; squeezed
• 挨擦 (aai1 caat3) — to press against; to nuzzle up to
• 挨整 (ngaai4 zing2) — to be the target of an attack
• 挨時間 (aai1 si4 gaan3) — to stall; to play for time
• 挨板子 (ngaai4 baan2 zi2) — to suffer beating; fig. to be severely criticized; to take a hammering
• 挨次 (aai1 ci3) — in sequence; in the proper order; one by one; in turn
• 挨罵 (aai1 maa6) — to receive a scolding
• 挨肩兒 (aai1 gin1 ji4) — in rapid succession (of children, close in age); shoulder-to-shoulder
• 挨著 (aai1 zoek6) — near
• 挨踢 (aai1 tek3) — information technology (IT) (loanword)
• 挨近 (aai1 gan6) — to approach; to get close to; to sneak up on; near to
• 挨邊 (aai1 bin1) — to keep close to the edge; near the mark; close to (the true figure); relevant …
• 挨邊兒 (aai1 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 挨邊|挨边[ai1 bian1]
• 挨門 (aai1 mun4) — from door to door, one by one
• 挨頭子 (aai1 tau4 zi2) — to be criticized; to suffer blame
• 挨飢抵餓 (ngaai4 gei1 dai2 ngo6) — to suffer from hunger
• 挨餓 (aai1 ngo6) — to go hungry; to endure starvation; famished
• 挨鬥 (ngaai4 dau3) — to suffer censure; denounced
• 挪亞 (no4 aa3) — Noah
• 挪借 (no4 ze3) — to borrow money for a short time
• 挪動 (no4 dung6) — to move; to shift
• 挪威 (no4 wai1) — Norway
• 挪用 (no4 jung6) — to shift (funds); to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in ord…
• 挪窩兒 (no4 wo1 ji4) — (dialect) to move (after being some time in the same place); to move (house)
• 挫折 (co3 zit3) — setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to …
• 挫折感 (co3 zit3 gam2) — frustration
• 挫敗 (co3 baai6) — to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat
• 挫瘡 (co4 cong1) — acne; pustule
• 振作 (zan3 zok3) — to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimula…
• 振動 (zan3 dung6) — to vibrate; to shake; vibration
• 振奮 (zan3 fan5) — to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire
• 振安 (zan3 on1) — see 振安區|振安区[Zhen4 an1 Qu1]
• 振安區 (zan3 on1 keoi1) — Zhen'an, a district of Dandong City 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 Shi4], Liaoning
• 振幅 (zan3 fuk1) — amplitude
• 振振有詞 (zan3 zan3 jau5 ci4) — to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one'…
• 振振有辭 (zan3 zan3 jau5 ci4) — variant of 振振有詞|振振有词[zhen4 zhen4 you3 ci2]
• 振聾發聵 (zan3 lung4 faat3 kui2) — lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
• 振臂一呼 (zan3 bei3 jat1 fu1) — (idiom) to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call
• 振興 (zan3 hing1) — see 振興區|振兴区[Zhen4 xing1 Qu1]
• 振興區 (zan3 hing1 keoi1) — Zhenxing, a district of Dandong City 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 Shi4], Liaoning
• 振蕩 (zan3 dong6) — vibration; oscillation
• 振蕩器 (zan3 dong6 hei3) — oscillator
• 振頻 (zan3 pan4) — frequency of vibration
• 挹取 (jap1 ceoi2) — to ladle out; to scoop up
• 挹掬 (jap1 guk1) — to scoop up water with the hands
• 挹注 (jap1 zyu3) — to shift resources into areas of need; to inject funds; to balance resources
• 挹酌 (jap1 zoek3) — to pour out wine
• 挺住 (ting5 zyu6) — to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)
• 挺好 (ting5 hou2) — very good
• 挺屍 (ting5 si1) — (lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse; (coll.) to sleep
• 挺拔 (ting5 bat6) — tall and straight
• 挺桿 (ting5 gon1) — tappet (machine part)
• 挺立 (ting5 laap6) — to stand erect; to stand upright
• 挺而走險 (ting5 ji4 zau2 him2) — variant of 鋌而走險|铤而走险[ting3 er2 zou3 xian3]
• 挺腰 (ting5 jiu1) — to straighten one's back; to arch one's back
• 挺舉 (ting5 geoi2) — clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)
• 挺身 (ting5 san1) — to straighten one's back
• 挺身而出 (ting5 san1 ji4 ceot1) — to step forward bravely
• 挺進 (ting5 zeon3) — progress; to advance
• 挽具 (waan5 geoi6) — harness
• 挽力 (waan5 lik6) — pulling power (of draft animals)
• 挽幛 (waan5 zoeng3) — large elegiac scroll
• 挽救 (waan5 gau3) — to save; to remedy; to rescue
• 挽歌 (waan5 go1) — a dirge; an elegy
• 挽留 (waan5 lau4) — to urge to stay; to detain
• 挽詞 (waan5 ci4) — an elegy; elegiac words
• 挽辭 (waan5 ci4) — an elegy; elegiac words
• 挽額 (waan5 ngaak6) — elegiac tablet
• 挾天子以令天下 (hip6 tin1 zi2 ji5 ling6 tin1 haa6) — (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
• 挾天子以令諸侯 (hip6 tin1 zi2 ji5 ling6 zyu1 hau4) — (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
• 挾帶 (haap6 daai3) — to carry along; to carry on one's person; to carry secretly
• 挾怨 (hip6 jyun3) — to hold a grudge
• 挾細拿粗 (hip6 sai3 naa4 cou1) — to provoke
• 捅婁子 (tung2 lau4 zi2) — to make a mess of sth
• 捅樓子 (tung2 lau4 zi2) — variant of 捅婁子|捅娄子[tong3 lou2 zi5]
• 捅破 (tung2 po3) — to pierce; to poke through
• 捅馬蜂窩 (tung2 maa5 fung1 wo1) — (fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest
• 捆綁 (kwan2 bong2) — to bind
• 捆縛 (kwan2 bok3) — bondage
• 捉住 (zuk1 zyu6) — to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto
• 捉取 (zuk3 ceoi2) — to capture
• 捉姦 (zuk3 gaan1) — to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
• 捉弄 (zuk1 lung6) — to tease
• 捉拿 (zuk1 naa4) — to arrest; to catch a criminal
• 捉拿歸案 (zuk3 naa4 gwai1 on3) — to bring to justice
• 捉捕 (zuk3 bou6) — to arrest; to seize; to capture
• 捉捕器 (zuk3 bou6 hei3) — trap (for animals etc)
• 捉摸 (zuk1 mo2) — to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp
• 捉獲 (zuk3 wok6) — to capture
• 捉襟見肘 (zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2) — lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unabl…
• 捉迷藏 (zuk1 mai4 cong4) — to play hide-and-seek
• 捋胳膊 (lyut3 gaak3 bok3) — to push up one's sleeves
• 捋臂揎拳 (lyut3 bei3 syun1 kyun4) — lit. to push up one's sleeves and bare one's fists; to be eager to get started
• 捋虎鬚 (lyut3 fu2 sou1) — lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring
• 捋袖子 (lyut3 zau6 zi2) — to push up one's sleeves
• 捌 (baat3) — eight (banker's anti-fraud numeral); split
• 捍 (hon2) — to ward off (a blow); to withstand; to defend
• 捍衛 (hon2 wai6) — to defend; to uphold; to safeguard
• 捍衛者 (hon6 wai6 ze2) — defender (usu. of sth abstract such as people's rights or a government policy)
• 捎來 (saau1 loi4) — to bring sth to sb (news etc)
• 捎信 (saau1 seon3) — to take a letter; to send word
• 捏一把冷汗 (nip6 jat1 baa2 laang5 hon6) — to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
• 捏一把汗 (nip6 jat1 baa2 hon6) — to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
• 捏估 (nip6 gu2) — to act as a go-between
• 捏合 (nip6 hap6) — to act as a go between
• 捏積 (nip6 zik1) — see 捏脊[nie1 ji3]
• 捏脊 (nip6 zek3) — form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is sq…
• 捏脊治療 (nip6 zek3 zi6 liu4) — chiropractic (medicine)
• 捏造 (nip6 zou6) — to make up; to fabricate
• 捐助 (gyun1 zo6) — to donate; to offer (aid); contribution; donation
• 捐募 (gyun1 mou6) — to solicit contributions; to collect donations
• 捐命 (gyun1 ming6) — to lay down one's life
• 捐棄 (gyun1 hei3) — to relinquish; to abandon
• 捐款 (gyun1 fun2) — to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money)
• 捐款者 (gyun1 fun2 ze2) — donor; benefactor; contributor (to charity)
• 捐物 (gyun1 mat6) — to donate goods (to a relief effort); to contribute material
• 捐獻 (gyun1 hin3) — to donate; to contribute
• 捐班 (gyun1 baan1) — (old) to obtain an official position through financial contributions (instead o…
• 捐生 (gyun1 sang1) — to sacrifice one's life
• 捐益表 (gyun1 jik1 biu2) — tax benefits table
• 捐稅 (gyun1 seoi3) — tax; levy; duty; impost
• 捐給 (gyun1 kap1) — to donate
• 捐背 (gyun1 bui3) — to die
• 捐血 (gyun1 hyut3) — to donate blood
• 捐血者 (gyun1 hyut3 ze2) — blood donor; also called 供血者
• 捐貲 (gyun1 zi1) — variant of 捐資|捐资[juan1 zi1]
• 捐資 (gyun1 zi1) — to contribute funds
• 捐贈 (gyun1 zang6) — to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction
• 捐贈盈餘 (gyun1 zang6 jing4 jyu4) — surplus from donation (accountancy)
• 捐贈者 (gyun1 zang6 ze2) — donor; contributor
• 捐軀 (gyun1 keoi1) — to sacrifice one's life
• 捕俘 (bou6 fu1) — to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)
• 捕手 (bou6 sau2) — catcher
• 捕拿 (bou6 naa4) — to arrest; to capture; to catch
• 捕捉 (bou6 zuk1) — to catch; to seize; to capture
• 捕撈 (bou6 laau4) — to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch
• 捕殺 (bou6 saat3) — to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
• 捕獲 (bou6 wok6) — to catch; to capture; to seize
• 捕獵 (bou6 lip6) — to catch (wild animals); to hunt
• 捕禽人 (bou6 kam4 jan4) — birdcatcher; fowler
• 捕虜岩 (bou6 lou5 ngaam4) — xenolith (geology)
• 捕蟲葉 (bou6 cung4 jip6) — insect-catching leaf
• 捕頭 (bou6 tau4) — head constable (in imperial China)
• 捕風捉影 (bou6 fung1 zuk3 jing2) — lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusat…
• 捕食 (bou6 sik6) — to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food
• 捕魚 (bou6 jyu4) — to catch fish; to fish
• 捕鯨 (bou6 king4) — to whale; to hunt whales
• 捕鯨船 (bou6 king4 syun4) — whaler; whaling vessel
• 捕鳥蛛 (bou6 niu5 zyu1) — tarantula
• 捕鼠器 (bou6 syu2 hei3) — mousetrap
• 捧上天 (pung2 soeng5 tin1) — to praise to the skies; to shower with excessive praise
• 捧到天上 (pung2 dou3 tin1 soeng6) — to praise lavishly
• 捧哏 (pung2 gan1) — straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 shen…
• 捧場 (pung2 coeng4) — to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending the…
• 捧托 (pung2 tok3) — to hold up with both hands
• 捧杯 (pung2 bui1) — to hold the winner's trophy; to win the championship
• 捧殺 (pung2 saat3) — to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become compl…
• 捧腹 (pung2 fuk1) — to split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter; (lit.) to hold one's bell…
• 捧腹大笑 (pung2 fuk1 daai6 siu3) — (idiom) to split one's sides laughing
• 捧腹絕倒 (pung2 fuk1 zyut6 dou2) — to laugh until it hurts; to laugh heartily
• 捧花 (pung2 faa1) — (wedding) bouquet
• 捧角 (pung2 gok3) — to applaud and praise a favorite actor
• 捧角兒 (pung2 gok3 ji4) — erhua form of 捧角[peng3 jue2]
• 捧讀 (pung2 duk6) — (courteous) to read respectfully
• 捨下 (se2 haa6) — to abandon; to lay down
• 捨不得 (se2 bat1 dak1) — to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge
• 捨命 (se2 ming6) — to risk one's life
• 捨己 (se2 gei2) — selfless; self-sacrifice (to help others); self-renunciation; altruism
• 捨己救人 (se2 gei2 gau3 jan4) — to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people; al…
• 捨己為人 (se2 gei2 wai6 jan4) — to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own inter…
• 捨己為公 (se2 gei2 wai6 gung1) — to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altru…
• 捨本逐末 (se2 bun2 zuk6 mut6) — to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom); to neglect fundamentals and con…
• 捨棄 (se2 hei3) — to give up; to abandon; to abort
• 捨正從邪 (se2 zing3 cung4 ce4) — to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
• 捨生取義 (se2 sang1 ceoi2 ji6) — to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over l…
• 捨生忘死 (se2 sang1 mong4 sei2) — bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb; unda…
• 捨身 (se2 san1) — to give one's life
• 捨身求法 (se2 san1 kau4 faat3) — to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
• 捨車保帥 (se2 geoi1 bou2 seoi3) — rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior fi…
• 捫心無愧 (mun4 sam1 mou4 kwai3) — lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
• 捫心自問 (mun4 sam1 zi6 man6) — to ask oneself honestly; to search in one's heart
• 捲入 (gyun2 jap6) — to be drawn into; to be involved in
• 捲層雲 (gyun2 cang4 wan4) — cirrostratus (cloud); also written 卷層雲|卷层云[juan3 ceng2 yun2]
• 捲帶 (gyun2 daai2) — tape
• 捲心菜 (gyun2 sam1 coi3) — variant of 卷心菜[juan3 xin1 cai4]
• 捲揚 (gyun2 joeng4) — a whirlwind
• 捲揚機 (gyun2 joeng4 gei1) — a capstan
• 捲曲 (gyun2 kuk1) — to curl (hair); to crimp; to roll up; curly
• 捲積雲 (gyun2 zik1 wan4) — cirrocumulus (cloud)
• 捲線器 (gyun2 sin3 hei3) — fishing reel
• 捲舌元音 (gyun2 sit3 jyun4 jam1) — retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
• 捲起 (gyun2 hei2) — to roll up; to curl up; (of dust etc) to swirl up
• 捲逃 (gyun2 tou4) — to bundle up valuables and abscond
• 捲鋪蓋走人 (gyun2 pou1 goi3 zau2 jan4) — to pack one's things and leave
• 捲餅 (gyun2 beng2) — rolled-up pastry; roll; turnover (patisserie)
• 捲髮 (gyun2 faat3) — curly hair; to curl hair
• 捲髮器 (gyun2 faat3 hei3) — hair curler
• 捲鬚 (gyun2 sou1) — tendril
• 捶 (ceoi4) — to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound
• 捶子 (ceoi4 zi2) — drum stick; bass drum mallet
• 捶打 (ceoi4 daa2) — to beat; to pound; to thump
• 捶擊 (ceoi4 gik1) — to beat; to thump
• 捶背 (ceoi4 bui3) — to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
• 捶胸 (ceoi4 hung1) — to beat one's chest
• 捶胸頓足 (ceoi4 hung1 deon6 zuk1) — (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)
• 捷 (zit3) — Czech; Czech Republic; abbr. for 捷克[Jie2 ke4]
• 捷克 (zit3 hak1) — Czech Republic
• 捷克人 (zit3 hak1 jan4) — Czech person
• 捷克共和國 (zit3 hak1 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Czech Republic
• 捷克斯洛伐克 (zit3 hak1 si1 lok6 fat6 hak1) — Republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992)
• 捷克語 (zit3 hak1 jyu5) — Czech (language)
• 捷報 (zit3 bou3) — report of success; report of a victory
• 捷報頻傳 (zit3 bou3 pan4 cyun4) — victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
• 捷安特 (zit3 on1 dak6) — Giant Manufacturing, Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer
• 捷徑 (zit6 ging3) — shortcut
• 捷爾任斯克 (zit3 ji5 jam6 si1 hak1) — Dzerzhinsk, Russian city
• 捷爾梅茲 (zit3 ji5 mui4 zi1) — Termez city in southeast Uzbekistan
• 捷語 (zit3 jyu5) — Czech language
• 捷豹 (zit3 paau3) — Jaguar (car brand)
• 捷足先登 (zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1) — the quick-footed climb up first (idiom); the early bird catches the worm; first…
• 捷運 (zit3 wan6) — (Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT); subway
• 捷達 (zit3 daat6) — Jetta (car produced by Volkswagen)
• 捷達航空貨運 (zit3 daat6 hong4 hung1 fo3 wan6) — Jett8 Airlines Cargo (based in Singapore)
• 捻軍 (nin2 gwan1) — Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, He…
• 掀動 (hin1 dung6) — to stir; to lift; to set sth in motion
• 掀天揭地 (hin1 tin1 kit3 dei6) — earth-shattering
• 掀掉 (hin1 diu6) — to remove; to tear off
• 掀翻 (hin1 faan1) — to turn sth over; to overturn
• 掀開 (hin1 hoi1) — to lift open; to tear open
• 掀風鼓浪 (hin1 fung1 gu2 long6) — to raise a storm; to stir up trouble; to instigate
• 掀騰 (hin1 tang4) — to surge up; raging (billows)
• 掂量 (dim1 loeng6) — to weigh in the hand; to consider; to weigh up; Taiwan pr. [dian1liang2]
• 掃地 (sou3 dei6) — to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to b…
• 掃墓 (sou3 mou6) — to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
• 掃射 (sou3 se6) — to rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
• 掃尾 (sou3 mei5) — to complete the last stage of work; to round off
• 掃帚 (sou3 zau2) — broom
• 掃帚星 (sou3 zau2 sing1) — comet; person who brings bad luck; jinx
• 掃把 (sou3 baa2) — broom
• 掃把星 (sou3 baa2 sing1) — comet; person who brings bad luck; jinx
• 掃描 (sou3 miu4) — to scan
• 掃描儀 (sou3 miu4 ji4) — scanner (device)
• 掃描器 (sou3 miu4 hei3) — scanner
• 掃盲 (sou3 maang4) — to wipe out illiteracy
• 掃羅 (sou3 lo4) — Saul (name); biblical king around 1000 BC
• 掃蕩 (sou3 dong6) — (military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate
• 掃蕩腿 (sou3 dong6 teoi2) — see 掃堂腿|扫堂腿[sao3 tang2 tui3]
• 掃街 (sou3 gaai1) — to sweep the streets; to canvas (for votes, sales etc)
• 掃視 (sou3 si6) — to run one's eyes over; to sweep one's eyes over
• 掃除 (sou3 ceoi4) — to clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out
• 掃除天下 (sou3 ceoi4 tin1 haa6) — (idiom) to re-establish order throughout the empire
• 掃除機 (sou3 ceoi4 gei1) — mechanical sweeper
• 掃雪車 (sou3 syut3 ce1) — snowplow
• 掃雷 (sou3 leoi4) — Minesweeper (computer game)
• 掃雷艇 (sou3 leoi4 teng5) — minesweeper
• 掃雷艦 (sou3 leoi4 laam6) — minesweeper
• 掃黃 (sou3 wong4) — campaign against pornography
• 掃黃打非 (sou3 wong4 daa2 fei1) — to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
• 掃黃運動 (sou3 wong4 wan6 dung6) — campaign against pornography
• 掄元 (leon4 jyun4) — to win the top award; to come first in the examination rankings
• 掇刀 (zyut3 dou1) — see 掇刀區|掇刀区[Duo1 dao1 Qu1]
• 掇刀區 (zyut3 dou1 keoi1) — Duodao, a district of Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4], Hubei
• 掇臀捧屁 (zyut3 tyun4 pung2 pei3) — to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one w…
• 授之以魚不如授之以漁 (sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu2 bat1 jyu4 sau6 zi1 ji5 jyu4) — give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed …
• 授乳 (sau6 jyu5) — lactation; breast-feeding
• 授予 (sau6 jyu5) — to award; to confer
• 授人以柄 (sau6 jan4 ji5 beng3) — to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom); to give someone a hold on oneself
• 授人以魚不如授人以漁 (sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 bat1 jyu4 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4) — give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed …
• 授任 (sau6 jam6) — to appoint
• 授信 (sau6 seon3) — to extend credit (finance); credit
• 授勛 (sau6 fan1) — to award an honor
• 授受 (sau6 sau6) — to give and accept
• 授命 (sau6 ming6) — to give orders
• 授意 (sau6 ji3) — to inspire; to incite
• 授時 (sau6 si4) — to broadcast a time signal
• 授業 (sau6 jip6) — (literary) to teach
• 授權 (sau6 kyun4) — to authorize
• 授權令 (sau6 kyun4 ling6) — warrant (law)
• 授獎 (sau6 zoeng2) — to award a prize
• 授粉 (sau6 fan2) — to pollinate
• 授精 (sau6 zing1) — insemination
• 授與 (sau6 jyu5) — variant of 授予[shou4 yu3]
• 授計 (sau6 gai3) — to confide a plan to sb
• 授課 (sau6 fo3) — to teach; to give lessons
• 授證 (sau6 zing3) — to deliver (a diploma, license etc); to qualify
• 授銜 (sau6 haam4) — rank of professor; academic title
• 掉下 (diu6 haa6) — to drop down; to fall
• 掉以輕心 (diu6 ji5 hing1 sam1) — (idiom) to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard
• 掉價 (diu6 gaa3) — drop in price; devalued; to have one's status lowered
• 掉價兒 (diu6 gaa3 ji4) — erhua variant of 掉價|掉价[diao4 jia4]
• 掉包 (diu6 baau1) — variant of 調包|调包[diao4 bao1]
• 掉向 (diu6 hoeng3) — to turn; to adjust one's direction; to lose one's bearings
• 掉換 (diu6 wun6) — to swap; to replace; to exchange; to change
• 掉書袋 (diu6 syu1 doi2) — lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom); fig. to show off one's erudition; a …
• 掉期 (diu6 kei4) — swap (finance)
• 掉淚 (diu6 leoi6) — to shed tears
• 掉漆 (diu6 cat1) — to peel off (paint); (fig.) to be exposed; to lose face (Tw)
• 掉球 (diu6 kau4) — (sports) to fumble the ball
• 掉秤 (diu6 cing3) — to lose weight (of cattle)
• 掉線 (diu6 sin3) — to get disconnected (from the Internet)
• 掉膘 (diu6 biu1) — to lose weight (of cattle)
• 掉色 (diu6 sik1) — to lose color; to fade; also pr. [diao4 shai3]
• 掉落 (diu6 lok6) — to fall down
• 掉轉 (diu6 zyun3) — to turn around
• 掉過 (diu6 gwo3) — to swap places
• 掉過兒 (diu6 gwo3 ji4) — erhua variant of 掉過|掉过[diao4 guo4]
• 掉鏈子 (diu6 lin2 zi2) — to have one's bicycle chain come off; (fig.) to let sb down; to drop the ball; …
• 掉隊 (diu6 deoi2) — to fall behind; to drop out
• 掉頭 (diu6 tau4) — to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about
• 掉頭就走 (diu6 tau4 zau6 zau2) — to turn on one's heels; to walk away abruptly
• 掉點兒 (diu6 dim2 ji4) — drip of rain
• 掌上明珠 (zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1) — lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
• 掌上電腦 (zoeng2 soeng6 din6 nou5) — handheld computer; PDA (personal digital assistant); Pocket PC
• 掌中戲 (zoeng2 zung1 hei3) — see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bu4 dai4 xi4]
• 掌勺 (zoeng2 zoek3) — to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook; chef
• 掌嘴 (zoeng2 zeoi2) — to slap
• 掌子面 (zoeng2 zi2 min2) — face (mining)
• 掌廚 (zoeng2 cyu4) — to prepare meals; chef
• 掌心 (zoeng2 sam1) — hollow of the palm
• 掌控 (zoeng2 hung3) — to control; in control of
• 掌握 (zoeng2 ak1) — to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny);…
• 掌摑 (zoeng2 gwaak3) — to slap (with the palm of the hand)
• 掌擊 (zoeng2 gik1) — to slap
• 掌故 (zoeng2 gu3) — anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
• 掌權 (zoeng2 kyun4) — to wield (political etc) power; be in power
• 掌燈 (zoeng2 dang1) — to hold a lamp; to light a lamp
• 掌璽大臣 (zoeng2 saai2 daai6 san4) — chancellor (rank in various European states); grand chancellor
• 掌璽官 (zoeng2 saai2 gun1) — chancellor (rank in various European states)
• 掌相 (zoeng2 soeng3) — palmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry)
• 掌管 (zoeng2 gun2) — in charge of; to control
• 掌聲 (zoeng2 sing1) — applause
• 掌聲雷動 (zoeng2 sing1 leoi4 dung6) — thunderous applause (idiom)
• 掌舵 (zoeng2 to4) — to steer (a ship)
• 掌骨 (zoeng2 gwat1) — metacarpal bone (long bones in the hand and feet)
• 掎 (gei2) — drag
• 掏出 (tou4 ceot1) — to fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
• 掏包 (tou4 baau1) — to pick pockets
• 掏心掏肺 (tou4 sam1 tou4 fai3) — to be totally devoted (to a person)
• 掏腰包 (tou4 jiu1 baau1) — to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill
• 掐斷 (haap3 dyun6) — to nip off (with fingernails etc); (fig.) to cut off (supply etc); to disconnect
• 掐死 (haap3 sei2) — to throttle; to choke to death
• 掐算 (haap3 syun3) — to count with one's fingers; on the spot calculation
• 排他 (paai4 taa1) — exclusive; excluding
• 排便 (paai4 bin6) — to defecate
• 排偶 (paai4 ngau5) — parallel and antithesis (paired sentences as rhetoric device)
• 排入 (paai4 jap6) — to discharge into
• 排出 (paai4 ceot1) — to discharge
• 排列 (paai4 lit6) — to arrange in order; (math.) permutation
• 排印 (paai4 jan3) — typesetting and printing
• 排卵 (paai4 leon2) — to ovulate
• 排名 (paai4 ming4) — to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
• 排名榜 (paai4 ming4 bong2) — ranking; ordered list; top 20; roll of honor; to come nth out of 100
• 排名表 (paai4 ming4 biu2) — league table; roll of honor
• 排場 (paai4 coeng4) — ostentation; a show of extravagance; grand style; red tape
• 排外 (paai4 ngoi6) — xenophobic; anti-foreigner
• 排定 (paai4 ding6) — to schedule
• 排客 (paai4 haak3) — paid queuer; person paid to stand in line for another
• 排射 (paai4 se6) — a barrage of fire; a salvo
• 排尿 (paai4 niu6) — to urinate
• 排屋 (paai4 uk1) — row house; townhouse; terrace house
• 排山倒海 (paai4 saan1 dou2 hoi2) — lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering; f…
• 排序 (paai4 zeoi6) — to sort; to arrange in order
• 排憂解難 (paai4 jau1 gaai2 naan4) — to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
• 排擋 (paai4 dong3) — gear (of car etc)
• 排擠 (paai4 zai1) — to crowd out; to push aside; to supplant
• 排放 (paai4 fong3) — to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc); (of …
• 排斥 (paai4 cik1) — to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel
• 排查 (paai4 caa4) — to inspect; to run through a checklist; to take stock; to audit
• 排槍 (paai4 coeng1) — volley of rifle fire; salvo
• 排檔 (paai4 dong3) — (coll.) row of vendor stalls; street stall area; (Tw) gear shift; gear selector…
• 排檢 (paai4 gim2) — to arrange for ease of search; to catalogue for retrieval
• 排毒 (paai4 duk6) — to expel poison (from the system); to detox
• 排比 (paai4 bei2) — parallelism (rhetoric); to arrange things alongside each other
• 排氣 (paai4 hei3) — to ventilate
• 排氣孔 (paai4 hei3 hung2) — an air vent; a ventilation shaft
• 排氣管 (paai4 hei3 gun2) — exhaust pipe
• 排水 (paai4 seoi2) — to drain
• 排水口 (paai4 seoi2 hau2) — plughole; drainage hole
• 排水孔 (paai4 seoi2 hung2) — plughole; drainage hole
• 排水渠 (paai4 seoi2 keoi4) — drainage
• 排水溝 (paai4 seoi2 kau1) — gutter
• 排水管 (paai4 seoi2 gun2) — drainpipe; waste pipe
• 排水量 (paai4 seoi2 loeng6) — displacement
• 排污 (paai4 wu1) — to drain sewage
• 排污管 (paai4 wu1 gun2) — sewer
• 排泄 (paai4 sit3) — to drain (factory waste etc); to excrete (urine, sweat etc)
• 排泄物 (paai4 sit3 mat6) — excreta; waste matter (feces, urine etc)
• 排洩系統 (paai4 sit3 hai6 tung2) — drainage system; excretory system
• 排洪 (paai4 hung4) — to drain flood-water
• 排演 (paai4 jin2) — to rehearse (a performance)
• 排澇 (paai4 lou6) — to drain flooded fields
• 排瀉 (paai4 se3) — variant of 排泄[pai2 xie4]; to excrete (urine, sweat etc)
• 排瀉物 (paai4 se3 mat6) — variant of 排泄物[pai2 xie4 wu4]
• 排灣族 (paai4 waan1 zuk6) — Paiwan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
• 排炮 (paai4 paau3) — to fire a salvo; broadside; cannonade
• 排版 (paai4 baan2) — typesetting
• 排猶 (paai4 jau4) — to eliminate Jews; antisemitism
• 排猶主義 (paai4 jau4 zyu2 ji6) — antisemitism
• 排球 (paai4 kau4) — volleyball
• 排空 (paai4 hung1) — to drain out; to empty; to discharge (waste gas) into the air; to soar up into …
• 排笙 (paai4 saang1) — reed-pipe wind instrument with a keyboard
• 排簫 (paai4 siu1) — panpipes

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