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• 敲榨 (haau1 zaa3) — to press (fruit); variant of 敲詐|敲诈[qiao1 zha4]
• 敲竹槓 (haau1 zuk1 gong3) — extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
• 敲背 (haau1 bui3) — back-knocking massage
• 敲詐 (haau1 zaa3) — to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail
• 敲詐罪 (haau1 zaa3 zeoi6) — extortion
• 敲邊鼓 (haau1 bin1 gu2) — to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)
• 敲釘鑽腳 (haau1 deng1 zyun3 goek3) — to make doubly sure (idiom)
• 敲鐘 (haau1 zung1) — to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime
• 敲鑼 (haau1 lo4) — to beat a gong
• 敲門 (haau1 mun4) — to knock on a door
• 敲門磚 (haau1 mun4 zyun1) — lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb a…
• 敲響 (haau1 hoeng2) — to sound a bell; to raise the alarm
• 整修 (zing2 sau1) — to repair; to refurbish; to renovate; to refit; to mend; to rebuild
• 整個 (zing2 go3) — whole; entire; total
• 整倍數 (zing2 pui5 sou3) — integer multiple
• 整合 (zing2 hap6) — to conform; to integrate
• 整地 (zing2 dei6) — to prepare the soil (agriculture)
• 整夜 (zing2 je6) — the whole night; all through the night
• 整天 (zing2 tin1) — all day long; whole day
• 整套 (zing2 tou3) — entire set
• 整妝 (zing2 zong1) — to touch up one's makeup
• 整年累月 (zing2 nin4 leoi5 jyut6) — month after month, year after year; year in, year out
• 整形 (zing2 jing4) — shaping; reshaping; plastic surgery or orthopedics (abbr. of 整形外科[zheng3 xing2 …
• 整形外科 (zing2 jing4 ngoi6 fo1) — plastic surgery; orthopedics
• 整形外科醫生 (zing2 jing4 ngoi6 fo1 ji1 sang1) — plastic surgeon
• 整改 (zing2 goi2) — to reform; to rectify and improve
• 整整 (zing2 zing2) — whole; full
• 整整齊齊 (zing2 zing2 cai4 cai4) — neat and tidy
• 整數 (zing2 sou3) — whole number; integer (math.); round figure
• 整數倍數 (zing2 sou3 pui5 sou3) — integral multiple
• 整數集合 (zing2 sou3 zaap6 hap6) — (math.) the set of integers
• 整條 (zing2 tiu4) — entire; whole (fish, road etc)
• 整流 (zing2 lau4) — to rectify (alternating current to direct current)
• 整流器 (zing2 lau4 hei3) — rectifier (transforming alternating electric current to direct current)
• 整理 (zing2 lei5) — to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically;…
• 整環 (zing2 waan4) — integral domain (abstract algebra)
• 整肅 (zing2 suk1) — strict; serious; solemn; dignified; to tidy up; to clean up; to purge; to adjust
• 整脊學 (zing2 zek3 hok6) — chiropractic
• 整裝 (zing2 zong1) — to equip; to fit out; to get ready (for a journey); to arrange (clothes) to be …
• 整裝待發 (zing2 zong1 doi6 faat3) — to get ready (for a journey); ready and waiting
• 整訓 (zing2 fan3) — to drill troops; to build up and train
• 整除 (zing2 ceoi4) — to divide exactly without remainder (in integer arithmetic)
• 整除數 (zing2 ceoi4 sou3) — (math.) factor; exact divisor
• 整隊 (zing2 deoi6) — to dress (troops); to line up (to arrange in a straight line)
• 整頓 (zing2 deon6) — to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify
• 整風 (zing2 fung1) — Rectification or Rectifying incorrect work styles, Maoist slogan; cf Rectificat…
• 整風運動 (zing2 fung1 wan6 dung6) — Rectification campaign; political purge; cf Mao's 1942-44 campaign at Yanan, an…
• 整體數位服務網路 (zing2 tai2 sou3 wai2 fuk6 mou6 mong5 lou6) — Integrated Service Digital Network; ISDN
• 整體服務數位網路 (zing2 tai2 fuk6 mou6 sou3 wai2 mong5 lou6) — ISDN (integrated services digital network)
• 整齊 (zing2 cai4) — orderly; neat; even; tidy
• 整齊劃一 (zing2 cai4 waak6 jat1) — to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
• 敵佔區 (dik6 zim3 keoi1) — enemy occupied territory
• 敵國 (dik6 gwok3) — enemy country
• 敵地 (dik6 dei6) — enemy territory
• 敵基督 (dik6 gei1 duk1) — Antichrist
• 敵害 (dik6 hoi6) — pest; vermin; animal that is harmful to crops or to another species; enemy; pre…
• 敵將 (dik6 zoeng3) — enemy general; the opposing side's commander
• 敵對 (dik6 deoi3) — hostile; enemy (factions); combative
• 敵對性 (dik6 deoi3 sing3) — hostility; antagonism; adversarial; hostile
• 敵情 (dik6 cing4) — the situation of the enemy positions; intelligence about the enemy
• 敵意 (dik6 ji3) — enmity; hostility
• 敵我 (dik6 ngo5) — the enemy and us
• 敵我矛盾 (dik6 ngo5 maau4 teon5) — contradictions between ourselves and the enemy; Either you are for us or agains…
• 敵手 (dik6 sau2) — opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands
• 敵探 (dik6 taam3) — enemy spy
• 敵敵畏 (dik6 dik6 wai3) — (loanword) DDVP, aka dichlorvos (an organophosphate used as an insecticide)
• 敵方 (dik6 fong1) — enemy
• 敵機 (dik6 gei1) — enemy plane
• 敵檔 (dik6 dong3) — rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)
• 敵殺死 (dik6 saat3 sei2) — Decis (insecticide brand)
• 敵營 (dik6 jing4) — enemy camp
• 敵特 (dik6 dak6) — enemy (agents); (class) enemy
• 敵百蟲 (dik6 baak3 cung4) — trichlorfon (C4H8Cl3O4P), organophosphate insecticide; also called dipterex
• 敵眾我寡 (dik6 zung3 ngo5 gwaa2) — multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered; be…
• 敵臺 (dik6 toi4) — defensive tower; lookout tower; enemy radio station
• 敵視 (dik6 si6) — hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against
• 敵軍 (dik6 gwan1) — enemy troops; hostile forces
• 敵陣 (dik6 zan6) — the enemy ranks
• 敷布 (fu1 bou3) — medical dressing; bandage
• 敷料 (fu1 liu2) — medical dressing
• 敷演 (fu1 jin2) — variant of 敷衍; to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the meaning of the classi…
• 敷粉 (fu1 fan2) — to sprinkle powder; a dusting
• 敷衍 (fu1 hin2) — to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to…
• 敷衍了事 (fu1 hin2 liu5 si6) — (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
• 敷衍塞責 (fu1 hin5 sak1 zaak3) — (idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriou…
• 敷裹 (fu1 gwo2) — medical dressing
• 敷設 (fu1 cit3) — to lay; to spread out
• 敷貼 (fu1 tip3) — to smear; to apply glue or ointment to a surface
• 敷陳 (fu1 can4) — to give an orderly account; a thorough narrative
• 數一數二 (sou2 jat1 sou2 ji6) — (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best; (idiom) to li…
• 數不上 (sou2 bat1 soeng5) — not to deserve to be mentioned; not to qualify; below par
• 數不勝數 (sou3 bat1 sing1 sou3) — (idiom) too many to count; innumerable
• 數不盡 (sou2 bat1 zeon6) — countless
• 數不著 (sou2 bat1 zoek6) — see 數不上|数不上[shu3 bu4 shang4]
• 數不過來 (sou2 bat1 gwo3 loi4) — can't manage to count; too many to count
• 數九 (sou3 gau2) — nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the y…
• 數九天 (sou3 gau2 tin1) — nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the y…
• 數九寒天 (sou3 gau2 hon4 tin1) — nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the y…
• 數以億計 (sou3 ji5 jik1 gai3) — countless; innumerable
• 數以千計 (sou3 ji5 cin1 gai3) — thousands (of sth)
• 數以百計 (sou3 ji5 baak3 gai3) — hundreds of
• 數以萬計 (sou3 ji5 maan6 gai3) — tens of thousands; numerous
• 數伏 (sou3 fuk6) — to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian…
• 數位 (sou3 wai2) — digit; (Tw) digital
• 數位信號 (sou3 wai2 seon3 hou6) — digital signal
• 數位網路 (sou3 wai2 mong5 lou6) — digital network
• 數來寶 (sou2 loi4 bou2) — folk theater consisting of recitation accompanied by clapper board rhythm
• 數值 (sou3 zik6) — numerical value
• 數值分析 (sou3 zik6 fan1 sik1) — numerical analysis (math.)
• 數值解 (sou3 zik6 gaai2) — numerical solution
• 數典忘祖 (sou2 din2 mong4 zou2) — to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
• 數出 (sou2 ceot1) — to count out (a sum of money etc)
• 數列 (sou3 lit6) — sequence of numbers; numerical series
• 數十億 (sou3 sap6 jik1) — several billion
• 數周 (sou3 zau1) — several weeks; also written 數週|数周
• 數域 (sou3 wik6) — number field (math.); subfield of the field of complex numbers
• 數字 (sou3 zi6) — numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)
• 數字信號 (sou3 zi6 seon3 hou6) — digital signal
• 數字分頻 (sou3 zi6 fan1 pan4) — digital frequency sharing
• 數字化 (sou3 zi6 faa3) — to digitize
• 數字命理學 (sou3 zi6 ming6 lei5 hok6) — numerology
• 數字時鐘 (sou3 zi6 si4 zung1) — digital clock
• 數字版權管理 (sou3 zi6 baan2 kyun4 gun2 lei5) — Digital Rights Management (DRM)
• 數字用戶線路 (sou3 zi6 jung6 wu6 sin3 lou6) — digital subscriber line (DSL)
• 數字網 (sou3 zi6 mong5) — digital network
• 數字通信 (sou3 zi6 tung1 seon3) — digital communications
• 數字鐘 (sou3 zi6 zung1) — digital clock
• 數字電視 (sou3 zi6 din6 si6) — digital television
• 數字電路 (sou3 zi6 din6 lou6) — digital circuit
• 數學 (sou3 hok6) — mathematics
• 數學公式 (sou3 hok6 gung1 sik1) — formula
• 數學分析 (sou3 hok6 fan1 sik1) — analysis (branch of mathematics)
• 數學家 (sou3 hok6 gaa1) — mathematician
• 數學模型 (sou3 hok6 mou4 jing4) — mathematical model
• 數學物理 (sou3 hok6 mat6 lei5) — mathematical physics
• 數學物理學 (sou3 hok6 mat6 lei5 hok6) — mathematical physics
• 數小時 (sou3 siu2 si4) — several hours
• 數年 (sou3 nin4) — several years; many years
• 數得上 (sou2 dak1 soeng5) — to be considered as outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
• 數得著 (sou2 dak1 zoek6) — to be considered outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
• 數念 (sou2 nim6) — to enumerate one by one
• 數據 (sou3 geoi3) — data
• 數據介面 (sou3 geoi3 gaai3 min6) — data interface
• 數據傳輸 (sou3 geoi3 cyun4 syu1) — data transmission
• 數據壓縮 (sou3 geoi3 aat3 suk1) — data compression
• 數據庫 (sou3 geoi3 fu3) — (computing) database
• 數據庫軟件 (sou3 geoi3 fu3 jyun5 gin2) — database software
• 數據挖掘 (sou3 geoi3 waat3 gwat6) — data mining
• 數據接口 (sou3 geoi3 zip3 hau2) — data interface
• 數據段 (sou3 geoi3 dyun6) — data segment
• 數據流 (sou3 geoi3 lau4) — data stream; data flow
• 數據網絡 (sou3 geoi3 mong5 lok6) — data network
• 數據總線 (sou3 geoi3 zung2 sin3) — data bus (computer)
• 數據處理 (sou3 geoi3 cyu2 lei5) — data processing
• 數據通信 (sou3 geoi3 tung1 seon3) — data communication
• 數據鏈路 (sou3 geoi3 lin2 lou6) — data link
• 數據鏈路層 (sou3 geoi3 lin2 lou6 cang4) — data link layer
• 數據鏈路連接標識 (sou3 geoi3 lin2 lou6 lin4 zip3 biu1 sik1) — data link connection identifier (DLCI)
• 數數 (sou2 sou3) — to count; to reckon
• 數月 (sou3 jyut6) — several months
• 數法 (sou3 faat3) — method of counting (e.g. decimal or Roman numbers)
• 數清 (sou2 cing1) — to count; to enumerate exactly
• 數獨 (sou3 duk6) — sudoku (puzzle game)
• 數珠 (sou2 zyu1) — rosary; prayer beads
• 數珠念佛 (sou2 zyu1 nim6 fat6) — to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
• 數理 (sou3 lei5) — mathematical sciences
• 數理化 (sou3 lei5 faa3) — mathematics, physics and chemistry (abbr. for 數學|数学[shu4 xue2] + 物理[wu4 li3] + …
• 數理邏輯 (sou3 lei5 lo4 cap1) — mathematical logic; symbolic logic
• 數百 (sou3 baak3) — several hundred
• 數百萬 (sou3 baak3 maan6) — several million
• 數目 (sou3 muk6) — amount; number
• 數碼 (sou3 maa5) — number; numerals; figures; digital; amount; numerical code
• 數碼化 (sou3 maa5 faa3) — to digitize
• 數碼掃描 (sou3 maa5 sou3 miu4) — a digital scan
• 數碼沖印 (sou3 maa5 cung1 jan3) — digital printing
• 數碼港 (sou3 maa5 gong2) — Cyberport, a technology and commercial complex in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
• 數碼照相機 (sou3 maa5 ziu3 soeng3 gei1) — digital camera
• 數碼相機 (sou3 maa5 soeng3 gei1) — digital camera
• 數碼通 (sou3 maa5 tung1) — SmarTone-Vodafone (Hong Kong and Macau company)
• 數種 (sou3 zung2) — numerous types; many kinds
• 數組 (sou3 zou2) — (computing) array
• 數萬 (sou3 maan6) — several tens of thousands; many thousand
• 數落 (sou2 lok6) — to enumerate sb's shortcomings; to criticize; to scold; to talk on and on
• 數見不鮮 (sou3 gin3 bat1 sin1) — a common occurrence (idiom)
• 數詞 (sou3 ci4) — numeral
• 數論 (sou3 leon6) — number theory (math.)
• 數軸 (sou3 zuk6) — number line
• 數週 (sou3 zau1) — several weeks
• 數量 (sou3 loeng6) — amount; quantity; quantitative; (math.) scalar quantity
• 數量分析 (sou3 loeng6 fan1 sik1) — quantitative analysis
• 數量積 (sou3 loeng6 zik1) — scalar product (of vectors)
• 數量級 (sou3 loeng6 kap1) — (math.) order of magnitude
• 數量詞 (sou3 loeng6 ci4) — numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次[yi1 ci4], 三套[san1 tao4], 五本[wu3 ben3] etc)
• 數額 (sou3 ngaak6) — amount; sum of money; fixed number
• 數黃道黑 (sou2 wong4 dou6 hak1) — to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back …
• 數黑論白 (sou2 hak1 leon6 baak6) — to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back …
• 數黑論黃 (sou2 hak1 leon6 wong4) — to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back …
• 數點 (sou2 dim2) — to count; to itemize
• 敻 (hing3) — surname Xiong
• 斁 (dou3) — to be weary of
• 斂巴 (lim6 baa1) — (dialect) to gather up; to throw together
• 斂步 (lim5 bou6) — (literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt
• 斂衽 (lim5 jam6) — old-fashioned women's obeisance; Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]
• 斂財 (lim5 coi4) — to accumulate wealth; to rake in money
• 斂跡 (lim5 zik1) — to refrain; to give up evil (temporarily); to cover one's traces; to lie low; t…
• 斂錢 (lim5 cin2) — to collect money; to raise funds (for charity)
• 斃 (bai6) — to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death
• 斃命 (bai6 ming6) — to meet violent death; to get killed
• 文不加點 (man4 bat1 gaa1 dim2) — to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom); to be quick-witted and skilled at …
• 文人 (man4 jan4) — cultivated individual; scholar; literati
• 文人相輕 (man4 jan4 soeng1 hing1) — scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
• 文以載道 (man4 ji5 zoi3 dou6) — words of truth; moral expressed in words; written article explaining a moral
• 文件 (man4 gin2) — document; file
• 文件大小 (man4 gin2 daai6 siu2) — file size
• 文件夾 (man4 gin2 gaap3) — folder; file (paper)
• 文件服務器 (man4 gin2 fuk6 mou6 hei3) — file server
• 文件格式 (man4 gin2 gaak3 sik1) — file format
• 文具 (man4 geoi6) — stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
• 文具商 (man4 geoi6 soeng1) — stationer
• 文具店 (man4 geoi6 dim3) — stationery store
• 文創產業 (man4 cong3 caan2 jip6) — creative industries (design, music, publishing etc) (abbr. for 文化創意產業|文化创意产业[we…
• 文化 (man4 faa3) — culture; civilization; cultural
• 文化交流 (man4 faa3 gaau1 lau4) — cultural exchange
• 文化傳統 (man4 faa3 cyun4 tung2) — cultural tradition
• 文化史 (man4 faa3 si2) — cultural history
• 文化圈 (man4 faa3 hyun1) — sphere of cultural influence
• 文化城 (man4 faa3 sing4) — city of culture
• 文化大革命 (man4 faa3 daai6 gaak3 ming6) — Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
• 文化宮 (man4 faa3 gung1) — cultural palace
• 文化層 (man4 faa3 cang4) — cultural layer (in an archaeological dig)
• 文化水平 (man4 faa3 seoi2 ping4) — educational level
• 文化熱 (man4 faa3 jit6) — cultural fever; cultural craze
• 文化衝擊 (man4 faa3 cung1 gik1) — culture shock
• 文化遺產 (man4 faa3 wai4 caan2) — cultural heritage
• 文化障礙 (man4 faa3 zoeng3 ngoi6) — cultural barrier
• 文史 (man4 si2) — literature and history
• 文告 (man4 gou3) — written statement; proclamation; announcement
• 文員 (man4 jyun4) — office worker; clerk
• 文墨 (man4 mak6) — writing; culture
• 文壇 (man4 taan4) — literary circles
• 文士 (man4 si6) — literati; scholar
• 文天祥 (man4 tin1 coeng4) — Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resis…
• 文如其人 (man4 jyu4 kei4 jan4) — the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
• 文娛 (man4 jyu4) — cultural recreation; entertainment
• 文字 (man4 zi6) — character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology
• 文字學 (man4 zi6 hok6) — philology
• 文字學家 (man4 zi6 hok6 gaa1) — expert on writing systems
• 文字改革 (man4 zi6 goi2 gaak3) — reform of the writing system
• 文字檔 (man4 zi6 dong2) — text file
• 文字獄 (man4 zi6 juk6) — literary inquisition; official persecution of intellectuals for their writing
• 文學 (man4 hok6) — literature
• 文學博士 (man4 hok6 bok3 si6) — Doctor of Letters
• 文學史 (man4 hok6 si2) — history of literature
• 文學士 (man4 hok6 si6) — Bachelor of Arts; B.A.; BA; A.B.; Artium Baccalaureus
• 文學家 (man4 hok6 gaa1) — writer; man of letters
• 文學巨匠 (man4 hok6 geoi6 zoeng6) — literary master
• 文安 (man4 on1) — see 文安縣|文安县[Wen2 an1 Xian4]
• 文安縣 (man4 on1 jyun6) — Wen'an, a county in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei
• 文宗 (man4 zung1) — Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), rei…
• 文宣 (man4 syun1) — promotional material; propaganda
• 文宣部 (man4 syun1 bou6) — propaganda department
• 文山 (man4 saan1) — see 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]; see 文…
• 文山區 (man4 saan1 keoi1) — Wenshan District in Taipei 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
• 文山壯族苗族自治州 (man4 saan1 zong3 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1) — Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 …
• 文山州 (man4 saan1 zau1) — see 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
• 文山會海 (man4 saan1 wui6 hoi2) — a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
• 文山線 (man4 saan1 sin3) — Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prio…
• 文峰 (man4 fung1) — see 文峰區|文峰区[Wen2 feng1 Qu1]
• 文峰區 (man4 fung1 keoi1) — Wenfeng, a district of Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan
• 文庫 (man4 fu3) — collection of documents; library; book series; sequence of data, esp. genome
• 文康 (man4 hong1) — Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒…
• 文康活動 (man4 hong1 wut6 dung6) — cultural and recreational activities (Tw)
• 文彙報 (man4 wui6 bou3) — Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper); Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)
• 文徵明 (man4 zing1 ming4) — Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of …
• 文思 (man4 si1) — the train of thought in writing
• 文憑 (man4 pang4) — diploma
• 文成 (man4 sing4) — see 文成縣|文成县[Wen2 cheng2 Xian4]
• 文成縣 (man4 sing4 jyun6) — Wencheng, a county in Wenzhou City 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
• 文房四寶 (man4 fong4 sei3 bou2) — Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]; …
• 文抄公 (man4 caau1 gung1) — plagiarist
• 文摘 (man4 zaak6) — digest (of literature); to make a digest (of data); summary
• 文教 (man4 gaau3) — culture and education
• 文旦 (man4 daan3) — pomelo
• 文昌 (man4 coeng1) — Wenchang City, Hainan
• 文昌市 (man4 coeng1 si5) — Wenchang City, Hainan
• 文昌魚 (man4 coeng1 jyu2) — lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
• 文明 (man4 ming4) — civilized; civilization; culture
• 文明化 (man4 ming4 faa3) — civilize
• 文明小史 (man4 ming4 siu2 si2) — Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] …
• 文明病 (man4 ming4 beng6) — lifestyle diseases
• 文書 (man4 syu1) — document; official correspondence; secretary; secretariat
• 文書處理 (man4 syu1 cyu2 lei5) — paperwork; clerical tasks; (Tw) word processing
• 文本 (man4 bun2) — a text (article, script, contract etc); version of a text (copy, translation, a…
• 文本編輯器 (man4 bun2 pin1 cap1 hei3) — text editor
• 文檔 (man4 dong2) — (computer) file; document; documentation
• 文檔對象模型 (man4 dong2 deoi3 zoeng6 mou4 jing4) — Document Object Model (DOM)
• 文武 (man4 mou5) — civil and military
• 文武合一 (man4 mou5 hap6 jat1) — civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
• 文武百官 (man4 mou5 baak3 gun1) — civil and military officials
• 文武雙全 (man4 mou5 soeng1 cyun4) — well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldie…
• 文殊 (man4 syu4) — Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
• 文殊師利菩薩 (man4 syu4 si1 lei6 pou4 saat3) — Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
• 文殊菩薩 (man4 syu4 pou4 saat3) — Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
• 文氣 (man4 hei3) — the impact of a piece of writing on the reader; gentle; refined
• 文水 (man4 seoi2) — see 文水縣|文水县[Wen2 shui3 Xian4]
• 文水縣 (man4 seoi2 jyun6) — Wenshui, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Shanxi
• 文江學海 (man4 gong1 hok6 hoi2) — river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
• 文治武功 (man4 zi6 mou5 gung1) — political and military achievements (idiom)
• 文法 (man4 faat3) — grammar
• 文火 (man4 fo2) — small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
• 文牒 (man4 dip6) — official document
• 文牘 (man4 duk6) — paperwork; official documents and letters; (old) secretary
• 文牘主義 (man4 duk6 zyu2 ji6) — red tape
• 文物 (man4 mat6) — cultural relic; historical relic
• 文物徑 (man4 mat6 ging3) — heritage trail
• 文獻 (man4 hin3) — reference material (used in scholarly study)
• 文獻學 (man4 hin3 hok6) — Philology; Historical Linguistics
• 文理 (man4 lei5) — arts and sciences
• 文登 (man4 dang1) — see 文登區|文登区[Wen2 deng1 Qu1]
• 文盲 (man4 maang4) — illiterate
• 文石 (man4 sek6) — aragonite (geology)
• 文科學士 (man4 fo1 hok6 si6) — Bachelor of Arts B.A.
• 文秘 (man4 bei3) — secretary
• 文種 (man4 zung2) — Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
• 文稿 (man4 gou2) — manuscript; article (in newspaper); draft
• 文章 (man4 zoeng1) — article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning
• 文童 (man4 tung4) — a person studying for the imperial examinations
• 文竹 (man4 zuk1) — setose asparagus
• 文筆 (man4 bat1) — writings; writing style
• 文約 (man4 joek3) — contract; written agreement
• 文縐縐 (man4 zau3 zau3) — bookish; genteel; erudite
• 文縣 (man4 jyun6) — Wen County or Wenxian, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 Shi4], Gansu
• 文聖區 (man4 sing3 keoi1) — Wensheng, a district of Liaoyang City 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
• 文聯 (man4 lyun4) — abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (…
• 文職 (man4 zik1) — civilian post (as opposed to military); civil service; administration
• 文胸 (man4 hung1) — bra
• 文臣 (man4 san4) — civilian court official (in former times)
• 文苑 (man4 jyun2) — the literary world
• 文苑英華 (man4 jyun2 jing1 waa4) — Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry,…
• 文萊 (man4 loi4) — Brunei
• 文萊達魯薩蘭國 (man4 loi4 daat6 lou5 saat3 laan4 gwok3) — Brunei Darussalam
• 文藝 (man4 ngai6) — literature and art
• 文藝作品 (man4 ngai6 zok3 ban2) — literary work; art work
• 文藝兵 (man4 ngai6 bing1) — PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
• 文藝復興 (man4 ngai6 fuk6 hing1) — the Renaissance
• 文藝演出 (man4 ngai6 jin2 ceot1) — theatrical performance
• 文蛤 (man4 gap3) — clam; bivalve mollusk, many spp.
• 文言 (man4 jin4) — Classical Chinese
• 文言文 (man4 jin4 man2) — Classical Chinese writing
• 文謅謅 (man4 zau3 zau3) — bookish; genteel; erudite
• 文讀 (man4 duk6) — literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
• 文豪 (man4 hou4) — literary giant; great writer; eminent writer
• 文責自負 (man4 zaak3 zi6 fu6) — the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer)
• 文質彬彬 (man4 zat1 ban1 ban1) — refined in manner; gentle
• 文身 (man4 san1) — to tattoo; tattoo
• 文辭 (man4 ci4) — language; use of words; phraseology; articles; essays; writing
• 文過飾非 (man6 gwo3 sik1 fei1) — (idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
• 文選 (man4 syun2) — compilation; selected works
• 文部省 (man4 bou6 saang2) — Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 whe…
• 文采 (man4 coi2) — literary talent; literary grace; rich and bright colors
• 文錦渡 (man4 gam2 dou6) — Man Kam To (place in Hong Kong)
• 文雅 (man4 ngaa5) — elegant; refined
• 文集 (man4 zaap6) — collected works
• 文靜 (man4 zing6) — (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
• 文面 (man4 min6) — to tattoo the face; face tattoo; to brand (ancient punishment)
• 文革 (man4 gaak3) — Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命[Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4])
• 文風 (man4 fung1) — writing style; (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity
• 文風不動 (man4 fung1 bat1 dung6) — variant of 紋風不動|纹风不动[wen2 feng1 bu4 dong4]
• 文飾 (man4 sik1) — to polish a text; rhetoric; ornate language; to use florid language to conceal …
• 文體 (man4 tai2) — genre of writing; literary form; style; literary recreation and sporting activi…
• 文鬚雀 (man4 sou1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
• 斐波那契 (fei2 bo1 naa5 kai3) — Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170-1250), Italian mathematician
• 斐濟 (fei2 zai3) — Fiji, a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
• 斐然 (fei2 jin4) — (literary) of great literary talent; (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant…
• 斐理伯 (fei2 lei5 baak3) — Philip, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus (Catholic transliteration)
• 斐理伯書 (fei2 lei5 baak3 syu1) — Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians
• 斐迪南 (fei2 dik6 naam4) — Ferdinand (name)
• 斑剝 (baan1 mok1) — mottled and peeling off in places
• 斑喉希鶥 (baan1 hau4 hei1 mei4) — (bird species of China) bar-throated minla (Actinodura strigula)
• 斑嘴鴨 (baan1 zeoi2 aap3) — (bird species of China) eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
• 斑嘴鵜鶘 (baan1 zeoi2 tai4 wu4) — (bird species of China) spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)
• 斑塊 (baan1 faai3) — patch; spot; (medicine) plaque
• 斑姬啄木鳥 (baan1 gei1 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
• 斑姬鶲 (baan1 gei1 jung1) — (bird species of China) European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
• 斑尾塍鷸 (baan1 mei5 sing4 wat6) — (bird species of China) bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
• 斑尾林鴿 (baan1 mei5 lam4 gaap3) — (bird species of China) common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
• 斑尾榛雞 (baan1 mei5 zeon1 gai1) — (bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
• 斑尾鵑鳩 (baan1 mei5 gyun1 kau1) — (bird species of China) barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall)
• 斑岩 (baan1 ngaam4) — porphyry (geology)
• 斑文鳥 (baan1 man4 niu5) — (bird species of China) scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
• 斑斑 (baan1 baan1) — full of stains or spots
• 斑斕 (baan1 laan4) — gorgeous; brightly colored; multicolored
• 斑椋鳥 (baan1 loeng4 niu5) — (bird species of China) Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra)
• 斑海豹 (baan1 hoi2 paau3) — spotted seal (Phoca largha)
• 斑疹傷寒 (baan1 can2 soeng1 hon4) — typhus
• 斑疹熱 (baan1 can2 jit6) — spotted fever
• 斑白 (baan1 baak6) — grizzled; graying
• 斑竹 (baan1 zuk1) — mottled bamboo
• 斑紋 (baan1 man4) — stripe; streak
• 斑羚 (baan1 ling4) — Nemorhaedus goral, a species of antelope found in Xinjiang
• 斑翅山鶉 (baan1 ci3 saan1 seon4) — (bird species of China) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica)
• 斑翅擬蠟嘴雀 (baan1 ci3 ji5 laap6 zeoi2 zoek3) — (bird species of China) spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
• 斑翅朱雀 (baan1 ci3 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) three-banded rosefinch (Carpodacus trifasciatus)
• 斑翅椋鳥 (baan1 ci3 loeng4 niu5) — (bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spilopterus)
• 斑翅鳳頭鵑 (baan1 ci3 fung6 tau4 gyun1) — (bird species of China) Jacobin cuckoo; pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
• 斑翅鷯鶥 (baan1 ci3 liu4 mei4) — (bird species of China) bar-winged wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides)
• 斑背噪鶥 (baan1 bui3 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) barred laughingthrush (Ianthocincla lunulata)
• 斑背大尾鶯 (baan1 bui3 daai6 mei5 ang1) — (bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Helopsaltes pryeri)
• 斑背潛鴨 (baan1 bui3 cim4 aap3) — (bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)
• 斑背燕尾 (baan1 bui3 jin3 mei5) — (bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
• 斑胸噪鶥 (baan1 hung1 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) spot-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus)
• 斑胸濱鷸 (baan1 hung1 ban1 wat6) — (bird species of China) pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
• 斑胸田雞 (baan1 hung1 tin4 gai1) — (bird species of China) spotted crake (Porzana porzana)
• 斑胸短翅鶯 (baan1 hung1 dyun2 ci3 ang1) — (bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica)
• 斑胸鉤嘴鶥 (baan1 hung1 ngau1 zeoi2 mei4) — (bird species of China) black-streaked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys gravivox)
• 斑脅姬鶥 (baan1 hip3 gei1 mei4) — (bird species of China) Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
• 斑脅田雞 (baan1 hip3 tin4 gai1) — (bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Zapornia paykullii)
• 斑腰燕 (baan1 jiu1 jin3) — (bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
• 斑臉海番鴨 (baan1 lim5 hoi2 faan1 aap3) — (bird species of China) Stejneger's scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri)
• 斑頭大翠鳥 (baan1 tau4 daai6 ceoi3 niu5) — (bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
• 斑頭雁 (baan1 tau4 ngaan6) — (bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
• 斑頭鵂鶹 (baan1 tau4 jau1 lau4) — (bird species of China) Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
• 斑頸穗鶥 (baan1 geng2 seoi6 mei4) — (bird species of China) spot-necked babbler (Stachyris strialata)
• 斑馬 (baan1 maa5) — zebra
• 斑馬線 (baan1 maa5 sin3) — crosswalk; zebra crossing
• 斑馬魚 (baan1 maa5 jyu2) — zebrafish
• 斑駁 (baan1 bok3) — mottled; motley
• 斑駮陸離 (baan1 bok3 luk6 lei4) — variegated
• 斑魚狗 (baan1 jyu4 gau2) — (bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
• 斑鱉 (baan1 bit3) — Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered spe…
• 斑鱧 (baan1 lai5) — snakehead mullet; Channa maculata
• 斑鳩 (baan1 gau1) — turtledove
• 斑鶇 (baan1 dung1) — (bird species of China) dusky thrush (Turdus eunomus)
• 斑鶲 (baan1 jung1) — (bird species of China) spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
• 斑鷺 (baan1 lou6) — (bird species of China) pied heron (Egretta picata)
• 斑點 (baan1 dim2) — spot; stain; speckle
• 斑點狗 (baan1 dim2 gau2) — Dalmatian (dog breed)
• 斗 (dau2) — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
• 斗六 (dau2 luk6) — Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
• 斗六市 (dau2 luk6 si5) — Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
• 斗大 (dau2 daai6) — huge
• 斗拱 (dau2 gung2) — dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and…
• 斗柄 (dau2 beng3) — handle of the Big Dipper
• 斗牛 (dau2 ngau4) — Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
• 斗笠 (dau2 lap1) — conical bamboo hat
• 斗筲 (dau2 saau1) — an ancient bamboo container; narrow-mindedness
• 斗筲之人 (dau2 saau1 zi1 jan4) — a small-minded person; a bean-counter
• 斗筲之器 (dau2 saau1 zi1 hei3) — person narrow-minded and shortsighted
• 斗筲之材 (dau2 saau1 zi1 coi4) — person of limited capacity
• 斗篷 (dau2 pung4) — cloak; mantle
• 斗膽 (dau2 daam2) — (courteous) to be so bold as to
• 斗車 (dau2 ce1) — hopper car; wheelbarrow
• 斗轉星移 (dau2 zyun2 sing1 ji4) — lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved; t…
• 斗酒隻雞 (dau2 zau2 zek3 gai1) — lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to …
• 斗門 (dau2 mun4) — see 斗門區|斗门区[Dou3 men2 Qu1]
• 斗門區 (dau2 mun4 keoi1) — Doumen, a district of Zhuhai City 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 Shi4], Guangdong
• 料事如神 (liu6 si6 jyu4 san4) — to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight
• 料件 (liu2 gin2) — materials and parts; components
• 料件子 (liu2 gin2 zi2) — see 料件子活[liao4 jian4 zi5 huo2]
• 料件子活 (liu2 gin2 zi2 wut6) — piecework
• 料倉 (liu6 cong1) — granary; storehouse
• 料到 (liu6 dou3) — to foresee; to anticipate
• 料及 (liu6 kap6) — to anticipate; forecast; expectation; anticipation
• 料器 (liu6 hei3) — glassware; colored glass household vessel
• 料堆 (liu6 deoi1) — to stockpile
• 料子 (liu2 zi2) — material
• 料定 (liu6 ding6) — certain; to know for sure
• 料峭 (liu6 ciu3) — spring chill in the air; cold
• 料想 (liu6 soeng2) — to expect; to presume; to think (sth is likely)
• 料持 (liu6 ci4) — to arrange; to manage; to attend to; to take care of; to look after (the cookin…
• 料斗 (liu6 dau2) — cattle feeder; hopper (wicker basket)
• 料理 (liu6 lei5) — to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking
• 料理店 (liu6 lei5 dim3) — restaurant
• 料號 (liu2 hou6) — part number; material code
• 料豆兒 (liu6 dau2 ji4) — cooked black soybean as animal fodder
• 料酒 (liu6 zau2) — cooking wine
• 料頭 (liu6 tau4) — remainder of cloth; scraps
• 料頭兒 (liu6 tau4 ji4) — erhua variant of 料頭|料头[liao4 tou2]
• 斜交 (ce4 gaau1) — bevel; oblique
• 斜倚 (ce4 ji2) — to recline
• 斜切鋸 (ce4 cit3 goe3) — miter saw
• 斜坡 (ce3 bo1) — slope; incline
• 斜塔 (ce4 taap3) — leaning tower
• 斜射球 (ce4 se6 kau4) — a sliced ball (tennis or table tennis)
• 斜對 (ce4 deoi3) — catty-corner; to be diagonally opposite to
• 斜度 (ce4 dou6) — slope; gradient; inclination
• 斜徑 (ce4 ging3) — sloping path
• 斜愣眼 (ce4 ling6 ngaan5) — to squint
• 斜愣眼兒 (ce4 ling6 ngaan5 ji4) — erhua variant of 斜愣眼[xie2 leng5 yan3]
• 斜投影 (ce4 tau4 jing2) — oblique projection
• 斜方型 (ce4 fong1 jing4) — trapezium (geometry)
• 斜方肌 (ce4 fong1 gei1) — trapezius muscle (of the upper back and neck)
• 斜槓 (ce4 gong3) — slash; forward slash (punctuation mark); (neologism, attested by 2016) (coll.) …
• 斜眼 (ce4 ngaan5) — to look askance; cross or wall-eyed
• 斜眼看 (ce4 ngaan5 hon3) — to look askance
• 斜睨 (ce4 ngai6) — to cast sidelong glances at sb
• 斜管麵 (ce4 gun2 min6) — penne pasta
• 斜紋織 (ce4 man4 zik1) — twill weave
• 斜線 (ce4 sin3) — oblique line; slash (symbol)
• 斜線號 (ce4 sin3 hou6) — slash (punct.); forward slash (computing); virgule; slanting line; oblique line

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