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普拉 (pou2 laai1) — Pula (city in Croatia)
普拉亞 (pou2 laai1 aa3) — Praia, capital of Cape Verde
普拉提 (pou2 laai1 tai4) — Pilates (physical fitness system)
普拉達 (pou2 laai1 daat6) — Prada (brand)
普普通通 (pou2 pou2 tung1 tung1) — ordinary; mediocre; nothing special
普朗克 (pou2 long5 hak1) — Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist
普朗克常數 (pou2 long5 hak1 soeng4 sou3) — (physics) Planck's constant h, approximately 6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ joule.seconds
普林斯頓 (pou2 lam4 si1 deon6) — Princeton, New Jersey
普林斯頓大學 (pou2 lam4 si1 deon6 daai6 hok6) — Princeton University
普查 (pou2 caa4) — census; general survey; general investigation; reconnaissance survey
普格 (pou2 gaak3) — see 普格縣|普格县[Pu3 ge2 Xian4]
普格縣 (pou2 gaak3 jyun6) — Puge, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 sha…
普氏 (pou2 si6) — Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基|普尔热瓦尔斯基 (1839-1888), Russian explorer w…
普氏小羚羊 (pou2 si6 siu2 ling4 joeng4) — Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia
普氏立克次體 (pou2 si6 laap6 hak1 ci3 tai2) — Rickettsia prowazekii
普氏野馬 (pou2 si6 je5 maa5) — Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identifie…
普法 (pou2 faat3) — to disseminate knowledge of the law
普法戰爭 (pou2 faat3 zin3 zang1) — Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
普洱 (pou2 ji5) — see 普洱市[Pu3 er3 Shi4]; see 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2]
普洱市 (pou2 ji5 si5) — Pu'er, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
普洱茶 (pou2 nei2 caa4) — Pu'er tea, a type of black tea produced in the Pu'er region of southwestern Yun…
普渡大學 (pou2 dou6 daai6 hok6) — Purdue University
普濟眾生 (pou2 zai3 zung3 sang1) — universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy
普照 (pou2 ziu3) — (of sunlight) to bathe all things; to shine gloriously
普爾熱瓦爾斯基 (pou2 ji5 jit6 ngaa5 ji5 si1 gei1) — Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four exp…
普米族 (pou2 mai5 zuk6) — Pumi ethnic group
普級 (pou2 kap1) — (classification) general; non-specialist
普羅 (pou2 lo4) — proletariat (loanword); abbr. for 普羅列塔利亞|普罗列塔利亚[pu3 luo2 lie4 ta3 li4 ya4]
普羅列塔利亞 (pou2 lo4 lit6 taap3 lei6 aa3) — proletariat (loanword)
普羅大眾 (pou2 lo4 daai6 zung3) — proletariat; abbr. for 普羅列塔利亞|普罗列塔利亚[pu3 luo2 lie4 ta3 li4 ya4] plus masses; al…
普羅夫迪夫 (pou2 lo4 fu1 dik6 fu1) — Plovdiv, city in Bulgaria
普羅扎克 (pou2 lo4 zaat3 hak1) — Prozac (also marketed as Fluoxetine)
普羅提諾 (pou2 lo4 tai4 nok6) — Plotinus (204-270), Neoplatonism philosopher
普羅旺斯 (pou2 lo4 wong6 si1) — Provence (south of France)
普羅旺斯語 (pou2 lo4 wong6 si1 jyu5) — Provençal (language)
普羅科菲夫 (pou2 lo4 fo1 fei1 fu1) — Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), Russian composer
普羅維登斯 (pou2 lo4 wai4 dang1 si1) — Providence, capital of Rhode Island
普羅迪 (pou2 lo4 dik6) — (surname) Prodi
普考 (pou2 haau2) — examination for lower levels of Taiwan government service (short for 普通考試|普通考试[…
普萊斯 (pou2 loi4 si1) — Price (name)
普萘洛爾 (pou2 noi6 lok6 ji5) — propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure)
普蘭 (pou2 laan4) — see 普蘭縣|普兰县[Pu3 lan2 Xian4]
普蘭店 (pou2 laan4 dim3) — see 普蘭店區|普兰店区[Pu3 lan2 dian4 Qu1]
普蘭縣 (pou2 laan4 jyun6) — Purang, a county in Ngari Prefecture 阿里地區|阿里地区[A1 li3 Di4 qu1], Tibet
普西 (pou2 sai1) — psi (Greek letter Ψψ)
普賢 (pou2 jin4) — Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
普賢菩薩 (pou2 jin4 pou4 saat3) — Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
普賽 (pou2 coi3) — psi (Greek letter Ψψ)
普通 (pou2 tung1) — common; ordinary; general; average
普通中學 (pou2 tung1 zung1 hok6) — general middle school
普通人 (pou2 tung1 jan4) — ordinary person; private citizen; people; the person in the street
普通名詞 (pou2 tung1 ming4 ci4) — common noun (grammar)
普通夜鷹 (pou2 tung1 je6 jing1) — (bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)
普通教育 (pou2 tung1 gaau3 juk6) — general education
普通朱雀 (pou2 tung1 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
普通樓燕 (pou2 tung1 lau4 jin3) — (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)
普通民眾 (pou2 tung1 man4 zung3) — ordinary people; the masses
普通法 (pou2 tung1 faat3) — common law
普通潛鳥 (pou2 tung1 cim4 niu5) — (bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)
普通燕鴴 (pou2 tung1 jin3 hang4) — (bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
普通燕鷗 (pou2 tung1 jin3 au1) — (bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)
普通秋沙鴨 (pou2 tung1 cau1 saa1 aap3) — (bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)
普通秧雞 (pou2 tung1 joeng1 gai1) — (bird species of China) brown-cheeked rail (Rallus indicus)
普通翠鳥 (pou2 tung1 ceoi3 niu5) — (bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
普通老百姓 (pou2 tung1 lou5 baak3 sing3) — common people; average people; hoi polloi
普通股 (pou2 tung1 gu2) — common stock
普通角閃石 (pou2 tung1 gok3 sim2 sek6) — hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
普通話 (pou2 tung1 waa2) — Putonghua; standard Mandarin
普通赤楊 (pou2 tung1 cek3 joeng4) — alder tree (Alnus glutinosa)
普通車 (pou2 tung1 ce1) — local train; ordinary vehicle
普通高等學校招生全國統一考試 (pou2 tung1 gou1 dang2 hok6 haau6 ziu1 sang1 cyun4 gwok3 tung2 jat1 haau2 si5) — NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC); usu…
普通鳾 (pou2 tung1 si1) — (bird species of China) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
普通鷹鵑 (pou2 tung1 jing1 gyun1) — (bird species of China) common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
普通鸕鶿 (pou2 tung1 lou4 ci4) — (bird species of China) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
普遍 (pou2 pin3) — universal; general; widespread; common
普遍化 (pou2 pin3 faa3) — generalization (logic)
普遍性 (pou2 pin3 sing3) — ubiquity; universality
普遍性假設 (pou2 pin3 sing3 gaa2 cit3) — universal hypothesis
普選 (pou2 syun2) — universal suffrage
普選權 (pou2 syun2 kyun4) — universal suffrage
普里什蒂納 (pou2 lei5 sap6 dai3 naap6) — Pristina, capital of Kosovo 科索沃
普里切特 (pou2 lei5 cit3 dak6) — Pratchett (name)
普陀 (pou2 to4) — see 普陀區|普陀区[Pu3 tuo2 Qu1]
普陀區 (pou2 to4 keoi1) — Putuo district, central Shanghai; Putuo district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 sha…
普陀山 (pou2 to4 saan1) — Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bod…
普降 (pou2 gong3) — precipitation over a large area; widespread rain
普雷克斯流程 (pou2 leoi4 hak1 si1 lau4 cing4) — purex
普雷斯堡 (pou2 leoi4 si1 bou2) — Pressburg (Slovakia)
普雷斯頓 (pou2 leoi4 si1 deon6) — Preston, city in England
普魯卡因 (pou2 lou5 kaa1 jan1) — procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)
普魯士 (pou2 lou5 si6) — Prussia (historical German state)
普魯斯特 (pou2 lou5 si1 dak6) — Marcel Proust (1871-1922), French author
普魯東 (pou2 lou5 dung1) — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), French socialist philosopher
普魯東主義 (pou2 lou5 dung1 zyu2 ji6) — Proudhonism, 19th century socialist theory
景仰 (ging2 joeng5) — to admire; to revere; to look up to
景區 (ging2 keoi1) — scenic area
景寧 (ging2 ning4) — see 景寧畲族自治縣|景宁畲族自治县[Jing3 ning2 She1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
景寧縣 (ging2 ning4 jyun6) — see 景寧畲族自治縣|景宁畲族自治县[Jing3 ning2 She1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
景山 (ging2 saan1) — Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park)
景山公園 (ging2 saan1 gung1 jyun2) — Jingshan Park (park in Beijing)
景德鎮 (ging2 dak1 zan3) — see 景德鎮市|景德镇市[Jing3 de2 zhen4 Shi4]
景德鎮市 (ging2 dak1 zan3 si5) — Jingdezhen, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
景教 (ging2 gaau3) — Nestorian Christianity
景東 (ging2 dung1) — see 景東彝族自治縣|景东彝族自治县[Jing3 dong1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
景東縣 (ging2 dung1 jyun6) — see 景東彝族自治縣|景东彝族自治县[Jing3 dong1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
景氣 (ging2 hei3) — (of economy, business etc) flourishing; prosperous
景況 (ging2 fong3) — circumstances
景泰 (ging2 taai3) — see 景泰縣|景泰县[Jing3 tai4 Xian4]; Jingtai Emperor, reign name of seventh Ming Empe…
景泰縣 (ging2 taai3 jyun6) — Jingtai, a county in Baiyin City 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4], Gansu
景泰藍 (ging2 taai3 laam4) — cloisonne; cloisonné
景洪 (ging2 hung4) — see 景洪市[Jing3 hong2 Shi4]
景洪市 (ging2 hung4 si5) — Jinghong, a county-level city in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture 西雙版納傣族…
景深 (ging2 sam1) — depth of field
景物 (ging2 mat6) — scenery
景福宮 (ging2 fuk1 gung1) — Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul
景縣 (ging2 jyun6) — Jing County or Jingxian, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4], Hebei
景致 (ging2 zi3) — view; scenery; scene
景色 (ging2 sik1) — scenery; landscape; view
景觀 (ging2 gun1) — landscape
景觀設計 (ging2 gun1 cit3 gai3) — landscape design
景谷 (ging2 guk1) — see 景谷傣族彝族自治縣|景谷傣族彝族自治县[Jing3 gu3 Dai3 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
景谷縣 (ging2 guk1 jyun6) — see 景谷傣族彝族自治縣|景谷傣族彝族自治县[Jing3 gu3 Dai3 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
景頗 (ging2 po1) — Jingpo ethnic group
景頗族 (ging2 po1 zuk6) — Jingpo ethnic group
景點 (ging2 dim2) — tourist attraction; scenic spot
晴 (cing4) — clear; fine (weather)
晴天 (cing4 tin1) — clear sky; sunny day
晴天霹靂 (cing4 tin1 pik1 lik1) — lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom); fig. a bolt from the blue
晴好 (cing4 hou2) — bright and sunny weather
晴時多雲 (cing4 si4 do1 wan4) — mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)
晴朗 (cing4 long5) — sunny and cloudless
晴空萬里 (cing4 hung1 maan6 lei5) — a clear and boundless sky
晴隆 (cing4 lung4) — see 晴隆縣|晴隆县[Qing2 long2 Xian4]
晴隆縣 (cing4 lung4 jyun6) — Qinglong, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治…
晴雨 (cing4 jyu5) — rain or shine
晴雨表 (cing4 jyu5 biu2) — (lit. and fig.) barometer
晶亮 (zing1 loeng6) — bright; glittering
晶光 (zing1 gwong1) — glittering light
晶圓 (zing1 jyun4) — wafer (used as a substrate for fabricating microchips)
晶明 (zing1 ming4) — bright; shiny
晶晶 (zing1 zing1) — glistening; gleaming; lustrous
晶格 (zing1 gaak3) — crystal lattice (the regular 3-dimensional pattern formed by atoms in a crystal)
晶片 (zing1 pin2) — (Tw) (computing) chip
晶狀 (zing1 zong6) — crystalline
晶狀體 (zing1 zong6 tai2) — lens; crystalline lens
晶瑩 (zing1 jing4) — sparkling and translucent
晶系 (zing1 hai6) — crystal system
晶體 (zing1 tai2) — crystal
晶體管 (zing1 tai2 gun2) — transistor
晶體結構 (zing1 tai2 git3 kau3) — crystal structure
智人 (zi3 jan4) — Homo sapiens
智利 (zi3 lei6) — Chile
智力 (zi3 lik6) — intelligence; intellect
智力低下 (zi3 lik6 dai1 haa6) — mental retardation
智力測驗 (zi3 lik6 cak1 jim6) — intelligence test
智取 (zi3 ceoi2) — to take by ruse; to outwit; to outsmart
智商 (zi3 soeng1) — IQ (intelligence quotient)
智囊團 (zi3 nong4 tyun4) — think tank; brain trust
智囊機構 (zi3 nong4 gei1 kau3) — think tank; brain trust
智多星 (zi3 do1 sing1) — resourceful person; mastermind
智庫 (zi3 fu3) — think tank; intellectual resource
智慧 (zi3 wai6) — wisdom; intelligence
智慧產權 (zi3 wai3 caan2 kyun4) — intellectual property
智慧齒 (zi3 wai3 ci2) — wisdom tooth
智牙 (zi3 ngaa4) — wisdom tooth
智珠在握 (zi3 zyu1 zoi6 aak1) — lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom); fig. to be endowed with extraordinary…
智異山 (zi3 ji6 saan1) — Jirisan or Mount Chiri, mountain in the south of South Korea
智神星 (zi3 san4 sing1) — Pallas, an asteroid, discovered in 1802 by H.W. Olbers
智者 (zi3 ze2) — sage; wise man; clever and knowledgeable person
智育 (zi3 juk6) — intellectual development
智能 (zi3 nang4) — intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
智能卡 (zi3 nang4 kaat1) — smart card
智能手機 (zi3 nang4 sau2 gei1) — smartphone
智能設計 (zi3 nang4 cit3 gai3) — intelligent design (religion)
智能障礙 (zi3 nang4 zoeng3 ngoi6) — intellectual disability; cognitive disability; learning disability; mental reta…
智謀 (zi3 mau4) — resourcefulness; ingenuity
智障 (zi3 zoeng3) — learning difficulties (handicap); retarded
智障人士 (zi3 zoeng3 jan4 si6) — person with learning difficulties (handicap); retarded person
智齒 (zi3 ci2) — wisdom tooth
晾乾 (long6 gon1) — to dry (sth) by airing
晾衣夾 (long6 ji1 gaap2) — clothes pin
暄騰 (hyun1 tang4) — soft and warm (of bread)
暈乎 (wan4 fu4) — dizzy; giddy
暈倒 (wan4 dou2) — to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
暈厥 (wan4 kyut3) — to faint
暈場 (wan6 coeng4) — to faint from stress (during exam, on stage etc)
暈染 (wan4 jim5) — to smudge (become smeared); to smudge (create a blurred effect); shading (wash …
暈機 (wan4 gei1) — to become airsick
暈死 (wan4 sei2) — Geez!; Shoot!; No way!
暈池 (wan4 ci4) — to faint in the bathroom (from heat)
暈眩 (wan4 jyun6) — to feel dizzy; dizziness
暈糊 (wan4 wu4) — dizzy; giddy
暈船 (wan4 syun4) — to become seasick
暈血 (wan4 hyut3) — to feel sick when seeing blood
暈血症 (wan4 hyut3 zing3) — blood phobia
暈車 (wan4 ce1) — to be carsick
暈針 (wan4 zam1) — to faint during acupuncture or injection
暈頭 (wan4 tau4) — dizzy
暈頭轉向 (wan4 tau4 zyun3 hoeng3) — confused and disoriented
暈高兒 (wan4 gou1 ji4) — to feel giddy on heights; vertigo
暉映 (fai1 jing2) — variant of 輝映|辉映[hui1 ying4]
暋 (man5) — unhappy; worried; depressed
暍 (hot3) — hot
暑促 (syu2 cuk1) — summer promotion (sale)
暑假 (syu2 gaa3) — summer vacation
暑天 (syu2 tin1) — hot (summer) day
暑期 (syu2 kei4) — summer vacation time
暑期學校 (syu2 kei4 hok6 haau6) — summer school
暑氣 (syu2 hei3) — (summer) heat
暑溫 (syu2 wan1) — summer-warm disease (TCM)
暑熱 (syu2 jit6) — hot (summer) weather
暑瘟 (syu2 wan1) — tropical disease; summertime disease
暖化 (nyun5 faa3) — warming
暖和 (nyun5 wo4) — warm; nice and warm
暖壺 (nyun5 wu2) — vacuum flask; thermos flask
暖巢管家 (nyun5 caau4 gun2 gaa1) — housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do no…
暖意 (nyun5 ji3) — warmth
暖房 (nyun5 fong4) — heating; central heating; greenhouse; hothouse; to pay a house-warming visit
暖暖 (nyun5 nyun5) — Nuannuan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
暖暖區 (nyun5 nyun5 keoi1) — Nuannuan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
暖氣 (nyun5 hei3) — central heating; heater; warm air
暖氣機 (nyun5 hei3 gei1) — radiator; heater
暖氣片 (nyun5 hei3 pin3) — radiator (for heating)
暖水瓶 (nyun5 seoi2 ping4) — thermos flask or bottle
暖洋洋 (nyun5 joeng4 joeng4) — warm and cozy; comfortably warm
暖流 (nyun5 lau4) — warm current; (fig.) warm feeling
暖烘烘 (nyun5 hung3 hung3) — nice and warm; cozy; heartwarming
暖爐 (nyun5 lou4) — space heater; radiator
暖瓶 (nyun5 ping4) — thermos
暖色 (nyun5 sik1) — warm color (esp. red, orange, and yellow)
暖融融 (nyun5 jung4 jung4) — comfortably warm; cozy
暖調 (nyun5 diu6) — warm tone; warm color
暖轎 (nyun5 giu2) — closed sedan chair
暖鋒 (nyun5 fung1) — warm front (meteorology)
暖閣 (nyun5 gok3) — warm room; warm partition of a room
暖風 (nyun5 fung1) — warm breeze
暗 (am3) — dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant
暗中 (am3 zung1) — in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
暗中監視 (am3 zung1 gaam1 si6) — to monitor secretly; to spy on
暗井 (am3 zeng2) — blind shaft; winze
暗傷 (am3 soeng1) — internal injury; invisible damage
暗光鳥 (am3 gwong1 niu5) — black-crowned night heron (Tw)
暗公鳥 (am3 gung1 niu5) — black-crowned night heron (Tw)
暗冕鷦鶯 (am3 min5 ziu1 ang1) — (bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)
暗合 (am3 hap6) — to agree implicitly; of one mind; views coincide without a word exchanged
暗喜 (am3 hei2) — hidden smile; smirk; to rejoice covertly; secret satisfaction concerning one's …
暗喻 (am3 jyu6) — metaphor
暗器 (am3 hei3) — concealed weapon
暗地 (am3 dei6) — secretly; inwardly; on the sly
暗地裡 (am3 dei6 leoi5) — secretly; inwardly; on the sly
暗堡 (am3 bou2) — bunker
暗娼 (am3 coeng1) — unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
暗室 (am3 sat1) — darkroom
暗害 (am3 hoi6) — to kill secretly; to stab in the back
暗察明訪 (am3 caat3 ming4 fong2) — see 明察暗訪|明察暗访[ming2 cha2 an4 fang3]
暗影 (am3 jing2) — shadow; umbra
暗想 (am3 soeng2) — think to oneself
暗戀 (am3 lyun2) — to be secretly in love with
暗指 (am3 zi2) — to hint at; to imply; sth hidden
暗探 (am3 taam3) — secret agent; detective
暗星雲 (am3 sing1 wan4) — (astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula
暗昧 (am3 mui6) — obscure; remaining unenlightened
暗暗 (am3 am3) — secretly; inwardly
暗殺 (am3 saat3) — to assassinate
暗河 (am3 ho4) — underground river
暗流 (am3 lau4) — undercurrent
暗淡 (am3 daam6) — dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab; (fig.) gloomy; bleak
暗渡陳倉 (am3 dou6 can4 cong1) — lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to…
暗滯 (am3 zai6) — dull (complexion)
暗潮 (am3 ciu4) — undercurrent
暗灘 (am3 taan1) — hidden shoal
暗無天日 (am3 mou4 tin1 jat6) — all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
暗煅 (am3 dyun3) — sealed pot calcination (TCM)
暗疔 (am3 ding1) — axillary furuncle; armpit boil
暗疾 (am3 zat6) — unmentionable disease; a disease one is ashamed of
暗瘡 (am3 cong1) — acne
暗盒 (am3 hap6) — magazine; cassette
暗礁 (am3 ziu1) — submerged reef (rock)
暗笑 (am3 siu3) — laugh in (up) one's sleeve; snigger; snicker
暗算 (am3 syun3) — to plot against
暗箭 (am3 zin3) — attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
暗箱 (am3 soeng1) — camera bellows; camera obscura
暗箱操作 (am3 soeng1 cou1 zok3) — covert activities (election rigging etc); under-the-table manipulations; black …
暗經 (am3 ging1) — latent menstruation (TCM)
暗線光譜 (am3 sin3 gwong1 pou2) — dark-line spectrum
暗背雨燕 (am3 bui3 jyu5 jin3) — (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
暗胸朱雀 (am3 hung1 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)
暗腹雪雞 (am3 fuk1 syut3 gai1) — (bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
暗自 (am3 zi6) — inwardly; to oneself; secretly
暗色鴉雀 (am3 sik1 aa1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Suthora zappeyi)
暗花兒 (am3 faa1 ji4) — veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric
暗藏 (am3 cong4) — to hide; to conceal
暗處 (am3 cyu3) — secret place
暗號 (am3 hou6) — secret signal; password; countersign
暗虧 (am3 kwai1) — hidden loss (finance)
暗袋 (am3 doi2) — camera bag (for changing film)
暗記 (am3 gei3) — to commit to memory; secret mark
暗記兒 (am3 gei3 ji4) — secret mark
暗訪 (am3 fong2) — to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret
暗語 (am3 jyu5) — code word
暗轉 (am3 zyun2) — (theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene); (literary) to be promoted in r…
暗送秋波 (am3 sung3 cau1 bo1) — to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
暗適應 (am3 sik1 jing3) — (visual physiology) dark adaptation
暗鎖 (am3 so2) — built-in lock; concealed lock (flush with the surface, with only the keyhole vi…
暗間兒 (am3 gaan1 ji4) — inner room
暗香疏影 (am3 hoeng1 so1 jing2) — (poetic depiction of plum blossom)
暗鷺 (am3 lou6) — black-crowned night heron (Tw)
暗黑破壞神 (am3 hak1 po3 waai6 san4) — Diablo (video game series)
暡曚 (jing2 mung4) — (literary) (of daylight) dim
暢快 (coeng3 faai3) — carefree
暢想 (coeng3 soeng2) — to think imaginatively; to envision freely
暢所欲言 (coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4) — lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite …
暢旺 (coeng3 wong6) — flourishing; brisk (sales, trading)
暢然 (coeng3 jin4) — happily; in high spirits
暢談 (coeng3 taam4) — to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition
暢通 (coeng3 tung1) — unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
暢達 (coeng3 daat6) — free-flowing; smooth
暢銷書 (coeng3 siu1 syu1) — best-seller; best-selling book; blockbuster
暢飲 (coeng3 jam2) — to have a few drinks; to drink to one's heart's content
暨南大學 (kei3 naam4 daai6 hok6) — Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen …
暨大 (kei3 daai6) — abbr. for Jinan University 暨南大學|暨南大学[Ji4 nan2 Da4 xue2]
暫且 (zaam6 ce2) — for now; for the time being; temporarily
暫住證 (zaam6 zyu6 zing3) — temporary residence permit
暫停 (zaam6 ting4) — to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)
暫定 (zaam6 ding6) — temporary arrangement; provisional; tentative
暫息 (zaam6 sik1) — a lull (in the storm); brief break (in rain)
暫態 (zaam6 taai3) — transient
暫擱 (zaam6 gok3) — to put aside temporarily; to put on hold
暫短 (zaam6 dyun2) — brief (in time)
暫緩 (zaam6 wun6) — to postpone
暫缺 (zaam6 kyut3) — currently in short supply; in deficit (of commodity); currently vacant (positio…
暫行 (zaam6 hang4) — provisional
暮年 (mou6 nin4) — one's declining years; one's old age
暮景 (mou6 ging2) — an evening scene; fig. one's old age
暮氣 (mou6 hei3) — evening mist; fig. declining spirits; lethargy
暮色 (mou6 sik1) — twilight
暮色蒼茫 (mou6 sik1 cong1 mong4) — the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)
暮靄 (mou6 oi2) — evening mist
暮鼓晨鐘 (mou6 gu2 san4 zung1) — lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice; the p…
暱稱 (nik1 cing1) — nickname; diminutive; term of endearment; to nickname
暴亂 (bou6 lyun6) — riot; rebellion; revolt
暴光 (bou6 gwong1) — exposure
暴利 (bou6 lei6) — sudden huge profits
暴利稅 (bou6 lei6 seoi3) — windfall profit tax
暴力 (bou6 lik6) — violence; force; violent
暴力法 (bou6 lik6 faat3) — violent method; brute force
暴力犯罪 (bou6 lik6 faan6 zeoi6) — violent crime
暴卒 (bou6 zeot1) — to die of sudden illness; to die suddenly
暴君 (bou6 gwan1) — tyrant; despot
暴富 (bou6 fu3) — to get rich quick
暴徒 (bou6 tou4) — bandit; thug; ruffian
暴怒 (bou6 nou6) — to fly into a rage; to rage violently
暴恐 (bou6 hung2) — (attributive) terrorist
暴戾 (bou6 leoi6) — ruthless
暴扣 (bou6 kau3) — slam dunk (basketball)
暴政 (bou6 zing3) — tyranny; despotic rule
暴斂 (bou6 lim5) — to overtax; to extort
暴斃 (bou6 bai6) — to die suddenly
暴曬 (bou6 saai3) — (of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun
暴殄天物 (bou6 tin5 tin1 mat6) — to waste natural resources recklessly; not to know how to use things sparingly
暴民 (bou6 man4) — a mob of people
暴洪 (bou6 hung4) — a sudden, violent flood; flash flood
暴漫 (bou6 maan6) — rage comic
暴漲 (bou6 zoeng3) — to increase sharply; to rise dramatically
暴烈 (bou6 lit6) — violent; fierce
暴熱 (bou6 jit6) — to trend; to get popular quickly; sudden heat wave (weather)
暴燥 (bou6 cou3) — variant of 暴躁[bao4 zao4]
暴病 (bou6 beng6) — sudden attack of a serious illness
暴發 (bou6 faat3) — to break out (of disease etc); to suddenly get rich (or prominent)
暴發戶 (bou6 faat3 wu6) — newly rich; parvenu; upstart
暴虎馮河 (bou6 fu2 fung4 ho4) — lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom); …
暴行 (bou6 hang6) — savage act; outrage; atrocity
暴走漫畫 (bou6 zau2 maan6 waa2) — rage comic
暴跌 (bou6 dit3) — (economics) to slump; steep fall (in value etc)
暴跳如雷 (bou6 tiu3 jyu4 leoi4) — (idiom) to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
暴躁 (bou6 cou3) — irascible; irritable
暴雨 (bou6 jyu5) — torrential rain; rainstorm
暴雪鸌 (bou6 syut3 wok6) — (bird species of China) northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
暴露 (bou6 lou6) — to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]
暴露無遺 (bou6 lou6 mou4 wai4) — to lay bare; to come to light
暴露狂 (bou6 lou6 kwong4) — exhibitionist
暴露癖 (bou6 lou6 pik1) — exhibitionism
暴風 (bou6 fung1) — windstorm; (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind)
暴風雨 (bou6 fung1 jyu5) — rainstorm; storm; tempest
暴風雪 (bou6 fung1 syut3) — snowstorm; blizzard
暴風驟雨 (bou6 fung1 zau6 jyu5) — violent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest
暴食 (bou6 sik6) — to eat too much; to binge
暴食症 (bou6 sik6 zing3) — bulimia
暴飲暴食 (bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6) — to eat and drink unreasonably
暴龍 (bou6 lung4) — Tyrannosaurus spp.; esp. T. rex
暴龍屬 (bou6 lung4 suk6) — genus Tyrannosaurus
暴龍科 (bou6 lung4 fo1) — Tyrannosauridae, the dinosaur family containing Tyrannosaurus
暹羅 (cim3 lo4) — Siam (former name of Thailand)
暹羅語 (cim3 lo4 jyu5) — Siamese (Thai) language
暹邏 (cim3 lo4) — variant of 暹羅|暹罗[Xian1 luo2]
暾欲穀 (tan1 juk6 guk1) — Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)
曆年 (lik6 nin4) — calendar year
曆法 (lik6 faat3) — calendar science; calendar system
曇花 (taam4 faa1) — Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
曇花一現 (taam4 faa1 jat1 jin6) — lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once; flash in the pan (idiom); short-lived
曈 (tung4) — sun about to rise
曉 (hiu2) — dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit
曉以大義 (hiu2 ji5 daai6 ji6) — (idiom) to persuade by appealing to principle; to reason with sb on moral groun…
曉喻 (hiu2 jyu6) — to inform; to convince
曉得 (hiu2 dak1) — to know
曉示 (hiu2 si6) — to tell; to notify
曉諭 (hiu2 jyu6) — variant of 曉喻|晓喻[xiao3 yu4]
曖昧 (oi3 mui6) — vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
曖昧關係 (oi2 mui6 gwaan1 hai6) — shady relationship; affair; adulterous relationship
曙光 (cyu5 gwong1) — the first light of dawn; (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new begi…
曙紅朱雀 (cyu5 hung4 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus waltoni)
曝光表 (bou6 gwong1 biu2) — light meter; exposure meter
曝曬 (buk6 saai3) — to expose to strong sunlight
曝露 (buk6 lou6) — to expose (to the air, light etc); to leave uncovered; exposure
曠世 (kwong3 sai3) — incomparable; none to compare with at that time
曠代 (kwong3 doi6) — unrivalled; without peer in this generation
曠古 (kwong3 gu2) — since the dawn of time; from the year dot
曠古未有 (kwong3 gu2 mei6 jau5) — never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented
曠古未聞 (kwong3 gu2 mei6 man4) — never before in the whole of history (idiom); unprecedented; also written 曠古未有|…
曠地 (kwong3 dei6) — open space; open field
曠夫 (kwong3 fu1) — bachelor; unmarried man
曠工 (kwong3 gung1) — to skip work; absence without leave
曠廢 (kwong3 fai3) — to neglect (work); to waste (one's talents)
曠日持久 (kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2) — protracted (idiom); long and drawn-out
曠時攝影 (kwong3 si4 sip3 jing2) — time-lapse photography
曠渺 (kwong3 miu5) — remote and vast
曠課 (kwong3 fo3) — to play truant; to cut classes
曠費 (kwong3 fai3) — to waste; to squander
曠達 (kwong3 daat6) — broad-minded; accepting; philosophical (about things)
曠野 (kwong3 je5) — wilderness
曠闊 (kwong3 fut3) — vast
曬乾 (saai3 gon1) — to dry in the sun
曬傷 (saai3 soeng1) — to get sunburnt; sunburn
曬友 (saai3 jau5) — see 曬客|晒客[shai4 ke4]
曬圖 (saai3 tou4) — blueprint; to make a blueprint
曬客 (saai3 haak3) — person who shares their experiences and thoughts with others on the Internet
曬斑 (saai3 baan1) — sunburn spots (on skin)
曬衣繩 (saai3 ji1 sing4) — clothesline
曬駱駝 (saai3 lok6 to4) — xylitol (Cantonese); see also 木糖醇[mu4 tang2 chun2]
曬黑 (saai3 hak1) — to sunbathe; to tan; to get sunburnt; to expose unfair practices (on a consumer…
曲別針 (kuk1 bit6 zam1) — paper clip
曲周 (kuk1 zau1) — see 曲周縣|曲周县[Qu3 zhou1 Xian4]
曲周縣 (kuk1 zau1 jyun6) — Quzhou, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
曲子 (kuk1 zi2) — poem for singing; tune; music
曲尺 (kuk1 cek3) — carpenter's square
曲折 (kuk1 zit3) — winding; (fig.) complicated
曲柄 (kuk1 beng3) — crank handle
曲柄鑽 (kuk1 beng3 zyun3) — hand drill with a crank handle
曲棍 (kuk1 gwan3) — bent stick; hockey stick
曲棍球 (kuk1 gwan3 kau4) — field hockey
曲水 (kuk1 seoi2) — see 曲水縣|曲水县[Qu3 shui3 Xian4]
曲水縣 (kuk1 seoi2 jyun6) — Qüxü, a county in Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibet
曲江 (kuk1 gong1) — see 曲江區|曲江区[Qu3 jiang1 Qu1]
曲江區 (kuk1 gong1 keoi1) — Qujiang, a district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong
曲池穴 (kuk1 ci4 jyut6) — Quchi acupoint LI11, at the lateral end of the elbow crease
曲沃 (kuk1 juk1) — see 曲沃縣|曲沃县[Qu3 wo4 Xian4]
曲沃縣 (kuk1 juk1 jyun6) — Quwo, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
曲目 (kuk1 muk6) — repertoire; program; song; piece of music
曲直 (kuk1 zik6) — lit. crooked and straight; fig. right and wrong, good and evil
曲突徙薪 (kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1) — lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom); fig…
曲筆 (kuk1 bat1) — falsification in writing; misrepresentation in written history; deliberate digr…
曲終奏雅 (kuk1 zung1 zau3 ngaa5) — perfect finish (idiom)
曲線 (kuk1 sin3) — curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way
曲線圖 (kuk1 sin3 tou4) — line graph; line diagram
曲線擬合 (kuk1 sin3 ji5 hap6) — curve fitting
曲線論 (kuk1 sin3 leon6) — the theory of curves
曲線鋸 (kuk1 sin3 goe3) — jigsaw
曲肱而枕 (kuk1 gwang1 ji4 zam3) — lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom); fig. content with simple things
曲藝 (kuk1 ngai6) — folk musical theater
曲蟮 (kuk1 sin6) — variant of 蛐蟮[qu1 shan5]
曲裡拐彎 (kuk1 leoi5 gwaai2 waan1) — winding and turning (idiom)
曲解 (kuk1 gaai2) — to misrepresent; to misinterpret
曲調 (kuk1 diu6) — tune; melody
曲軸 (kuk1 zuk6) — crankshaft
曲阜 (kuk1 fau6) — see 曲阜市[Qu1 fu4 Shi4]
曲阜孔廟 (kuk1 fau6 hung2 miu6) — temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu
曲阜市 (kuk1 fau6 si5) — Qufu, hometown of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3], now a county-level city in Jining 濟寧…
曲陽 (kuk1 joeng4) — see 曲陽縣|曲阳县[Qu3 yang2 Xian4]
曲陽縣 (kuk1 joeng4 jyun6) — Quyang, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei
曲霉毒素 (kuk1 mui4 duk6 sou3) — aspergillus
曲靖 (kuk1 zing6) — see 曲靖市[Qu3 jing4 Shi4]
曲靖市 (kuk1 zing6 si5) — Qujing, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
曲面 (kuk1 min6) — curved surface; surface
曲面論 (kuk1 min6 leon6) — the theory of surfaces
曲頸瓶 (kuk1 geng2 ping4) — retort; bottle with curved neck
曲高和寡 (kuk1 gou1 wo4 gwaa2) — difficult songs find few singers (idiom); highbrow
曲麻萊 (kuk1 maa4 loi4) — see 曲麻萊縣|曲麻莱县[Qu3 ma2 lai2 Xian4]
曲麻萊縣 (kuk1 maa4 loi4 jyun6) — Qumarlêb, a county in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 s…
曳光彈 (jai6 gwong1 daan2) — tracer ammunition; tracer
曳尾鸌 (jai6 mei5 wok6) — (bird species of China) wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
更上一層樓 (gang3 soeng5 jat1 cang4 lau4) — to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level
更代 (gang1 doi6) — substitution; replacing former general; change of leader
更僕難數 (gang3 buk6 naan4 sou3) — too many to count; very many; innumerable
更加 (gang3 gaa1) — more (than sth else); even more
更動 (gang1 dung6) — to change; to replace; to alter
更卒 (gaang1 zeot1) — soldier (serving alternate watch)
更名 (gang1 ming4) — to rename
更夫 (gaang1 fu1) — night watchman (in former times)
更始 (gang1 ci2) — to make a new start; to regenerate
更年期 (gang1 nin4 kei4) — menopause; andropause

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