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沃頓 (juk1 deon6) — Wharton (name)
沃饒 (juk1 jiu4) — see 饒沃|饶沃[rao2 wo4]
沅水 (jyun4 seoi2) — Yuan River
沅江 (jyun4 gong1) — Yuan River, one of the largest rivers in Hunan
沅江九肋 (jyun4 gong1 gau2 lak6) — rare talent; lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
沅江市 (jyun4 gong1 si5) — Yuanjiang, a county-level city in Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
沅陵 (jyun4 ling4) — see 沅陵縣|沅陵县[Yuan2 ling2 Xian4]
沅陵縣 (jyun4 ling4 jyun6) — Yuanling, a county in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan
沆瀣 (hong4 haai6) — (literary) evening mist
沆瀣一氣 (hong4 haai6 jat1 hei3) — to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with; villains will look after one anot…
沈丘 (sam2 jau1) — see 沈丘縣|沈丘县[Shen3 qiu1 Xian4]
沈丘縣 (sam2 jau1 jyun6) — Shenqiu, a county in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan
沈北新區 (sam2 bak1 san1 keoi1) — Shenbei New District, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Li…
沈國放 (sam2 gwok3 fong3) — Shen Guofang (1952-), PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs (2003-2005)
沈從文 (sam2 cung4 man4) — Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist
沈復 (sam2 fuk6) — Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floatin…
沈括 (sam2 kut3) — Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty…
沈瑩 (sam2 jing4) — Shen Ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of S…
沈約 (sam2 joek3) — Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁…
沉不住氣 (cam4 bat1 zyu6 hei3) — to lose one's cool; to get impatient; unable to remain calm
沉住氣 (cam4 zyu6 hei3) — to keep cool; to stay calm
沉凝 (cam4 jing4) — stagnant; congealed; fig. grave in manner; low (of voice)
沉吟 (cam4 ngam4) — to mutter to oneself irresolutely
沉寂 (cam4 zik6) — silence; stillness
沉得住氣 (cam4 dak1 zyu6 hei3) — to stay calm; to keep one's composure
沉思 (cam4 si1) — to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
沉悶 (cam4 mun6) — oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy; (of sound) dull; muffled
沉沉 (cam4 cam4) — deeply; heavily
沉沒 (cam4 mut6) — to sink
沉沒成本 (cam4 mut6 sing4 bun2) — sunk cost (economics)
沉浮 (cam4 fau4) — lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise…
沉浸 (cam4 zam3) — to soak; to permeate; to immerse
沉淪 (cam4 leon4) — to sink into (vice, depravity etc); to pass into oblivion; downfall; passing
沉湎 (cam4 min5) — (literary) to wallow in; to indulge in; to be deeply engrossed in
沉湎酒色 (cam4 min5 zau2 sik1) — to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women; an inco…
沉溺 (cam4 nik6) — (fig.) to indulge in; to wallow in (addiction, vice etc); (literary) to sink in…
沉潭 (cam4 taam4) — to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially fo…
沉澱 (cam4 din6) — (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate; (fig.…
沉澱物 (cam4 din6 mat6) — precipitate; sediment
沉甸甸 (cam4 din6 din6) — heavy
沉痛 (cam4 tung3) — grief; remorse; deep in sorrow; bitter (anguish); profound (condolences)
沉痼 (cam4 gu3) — chronic illness; fig. deeply entrenched problem
沉痾 (cam4 o1) — chronic illness; (fig.) deep-rooted problem; longstanding issue
沉睡 (cam4 seoi6) — to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
沉積 (cam4 zik1) — sediment; deposit; sedimentation (geology)
沉積作用 (cam4 zik1 zok3 jung6) — sedimentation (geology)
沉積岩 (cam4 zik1 ngaam4) — sedimentary rock (geology)
沉積帶 (cam4 zik1 daai3) — sedimentary belt (geology)
沉積物 (cam4 zik1 mat6) — sediment
沉穩 (cam4 wan2) — steady; calm; unflustered
沉箱 (cam4 soeng1) — caisson; sink box
沉緩 (cam4 wun6) — unhurried; deliberate
沉船 (cam4 syun4) — shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship
沉船事故 (cam4 syun4 si6 gu3) — a shipwreck; a sinking
沉落 (cam4 lok6) — to sink; to fall
沉著 (cam4 zoek6) — steady; calm and collected; not nervous
沉著應戰 (cam4 zoek6 jing3 zin3) — to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
沉迷 (cam4 mai4) — to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to
沉邃 (cam4 seoi6) — deep and profound
沉醉 (cam4 zeoi3) — to become intoxicated
沉重 (cam4 zung6) — heavy; hard; serious; critical
沉重打擊 (cam4 cung5 daa2 gik1) — to hit hard
沉降 (cam4 gong3) — to subside; to cave in; subsidence
沉陷 (cam4 haam6) — to sink; to cave in; (of a building etc) to subside; (fig.) to get lost (in con…
沉雷 (cam4 leoi4) — deep growling thunder
沉靜 (cam4 zing6) — peaceful; quiet; calm; gentle
沉靜寡言 (cam4 zing6 gwaa2 jin4) — see 沉默寡言[chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2]
沉香 (cam4 hoeng1) — Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
沉魚落雁 (cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6) — lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. f…
沉默 (cam4 mak6) — taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
沉默寡言 (cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4) — habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative
沉默是金 (cam4 mak6 si6 gam1) — silence is golden (idiom)
沐川 (muk6 cyun1) — see 沐川縣|沐川县[Mu4 chuan1 Xian4]
沐川縣 (muk6 cyun1 jyun6) — Muchuan, a county in Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
沐恩 (muk6 jan1) — to receive favor
沐浴 (muk6 juk6) — to bathe; to take a bath; (fig.) to be bathed in; to be immersed in
沐浴乳 (muk6 juk6 jyu5) — body wash (liquid soap); shower gel
沐浴油 (muk6 juk6 jau4) — bath oil
沐浴球 (muk6 juk6 kau4) — shower puff; bath sponge; bath ball (containing aromas or salts)
沐浴用品 (muk6 juk6 jung6 ban2) — bath product
沐浴花 (muk6 juk6 faa1) — shower puff; shower sponge
沐浴露 (muk6 juk6 lou6) — shower gel
沐猴而冠 (muk6 hau4 ji4 gun1) — lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom); fig. worthless person in imposing attire
沐雨櫛風 (muk6 jyu5 zit3 fung1) — to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
沒上沒下 (mut6 soeng6 mut6 haa6) — no respect for seniors; lacking in manners
沒了 (mut6 liu5) — to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist
沒事 (mut6 si6) — it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free…
沒事兒 (mut6 si6 ji4) — to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind
沒人住 (mut6 jan4 zyu6) — unoccupied
沒人味 (mut6 jan4 mei6) — to be lacking in human character
沒人味兒 (mut6 jan4 mei6 ji4) — erhua variant of 沒人味|没人味[mei2 ren2 wei4]
沒什麼 (mut6 sam6 mo1) — it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleas…
沒來由 (mut6 loi4 jau4) — without any reason; for no reason
沒六兒 (mut6 luk6 ji4) — variant of 沒溜兒|没溜儿[mei2 liu4 r5]
沒分寸 (mut6 fan1 cyun3) — inappropriate; bad-mannered
沒勁 (mut6 ging3) — to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no i…
沒勁兒 (mut6 ging3 ji4) — erhua variant of 沒勁|没劲[mei2 jin4]
沒口 (mut6 hau2) — unreservedly; profusely
沒吃沒穿 (mut6 hek3 mut6 cyun1) — to be without food or clothing (idiom); to be very poor
沒命 (mut6 meng6) — to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately
沒品 (mut6 ban2) — lacking in class; tacky; tasteless
沒問題 (mut6 man6 tai4) — no problem
沒大沒小 (mut6 daai6 mut6 siu2) — impolite; cheeky; impudent
沒奈何 (mut6 noi6 ho4) — to have no alternative; to be helpless
沒完沒了 (mut6 jyun4 mut6 liu5) — without end; incessantly; on and on
沒底 (mut6 dai2) — unsure; uncertain; unending
沒影 (mut6 jing2) — to vanish; to be nowhere to be found; unfounded (story)
沒得說 (mut6 dak1 syut3) — really good; excellent
沒心沒肺 (mut6 sam1 mut6 fai3) — simple-minded; thoughtless; heartless; nitwitted
沒心眼 (mut6 sam1 ngaan5) — outspoken; artless; tactless
沒想到 (mut6 soeng2 dou3) — didn't expect
沒意思 (mut6 ji3 si1) — boring; of no interest
沒戲 (mut6 hei3) — (coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
沒收 (mut6 sau1) — to confiscate; to seize
沒救 (mut6 gau3) — beyond saving; hopeless; incurable
沒日沒夜 (mut6 jat6 mut6 je6) — day and night; regardless of the time of day or night
沒有 (mut6 jau5) — haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
沒有事 (mut6 jau5 si6) — not a bit; nothing is up; nothing alarming is happening
沒有意思 (mut6 jau5 ji3 si1) — boring; of no interest
沒有意義 (mut6 jau5 ji3 ji6) — not to have any meaning; meaningless
沒有法 (mut6 jau5 faat3) — at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
沒有關係 (mut6 jau5 gwaan1 hai6) — see 沒關係|没关系[mei2 guan1 xi5]
沒水平 (mut6 seoi2 ping4) — disgraceful; poor quality; substandard
沒水準 (mut6 seoi2 zeon2) — lacking class; boorish; poor quality; substandard
沒治 (mut6 zi6) — hopeless; helpless; incurable; fantastic; out of this world
沒法 (mut6 faat3) — at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
沒準兒 (mut6 zeon2 ji4) — erhua variant of 沒準|没准[mei2 zhun3]
沒溜兒 (mut6 liu1 ji4) — (dialect) silly
沒用 (mut6 jung6) — useless
沒種 (mut6 zung2) — not to have the guts (to do sth); cowardly
沒空兒 (mut6 hung1 ji4) — having no time
沒精打彩 (mut6 zing1 daa2 coi2) — variant of 沒精打采|没精打采[mei2 jing1 da3 cai3]
沒精打采 (mut6 zing1 daa2 coi2) — listless; dispirited; washed out; also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩[mei2 jing1 da3 cai3]
沒經驗 (mut6 ging1 jim6) — inexperienced
沒羞沒臊 (mut6 sau1 mut6 sou3) — shameless
沒臉 (mut6 lim5) — ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of …
沒臉沒皮 (mut6 lim5 mut6 pei4) — shameless; brazen
沒落 (mut6 lok6) — to decline; to wane
沒藥 (mut6 joek6) — myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
沒說的 (mut6 syut3 dik1) — (coll.) nothing to pick on; really good; (coll.) nothing to discuss; settled ma…
沒譜 (mut6 pou2) — to be clueless; to have no plan
沒譜兒 (mut6 pou2 ji4) — erhua variant of 沒譜|没谱[mei2 pu3]
沒起子 (mut6 hei2 zi2) — (dialect) (of a person) useless; pathetic; spineless
沒趣 (mut6 ceoi3) — embarrassing; dull; unsatisfactory
沒轍 (mut6 cit3) — at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
沒辦法 (mut6 baan6 faat3) — there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it
沒錯 (mut6 co3) — that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
沒長眼 (mut6 zoeng2 ngaan5) — see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛[mei2 zhang3 yan3 jing5]
沒長眼睛 (mut6 zoeng2 ngaan5 zing1) — (coll.) are you blind or something?; look where you're going
沒門兒 (mut6 mun4 ji4) — no way; impossible
沒電 (mut6 din6) — discharged; flat; dead (of batteries)
沒頭沒臉 (mut6 tau4 mut6 lim5) — lit. without head, without face (idiom); fig. frenzily; haphazardly
沒齒不忘 (mut6 ci2 bat1 mong4) — see 沒齒難忘|没齿难忘[mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4]
沒齒難忘 (mut6 ci2 naan4 mong4) — hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefacto…
沔 (min5) — inundation; name of a river
沖刷 (cung1 caat3) — to cleanse; to scrub; to scour; to wash down; to erode; to wash away
沖劑 (cung1 zai1) — medicine to be taken after being mixed with water (or other liquid)
沖印 (cung1 jan3) — to develop and print (photographic film)
沖塌 (cung1 taap3) — to cause (a dam) to collapse
沖天 (cung1 tin1) — (lit. and fig.) to soar; to shoot upwards
沖挹 (cung1 jap1) — to defer to; to be submissive
沖掉 (cung1 diu6) — to wash out; to leach
沖昏頭腦 (cung1 fan1 tau4 nou5) — lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationa…
沖服 (cung1 fuk6) — to take medicine in solution; infusion
沖服劑 (cung1 fuk6 zai1) — dose of medicine to be taken in solution; infusion
沖決 (cung1 kyut3) — to burst (e.g. a dam)
沖沖 (cung1 cung1) — excitedly
沖洗 (cung1 sai2) — to rinse; to wash; (photography) to develop (film)
沖涼 (cung1 loeng4) — (dialect) to take a shower
沖淋浴 (cung1 lam4 juk6) — to take a shower
沖淡 (cung1 taam5) — to dilute
沖澡 (cung1 cou3) — to take a shower
沖牙器 (cung1 ngaa4 hei3) — water pick; oral irrigator
沖積 (cung1 zik1) — to alluviate; alluviation; alluvial
沖積層 (cung1 zik1 cang4) — alluvial deposit; alluvium
沖積平原 (cung1 zik1 ping4 jyun4) — alluvial plain
沖繩 (cung1 sing4) — Okinawa (prefecture and island group in Japan)
沖繩島 (cung1 sing4 dou2) — Okinawa Island
沖繩群島 (cung1 sing4 kwan4 dou2) — the Okinawa archipelago
沖蝕 (cung1 sik6) — to erode; erosion
沖調 (cung1 tiu4) — to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc
沖走 (cung1 zau2) — to flush away
沖齡 (cung1 ling4) — childhood (typically used in reference to an emperor)
沘 (bei2) — name of a river
沙丁胺醇 (saa1 ding1 on1 seon4) — salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma); also known as albuterol,…
沙丁魚 (saa1 ding1 jyu2) — sardine (loanword)
沙丘 (saa1 jau1) — sand dune; sandy hill
沙丘鶴 (saa1 jau1 hok6) — (bird species of China) sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis)
沙井 (saa1 zeng2) — (HK) manhole
沙依巴克 (saa1 ji1 baa1 hak1) — see 沙依巴克區|沙依巴克区[Sha1 yi1 ba1 ke4 Qu1]
沙依巴克區 (saa1 ji1 baa1 hak1 keoi1) — Saybag, a district of Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
沙俄 (saa1 ngo4) — Tsarist Russia; abbr. for 沙皇俄國|沙皇俄国[Sha1 huang2 E2 guo2]
沙僧 (saa1 zang1) — Sha Wujing
沙利度胺 (saa1 lei6 dou6 on1) — thalidomide
沙加緬度 (saa1 gaa1 min5 dou6) — Sacramento
沙參 (saa1 sam1) — ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
沙和尚 (saa1 wo4 soeng2) — Sha Wujing
沙啞 (saa1 aa2) — hoarse; husky; raspy
沙囊 (saa1 nong4) — sandbag; variant of 砂囊[sha1 nang2]
沙土 (saa1 tou2) — sandy soil
沙地 (saa1 dei6) — sandy beach or river bank; sand dune; sandy land
沙地話 (saa1 dei6 waa2) — see 啟海話|启海话[Qi3 hai3 hua4]
沙坑 (saa1 haang1) — sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf)
沙坑桿 (saa1 haang1 gon1) — sand wedge (golf)
沙坡頭 (saa1 bo1 tau4) — see 沙坡頭區|沙坡头区[Sha1 po1 tou2 Qu1]
沙坡頭區 (saa1 bo1 tau4 keoi1) — Shapotou, a district of Zhongwei City 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 Shi4], Ningxia
沙坪壩區 (saa1 ping4 baa3 keoi1) — Shapingba, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
沙堡 (saa1 bou2) — sandcastle
沙場 (saa1 coeng4) — sandpit; battleground; battlefield
沙塵 (saa1 can4) — airborne sand and dust
沙塵暴 (saa1 can4 bou6) — sand and dust storm
沙壩 (saa1 baa3) — a sandbank; a sand bar
沙士 (saa1 si2) — (loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink); (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe a…
沙姆沙伊赫 (saa1 mou5 saa1 ji1 haak1) — Sharm el-Sheikh, city in Egypt
沙威瑪 (saa1 wai1 maa5) — shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
沙子 (saa1 zi2) — sand; grit
沙家浜 (saa1 gaa1 bong1) — "Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲|样板戏[yang4…
沙岩 (saa1 ngaam4) — sandstone
沙巴 (saa1 baa1) — Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
沙市 (saa1 si5) — see 沙市區|沙市区[Sha1 shi4 Qu1]
沙市區 (saa1 si5 keoi1) — Shashi, a district of Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei
沙彌 (saa1 nei4) — novice Buddhist monk
沙悟淨 (saa1 ng6 zing6) — Sha Wujing, aka Friar Sand or Sandy, one of the three disciples of the Buddhist…
沙拉 (saa1 laai1) — (loanword) salad
沙撈越 (saa1 lou4 jyut6) — Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
沙文主義 (saa1 man4 zyu2 ji6) — chauvinism
沙暴 (saa1 bou6) — sandstorm
沙朗 (saa1 long5) — sirloin (loanword)
沙朗牛排 (saa1 long5 ngau4 paai4) — sirloin steak
沙林 (saa1 lam4) — sarin (loanword)
沙棘 (saa1 gik1) — (botany) sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
沙池 (saa1 ci4) — sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc); sandbox
沙沙 (saa1 saa1) — rustle
沙河 (saa1 ho4) — see 沙河市[Sha1 he2 Shi4]
沙河口區 (saa1 ho4 hau2 keoi1) — Shahekou, a district of Dalian City 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 Shi4], Liaoning
沙河市 (saa1 ho4 si5) — Shahe, a county-level city in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
沙法維王朝 (saa1 faat3 wai4 wong4 ciu4) — Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
沙洋 (saa1 joeng4) — see 沙洋縣|沙洋县[Sha1 yang2 Xian4]
沙洋縣 (saa1 joeng4 jyun6) — Shayang, a county in Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4], Hubei
沙洲 (saa1 zau1) — sandbank; sandbar
沙漏 (saa1 lau6) — hourglass; sand filter
沙漠 (saa1 mok6) — desert
沙漠之狐 (saa1 mok6 zi1 wu4) — Desert Fox
沙漠化 (saa1 mok6 faa3) — desertification
沙灘 (saa1 taan1) — beach; sandy shore
沙灘排球 (saa1 taan1 paai4 kau4) — beach volleyball
沙灘鞋 (saa1 taan1 haai4) — beach shoes; wetsuit booties
沙灣 (saa1 waan1) — see 沙灣區|沙湾区[Sha1 wan1 Qu1]; see 沙灣市|沙湾市[Sha1 wan1 Shi4]
沙灣區 (saa1 waan1 keoi1) — Shawan, a district of Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
沙烏地阿拉伯 (saa1 wu1 dei6 aa3 laai1 baak3) — Saudi Arabia (Tw)
沙爹 (saa1 de1) — satay (sauce)
沙爹醬 (saa1 de1 zoeng3) — satay sauce
沙特 (saa1 dak6) — Saudi; abbr. for Saudi Arabia
沙特阿拉伯 (saa1 dak6 aa3 laai1 baak3) — Saudi Arabia
沙特阿拉伯人 (saa1 dak6 aa3 laai1 baak3 jan4) — a Saudi; Saudi Arabian person
沙琪瑪 (saa1 kei4 maa5) — sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup,…
沙瓦瑪 (saa1 ngaa5 maa5) — shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
沙田 (saa1 tin4) — Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong
沙畫 (saa1 waa2) — sand picture
沙畹 (saa1 jyun2) — Chavannes (name)
沙發 (saa1 faat3) — (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a …
沙發客 (saa1 faat3 haak3) — couchsurfing; couchsurfer
沙發床 (saa1 faat3 cong4) — sofa bed; sleeper sofa
沙皇 (saa1 wong4) — czar (loanword)
沙皇俄國 (saa1 wong4 ngo4 gwok3) — Tsarist Russia
沙皮狗 (saa1 pei4 gau2) — Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
沙盤推演 (saa1 pun4 teoi1 jin2) — to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom); to rehearse a planned actio…
沙眼 (saa1 ngaan5) — trachoma
沙石 (saa1 sek6) — sand and stones
沙磧 (saa1 zik1) — (literary) desert; sandy shore
沙礫 (saa1 lik1) — grains of sand
沙祖康 (saa1 zou2 hong1) — Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat
沙粒 (saa1 lap1) — grain of sand
沙縣 (saa1 jyun6) — see 沙縣區|沙县区[Sha1 xian4 Qu1]
沙色朱雀 (saa1 sik1 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae)
沙茶 (saa1 caa4) — satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
沙蟲 (saa1 cung4) — sandworm
沙蠶 (saa1 caam4) — genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
沙袋 (saa1 doi2) — sandbag; punching bag (trad. filled with sand)
沙西米 (saa1 sai1 mai5) — sashimi (loanword)
沙質 (saa1 zat1) — sandy
沙那 (saa1 naa5) — Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)
沙鍋 (saa1 wo1) — variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1]
沙門 (saa1 mun4) — monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India); Buddhist monk
沙門氏菌 (saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2) — Salmonella
沙門菌 (saa1 mun4 kwan2) — salmonella
沙雅 (saa1 ngaa5) — see 沙雅縣|沙雅县[Sha1 ya3 Xian4]
沙雅縣 (saa1 ngaa5 jyun6) — Xayar, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
沙頭角 (saa1 tau4 gok3) — Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
沙魚 (saa1 jyu2) — variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼[sha1 yu2]
沙麗 (saa1 lai6) — (loanword) sari
沙鼠 (saa1 syu2) — gerbil
沙龍 (saa1 lung4) — salon (loanword)
沚 (zi2) — islet
沛公 (pui3 gung1) — Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])
沛縣 (pui3 jyun6) — Pei County or Peixian, a county in Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
沬 (mui6) — dawn; place name
沭 (seot6) — river in Shandong
沭陽 (seot6 joeng4) — see 沭陽縣|沭阳县[Shu4 yang2 Xian4]
沭陽縣 (seot6 joeng4 jyun6) — Shuyang, a county in Suqian City 宿遷市|宿迁市[Su4 qian1 Shi4], Jiangsu
沮喪 (zeoi2 song3) — dispirited; dejected; dismayed
沱沱河 (to4 to4 ho4) — source of Changjiang or Yangtze river
沱灢 (to4 nong5) — see 峴港|岘港[Xian4 gang3]
沱茶 (to4 caa4) — a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or n…
河伯 (ho4 baak3) — name or river God associated with Yellow river
河內 (ho4 noi6) — Hanoi, capital of Vietnam
河北 (ho4 bak1) — see 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
河北區 (ho4 bak1 keoi1) — Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
河北工業大學 (ho4 bak1 gung1 jip6 daai6 hok6) — Hebei University of Technology
河北日報 (ho4 bak1 jat6 bou3) — Hebei Daily, newspaper founded in 1949
河北梆子 (ho4 bak1 bong1 zi2) — Hebei opera
河北省 (ho4 bak1 saang2) — Hebei Province, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4] (short n…
河北科技大學 (ho4 bak1 fo1 gei6 daai6 hok6) — Hebei University of Science and Technology
河南 (ho4 naam4) — see 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]; see 河南蒙古族自治縣|河南蒙古族自治县[He2 nan2 Meng2 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4…
河南省 (ho4 naam4 saang2) — Henan Province, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4] (short name 豫[Yu4])
河南縣 (ho4 naam4 jyun6) — see 河南蒙古族自治縣|河南蒙古族自治县[He2 nan2 Meng2 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
河南蒙古族自治縣 (ho4 naam4 mung4 gu2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Henan Mongol Autonomous County, in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自…
河卵石 (ho4 leon2 sek6) — pebble
河叉 (ho4 caa1) — river mouth
河口 (ho4 hau2) — see 河口區|河口区[He2 kou3 Qu1]; see 河口瑤族自治縣|河口瑶族自治县[He2 kou3 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
河口區 (ho4 hau2 keoi1) — Hekou, a district of Dongying City 東營市|东营市[Dong1 ying2 Shi4], Shandong
河口瑤族自治縣 (ho4 hau2 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝…
河外星系 (ho4 ngoi6 sing1 hai6) — extragalactic star system; galaxy (not including our Galaxy)
河外星雲 (ho4 ngoi6 sing1 wan4) — extragalactic nebula
河套 (ho4 tou3) — the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia
河姆渡 (ho4 mou5 dou6) — Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back to c. …
河姆渡遺址 (ho4 mou5 dou6 wai4 zi2) — Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 長江|长江 in Zhejiang, going back …
河岸 (ho4 ngon6) — riverside; river bank
河川 (ho4 cyun1) — rivers
河工 (ho4 gung1) — river conservancy works (dike maintenance, dredging etc); river conservancy wor…
河床 (ho4 cong4) — riverbed
河曲 (ho4 kuk1) — see 河曲縣|河曲县[He2 qu3 Xian4]
河曲縣 (ho4 kuk1 jyun6) — Hequ, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
河村 (ho4 cyun1) — Kawamura (name)
河東 (ho4 dung1) — Hedong district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
河東區 (ho4 dung1 keoi1) — Hedong district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]; Hedong district o…
河東獅 (ho4 dung1 si1) — shrew; see also 河東獅吼|河东狮吼[He2 dong1 shi1 hou3]
河東獅吼 (ho4 dung1 si1 haau1) — lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom); fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a…
河槽 (ho4 cou4) — river bed; channel
河殤 (ho4 soeng1) — River Elegy, influential 1988 CCTV documentary series, said to have stimulated …
河水 (ho4 seoi2) — river water
河水不犯井水 (ho4 seoi2 bat1 faan6 zeng2 seoi2) — see 井水不犯河水[jing3 shui3 bu4 fan4 he2 shui3]
河池 (ho4 ci4) — see 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4]
河池市 (ho4 ci4 si5) — Hechi, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治…
河洛人 (ho4 lok6 jan4) — Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
河津 (ho4 zeon1) — see 河津市[He2 jin1 Shi4]
河津市 (ho4 zeon1 si5) — Hejin, a county-level city in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
河流 (ho4 lau4) — river
河清海晏 (ho4 cing1 hoi2 aan3) — see 海晏河清[hai3 yan4 he2 qing1]
河渠 (ho4 keoi4) — rivers and canals; waterway
河港 (ho4 gong2) — river port
河源 (ho4 jyun4) — see 河源市[He2 yuan2 Shi4]
河源市 (ho4 jyun4 si5) — Heyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
河溝 (ho4 gau1) — brook; ditch
河漫灘 (ho4 maan6 taan1) — floodplain
河濱 (ho4 ban1) — brook; rivulet
河灘 (ho4 taan1) — river bank; river shore; strand
河烏 (ho4 wu1) — (bird species of China) white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
河狸 (ho4 lei4) — beaver
河畔 (ho4 bun6) — riverside; river plain
河神 (ho4 san4) — river god
河童 (ho4 tung4) — kappa, a child-size humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore
河粉 (ho4 fan2) — hor fun, a type of wide, flat rice noodle
河蚌 (ho4 pong5) — mussels; bivalves grown in rivers and lakes
河蟹 (ho4 haai5) — river crab; Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[he2 xie2], which is …
河西 (ho4 sai1) — land west of the Yellow river; Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
河西區 (ho4 sai1 keoi1) — Hexi district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
河西堡 (ho4 sai1 bou2) — Hexipu, a town in Yongchang County 永昌縣|永昌县[Yong3 chang1 Xian4], Jinchang 金昌[Jin…
河西走廊 (ho4 sai1 zau2 long4) — Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gans…
河谷 (ho4 guk1) — river valley
河豚 (ho4 tyun4) — blowfish; puffer (Tetraodontidae)
河豚毒素 (ho4 tyun4 duk6 sou3) — tetrodotoxin (TTX)
河道 (ho4 dou6) — river course; river channel
河邊 (ho4 bin1) — river bank
河間市 (ho4 gaan1 si5) — Hejian, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
河馬 (ho4 maa5) — hippopotamus
河鼓二 (ho4 gu2 ji6) — Altair (star)
沸水 (fai3 seoi2) — boiling water
沸沸揚揚 (fai3 fai3 joeng4 joeng4) — bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz
沸石 (fai3 sek6) — zeolite
沸騰 (fai3 tang4) — (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be imp…
沸點 (fai3 dim2) — boiling point
油乎乎 (jau4 fu1 fu1) — greasy; oily
油井 (jau4 zeng2) — oil well
油亮 (jau4 loeng6) — glossy; shiny
油價 (jau4 gaa3) — oil (petroleum) price
油光 (jau4 gwong1) — glossy; gleaming; shiny (due to greasiness); slick; greasy; oily
油光光 (jau4 gwong1 gwong1) — glossy; gleaming; shiny (due to greasiness); slick; greasy; oily
油光可鑒 (jau4 gwong1 ho2 gaam3) — lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom); lustrous
油光水滑 (jau4 gwong1 seoi2 waat6) — sleek; shiny and smooth
油光漆 (jau4 gwong1 cat1) — varnish
油加利 (jau4 gaa1 lei6) — variant of 尤加利[you2 jia1 li4]
油印 (jau4 jan3) — to mimeograph
油嘴 (jau4 zeoi2) — eloquent and cunning; silver tongued
油嘴滑舌 (jau4 zeoi2 waat6 sit3) — glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking
油垢 (jau4 gau3) — greasy dirt
油墨 (jau4 mak6) — printing ink
油子 (jau4 zi2) — dense and sticky substance; (dialect) wily old fox
油尖旺 (jau4 zim1 wong6) — Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
油尺 (jau4 cek3) — dipstick; oil measuring rod
油布 (jau4 bou3) — tarpaulin
油底殼 (jau4 dai2 hok3) — oil sump
油庫 (jau4 fu3) — fuel depot; fuel farm
油料 (jau4 liu2) — oilseed; oil; fuel
油料作物 (jau4 liu2 zok3 mat6) — oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc); oil-bearing crop
油旋 (jau4 syun4) — Youxuan, a kind of a pastry
油松 (jau4 cung4) — Chinese red pine
油桃 (jau4 tou4) — nectarine
油條 (jau4 tiu2) — youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); slick and sly person
油棕 (jau4 zung1) — oil palm
油氣 (jau4 hei3) — oil and gas
油氣田 (jau4 hei3 tin4) — oilfields and gasfields
油水 (jau4 seoi2) — grease; profit; ill-gotten gains
油污 (jau4 wu1) — greasy dirt; sludge (from an oil spill)
油汪汪 (jau4 wong1 wong1) — dripping with oil
油油 (jau4 jau4) — oily
油泵 (jau4 bam1) — oil pump
油滑 (jau4 waat6) — oily; greasy; unctuous; slippery (character)
油漆 (jau4 cat1) — oil paints; lacquer; to paint
油潑扯麵 (jau4 put3 ce2 min6) — broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biang2 bi…
油灰刀 (jau4 fui1 dou1) — putty knife
油炸 (jau4 zaa3) — to deep fry
油炸圈餅 (jau4 zaa3 hyun1 beng2) — doughnut
油然而生 (jau4 jin4 ji4 sang1) — arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous; to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
油煙 (jau4 jin1) — soot; lampblack
油燈 (jau4 dang1) — oil lamp
油猾 (jau4 waat6) — sly; slick
油田 (jau4 tin4) — oil field
油畫 (jau4 waa2) — oil painting
油症 (jau4 zing3) — Yusho disease or Yu-cheng disease, mass poisoning caused by rice bran oil in no…
油砂 (jau4 saa1) — oil sand (mining)
油箱 (jau4 soeng1) — fuel tank
油罐車 (jau4 gun3 ce1) — oil tanker truck; fuel tanker
油耗 (jau4 hou3) — fuel consumption
油脂 (jau4 zi1) — grease; oil; fat
油腔滑調 (jau4 hong1 waat6 diu6) — flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech); glib-tongued; oily
油膏 (jau4 gou1) — semi-solid fat-based substance; (medicine) ointment
油膩 (jau4 nei6) — greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism, attested by …
油船 (jau4 syun4) — oil tanker
油花 (jau4 faa1) — grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid; tricky and dissolute
油菜籽 (jau4 coi3 zi2) — oilseed rape (Brassica campestris); rapeseed; coleseed
油輪 (jau4 leon4) — tanker (ship)
油鍋 (jau4 wo1) — a deep fryer
油門 (jau4 mun4) — accelerator (pedal); gas pedal; throttle
油雞 (jau4 gai1) — a variety of chicken
油鞋 (jau4 haai4) — waterproof shoes; oiled shoes (for wet weather)
油頁岩 (jau4 jip6 ngaam4) — oil shale
油餅 (jau4 beng2) — deep-fried doughcake; oilcake (animal fodder)
油鹽醬醋 (jau4 jim4 zoeng3 cou3) — (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom); (fig.) life's daily necessities
油麥 (jau4 mak6) — naked oat (old)
油黑 (jau4 hak1) — glossy black
沺 (tin4) — turbulent
治下 (zi6 haa6) — under the jurisdiction of
治喪 (zi6 song1) — to organize and carry out a funeral
治國 (zi6 gwok3) — to rule a country
治國理政 (zi6 gwok3 lei5 zing3) — to manage state affairs; to govern the country
治外法權 (zi6 ngoi6 faat3 kyun4) — diplomatic immunity; (history) extraterritoriality, the rights (under unequal t…
治多 (zi6 do1) — see 治多縣|治多县[Zhi4 duo1 Xian4]
治多縣 (zi6 do1 jyun6) — Zhidoi, a county in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu…
治大國若烹小鮮 (ci4 daai6 gwok3 joek6 paang1 siu2 sin1) — ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom); effective gover…
治好 (zi6 hou2) — to cure
治學 (zi6 hok6) — scholarship; high-level study; to do scholarly research; to pursue a high level…
治安 (zi6 on1) — law and order; public security
治未病 (zi6 mei6 beng6) — preventative treatment (medicine)
治本 (zi6 bun2) — to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted wit…
治標 (zi6 biu1) — to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause
治標不治本 (zi6 biu1 bat1 zi6 bun2) — to treat the symptoms but not the root cause
治死 (zi6 sei2) — to put to death
治氣 (zi6 hei3) — to get angry
治理 (zi6 lei5) — to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
治病 (zi6 beng6) — to treat an illness
治病救人 (zi6 beng6 gau3 jan4) — to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to hel…
治療 (zi6 liu4) — to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy
治療法 (zi6 liu4 faat3) — therapy
治癒 (zi6 jyu6) — to cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming
治罪 (zi6 zeoi6) — to punish sb (for a crime)
治裝 (zi6 zong1) — to prepare necessities (chiefly clothes) for a journey abroad
治裝費 (zi6 zong1 fai3) — expenses for 治裝|治装[zhi4 zhuang1]
治軍 (zi6 gwan1) — running of armed forces; military management; to govern armed forces; to direct…
沼氣 (ziu2 hei3) — marsh gas; methane CH4
沼澤 (ziu2 zaak6) — marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade
沼澤地 (ziu2 zaak6 dei6) — marsh; swamp; everglade
沼澤地帶 (ziu2 zaak6 dei6 daai3) — marsh; swamp; everglade
沼澤大尾鶯 (ziu2 zaak6 daai6 mei5 ang1) — (bird species of China) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
沼澤山雀 (ziu2 zaak6 saan1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
沼狸 (ziu2 lei4) — (zoology) coypu; nutria
沽名釣譽 (gu1 ming4 diu3 jyu6) — to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
沽源 (gu1 jyun4) — see 沽源縣|沽源县[Gu1 yuan2 Xian4]
沽源縣 (gu1 jyun4 jyun6) — Guyuan, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei
沾光 (zim1 gwong1) — to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflecte…
沾唇 (zim1 seon4) — to moisten one's lips; to sip (wine, tea etc); esp. used with negatives: never …
沾染 (zim1 jim5) — to pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage
沾染世俗 (zim1 jim5 sai3 zuk6) — to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
沾沾自喜 (zim1 zim1 zi6 hei2) — immeasurably self-satisfied
沾滿 (zim1 mun5) — muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in
沾濕 (zim1 sap1) — to moisten; to dampen; to be steeped in; to be imbued with
沾濡 (zim1 jyu4) — to moisten
沾花惹草 (zim1 faa1 je5 cou2) — to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); to womanize; to frequent b…
沾邊 (zim1 bin1) — to have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have on…
沾醬 (zim1 zoeng3) — dip (cookery)

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