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爆冷 (baau3 laang5) — an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a bre…
爆冷門 (baau3 laang5 mun2) — an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a bre…
爆冷門兒 (baau3 laang5 mun4 ji4) — erhua variant of 爆冷門|爆冷门[bao4 leng3 men2]
爆出 (baau3 ceot1) — to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story)
爆吧 (baau3 baa1) — spam flooding
爆彈 (baau3 daan2) — bomb
爆料 (baau3 liu2) — to reveal inside or previously undisclosed information; revelation; leak; tip-o…
爆滿 (baau3 mun5) — filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
爆炒 (baau3 caau2) — to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame; to conduct a media blitz; to manipulate…
爆炸 (baau3 zaa3) — explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
爆炸力 (baau3 zaa3 lik6) — explosive force; strength of an explosion
爆炸性 (baau3 zaa3 sing3) — explosive; fig. shocking
爆炸物 (baau3 zaa3 mat6) — explosive (material)
爆燃 (baau3 jin4) — to deflagrate
爆玉米花 (baau3 juk6 mai5 faa1) — to make popcorn; popcorn
爆發 (baau3 faat3) — to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
爆發性 (baau3 faat3 sing3) — explosive power; explosive
爆破 (baau3 po3) — to blow up; to demolish (using explosives); dynamite; blast
爆破手 (baau3 po3 sau2) — dynamiter
爆竹 (baau3 zuk1) — firecracker
爆笑 (baau3 siu3) — to burst out laughing; hilarious; burst of laughter
爆管 (baau3 gun2) — cartridge igniter; squib
爆米花 (baau3 mai5 faa1) — puffed rice; popcorn
爆紅 (baau3 hung4) — to burst onto the scene; to shoot to fame; to become suddenly popular
爆聲 (baau3 seng1) — explosion; bang; sonic boom; engine knock
爆肚兒 (baau3 tou5 ji4) — erhua variant of 爆肚[bao4 du3]
爆胎 (baau3 toi1) — (of a car, bike etc) to get a flat tire
爆艙 (baau3 cong1) — to run out of cargo space (on a ship or plane)
爆花 (baau3 faa1) — see 爆米花[bao4 mi3 hua1]
爆菊花 (baau3 guk1 faa1) — (slang) to stick sth up the anus; to have anal intercourse
爆表 (baau3 biu2) — off the charts; extreme; beyond the normal range of measurement
爆裂 (baau3 lit6) — to rupture; to burst; to explode
爆裂物 (baau3 lit6 mat6) — explosives
爆雷 (baau3 leoi4) — (of a P2P lending platform) to collapse; (Tw) (slang) to reveal plot details; s…
爆震 (baau3 zan3) — knocking (fault in internal combustion engine)
爆音 (baau3 jam1) — sonic boom
爆鳴 (baau3 ming4) — sound of an explosion
爌肉 (kong3 juk6) — slow-braised pork belly (Tw)
爍爍 (soek3 soek3) — flickering; glittering
爐子 (lou4 zi2) — stove; oven; furnace
爐床 (lou4 cong4) — hearth
爐架 (lou4 gaa2) — stove stand; grate (supporting a pot over the stove); grate (in a fireplace); o…
爐渣 (lou4 zaa1) — furnace slag; ashes from a stove
爐火 (lou4 fo2) — the fire of a stove
爐火純青 (lou4 fo2 seon4 cing1) — (lit.) the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idi…
爐灶 (lou4 zou3) — stove
爐膛 (lou4 tong4) — furnace chamber; stove chamber
爐臺 (lou4 toi4) — stove top; hob
爐邊 (lou4 bin1) — fireside
爐霍 (lou4 fok3) — see 爐霍縣|炉霍县[Lu2 huo4 Xian4]
爐霍縣 (lou4 fok3 jyun6) — Luhuo, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 z…
爐頂 (lou4 deng2) — furnace top
爛好人 (laan6 hou2 jan4) — sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
爛尾 (laan6 mei5) — (of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)
爛崽 (laan6 zoi2) — (dialect) hooligan; low-life
爛攤子 (laan6 taan1 zi2) — terrible mess; shambles
爛污貨 (laan6 wu1 fo3) — loose woman; slut
爛泥 (laan6 nai4) — mud; mire
爛泥扶不上牆 (laan6 nai4 fu4 bat1 soeng5 coeng4) — useless (idiom); worthless; inept
爛泥糊不上牆 (laan6 nai4 wu4 bat1 soeng5 coeng4) — see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2]
爛漫 (laan6 maan6) — unaffected; unpretentious; (literary) brightly colored; vibrant
爛熟 (laan6 suk6) — (of fruit) fully ripe; overripe; (of food) cooked until very soft; to know thor…
爛熳 (laan6 maan6) — variant of 爛漫|烂漫[lan4 man4]
爛糊 (laan6 wu4) — (of food) very soft and mushy from prolonged cooking; (of a dish) thickened to …
爛縵 (laan6 maan6) — variant of 爛漫|烂漫[lan4 man4]
爛舌頭 (laan6 sit3 tau4) — to gossip; to blab; a blab-mouth
爛賬 (laan6 zoeng3) — disorganized accounts; uncollectable debts; bad debt
爛透 (laan6 tau3) — rotten to the core
爛醉 (laan6 zeoi3) — dead drunk; completely drunk
爛醉如泥 (laan6 zeoi3 jyu4 nai4) — (idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered
爪兒 (zaau2 ji4) — paws (of small animal); foot of a utensil; stupid person
爪印 (zaau2 jan3) — paw print
爪哇 (zaau2 waa1) — Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇島 (zaau2 waa1 dou2) — Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇池鷺 (zaau2 waa1 ci4 lou6) — (bird species of China) Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)
爪哇禾雀 (zaau2 waa1 wo4 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
爪子 (zaau2 zi2) — (animal's) claw
爪尖兒 (zaau2 zim1 ji4) — pig's trotters
爪機 (zaau2 gei1) — (Internet slang) mobile phone
爪牙 (zaau2 ngaa4) — pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth
爪蟾 (zaau2 sim4) — Xenopus (type of frog)
爬上 (paa4 soeng5) — to climb up
爬升 (paa4 sing1) — to rise; to ascend; to climb (airplane etc); to go up (sales figures etc); to g…
爬山 (paa4 saan1) — to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
爬山涉水 (paa4 saan1 sip3 seoi2) — to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult j…
爬山虎 (paa4 saan1 fu2) — Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
爬格子 (paa4 gaak3 zi2) — (oral) to write (esp. for a living); to spell out laboriously on squared paper
爬泳 (paa4 wing6) — (swimming) the crawl (front crawl stroke)
爬灰 (paa4 fui1) — variant of 扒灰[pa2 hui1]
爬牆 (paa4 coeng4) — to climb a wall; (fig.) to be unfaithful
爬犁 (paa4 lai4) — sledge
爬竿 (paa4 gon1) — pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act); climbing pole
爬蟲 (paa4 cung4) — reptile; (Internet) web crawler
爬蟲動物 (paa4 cung4 dung6 mat6) — reptile
爬蟲類 (paa4 cung4 leoi6) — reptiles; also written 爬行類|爬行类
爬行 (paa4 hang4) — to crawl; to creep
爬行動物 (paa4 hang4 dung6 mat6) — reptile
爬行類 (paa4 hang4 leoi6) — reptiles; also written 爬行動物|爬行动物
爭先 (zang1 sin1) — to compete to be first; to contest first place
爭先恐後 (zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6) — (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for f…
爭光 (zang1 gwong1) — to win an honor; to strive to win a prize
爭分奪秒 (zang1 fan1 dyut6 miu5) — lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every s…
爭取 (zang1 ceoi2) — to fight for; to strive for; to win over
爭名奪利 (zang1 ming4 dyut6 lei6) — to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth; only in…
爭執 (zang1 zap1) — to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
爭執不下 (zang1 zap1 bat1 haa6) — to quarrel endlessly
爭奪戰 (zang1 dyut6 zin3) — struggle
爭妍鬥艷 (zang1 jin4 dau3 jim6) — contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc); vying i…
爭寵 (zang1 cung2) — to strive for favor
爭強好勝 (zang1 koeng4 hou3 sing3) — competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others
爭得 (zang1 dak1) — to obtain by an effort; to strive to get sth
爭戰 (zang1 zin3) — fight
爭持 (zang1 ci4) — to refuse to concede; not to give in
爭搶 (zang1 coeng2) — to fight over; to scramble for
爭權奪利 (zang1 kyun4 dyut6 lei6) — scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
爭氣 (zang1 hei3) — to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
爭球線 (zang1 kau4 sin3) — scrimmage line (American football)
爭相 (zang1 soeng1) — to fall over each other in their eagerness to ...
爭端 (zang1 dyun1) — dispute; controversy; conflict
爭臣 (zang1 san4) — minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
爭衡 (zang1 hang4) — to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy
爭訟 (zang1 zung6) — dispute involving litigation; legal dispute
爭論 (zang1 leon6) — to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate
爭論點 (zang1 leon6 dim2) — contention
爭議 (zang1 ji5) — controversy; dispute; to dispute
爭議性 (zang1 ji5 sing3) — controversial
爭購 (zang1 gau3) — to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase
爭辯 (zang1 bin6) — a dispute; to wrangle
爭鋒 (zang1 fung1) — to strive
爭長論短 (zang1 coeng4 leon6 dyun2) — lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); fig. to squabble; to argue over m…
爭雄 (zang1 hung4) — to contend for supremacy
爭霸 (zang1 baa3) — to contend for hegemony; a power struggle
爭面子 (zang1 min6 zi2) — to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc); to make oneself look go…
爭風吃醋 (zang1 fung1 hek3 cou3) — to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a …
爭鬥 (zang1 dau3) — to struggle; to fight; struggle
爭鳴 (zang1 ming4) — to contend
爵位 (zoek3 wai6) — order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2],…
爵士 (zoek3 si6) — knight; Sir; (loanword) jazz
爵士樂 (zoek3 si6 ngok6) — jazz (loanword)
爵士舞 (zoek3 si6 mou5) — jazz (loanword)
爵士音樂 (zoek3 si6 jam1 ngok6) — jazz (loanword)
爵祿 (zoek3 luk6) — rank and emolument of nobility
父兄 (fu6 hing1) — father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch
父喪 (fu6 song3) — the death of one's father
父執輩 (fu6 zap1 bui3) — person of one's father's generation
父子 (fu6 zi2) — father and son
父愛 (fu6 oi3) — paternal love
父慈子孝 (fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3) — benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children
父權制 (fu6 kyun4 zai3) — patriarchy
父母 (fu6 mou5) — father and mother; parents
父母親 (fu6 mou5 can1) — parents
父母雙亡 (fu6 mou5 soeng1 mong4) — to have lost both one's parents
父系 (fu6 hai6) — paternal line; patrilineal
父老 (fu6 lou5) — elders
父親 (fu6 can1) — father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]
父親節 (fu6 can1 zit3) — Father's Day
父輩 (fu6 bui3) — people of one's parents' generation
爸 (baa1) — father; dad; pa; papa
爸媽 (baa1 maa1) — dad and mom
爸爸 (baa1 baa1) — (coll.) father; dad
爹地 (de1 dei6) — daddy (loanword)
爹爹 (de1 de1) — daddy; granddad
爺們 (je4 mun4) — menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their …
爺們兒 (je4 mun4 ji4) — erhua variant of 爺們|爷们[ye2 men5]
爻 (ngaau4) — the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶
爽亮 (song2 loeng6) — clear; open; bright
爽健 (song2 gin6) — to feel well; healthy and carefree
爽心悅目 (song2 sam1 jyut6 muk6) — beautiful and heartwarming
爽心美食 (song2 sam1 mei5 sik6) — comfort food
爽意 (song2 ji3) — pleasant
爽捷 (song2 zit3) — readily; in short order
爽暢 (song2 coeng3) — pleasant
爽朗 (song2 long5) — clear and bright (of weather); straightforward; candid; open
爽歪歪 (song2 waai1 waai1) — to feel great; blissful; to be in bliss
爽氣 (song2 hei3) — cool fresh air; straightforward
爽然 (song2 jin4) — open and happy; carefree; at a loss; confused
爽然若失 (song2 jin4 joek6 sat1) — at a loss; confused; not know what to do next
爽爽快快 (song2 song2 faai3 faai3) — in short order; straightforward
爽當 (song2 dong3) — with alacrity; frank and spontaneous
爽目 (song2 muk6) — pleasant to behold; attractive
爽直 (song2 zik6) — straightforward
爽約 (song2 joek3) — to miss an appointment; to break an appointment
爽脆 (song2 ceoi3) — sharp and clear; frank; straightfoward; quick; brisk; crisp and tasty
爽膚水 (song2 fu1 seoi2) — toner (cosmetics)
爽身粉 (song2 san1 fan2) — baby powder; talcum powder
爾來 (ji5 loi4) — (literary) recently; lately; hitherto
爾後 (ji5 hau6) — henceforth; thereafter; subsequently
爾德 (ji5 dak1) — Eid (Islam)
爾格 (ji5 gaak3) — erg (physics) (loanword)
爾虞我詐 (ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3) — lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. each tries to outwit the oth…
爾雅 (ji5 ngaa5) — "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC…
牆 (coeng4) — wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被…
牆垣 (coeng4 wun4) — wall; fence
牆報 (coeng4 bou3) — wall newspaper
牆壁 (coeng4 bik1) — wall
牆旮旯 (coeng4 go1 lo1) — recess between walls
牆根 (coeng4 gan1) — foot of a wall
牆紙 (coeng4 zi2) — wallpaper
牆角 (coeng4 gok3) — corner (junction of two walls)
牆頭草 (coeng4 tau4 cou2) — sb who goes whichever way the wind blows; sb with no mind of their own; easily …
片中 (pin3 zung1) — in the movie
片假名 (pin3 gaa2 ming4) — katakana (Japanese script)
片兒 (pin2 ji4) — sheet; thin film
片兒警 (pin3 ji4 ging2) — local or neighborhood policeman
片刻 (pin3 hak1) — short period of time; a moment
片名 (pin2 meng2) — movie title
片子 (pin3 zi2) — film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image
片尾 (pin2 mei5) — closing segment of a film or TV show etc; end credits
片岩 (pin3 ngaam4) — (geology) schist
片斷 (pin3 dyun6) — section; fragment; segment
片時 (pin3 si4) — a short time; a moment
片段 (pin3 dyun6) — fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc); episode (of story etc)
片語 (pin3 jyu5) — phrase
片長 (pin2 coeng4) — length (duration) of a film
片面 (pin3 min6) — unilateral; one-sided
片頭 (pin2 tau4) — (cinema, TV) title sequence; opening credits; intro
片麻岩 (pin3 maa4 ngaam4) — gneiss
版 (baan2) — a register; block of printing; edition; version; page
版主 (baan2 zyu2) — forum moderator; webmaster
版刻 (baan2 hak1) — carving; engraving
版圖 (baan2 tou4) — domain; territory
版塊 (baan2 faai3) — printing block; section (of a newspaper); board (of BBS or discussion forum)
版式 (baan2 sik1) — format
版本 (baan2 bun2) — version; edition; release
版權 (baan2 kyun4) — copyright
版權所有 (baan2 kyun4 so2 jau5) — all rights reserved (copyright statement)
版次 (baan2 ci3) — edition (of a book etc); edition number
版畫 (baan2 waa2) — printmaking; a print
版稅 (baan2 seoi3) — royalty (on books)
版築 (baan2 zuk1) — to construct a rammed-earth wall
版面 (baan2 min6) — page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website); printing space (reserved for…
版面費 (baan2 min2 fai3) — publishing fee; page charge
牌九 (paai4 gau2) — pai gow (gambling game played with dominoes)
牌位 (paai4 wai2) — memorial tablet
牌價 (paai4 gaa3) — list price
牌匾 (paai4 bin2) — board (attached to a wall)
牌坊 (paai4 fong1) — memorial arch
牌型 (paai2 jing4) — hand (in mahjong or card games)
牌子 (paai4 zi2) — sign; trademark; brand
牌局 (paai4 guk6) — gambling get-together; game of cards, mahjong etc
牌戲 (paai4 hei3) — a card game
牌樓 (paai4 lau4) — decorated archway
牌照 (paai4 ziu3) — (business) license; vehicle license; car registration; license plate
牌號 (paai4 hou6) — trademark
牒譜 (dip6 pou2) — genealogy; family tree; same as 譜牒|谱牒
牙人 (ngaa4 jan4) — (old) middleman; broker
牙儈 (ngaa4 kui2) — broker
牙克石 (ngaa4 hak1 sek6) — see 牙克石市[Ya2 ke4 shi2 Shi4]
牙克石市 (ngaa4 hak1 sek6 si5) — Yakeshi, a county-level city in Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 Sh…
牙冠 (ngaa4 gun1) — crown of a tooth; (dental) crown
牙刷 (ngaa4 caat2) — toothbrush
牙周炎 (ngaa4 zau1 jim4) — periodontitis (gum disorder)
牙周病 (ngaa4 zau1 beng6) — periodontitis (gum disorder)
牙垢 (ngaa4 gau3) — dental plaque; tartar
牙城 (ngaa4 sing4) — citadel; military headquarters
牙套 (ngaa4 tou3) — orthodontic brace; (dental) crown
牙子 (ngaa4 zi2) — serrated edge; (old) middleman; broker
牙床 (ngaa4 cong4) — gum; ivory bedframe
牙慧 (ngaa4 wai6) — repetition; other person's opinion; hearsay; parroting
牙托 (ngaa4 tok3) — mouthguard; occlusal splint; dental impression tray; orthodontic plate; denture…
牙本質 (ngaa4 bun2 zat1) — dentin; dentine
牙根 (ngaa4 gan1) — root of tooth
牙橋 (ngaa4 kiu4) — dental bridge
牙病 (ngaa4 beng6) — odontopathy; dental disease
牙痛 (ngaa4 tung3) — toothache
牙白 (ngaa4 baak6) — creamy white; ivory color
牙磣 (ngaa4 cam2) — gritty (of foodstuffs); fig. jarring speech
牙祭 (ngaa4 zai3) — a good meal; sumptuous food
牙科 (ngaa4 fo1) — dentistry
牙科醫生 (ngaa4 fo1 ji1 sang1) — dentist
牙籤 (ngaa4 cim1) — toothpick
牙粉 (ngaa4 fan2) — tooth powder
牙線 (ngaa4 sin3) — dental floss
牙線棒 (ngaa4 sin3 paang5) — floss pick
牙縫 (ngaa4 fung4) — gap between teeth
牙縫兒 (ngaa4 fung6 ji4) — gap between teeth
牙膏 (ngaa4 gou1) — toothpaste
牙菌斑 (ngaa4 kwan2 baan1) — dental bacterial plaque
牙行 (ngaa4 hang4) — middleman (in former times); broker
牙買加 (ngaa4 maai5 gaa1) — Jamaica
牙買加胡椒 (ngaa4 maai5 gaa1 wu4 ziu1) — Jamaican pepper; allspice (Pimenta dioica)
牙醫 (ngaa4 ji1) — dentist
牙釉質 (ngaa4 jau6 zat1) — tooth enamel
牙關 (ngaa4 gwaan1) — jaw; mandibular joint
牙關緊閉症 (ngaa4 gwaan1 gan2 bai3 zing3) — lockjaw; trismus
牙雕 (ngaa4 diu1) — ivory carving
牙音 (ngaa4 jam1) — velar consonants of Middle Chinese
牙髓 (ngaa4 seoi5) — tooth pulp
牙齒 (ngaa4 ci2) — tooth; dental
牙齒矯正器 (ngaa4 ci2 giu2 zing3 hei3) — orthodontic braces
牙齦 (ngaa4 ngan4) — gums; gingiva
牙齦炎 (ngaa4 ngan4 jim4) — gingivitis
牛仔布 (ngau4 zai2 bou3) — denim
牛仔褲 (ngau4 zai2 fu3) — jeans
牛奶 (ngau4 naai5) — cow's milk
牛屄 (ngau4 bei1) — (slang) (vulgar) awesome; badass; (slang) (vulgar) cocky; arrogant
牛山濯濯 (ngau4 saan1 zok6 zok6) — treeless hills (idiom)
牛市 (ngau4 si5) — bull market
牛年 (ngau4 nin4) — Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
牛年馬月 (ngau4 nin4 maa5 jyut6) — see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
牛心 (ngau4 sam1) — mulishness; obstinacy
牛性 (ngau4 sing3) — mulishness; obstinacy
牛性子 (ngau4 sing3 zi2) — see 牛性[niu2 xing4]
牛排 (ngau4 paai4) — steak
牛排餐廳 (ngau4 paai4 caan1 teng1) — steakhouse; chophouse
牛排館 (ngau4 paai4 gun2) — steakhouse
牛柳 (ngau4 lau5) — (beef) tenderloin
牛樟 (ngau4 zoeng1) — Cinnamomum kanehirae; small-leaf camphor; stout camphor (indigenous to Taiwan)
牛橋 (ngau4 kiu4) — Oxbridge; Cambridge and Oxford
牛欄 (ngau4 laan4) — cattle pen
牛氣 (ngau4 hei3) — (coll.) haughty; overbearing; (economics) bullish
牛油 (ngau4 jau4) — butter; beef tallow
牛油戟 (ngau4 jau4 gik1) — pound cake
牛油果 (ngau4 jau4 gwo2) — avocado (Persea americana); shea nut (Vitellaria paradoxa)
牛津 (ngau4 zeon1) — Oxford (city in England)
牛津大學 (ngau4 zeon1 daai6 hok6) — University of Oxford
牛海綿狀腦病 (ngau4 hoi2 min4 zong6 nou5 beng6) — bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE; mad cow disease
牛溲馬勃 (ngau4 sau1 maa5 but6) — cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense; insignificant
牛犢 (ngau4 duk6) — calf
牛痘 (ngau4 dau6) — cowpox
牛痘病 (ngau4 dau6 beng6) — cow pox
牛百葉 (ngau4 baak3 jip6) — omasum; beef tripe
牛皮癬 (ngau4 pei4 sin2) — psoriasis
牛皮紙 (ngau4 pei4 zi2) — kraft paper
牛皮色 (ngau4 pei4 sik1) — buff (color)
牛皮菜 (ngau4 pei4 coi3) — chard (Beta vulgaris)
牛磺酸 (ngau4 wong4 syun1) — taurine
牛筋草 (ngau4 gan1 cou2) — wire grass (Eleusine indica)
牛羊 (ngau4 joeng4) — cattle and sheep; livestock
牛肉 (ngau4 juk6) — beef
牛肉丸 (ngau4 juk6 jyun2) — beef meatballs
牛肉麵 (ngau4 juk6 min6) — beef noodle soup
牛背鷺 (ngau4 bui3 lou6) — (bird species of China) eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
牛脊肉 (ngau4 zek3 juk6) — sirloin (beef joint)
牛脖子 (ngau4 but6 zi2) — (coll.) bullheaded; obstinate
牛脷酥 (ngau4 lei6 sou1) — ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox t…
牛脾氣 (ngau4 pei4 hei3) — bullheadedness; stubborn
牛腩 (ngau4 naam5) — brisket (esp. Cantonese); belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and neig…
牛膝 (ngau4 sat1) — Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
牛膝草 (ngau4 sat1 cou2) — hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
牛至 (ngau4 zi3) — oregano (Origanum vulgare); marjoram
牛舌 (ngau4 sit3) — ox tongue
牛蒡 (ngau4 bong2) — burdock (Arctium lappa)
牛虻 (ngau4 mong4) — gadfly (Tabanus bovinus)
牛蛙 (ngau4 waa1) — bullfrog
牛衣對泣 (ngau4 ji1 deoi3 jap1) — couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
牛角 (ngau4 gok3) — cow horn
牛角包 (ngau4 gok3 baau1) — croissant
牛角掛書 (ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1) — lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom); fig. to be diligent in one's stu…
牛角椒 (ngau4 gok3 ziu1) — Cayenne pepper; red pepper; chili
牛角麵包 (ngau4 gok3 min6 baau1) — croissant
牛軛 (ngau4 aak1) — yoke
牛逼 (ngau4 bik1) — variant of 牛屄[niu2 bi1]
牛郎 (ngau4 long4) — Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女; Altair (star)
牛隻 (ngau4 zek3) — cow; cattle
牛鞭 (ngau4 bin1) — pizzle; bull's penis (served as food)
牛頓 (ngau4 deon6) — Newton (name); Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist
牛頓力學 (ngau4 deon6 lik6 hok6) — Newtonian mechanics
牛頭 (ngau4 tau4) — Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
牛頭不對馬嘴 (ngau4 tau4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2) — see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu : 2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3]
牛頭伯勞 (ngau4 tau4 baak3 lou4) — (bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
牛頭犬 (ngau4 tau4 hyun2) — bulldog
牛飲 (ngau4 jam2) — gulp
牛馬 (ngau4 maa5) — oxen and horses; beasts of burden; (fig.) drudge; laborer
牛驥同槽 (ngau4 kei3 tung4 cou4) — cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great …
牛驥同皂 (ngau4 kei3 tung4 zou6) — cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great …
牛魔王 (ngau4 mo1 wong4) — Gyuumao
牛黃 (ngau4 wong4) — bezoar
牛鼻子 (ngau4 bei6 zi2) — key point; crux; (old) Daoist (facetious)
牝牡 (pan5 maau5) — male and female
牝牡驪黃 (pan5 maau5 lei4 wong4) — a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appe…
牝雞司晨 (pan5 gai1 si1 san4) — female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddl…
牟利 (mau4 lei6) — to gain profit (by underhand means); to exploit; exploitation
牟取 (mau4 ceoi2) — to gain profit (by underhand means); to exploit; see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3]
牟取暴利 (mau4 ceoi2 bou6 lei6) — to reap huge profits (esp. by unscrupulous means)
牟定 (mau4 ding6) — see 牟定縣|牟定县[Mou2 ding4 Xian4]
牟定縣 (mau4 ding6 jyun6) — Mouding, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 …
牟平 (muk6 ping4) — see 牟平區|牟平区[Mu4 ping2 Qu1]
牟平區 (muk6 ping4 keoi1) — Muping, a district of Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
牡丹 (maau5 daan1) — see 牡丹區|牡丹区[Mu3 dan5 Qu1]
牡丹亭 (maau5 daan1 ting4) — The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖|汤显祖[Tang1 Xian3 zu3]
牡丹區 (maau5 daan1 keoi1) — Mudan, a district of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong
牡丹卡 (maau5 daan1 kaa1) — Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
牡丹皮 (maau5 daan1 pei4) — root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM)
牡羊座 (maau5 joeng4 zo6) — Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac); used erroneously for 白羊座
牡蠣 (maau5 lai6) — oyster
牡鹿 (maau5 luk6) — stag; buck
牢什子 (lou4 sap6 zi2) — variant of 勞什子|劳什子[lao2 shi2 zi5]
牢友 (lou4 jau2) — inmate; cellmate
牢固 (lou4 gu3) — firm; secure
牢子 (lou4 zi2) — jailer (old)
牢房 (lou4 fong2) — jail cell; prison cell
牢牢 (lou4 lou4) — firmly; safely
牢獄 (lou4 juk6) — prison
牢獄之災 (lou4 juk6 zi1 zoi1) — imprisonment
牢籠 (lou4 lung4) — cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wro…
牢記 (lou4 gei3) — to keep in mind; to remember
牢靠 (lou4 kaau3) — firm and solid; robust; reliable
牢騷 (lou4 sou1) — discontent; complaint; to complain
牤牛 (mong1 ngau4) — bull
牧人 (muk6 jan4) — shepherd; pastor; pastoral
牧區 (muk6 keoi1) — grazing land; pasture
牧圉 (muk6 jyu5) — horse breeder; pasture for cattle and horses
牧地 (muk6 dei6) — pasture; grazing land
牧師 (muk6 si1) — chaplain; churchman; clergyman; parson; pastor; priest; rector
牧業 (muk6 jip6) — livestock husbandry; animal product industry
牧歌 (muk6 go1) — shepherd's song; pastoral
牧民 (muk6 man4) — herdsman
牧犬 (muk6 hyun2) — shepherd dog
牧畜 (muk6 cuk1) — raising livestock; animal husbandry
牧神 (muk6 san4) — pastoral deity; shepherd god (esp. Pan in Greek mythology)
牧神節 (muk6 san4 zit3) — Lupercalia, Roman festival to Pan on 15th February
牧童 (muk6 tung4) — shepherd boy
牧羊 (muk6 joeng4) — to raise sheep; shepherd
牧羊人 (muk6 joeng4 jan4) — shepherd
牧羊犬 (muk6 joeng4 hyun2) — sheepdog
牧羊者 (muk6 joeng4 ze2) — shepherd
牧群 (muk6 kwan4) — herd of sheep
牧草 (muk6 cou2) — pasture grass; fodder
牧野 (muk6 je5) — see 牧野區|牧野区[Mu4 ye3 Qu1]
牧野區 (muk6 je5 keoi1) — Muye, a district of Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan
牧養 (muk6 joeng5) — to raise (animals)
牧馬人 (muk6 maa5 jan4) — herdsman (of horses); wrangler
物主 (mat6 zyu2) — owner
物主代詞 (mat6 zyu2 doi6 ci4) — possessive pronoun
物主限定詞 (mat6 zyu2 haan6 ding6 ci4) — possessive (in grammar)
物事 (mat6 si6) — (literary) affair; matter; business; (dialect) item; thing; stuff
物以稀為貴 (mat6 ji5 hei1 wai4 gwai3) — the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
物以類聚 (mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6) — similar things come together (idiom); like draws like; Birds of a feather flock…
物候 (mat6 hau6) — natural phenomena of a seasonal nature
物候學 (mat6 hau6 hok6) — phenology
物價 (mat6 gaa3) — (commodity) prices
物價指數 (mat6 gaa3 zi2 sou3) — price index
物力 (mat6 lik6) — physical resources (as opposed to labor resources)
物化 (mat6 faa3) — to objectify; (literary) to die
物各有主 (mat6 gok3 jau5 zyu2) — everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
物品 (mat6 ban2) — articles; goods
物慾世界 (mat6 juk6 sai3 gaai3) — the world of material desires (Buddhism)
物料 (mat6 liu2) — material
物是人非 (mat6 si6 jan4 fei1) — (idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different
物業 (mat6 jip6) — property; real estate; abbr. for 物業管理|物业管理[wu4 ye4 guan3 li3], property managem…
物業稅 (mat6 jip6 seoi3) — property tax
物業管理 (mat6 jip6 gun2 lei5) — property management
物極必反 (mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2) — when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idi…
物欲 (mat6 juk6) — material desire; craving for material things
物歸原主 (mat6 gwai1 jyun4 zyu2) — (idiom) to return sth to its rightful owner
物流 (mat6 lau4) — distribution (business); logistics
物流管理 (mat6 lau4 gun2 lei5) — logistics
物理化學 (mat6 lei5 faa3 hok6) — physical chemistry
物理學 (mat6 lei5 hok6) — physics
物理學家 (mat6 lei5 hok6 gaa1) — physicist
物理層 (mat6 lei5 cang4) — physical layer
物理性質 (mat6 lei5 sing3 zat1) — physical property
物理治療 (mat6 lei5 zi6 liu4) — physiotherapy; physical therapy
物理療法 (mat6 lei5 liu4 faat3) — physiotherapy; physical therapy
物理結構 (mat6 lei5 git3 kau3) — physical composition
物理量 (mat6 lei5 loeng6) — physical quantity
物產 (mat6 caan2) — products; produce; natural resources
物盡其用 (mat6 zeon6 kei4 jung6) — to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything
物種 (mat6 zung2) — species
物種起源 (mat6 zung2 hei2 jyun4) — Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
物競天擇 (mat6 ging6 tin1 zaak6) — natural selection
物美價廉 (mat6 mei5 gaa3 lim4) — good quality and cheap; a bargain
物色 (mat6 sik1) — to look for; to seek out; to choose
物證 (mat6 zing3) — material evidence
物質 (mat6 zat1) — matter; substance; material; materialistic
物質享受 (mat6 zat1 hoeng2 sau6) — material benefits
物質文明 (mat6 zat1 man4 ming4) — material culture
物質文明和精神文明 (mat6 zat1 man4 ming4 wo4 zing1 san4 man4 ming4) — material and spiritual culture; matter and mind; material progress, ideology an…
物鏡 (mat6 geng3) — objective (optics)
物體 (mat6 tai2) — object; body; substance
牮 (zin3) — to prop up
牲 (sang1) — domestic animal; sacrificial animal
牲口 (sang1 hau2) — animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden
牲畜 (saang1 cuk1) — farm animal; livestock
牲體 (saang1 tai2) — body of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially
牴牾 (dai2 ng5) — variant of 抵牾[di3 wu3]
牴觸 (dai2 zuk1) — variant of 抵觸|抵触[di3 chu4]
牸 (zi6) — female of domestic animals
牸牛 (zi6 ngau4) — cow
牸馬 (zi6 maa5) — mare
特任 (dak6 jam6) — special appointment
特使 (dak6 si3) — special envoy; special ambassador
特來 (dak6 loi4) — to come with a specific purpose in mind
特例 (dak6 lai6) — special case; isolated example
特倫頓 (dak6 leon4 deon6) — Trenton, capital of New Jersey
特偵組 (dak6 zing1 zou2) — special investigation team (Tw)
特價 (dak6 gaa3) — special price
特克斯 (dak6 hak1 si1) — see 特克斯縣|特克斯县[Te4 ke4 si1 Xian4]
特克斯和凱科斯群島 (dak6 hak1 si1 wo4 hoi2 fo1 si1 kwan4 dou2) — Turks and Caicos Islands
特克斯河 (dak6 hak1 si1 ho4) — Tekes River in southeast Kazakhstan and northwest China, a tributary of the Ili…
特克斯縣 (dak6 hak1 si1 jyun6) — Tekes, a county in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 H…
特免 (dak6 min5) — special exemption
特內里費 (dak6 noi6 lei5 fai3) — Tenerife
特出 (dak6 ceot1) — outstanding; prominent
特刊 (dak6 hon2) — special edition (of magazine)
特別 (dak6 bit6) — unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific pur…
特別任務連 (dak6 bit6 jam6 mou6 lin4) — Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police
特別客串 (dak6 bit6 haak3 cyun3) — special guest performer (in a show); special guest appearance (in film credits)
特別待遇 (dak6 bit6 doi6 jyu6) — special treatment

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