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白腹短翅鴝 (baak6 fuk1 dyun2 ci3 keoi4) — (bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phaenicuroides)
白腹軍艦鳥 (baak6 fuk1 gwan1 laam6 niu5) — (bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
白腹錦雞 (baak6 fuk1 gam2 gai1) — (bird species of China) Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
白腹隼鵰 (baak6 fuk1 zeon2 diu1) — (bird species of China) Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata)
白腹鳳鶥 (baak6 fuk1 fung6 mei4) — (bird species of China) white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)
白腹鶇 (baak6 fuk1 dung1) — (bird species of China) pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)
白腹鷂 (baak6 fuk1 jiu6) — (bird species of China) eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)
白腹鷺 (baak6 fuk1 lou6) — (bird species of China) white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis)
白腹黑啄木鳥 (baak6 fuk1 hak1 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
白腿小隼 (baak6 teoi2 siu2 zeon2) — (bird species of China) pied falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
白臉 (baak6 lim5) — white face; face painting in Beijing opera etc
白臉鳾 (baak6 lim5 si1) — (bird species of China) Przevalski's nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)
白臉鷺 (baak6 lim5 lou6) — (bird species of China) white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
白色 (baak6 sik1) — white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
白色人種 (baak6 sik1 jan4 zung2) — the white race
白色恐怖 (baak6 sik1 hung2 bou3) — White Terror
白色情人節 (baak6 sik1 cing4 jan4 zit3) — White Day
白色戰劑 (baak6 sik1 zin3 zai1) — Agent White
白色體 (baak6 sik1 tai2) — leucoplast
白芍 (baak6 zoek3) — root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
白花花 (baak6 faa1 faa1) — shining white
白花蛇 (baak6 faa1 se4) — long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
白花蛇舌草 (baak6 faa1 se4 sit3 cou2) — Hedyotis diffusa
白芷 (baak6 zi2) — Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica); root of Dahurian angelica (used in TCM)
白茅 (baak6 maau4) — cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indon…
白茫茫 (baak6 mong4 mong4) — (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
白莧 (baak6 jin6) — white amaranth (Amaranthus albus); sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach…
白莧紫茄 (baak6 jin6 zi2 ke2) — white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifest…
白菜 (baak6 coi3) — Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); sometimes…
白菜價 (baak6 coi3 gaa3) — (coll.) very low price; dirt cheap price
白菜豆 (baak6 coi3 dau2) — white kidney beans
白蓮 (baak6 lin4) — white lotus (flower); White Lotus society; same as 白蓮教|白莲教
白蓮教 (baak6 lin4 gaau3) — White Lotus society
白薯 (baak6 syu4) — sweet potato
白蘇 (baak6 sou1) — common perilla
白蘞 (baak6 lim4) — Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM)
白蘭地 (baak6 laan1 dei2) — (loanword) brandy
白蘭瓜 (baak6 laan4 gwaa1) — honeydew melon
白蘿蔔 (baak6 lo4 baak6) — daikon; white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
白虎 (baak6 fu2) — White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky); (slang) hairless female genit…
白蛇傳 (baak6 se4 zyun6) — Tale of the White Snake; Madame White Snake
白蛉熱 (baak6 ling4 jit6) — sandfly fever
白蛋白 (baak6 daan2 baak6) — albumin
白蝕症 (baak6 sik6 zing3) — vitiligo
白蟻 (baak6 ngai5) — termite; white ant
白蠟 (baak6 laap6) — white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白蠟樹 (baak6 laap6 syu6) — Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
白蠟蟲 (baak6 laap6 cung4) — Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白血球 (baak6 hyut3 kau4) — white blood cell; leukocyte
白血病 (baak6 hyut3 beng6) — leukemia
白行簡 (baak6 hang4 gaan2) — Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4], Tang …
白衣戰士 (baak6 ji1 zin3 si6) — warrior in white; medical worker
白衣蒼狗 (baak6 ji1 cong1 gau2) — lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom); fig. the…
白話 (baak6 waa2) — spoken language; vernacular
白話文 (baak6 waa2 man4) — writings in the vernacular
白話詩 (baak6 waa2 si1) — free verse in the vernacular
白讀 (baak6 duk6) — colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
白豆蔻 (baak6 dau6 kau3) — cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
白費 (baak6 fai3) — to waste (one's energy etc)
白費唇舌 (baak6 fai3 seon4 sit3) — to whistle down the wind; to waste one's breath (idiom)
白起 (baak6 hei2) — Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC; s…
白跑一趟 (baak6 paau2 jat1 tong3) — to go on an errand for nothing; to go on a wild-goose chase
白軍 (baak6 gwan1) — White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsh…
白道 (baak6 dou6) — (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth; legitimate, lawful activities (co…
白醋 (baak6 cou3) — white vinegar; plain vinegar
白金漢宮 (baak6 gam1 hon3 gung1) — Buckingham Palace
白金漢郡 (baak6 gam1 hon3 gwan6) — Buckinghamshire (English county)
白銀 (baak6 ngan2) — see 白銀區|白银区[Bai2 yin2 Qu1]; see 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4]
白銀區 (baak6 ngan4 keoi1) — Baiyin, a district of Baiyin City 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4], Gansu
白銀市 (baak6 ngan4 si5) — Baiyin, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
白銀書 (baak6 ngan4 syu1) — valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as …
白銅 (baak6 tung4) — copper-nickel alloy
白鋼 (baak6 gong3) — steel
白鎢礦 (baak6 wu1 kwong3) — scheelite
白鐵 (baak6 tit3) — galvanized iron
白鑞 (baak6 laap6) — pewter; solder
白開水 (baak6 hoi1 seoi2) — plain boiled water
白附 (baak6 fu6) — white aconite
白附片 (baak6 fu6 pin3) — sliced white aconite (used in TCM)
白陶 (baak6 tou4) — white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)
白雪 (baak6 syut3) — snow
白雪公主 (baak6 syut3 gung1 zyu2) — Snow White
白雪皚皚 (baak6 syut3 ngoi4 ngoi4) — brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
白雲 (baak6 wan4) — see 白雲區|白云区[Bai2 yun2 Qu1]
白雲區 (baak6 wan4 keoi1) — Baiyun, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong; Bai…
白雲岩 (baak6 wan4 ngaam4) — dolomite (geology)
白雲機場 (baak6 wan4 gei1 coeng4) — Baiyun Airport (Guangzhou)
白雲母 (baak6 wan4 mou5) — muscovite; white mica
白雲石 (baak6 wan4 sek6) — dolomite
白霜 (baak6 soeng1) — hoar frost
白露 (baak6 lou6) — Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September
白面書生 (baak6 min6 syu1 sang1) — lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practic…
白頂溪鴝 (baak6 deng2 kai1 keoi4) — (bird species of China) white-capped redstart (Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
白頂玄鷗 (baak6 deng2 jyun4 au1) — (bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
白頂鵐 (baak6 deng2 mou4) — (bird species of China) white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)
白項鳳鶥 (baak6 hong6 fung6 mei4) — (bird species of China) white-naped yuhina (Yuhina bakeri)
白領 (baak6 ling5) — white-collar; white-collar worker
白領翡翠 (baak6 ling5 fei2 ceoi3) — (bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
白領鳳鶥 (baak6 ling5 fung6 mei4) — (bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Parayuhina diademata)
白頭 (baak6 tau4) — hoary head; old age
白頭偕老 (baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5) — (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelon…
白頭到老 (baak6 tau4 dou3 lou5) — see 白頭偕老|白头偕老[bai2 tou2 xie2 lao3]
白頭山 (baak6 tau4 saan1) — Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin pro…
白頭硬尾鴨 (baak6 tau4 ngaang6 mei5 aap3) — (bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
白頭翁 (baak6 tau4 jung1) — root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul
白頭鵐 (baak6 tau4 mou4) — (bird species of China) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
白頭鵯 (baak6 tau4 pat1) — (bird species of China) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
白頭鶴 (baak6 tau4 hok6) — (bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
白頭鷂 (baak6 tau4 jiu6) — (bird species of China) western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
白頭鷹 (baak6 tau4 jing1) — bald eagle
白頰噪鶥 (baak6 gaap3 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) white-browed laughingthrush (Pterorhinus sannio)
白頰山鷓鴣 (baak6 gaap3 saan1 ze3 gu1) — (bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
白頰鵯 (baak6 gaap3 bei1) — (bird species of China) Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
白頰黑雁 (baak6 gaap3 hak1 ngaan6) — (bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
白頸噪鶥 (baak6 geng2 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) white-necked laughingthrush (Garrulax strepitans)
白頸長尾雉 (baak6 geng2 coeng4 mei5 zi6) — (bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
白頸鴉 (baak6 geng2 aa1) — (bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)
白頸鶇 (baak6 geng2 dung1) — (bird species of China) white-collared blackbird (Turdus albocinctus)
白頸鸛 (baak6 geng2 gun3) — (bird species of China) Asian woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)
白額圓尾鸌 (baak6 ngaak6 jyun4 mei5 wok6) — (bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
白額燕鷗 (baak6 ngaak6 jin3 au1) — (bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons)
白額雁 (baak6 ngaak6 ngaan6) — (bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
白額鸌 (baak6 ngaak6 wok6) — (bird species of China) streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
白飯 (baak6 faan6) — plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it
白首齊眉 (baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4) — (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
白香詞譜 (baak6 hoeng1 ci4 pou2) — Anthology of ci poems tunes (1795), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭|舒梦兰, with 100 acce…
白馬寺 (baak6 maa5 zi2) — the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temple…
白馬王子 (baak6 maa5 wong4 zi2) — a Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams
白馬雞 (baak6 maa5 gai1) — (bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
白馬雪山 (baak6 maa5 syut3 saan1) — Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Pre…
白駒過隙 (baak6 keoi1 gwo3 kwik1) — a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
白骨 (baak6 gwat1) — bones of the dead
白骨頂 (baak6 gwat1 ding2) — coot
白體 (baak6 tai2) — lean type
白髮 (baak6 faat3) — white or gray hair
白髮人送黑髮人 (baak6 faat3 jan4 sung3 hak1 faat3 jan4) — to see one's child die before oneself
白髮蒼蒼 (baak6 faat3 cong1 cong1) — old and gray-haired
白鬼 (baak6 gwai2) — "white ghost", derogatory term for caucasians (Cantonese)
白鬼筆 (baak6 gwai2 bat1) — (botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
白魚 (baak6 jyu2) — whitefish
白鯨 (baak6 king4) — Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville 赫曼·麥爾維爾|赫曼·麦尔维尔[He4 man4 Mai4 er3 wei2 er3]
白鰭豚 (baak6 kei4 tyun4) — see 白鱀豚|白𬶨豚[bai2 ji4 tun2]
白鵜鶘 (baak6 tai4 wu4) — (bird species of China) great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
白鵠 (baak6 huk6) — (white) swan
白鶴 (baak6 hok6) — (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)
白鶴拳 (baak6 hok6 kyun4) — Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form
白鶴梁 (baak6 hok6 loeng4) — White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show…
白鶺鴒 (baak6 zek3 ling4) — (bird species of China) white wagtail (Motacilla alba)
白鷳 (baak6 haan4) — (bird species of China) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
白鷺 (baak6 lou6) — (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)
白鸛 (baak6 gun3) — (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
白鹼灘 (baak6 gaan2 taan1) — see 白鹼灘區|白碱滩区[Bai2 jian3 tan1 Qu1]
白鹼灘區 (baak6 gaan2 taan1 keoi1) — Baijiantan, a district of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinji…
白麵 (baak6 min6) — wheat flour; flour; heroin
白麵兒 (baak6 min6 ji4) — heroin
白點噪鶥 (baak6 dim2 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) white-speckled laughingthrush (Ianthocincla bieti)
白鼻子 (baak6 bei6 zi2) — cunning or sly person
百事可樂 (baak3 si6 ho2 lok6) — Pepsi
百事無成 (baak3 si6 mou4 sing4) — to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
百事輕怡 (baak3 si6 hing1 ji4) — Diet Pepsi; Pepsi Light
百事通 (baak3 si6 tung1) — knowledgeable person; know all
百位 (baak3 wai2) — the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system
百依百順 (baak3 ji1 baak3 seon6) — docile and obedient; all obedience
百倍 (baak3 pui5) — a hundredfold; (fig.) markedly; to increase markedly (transitive or intransitiv…
百兒八十 (baak3 ji4 baat3 sap6) — about a hundred; a hundred or so
百分 (baak3 fan6) — percent; percentage
百分之 (baak3 fan6 zi1) — percent
百分之一百 (baak3 fan6 zi1 jat1 baak3) — one hundred percent; totally (effective)
百分之百 (baak3 fan6 zi1 baak3) — a hundred percent; out and out; absolutely
百分制 (baak3 fan6 zai3) — hundred mark system
百分數 (baak3 fan6 sou3) — percentage
百分比 (baak3 fan6 bei2) — percentage
百分百 (baak3 fan6 baak3) — one hundred percent; totally (effective)
百分號 (baak3 fan6 hou6) — percent sign (%)
百分點 (baak3 fan6 dim2) — percentage point
百利甜 (baak3 lei6 tim4) — Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink); see also 百利甜酒[Bai3 li4 Tian2 ji…
百利甜酒 (baak3 lei6 tim4 zau2) — Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)
百勝 (baak3 sing3) — BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company; PakSing, common Hong Kong company na…
百勝餐飲 (baak3 sing3 caan1 jam2) — Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)
百勝餐飲集團 (baak3 sing3 caan1 jam2 zaap6 tyun4) — Yum! Brands, Inc., American fast food corporation operating Pizza Hut, KFC etc.
百匯 (baak3 wui6) — parfait (loanword)
百十 (baak3 sap6) — a hundred or so
百卉千葩 (baak3 wai2 cin1 paa1) — myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
百合 (baak3 hap6) — (botany) lily; (ACG) (slang) yuri (genre depicting romantic or intimate relatio…
百合科 (baak3 hap6 fo1) — Liliaceae; the lily family
百合花 (baak3 hap6 faa1) — lily; fig. pure and spotless person; virgin
百合花飾 (baak3 hap6 faa1 sik1) — fleur-de-lis (armorial symbol)
百善孝為先 (baak3 sin6 haau3 wai4 sin1) — of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
百團大戰 (baak3 tyun4 daai6 zin3) — Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive ag…
百姓 (baak3 sing3) — common people
百威 (baak3 wai1) — Budweiser (beer)
百威啤酒 (baak3 wai1 be1 zau2) — Budweiser beer
百孔千瘡 (baak3 hung2 cin1 cong1) — heavily damaged; (fig.) full of holes; riddled with problems
百家 (baak3 gaa1) — many schools of thought; many people or households
百家姓 (baak3 gaa1 sing3) — The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 sur…
百家樂 (baak3 gaa1 lok6) — (loanword) baccarat
百家爭鳴 (baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4) — a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosoph…
百寶箱 (baak3 bou2 soeng1) — treasure chest
百川 (baak3 cyun1) — rivers
百川歸海 (baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2) — all things tend in one direction (idiom)
百帕 (baak3 paak3) — hectopascal (hPa), unit of atmospheric pressure
百年 (baak3 nin4) — hundred years; century; (fig.) a whole lifetime; a person's whole life
百年不遇 (baak3 nin4 bat1 jyu6) — only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
百年大計 (baak3 nin4 daai6 gai3) — a project of vital and lasting importance
百年好合 (baak3 nin4 hou2 hap6) — may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)
百年樹人 (baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4) — (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
百幾 (baak3 gei2) — more than a hundred
百度 (baak3 dou6) — Baidu, Chinese internet company and search engine
百度幣 (baak3 dou6 bai6) — virtual currency created by Baidu
百度百科 (baak3 dou6 baak3 fo1) — Baidu online encyclopedia
百度知道 (baak3 dou6 zi1 dou6) — Baidu Zhidao, online Q&A forum
百廢俱興 (baak3 fai3 keoi1 hing1) — all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom); work is now underway
百廢具興 (baak3 fai3 keoi1 hing1) — variant of 百廢俱興|百废俱兴[bai3 fei4 ju4 xing1]
百廢待興 (baak3 fai3 doi6 hing1) — many things waiting to be done (idiom); a thousand things to do
百廢待舉 (baak3 fai3 doi6 geoi2) — many things waiting to be done (idiom); a thousand things to do
百弊叢生 (baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1) — All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
百強 (baak3 koeng4) — top 100 (e.g. top 100 towns)
百忙 (baak3 mong4) — busy schedule
百思不得其解 (baak3 si1 bat1 dak1 kei4 gaai2) — see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
百思不解 (baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2) — to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom); to remain p…
百思莫解 (baak3 si1 mok6 gaai2) — see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
百思買 (baak3 si1 maai5) — Best Buy (retailer)
百感交集 (baak3 gam2 gaau1 zaap6) — all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart
百慕大 (baak3 mou6 daai6) — Bermuda
百慕大三角 (baak3 mou6 daai6 saam1 gok3) — Bermuda Triangle
百慕達 (baak3 mou6 daat6) — Bermuda (Tw)
百戰不殆 (baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5) — to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of Wa…
百戰百勝 (baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3) — to emerge victorious in every battle; to be ever-victorious
百折不回 (baak3 zit3 bat1 wui4) — see 百折不撓|百折不挠[bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2]
百折不撓 (baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4) — to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeat…
百日咳 (baak3 jat6 kat1) — whooping cough; pertussis
百日維新 (baak3 jat6 wai4 san1) — Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
百果 (baak3 gwo2) — all kinds of fruits
百樂餐 (baak3 lok6 caan1) — potluck meal
百步穿楊 (baak3 bou6 cyun1 joeng4) — to shoot with great precision (idiom)
百歲老人 (baak3 seoi3 lou5 jan4) — centenarian
百濟 (baak3 zai3) — Paekche or Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
百無一失 (baak3 mou4 jat1 sat1) — no danger of anything going wrong; no risk at all
百無禁忌 (baak3 mou4 gam3 gei6) — all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes; nothing is taboo
百無聊賴 (baak3 mou4 liu4 laai6) — (idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom
百煉成鋼 (baak3 lin6 sing4 gong3) — to be tempered into a steel
百煉鋼 (baak3 lin6 gong3) — high-grade well-tempered steel
百物 (baak3 mat6) — all things
百獸 (baak3 sau3) — all creatures; every kind of animal
百病 (baak3 beng6) — every illness
百發百中 (baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3) — (lit.) one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom); (fig.) to shoot with unfail…
百眼巨人 (baak3 ngaan5 geoi6 jan4) — hundred-eyed monster
百科 (baak3 fo1) — universal; encyclopedic; abbr. for 百科全書|百科全书[bai3 ke1 quan2 shu1]
百科事典 (baak3 fo1 si6 din2) — encyclopedia
百科全書 (baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1) — encyclopedia
百科詞典 (baak3 fo1 ci4 din2) — encyclopedic dictionary
百穀 (baak3 guk1) — all the grains; every kind of cereal crop
百端待舉 (baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2) — a thousand things remain to be done (idiom); numerous tasks remain to be undert…
百米賽跑 (baak3 mai5 coi3 paau2) — 100-meter dash
百粵 (baak3 jyut6) — Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups; also written 百越
百總 (baak3 zung2) — see 把總|把总[ba3 zong3]
百老匯 (baak3 lou5 wui6) — Broadway (New York City)
百聞不如一見 (baak3 man4 bat1 jyu4 jat1 gin3) — seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself …
百聽不厭 (baak3 ting1 bat1 jim3) — worth hearing a hundred times
百腳 (baak3 goek3) — centipede
百般 (baak3 bun1) — in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means
百般奉承 (baak3 bun1 fung6 sing4) — to fawn upon sb in every possible way
百般巴結 (baak3 bun1 baa1 git3) — to flatter someone in a hundred different ways; assiduous fawning (idiom)
百色 (baak3 sik1) — see 百色市[Bai3 se4 Shi4]
百色市 (baak3 sik1 si5) — Baise, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治…
百花獎 (baak3 faa1 zoeng2) — Hundred Flowers Awards, film prize awarded since 1962
百花運動 (baak3 faa1 wan6 dung6) — Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on d…
百花齊放 (baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3) — a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
百草 (baak3 cou2) — all kinds of grass; all kinds of flora
百草枯 (baak3 cou2 fu1) — paraquat
百萬 (baak3 maan6) — million
百萬位 (baak3 maan6 wai2) — the millions place (or column) in the decimal system
百萬噸 (baak3 maan6 deon1) — megaton; million tons
百萬富翁 (baak3 maan6 fu3 jung1) — millionaire
百萬赫茲 (baak3 maan6 haak1 zi1) — megahertz (physics, electronics)
百葉窗 (baak3 jip6 coeng1) — shutter; blind
百葉箱 (baak3 jip6 soeng1) — Stevenson screen (white box with ventilated sides, housing meteorological instr…
百裡挑一 (baak3 leoi5 tiu1 jat1) — one in a hundred; cream of the crop
百褶裙 (baak3 zip3 kwan4) — pleated skirt
百計千方 (baak3 gai3 cin1 fong1) — see 千方百計|千方百计[qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4]
百讀不厭 (baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3) — to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
百貨公司 (baak3 fo3 gung1 si1) — department store
百貨商店 (baak3 fo3 soeng1 dim3) — department store
百貨大樓 (baak3 fo3 daai6 lau4) — department store
百貨店 (baak3 fo3 dim3) — bazaar; department store; general store
百越 (baak3 jyut6) — Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups
百足之蟲死而不僵 (baak3 zuk1 zi1 cung4 sei2 ji4 bat1 goeng1) — a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard
百里 (baak3 lei5) — two-character surname Baili
百里香 (baak3 lei5 hoeng1) — thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
百金花 (baak3 gam1 faa1) — Centaurium pulchellum var. altaicum
百靈 (baak3 ling4) — lark (bird of family Alaudidae)
百靈鳥 (baak3 ling4 niu5) — skylark
百頁窗 (baak3 jip6 coeng1) — variant of 百葉窗|百叶窗[bai3 ye4 chuang1]
百餘 (baak3 jyu4) — a hundred or more
百香果 (baak3 hoeng1 gwo2) — passion fruit
皂石 (zou6 sek6) — soapstone
皂礬 (zou6 faan4) — green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O)
皂莢 (zou6 gaap3) — Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
皂莢樹 (zou6 gaap3 syu6) — Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
皂角 (zou6 gok3) — Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
皂鹼 (zou6 gaan2) — soap; same as 肥皂
的哥 (dik1 go1) — male taxi driver; cabbie (slang)
的士 (dik1 si2) — taxi (loanword)
的士高 (dik1 si6 gou1) — (HK) (loanword) disco
的姐 (dik1 ze1) — female taxi driver
的款 (dik1 fun2) — reliable funds
的的喀喀湖 (dik1 dik1 haak1 haak1 wu4) — Lake Titicaca
的確 (dik1 kok3) — really; indeed
的確良 (dik1 kok3 loeng4) — dacron (loanword)
的話 (dik1 waa6) — if (coming after a conditional clause)
的里雅斯特 (dik1 lei5 ngaa5 si1 dak6) — Trieste, port city in Italy
的黎波里 (dik1 lai4 bo1 lei5) — Tripoli, capital of Libya; Tripoli, city in north Lebanon
皆可 (gaai1 ho2) — both OK; all acceptable
皆因 (gaai1 jan1) — simply because; all because
皆大歡喜 (gaai1 daai6 fun1 hei2) — As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
皆然 (gaai1 jin4) — to be all the same way (literary)
皇位 (wong4 wai6) — the title of Emperor
皇儲 (wong4 cyu5) — crown prince
皇冠 (wong4 gun1) — crown (headgear)
皇冠上的明珠 (wong4 gun1 soeng6 dik1 ming4 zyu1) — the brightest jewel in the crown
皇冠假日酒店 (wong4 gun1 gaa3 jat6 zau2 dim3) — Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)
皇冠出版 (wong4 gun1 ceot1 baan2) — Crown publishers, Hong Kong
皇冠出版集團 (wong4 gun1 ceot1 baan2 zaap6 tyun4) — Crown publishing group, Hong Kong
皇古 (wong4 gu2) — ancient times
皇后區 (wong4 hau6 keoi1) — Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City
皇后鎮 (wong4 hau6 zan3) — Queenstown, town in New Zealand
皇城 (wong4 sing4) — Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
皇堡 (wong4 bou2) — Burger King Whopper
皇天不負苦心人 (wong4 tin1 bat1 fu6 fu2 sam1 jan4) — Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you'r…
皇天后土 (wong4 tin1 hau6 tou2) — heaven and earth (idiom)
皇太子 (wong4 taai3 zi2) — crown prince
皇太極 (wong4 taai3 gik6) — Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reig…
皇太極清太宗 (wong4 taai3 gik6 cing1 taai3 zung1) — Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reig…
皇姑 (wong4 gu1) — see 皇姑區|皇姑区[Huang2 gu1 Qu1]
皇姑區 (wong4 gu1 keoi1) — Huanggu, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
皇子 (wong4 zi2) — prince
皇室 (wong4 sat1) — royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family
皇宮 (wong4 gung1) — imperial palace
皇家 (wong4 gaa1) — royal; imperial household
皇家加勒比海遊輪公司 (wong4 gaa1 gaa1 lak6 bei2 hoi2 jau4 leon4 gung1 si1) — Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
皇家學會 (wong4 gaa1 hok6 wui2) — the Royal Society (UK scientific academy)
皇家海軍 (wong4 gaa1 hoi2 gwan1) — Royal Navy (UK)
皇家香港警察 (wong4 gaa1 hoeng1 gong2 ging2 caat3) — Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)
皇家馬德里 (wong4 gaa1 maa5 dak1 lei5) — Real Madrid (soccer team)
皇家騎警 (wong4 gaa1 ke4 ging2) — Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian federal and national police forc…
皇帝不急急死太監 (wong4 dai3 bat1 gap1 gap1 sei2 taai3 gaam3) — see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]
皇帝的新衣 (wong4 dai3 dik1 san1 ji1) — the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
皇帝菜 (wong4 dai3 coi3) — see 茼蒿[tong2 hao1]
皇帶魚 (wong4 daai3 jyu2) — giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
皇恩 (wong4 jan1) — imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor
皇族 (wong4 zuk6) — the imperial family; royal kin
皇族內閣 (wong4 zuk6 noi6 gok3) — Qing emergency cabinet set up in May 1911 to confront the Xinhai rebels
皇曆 (wong4 lik6) — variant of 黃曆|黄历[huang2 li5]
皇朝 (wong4 ciu4) — the imperial court; the government in imperial times
皇權 (wong4 kyun4) — imperial power
皇甫 (wong4 fu2) — two-character surname Huangfu
皇甫嵩 (wong4 fu2 sung1) — Huangfu Song (-195), later Han general and warlord
皇甫鎛 (wong4 fu2 bok3) — Huangfu Bo (c. 800), Minister during early Tang
皇皇 (wong4 wong4) — magnificent; variant of 惶惶[huang2 huang2]; variant of 遑遑[huang2 huang2]
皇糧 (wong4 loeng4) — lit. imperial funding for troops; funds or items supplied by the government
皇親國戚 (wong4 can1 gwok3 cik1) — the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
皇軍 (wong4 gwan1) — imperial army (esp. Japanese)
皇馬 (wong4 maa5) — Real Madrid soccer team; abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里
皈 (gwai1) — to comply with; to follow
皈依 (gwai1 ji1) — to convert to (a religion)
皈依者 (gwai1 ji1 ze2) — a convert
皋蘭 (gou1 laan4) — see 皋蘭縣|皋兰县[Gao1 lan2 Xian4]
皋蘭縣 (gou1 laan4 jyun6) — Gaolan, a county in Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
皎厲 (gaau2 lai6) — proud
皎月 (gaau2 jyut6) — the bright moon
皎潔 (gaau2 git3) — shining clean; bright (moonlight)
皎白 (gaau2 baak6) — bright white
皎皎 (gaau2 gaau2) — clear and bright
皎皎者易污 (gaau2 gaau2 ze2 ji6 wu1) — Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)
皒皒 (ngo4 ngo4) — white
皓白 (hou6 baak6) — snow-white; spotless
皓首 (hou6 sau2) — white head of hair; fig. old person
皓首蒼顏 (hou6 sau2 cong1 ngaan4) — white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
皓齒 (hou6 ci2) — white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty)
皓齒明眸 (hou6 ci2 ming4 mau4) — see 明眸皓齒|明眸皓齿[ming2 mou2 hao4 chi3]
皓齒硃唇 (hou6 ci2 zyu1 seon4) — white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
皖南事變 (wun5 naam4 si6 bin3) — New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists a…
皖系軍閥 (wun5 hai6 gwan1 fat6) — Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929
皚皚 (ngoi4 ngoi4) — (literary) white as snow; pure white
皮下 (pei4 haa6) — under the skin; subcutaneous (injection)
皮下注射 (pei4 haa6 zyu3 se6) — hypodermic injection; subcutaneous injection
皮克斯 (pei4 hak1 si1) — Pixar Animation Studios
皮克林 (pei4 hak1 lam4) — Pickering (name)
皮兒 (pei4 ji4) — wrapper; cover
皮具 (pei4 geoi6) — leather products
皮劃艇 (pei4 waak6 teng5) — canoes and kayaks; (sports) canoeing and kayaking
皮劃艇靜水 (pei4 waak6 teng5 zing6 seoi2) — canoe-kayak flatwater
皮包 (pei4 baau1) — handbag; briefcase
皮包公司 (pei4 baau1 gung1 si1) — lit. briefcase company; dummy corporation; shell company; fly-by-night company
皮包骨頭 (pei4 baau1 gwat1 tau4) — to be all skin and bones (idiom); also written 皮包骨[pi2 bao1 gu3]
皮匠 (pei4 zoeng6) — cobbler
皮卡 (pei4 kaat1) — (loanword) pickup truck
皮卡爾 (pei4 kaa1 ji5) — Picard (name)
皮囊 (pei4 nong4) — leather bag
皮埃爾 (pei4 oi1 ji5) — (name) Pierre
皮塔餅 (pei4 taap3 beng2) — (loanword) pita bread
皮外傷 (pei4 ngoi6 soeng1) — superficial wound; a bruise
皮夾 (pei4 gaap3) — wallet; Taiwan pr. [pi2 jia2]
皮子 (pei4 zi2) — skin; fur
皮尺 (pei4 cek3) — tape measure
皮層 (pei4 cang4) — cortex
皮層性 (pei4 cang4 sing3) — cortical
皮層性視損傷 (pei4 cang4 sing3 si6 syun2 soeng1) — cortical visual impairment (CVI)
皮山 (pei4 saan1) — see 皮山縣|皮山县[Pi2 shan1 Xian4]
皮山縣 (pei4 saan1 jyun6) — Pishan, a county in Hotan City 和田市[He2 tian2 Shi4], Xinjiang
皮帶 (pei4 daai2) — strap; leather belt
皮帶傳動 (pei4 daai2 cyun4 dung6) — a leather drive belt
皮帶運輸機 (pei4 daai2 wan6 syu1 gei1) — belt conveyor
皮帶釦 (pei4 daai2 kau3) — belt buckle
皮弗婁牛 (pei4 fat1 lau4 ngau4) — beefalo (cross between domestic cattle and bison)
皮影戲 (pei4 jing2 hei3) — shadow play
皮星 (pei4 sing1) — picosatellite
皮條 (pei4 tiu4) — thong; leather strap; pimp; procurer
皮條客 (pei4 tiu4 haak3) — pimp
皮欽語 (pei4 jam1 jyu5) — pidgin
皮殼 (pei4 hok3) — carapace; hard outer shell; also pr. [pi2 ke2]
皮毛 (pei4 mou4) — fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge
皮炎 (pei4 jim4) — dermatitis
皮爾 (pei4 ji5) — Pierre, capital of South Dakota
皮爾森 (pei4 ji5 sam1) — Pearson (family name as well as various places)
皮特凱恩群島 (pei4 dak6 hoi2 jan1 kwan4 dou2) — Pitcairn Islands
皮特拉克 (pei4 dak6 laai1 hak1) — Petrarch; Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Italian scholar and lyric poet, famou…
皮球 (pei4 kau4) — ball (made of rubber, leather etc)
皮疹 (pei4 can2) — a rash
皮癢 (pei4 joeng5) — (coll.) to need a spanking
皮秒 (pei4 miu5) — picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s
皮筋 (pei4 gan1) — rubber band
皮筏 (pei4 fat6) — leather float; inflatable raft
皮箱 (pei4 soeng1) — leather suitcase
皮肉 (pei4 juk6) — skin and flesh; the physical body; (fig.) the superficial layer; surface aspects
皮肉之苦 (pei4 juk6 zi1 fu2) — physical pain; lit. skin and flesh suffer
皮脂腺 (pei4 zi1 sin3) — sebaceous glands
皮膚 (pei4 fu1) — skin
皮膚病 (pei4 fu1 beng6) — skin disease; skin condition; dermatosis
皮膚癌 (pei4 fu1 ngaam4) — skin cancer
皮膚科 (pei4 fu1 fo1) — dermatology
皮膚肌肉囊 (pei4 fu1 gei1 juk6 nong4) — dermo-muscular sac
皮臉 (pei4 lim5) — naughty; cheeky; impudent; shameless
皮艇 (pei4 teng5) — kayak
皮草 (pei4 cou2) — fur clothing
皮薩餅 (pei4 saat3 beng2) — pizza (loanword)
皮蛋 (pei4 daan2) — century egg; preserved egg
皮袋 (pei4 doi2) — leather bag; leather pouch (for liquid)
皮製品 (pei4 zai3 ban2) — leather goods
皮諾切特 (pei4 nok6 cit3 dak6) — General Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean dictator
皮貨 (pei4 fo3) — furs
皮質 (pei4 zat1) — cortex; cerebral cortex
皮質醇 (pei4 zat1 seon4) — cortisol
皮質類固醇 (pei4 zat1 leoi6 gu3 seon4) — corticosteroid
皮重 (pei4 cung5) — tare weight
皮開肉綻 (pei4 hoi1 juk6 zaan6) — flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
皮面 (pei4 min6) — outer skin; surface; leather cover (of a book); drum skin; leather upper (of a …
皮革 (pei4 gaak3) — leather
皮革商 (pei4 gaak3 soeng1) — fellmonger; a dealer who works with animal hides and skins
皮鞋 (pei4 haai4) — leather shoes
皮鞋匠 (pei4 haai4 zoeng6) — shoemaker
皮鞋油 (pei4 haai4 jau4) — shoe polish
皮鞭 (pei4 bin1) — lash
皮黃 (pei4 wong4) — Beijing opera (or styles of song in); abbr. for 西皮二黃|西皮二黄
皰 (paau3) — pimple; acne; blister; boil; ulcer
皰疹 (paau3 can2) — blister; bleb (watery blister); herpes (medicine)
皰疹病毒 (paau3 can2 beng6 duk6) — herpes virus (med.)
皴裂 (ceon1 lit6) — (of lips, skin etc) to chap
皺巴巴 (zau3 baa1 baa1) — wrinkled; crumpled; unironed
皺折 (zau3 zit3) — crease; fold; ripple; lap
皺摺 (zau3 zip3) — variant of 皺折|皱折[zhou4 zhe2]
皺眉 (zau3 mei4) — to frown; to knit one's brow
皺眉頭 (zau3 mei4 tau4) — to scowl; to knit the brows
皺紋 (zau3 man4) — wrinkle
皺縮 (zau3 suk1) — to wrinkle; wrinkled up
皺葉歐芹 (zau3 jip6 au1 kan4) — curled-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
皺褶 (zau3 zip3) — creased; wrinkled; fold; crease
皺起 (zau3 hei2) — to purse; to pucker (up)
皿 (ming5) — (bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container; radical no. 108
盂方水方 (jyu4 fong1 seoi2 fong1) — If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom)
盂縣 (jyu4 jyun6) — Yu County or Yuxian, a county in Yangquan City 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4], Shanxi
盂蘭盆會 (jyu4 laan4 pun4 wui2) — Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)
盆地 (pun4 dei6) — (geography) basin; depression
盆子 (pun4 zi2) — basin
盆景 (pun4 ging2) — bonsai; landscape in a pot
盆浴 (pun4 juk6) — bathtub
盆缽 (pun4 but3) — generic term for pottery
盆腔 (pun4 hong1) — the pelvic cavity; birth canal
盆花 (pun4 faa1) — potted flower
盈凸月 (jing4 dat6 jyut6) — full moon; waxing gibbous moon
盈利 (jing4 lei6) — profit; gain; to make profits
盈江 (jing4 gong1) — see 盈江縣|盈江县[Ying2 jiang1 Xian4]
盈江縣 (jing4 gong1 jyun6) — Yingjiang, a county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德…
盈箱累篋 (jing4 soeng1 leoi5 haap6) — to fill boxes and baskets to the brim (with treasures)
盈虧 (jing4 kwai1) — profit and loss; waxing and waning
盈虧自負 (jing4 kwai1 zi6 fu6) — responsible for its profit and losses (of organization); financially autonomous…
盈門 (jing4 mun4) — lit. fill the door; fill the house (at a wedding or auspicious occasion)
盈餘 (jing4 jyu4) — surplus; profit
益加 (jik1 gaa1) — increasingly; more and more; all the more
益友 (jik1 jau5) — helpful friend; wise companion

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