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相機行事 (soeng3 gei1 hang4 si6) — to act as circumstances dictate (idiom)
相比之下 (soeng1 bei2 zi1 haa6) — by comparison
相沿成習 (soeng1 jyun4 sing4 zaap6) — well established; accepted as a result of long usage
相濡以沫 (soeng1 jyu4 ji5 mut6) — (lit.) (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when out of the water) (id…
相爭 (soeng1 zang1) — to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression
相片 (soeng3 pin2) — image; photograph
相生 (soeng1 sang1) — to engender one another
相異 (soeng1 ji6) — different; dissimilar
相當 (soeng1 dong1) — equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
相當於 (soeng1 dong1 jyu1) — equivalent to
相看 (soeng1 hon3) — to look at one another; to take a good look at; to look upon
相碰撞 (soeng1 pung3 cong4) — to collide with one another
相稱 (soeng1 cing3) — to match; to suit; mutually compatible
相空間 (soeng1 hung1 gaan1) — phase space (math., ordinary differential equations)
相符 (soeng1 fu4) — to match; to tally
相等 (soeng1 dang2) — equal; equally; equivalent
相約 (soeng1 joek3) — to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appoint…
相紙 (soeng1 zi2) — photographic paper
相繼 (soeng1 gai3) — in succession; following closely
相聚 (soeng1 zeoi6) — to meet together; to assemble
相聯 (soeng1 lyun4) — to interact; interrelated
相聲 (soeng3 sing1) — comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk
相若 (soeng1 joek6) — on a par with; comparable to
相處 (soeng1 cyu2) — to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poor…
相術 (soeng1 seot6) — physiognomy
相襯 (soeng1 can3) — to contrast; to set off one another; to go well with
相見 (soeng1 gin3) — to see each other; to meet in person
相見恨晚 (soeng1 gin3 han6 maan5) — to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.; It f…
相親 (soeng1 can1) — blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan …
相親相愛 (soeng1 can1 soeng1 oi3) — (idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devot…
相覷 (soeng1 ceoi3) — to look at each other
相角 (soeng1 gok3) — photo corner (used to mount a photo in an album); (math.) phase angle
相認 (soeng1 jing6) — to know each other; to recognize; to identify; to acknowledge (an old relations…
相識 (soeng1 sik1) — to get to know each other; acquaintance
相距 (soeng1 keoi5) — distance apart; separated by a given distance
相較 (soeng1 gaau3) — to compare
相輔相成 (soeng1 fu6 soeng1 sing4) — (idiom) to complement one another
相通 (soeng1 tung1) — interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating
相逢 (soeng1 fung4) — to meet (by chance); to come across
相連 (soeng1 lin4) — to link; to join; link; connection
相遇 (soeng1 jyu6) — to meet; to encounter; to come across
相違 (soeng1 wai4) — to conflict with (an idea or opinion etc); to depart from (established norms or…
相鄰 (soeng1 leon4) — neighbor; adjacent
相配 (soeng1 pui3) — to match; to fit; to pair well
相配人 (soeng1 pui3 jan4) — match (couple); persons well suited for each other
相配物 (soeng1 pui3 mat6) — thing that is well suited; pet animal that suits its owner
相間 (soeng1 gaan1) — to alternate; to follow one another
相關 (soeng1 gwaan1) — related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation
相關性 (soeng1 gwaan1 sing3) — correlation
相隔 (soeng1 gaak3) — separated by (distance or time etc)
相面 (soeng3 min6) — fortune telling based on the subject's face
相類 (soeng1 leoi6) — similar
相體裁衣 (soeng1 tai2 coi4 ji1) — lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real cir…
盹 (deon6) — doze; nap
盻 (hai6) — to glare at
盼星星盼月亮 (paan3 sing1 sing1 paan3 jyut6 loeng6) — to wish for the stars and the moon; to have unreal expectations
盼望 (paan3 mong6) — to hope for; to look forward to
盼睞 (paan3 loi6) — your favors; your consideration
盼覆 (paan3 fuk1) — expecting your reply (epistolary style)
盼頭 (paan3 tau4) — hopes; good prospects
盾牌 (teon5 paai4) — shield; pretext; excuse
盾牌座 (teon5 paai4 zo6) — Scutum (constellation)
省事 (saang2 si6) — to simplify matters; to save trouble
省份 (saang2 fan6) — province
省便 (saang2 bin6) — convenient
省儉 (saang2 gim6) — frugal; thrifty
省力 (saang2 lik6) — to save labor; to save effort
省勁 (saang2 ging6) — to save labor; to save effort
省勁兒 (saang2 ging3 ji4) — erhua variant of 省勁|省劲[sheng3 jin4]
省卻 (saang2 koek3) — to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
省去 (saang2 heoi3) — to omit; to dispense with; to make unnecesary; to save (time, trouble etc)
省吃儉用 (saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6) — (idiom) to live frugally
省垣 (saang2 wun4) — a provincial capital
省城 (saang2 seng4) — provincial capital
省委 (saang2 wai2) — provincial Party committee
省字號 (saang2 zi6 hou6) — an apostrophe (punct.)
省察 (sing2 caat3) — to examine; to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspec…
省得 (saang2 dak1) — to avoid; so as to save (money or time)
省心 (saang2 sam1) — to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free
省悟 (sing2 ng6) — to wake up to reality; to come to oneself; to realize; to see the truth
省會 (saang2 wui6) — provincial capital
省油的燈 (saang2 jau4 dik1 dang1) — sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])
省治 (saang2 zi6) — a provincial capital
省界 (saang2 gaai3) — provincial boundary
省直管縣 (saang2 zik6 gun2 jyun6) — direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
省稱 (saang2 cing1) — abbreviation
省級 (saang2 kap1) — (administrative) province-level
省視 (sing2 si6) — to call upon; to inspect
省親 (sing2 can1) — to visit one's parents
省轄市 (saang2 hat6 si5) — provincial city
省錢 (saang2 cin2) — to save money
省長 (saang2 zoeng2) — governor of a province
省電 (saang2 din6) — to save electricity
眄眄 (min5 min5) — dull-looking; looking askance
眄睞 (min5 loi6) — to cast loving glances
眄睨 (min5 ngai6) — to look askance
眄視 (min5 si6) — to give a sidelong glance
眇小 (miu5 siu2) — variant of 渺小[miao3 xiao3]
眇眇 (miu5 miu5) — sublime; solitary; distant or remote; to gaze off into the distance
眉來眼去 (mei4 loi4 ngaan5 heoi3) — (idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
眉尖 (mei4 zim1) — eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皺|皱[zhou4] into a frown); outer tip of an eyebrow
眉山 (mei4 saan1) — see 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4]
眉山市 (mei4 saan1 si5) — Meishan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
眉心 (mei4 sam1) — (the space) between the eyebrows
眉心輪 (mei4 sam1 leon4) — ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead; also …
眉批 (mei4 pai1) — headnotes; comments or footnotes at top of the page
眉月 (mei4 jyut6) — waxing crescent (moon)
眉梢 (mei4 saau1) — tip of brow
眉毛 (mei4 mou4) — eyebrow
眉毛鉗 (mei4 mou4 kim4) — tweezers
眉毛鬍子一把抓 (mei4 mou4 wu4 zi2 jat1 baa2 zaa1) — careless; any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
眉清目秀 (mei4 cing1 muk6 sau3) — pretty; with delicate features
眉目 (mei4 muk6) — general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of …
眉目傳情 (mei4 muk6 cyun4 cing4) — to make sheep eyes at; to cast amorous glances at
眉眼 (mei4 ngaan5) — brows and eyes; appearance; looks; countenance
眉眼傳情 (mei4 ngaan5 cyun4 cing4) — to give the eye to; to make eyes at
眉睫 (mei4 zit6) — eyebrows and eyelashes; (fig.) close at hand; urgent; pressing; imperative
眉端 (mei4 dyun1) — tip of the eyebrows; top margin on a page
眉筆 (mei4 bat1) — eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
眉縣 (mei4 jyun6) — Mei County or Meixian, a county in Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
眉開眼笑 (mei4 hoi1 ngaan5 siu3) — brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
眉間 (mei4 gaan1) — the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows; glabella
眉間輪 (mei4 gaan1 leon4) — ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead
眉頭 (mei4 tau4) — brows
眉飛色舞 (mei4 fei1 sik1 mou5) — smiles of exultation; radiant with delight
眉黛 (mei4 doi6) — (literary) eyebrows painted with black pigment
眊 (mou6) — having poor eyesight
看一看 (hon3 jat1 hon3) — to have a look
看上 (hon3 soeng5) — to take a fancy to; to find suitable and choose; to settle on
看上去 (hon3 soeng5 heoi3) — it would appear; it seems (that)
看不出 (hon3 bat1 ceot1) — can't discern
看不慣 (hon3 bat1 gwaan3) — cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
看不懂 (hon3 bat1 dung2) — unable to make sense of what one is looking at
看不清 (hon3 bat1 cing1) — not able to see clearly
看不見 (hon3 bat1 gin3) — cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
看不起 (hon3 bat1 hei2) — to look down upon; to despise
看不過 (hon3 bat1 gwo3) — cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer; see 看不過去|看…
看不過去 (hon3 bat1 gwo3 heoi3) — cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer
看不順眼 (hon3 bat1 seon6 ngaan5) — unpleasant to the eye; objectionable
看中 (hon3 zung3) — to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on
看人下菜碟兒 (hon3 jan4 haa6 coi3 dip6 ji4) — (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them …
看人行事 (hon3 jan4 hang4 si6) — to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
看似 (hon3 ci5) — to look as if; to seem
看作 (hon3 zok3) — to look upon as; to regard as
看來 (hon3 loi4) — apparently; it seems that
看倌 (hon3 gun1) — variant of 看官[kan4 guan1]
看做 (hon3 zou6) — to regard as; to look upon as
看出 (hon3 ceot1) — to make out; to see
看台 (hon3 toi4) — terrace; spectator's grandstand; viewing platform
看呆 (hon3 ngoi4) — to gape at; to stare blankly; to stare in rapture; to stare in awe
看在眼裡 (hon3 zoi6 ngaan5 leoi5) — to observe; to take it all in
看好 (hon3 hou2) — to regard as having good prospects
看守 (hon1 sau2) — to guard; to watch over
看守者 (hon1 sau2 ze2) — watchman
看官 (hon3 gun1) — (old) (used by novelists) dear readers; (used by storytellers) dear audience me…
看客 (hon3 haak3) — audience; spectators; onlookers
看家 (hon1 gaa1) — to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding
看待 (hon1 doi6) — to look upon; to regard
看得中 (hon3 dak1 zung1) — to take a liking for; to fancy
看得起 (hon3 dak1 hei2) — to show respect for; to think highly of
看得過 (hon3 dak1 gwo3) — presentable; passable
看得過兒 (hon3 dak1 gwo3 ji4) — erhua variant of 看得過|看得过[kan4 de5 guo4]
看情況 (hon3 cing4 fong3) — depending on the situation
看慣 (hon3 gwaan3) — to be used to the sight of
看懂 (hon3 dung2) — to understand what one is reading or watching
看成 (hon3 sing4) — to regard as
看戲 (hon3 hei3) — to watch a play; to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)
看扁 (hon3 bin2) — to have a low opinion of
看押 (hon1 aat3) — to detain; to take into custody; to imprison temporarily
看書 (hon3 syu1) — to read; to study
看望 (hon3 mong6) — to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
看板 (hon3 baan2) — billboard
看樣子 (hon3 joeng6 zi2) — it seems; it looks as if
看法 (hon3 faat3) — way of looking at a thing; view; opinion
看清 (hon3 cing1) — to see clearly
看準 (hon3 zeon2) — to observe and make sure; to check
看準機會 (hon3 zeon2 gei1 wui6) — to watch for an opportunity; to see one's chance to
看漲 (hon3 zoeng3) — (finance) bullish
看熱鬧 (hon3 jit6 naau6) — to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are
看球 (hon3 kau4) — to watch a football game (or other ball game); Fore! (golf); Watch out for the …
看病 (hon3 beng6) — to visit a doctor; to see a patient
看相 (hon3 soeng3) — to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
看看 (hon3 hon3) — to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
看破 (hon3 po3) — to see through; disillusioned with; to reject (the world of mortals)
看穿 (hon3 cyun1) — see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
看管 (hon1 gun2) — to look after
看花眼 (hon3 faa1 ngaan5) — to be dazzled; to not believe one's own eyes
看著不管 (hon3 zoek6 bat1 gun2) — to stand by and pay no heed; to ignore
看著辦 (hon3 zoek6 baan6) — to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
看護 (hon1 wu6) — to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse
看貶 (hon3 bin2) — to expect (a currency etc) to depreciate
看走眼 (hon3 zau2 ngaan5) — to make an error of judgment; to be taken in
看輕 (hon3 hing1) — to belittle; to scorn; to take sth lightly
看透 (hon3 tau3) — to understand thoroughly; to see beyond the facade; to see through (sb)
看重 (hon3 cung5) — to regard as important; to value
看錯 (hon3 co3) — to misinterpret what one sees or reads; to misjudge (sb); to mistake (sb for sb…
看門人 (hon1 mun4 jan4) — janitor; watchman
看開 (hon3 hoi1) — to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up
看頭 (hon3 tau4) — qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
看顧 (hon3 gu3) — to watch over
看鳥人 (hon1 niu5 jan4) — a bird-watcher
看齊 (hon3 cai4) — to follow sb's example; to emulate; (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignme…
眙 (ji4) — used in 盱眙[Xu1 yi2] (the name of place in Jiangsu)
真主 (zan1 zyu2) — Allah
真主黨 (zan1 zyu2 dong2) — Hezbollah (Lebanon Islamic group)
真事 (zan1 si6) — reality; veracity; the real thing
真亮 (zan1 loeng6) — clear
真人 (zan1 jan4) — a real person; Daoist spiritual master
真人真事 (zan1 jan4 zan1 si6) — genuine people and true events
真人秀 (zan1 jan4 sau3) — (TV) reality show
真個 (zan1 go3) — (dialect) really; truly; indeed
真值表 (zan1 zik6 biu2) — truth table
真假 (zan1 gaa2) — genuine or fake; true or false
真假難辨 (zan1 gaa2 naan4 bin6) — hard to distinguish real from imitation
真偽 (zan1 ngai6) — true or bogus; authenticity
真偽莫辨 (zan1 ngai6 mok6 bin6) — can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the f…
真傳 (zan1 cyun4) — authentic tradition; handed-down teachings or techniques
真刀真槍 (zan1 dou1 zan1 coeng1) — (lit.) real swords and spears (idiom); (fig.) very much for real; genuine
真分數 (zan1 fan1 sou3) — proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths); see also: i…
真切 (zan1 cit3) — vivid; distinct; clear; sincere; honest
真否定句 (zan1 fau2 ding6 geoi3) — true negative (TN)
真命 (zan1 ming6) — to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc); ordained by heaven
真善美 (zan1 sin6 mei5) — truth, goodness and beauty
真如 (zan1 jyu4) — Tathata
真子集 (zan1 zi2 zaap6) — proper subset
真容 (zan1 jung4) — portrait; true features; (fig.) true nature
真實性 (zan1 sat6 sing3) — authenticity; truthfulness; veracity; reality; validity
真實感 (zan1 sat6 gam2) — the feeling that sth is genuine; sense of reality; in the flesh
真彩色 (zan1 coi2 sik1) — true color
真後生動物 (zan1 hau6 sang1 dung6 mat6) — eumetazoa; subkingdom of animals excluding sponges
真心實意 (zan1 sam1 sat6 ji3) — (idiom) genuine; sincere; wholehearted
真心話大冒險 (zan1 sam1 waa2 daai6 mou6 him2) — The Moment of Truth (TV show); Truth or Dare (game)
真性 (zan1 sing3) — real; the nature of sth
真怪 (zan1 gwaai3) — odd; unusual; I can't believe that ...
真情實意 (zan1 cing4 sat6 ji3) — (idiom) sincere feelings; genuine emotions
真意 (zan1 ji3) — real intention; true meaning; correct interpretation
真愛 (zan1 oi3) — true love
真憑實據 (zan1 pang4 sat6 geoi3) — reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof; definitive evidence
真才實學 (zan1 coi4 sat6 hok6) — solid learning; real ability and learning; genuine talent
真摯 (zan1 zi3) — sincere; sincerity
真數 (zan1 sou3) — (math.) argument (of a logarithm)
真是 (zan1 si6) — indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
真是的 (zan1 si6 dik1) — Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
真書 (zan1 syu1) — regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
真有你的 (zan1 jau5 nei5 dik1) — You're really quite something!; You're just amazing!
真核 (zan1 hat6) — eukaryotic
真格 (zan1 gaak3) — true; real
真棒 (zan1 paang5) — super!; really great; wonderful
真正 (zan1 zing3) — genuine; real; true; really; indeed
真武 (zan1 mou5) — Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity; aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black hea…
真版 (zan1 baan2) — real version (as opposed to pirated); genuine version
真牛 (zan1 ngau4) — (slang) really cool, awesome
真率 (zan1 seot1) — sincere; genuine; straightforward
真珠 (zan1 zyu1) — variant of 珍珠[zhen1 zhu1]
真理 (zan1 lei5) — truth
真理報 (zan1 lei5 bou3) — Pravda (newspaper)
真理部 (zan1 lei5 bou6) — Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eig…
真番郡 (zan1 pun1 gwan6) — Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in …
真皮 (zan1 pei4) — (anatomy) dermis; genuine leather
真皮層 (zan1 pei4 cang4) — dermis
真相 (zan1 soeng3) — the truth about sth; the actual facts
真相大白 (zan1 soeng3 daai6 baak6) — the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
真相畢露 (zan1 soeng3 bat1 lou6) — real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
真真 (zan1 zan1) — really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously
真知 (zan1 zi1) — real knowledge
真知灼見 (zan1 zi1 zoek3 gin3) — penetrating insight
真確 (zan1 kok3) — authentic
真神 (zan1 san4) — the True God
真空泵 (zan1 hung1 bam1) — vacuum pump
真空管 (zan1 hung1 gun2) — vacuum tube; thermionic valve
真納 (zan1 naap6) — (Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (founder of Pakistan)
真絲 (zan1 si1) — silk; pure silk
真經 (zan1 ging1) — sutra; Taoist treatise
真聲 (zan1 sing1) — natural voice; modal voice (cf. 假聲|假声[jia3 sheng1], falsetto)
真聲最高音 (zan1 sing1 zeoi3 gou1 jam1) — (music) the highest note one can sing in a natural (non-falsetto) voice
真肯定句 (zan1 hang2 ding6 geoi3) — true affirmative (TA)
真臘 (zan1 laap6) — Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia; Chinese term for Cambodia from 7th to 1…
真菌 (zan1 kwan2) — fungi; fungus
真菌綱 (zan1 kwan2 gong1) — Eumycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)
真言 (zan1 jin4) — true statement; incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
真言宗 (zan1 jin4 zung1) — Shingon Buddhism
真詮 (zan1 cyun4) — to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text); true commentary; correct …
真誠 (zan1 sing4) — sincere; genuine; true
真諦 (zan1 dai3) — the real meaning; the true essence
真象 (zan1 zoeng6) — (variant of 真相[zhen1 xiang4]) the truth about sth; the actual facts
真跡 (zan1 zik1) — authentic (painting or calligraphy); genuine work (of famous artist)
真身 (zan1 san1) — the real body (of Buddha or a God); true effigy
真道 (zan1 dou6) — the true way
真釋 (zan1 sik1) — true explanation; genuine reason
真金不怕火來燒 (zan1 gam1 bat1 paa3 fo2 loi4 siu1) — see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]
真金不怕火煉 (zan1 gam1 bat1 paa3 fo2 lin6) — True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
真際 (zan1 zai3) — the truth; reality
真面目 (zan1 min6 muk6) — true identity; true colors
真髓 (zan1 seoi5) — essence
真鯛 (zan1 diu1) — porgy (Pagrosomus major); red sea bream
眥睚 (zaai6 ngaai4) — see 睚眥|睚眦[ya2 zi4]
眨 (zaam2) — to blink; to wink
眨巴 (zaam2 baa1) — to blink; to wink
眨眼 (zaam2 ngaan5) — to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye
眨眼睛 (zaam2 ngaan5 zing1) — wink
眩人 (jyun6 jan4) — wizard; magician
眩惑 (jyun6 waak6) — confusion; unable to escape from infatuation or addiction
眩目 (jyun6 muk6) — variant of 炫目[xuan4 mu4]
眩耀 (jyun6 jiu6) — giddy; confused; variant of 炫耀[xuan4 yao4]
眩麗 (jyun6 lai6) — charming; enchanting; captivating
眭 (seoi1) — surname Sui
眯 (mi1) — to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mi3]
眯縫 (mei1 fung6) — to squint
眳睛 (ming4 zing1) — unhappy; dissatisfied
眵目糊 (ci1 muk6 wu4) — (dialect) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)
眷 (gyun3) — (bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children; (literary) to regard with lo…
眷區 (gyun3 keoi1) — married quarters; residential quarters for men with families
眷屬 (gyun3 suk6) — family member; husband and wife
眷念 (gyun3 nim6) — to think fondly of
眷愛 (gyun3 oi3) — to love; sentimentally attached to
眷懷 (gyun3 waai4) — to yearn for; to miss
眷戀 (gyun3 lyun2) — to miss; to long for; to remember with longing; yearning
眷村 (gyun3 cyun1) — military dependents' village (community established in Taiwan for Nationalist s…
眷眷之心 (gyun3 gyun3 zi1 sam1) — nostalgia; home-sickness; longing for departed beloved
眷註 (gyun3 zyu3) — to think fondly of sb
眷顧 (gyun3 gu3) — to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country)
眸子 (mau4 zi2) — pupil of the eye
眺望 (tiu3 mong6) — to survey the scene from an elevated position
眼下 (ngaan5 haa6) — now; at present; (anatomy) subocular
眼不見為淨 (ngaan5 bat1 gin3 wai4 zing6) — what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn't see, the heart …
眼不轉睛 (ngaan5 bat1 zyun2 zing1) — with fixed attention (idiom)
眼中 (ngaan5 zung1) — in (sb's) eyes
眼中刺 (ngaan5 zung1 ci3) — a thorn in one's eye; fig. a thorn in one's flesh
眼中釘 (ngaan5 zung1 deng1) — a thorn in one's side
眼乾症 (ngaan5 gon1 zing3) — (medicine) xerophthalmia; dry eye syndrome
眼光 (ngaan5 gwong1) — gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
眼光短 (ngaan5 gwong1 dyun2) — short-sighted
眼冒金星 (ngaan5 mou6 gam1 sing1) — to see stars; dazed
眼前 (ngaan5 cin4) — before one's eyes; now; at present
眼力 (ngaan5 lik6) — eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments
眼動 (ngaan5 dung6) — eye movement
眼動技術 (ngaan5 dung6 gei6 seot6) — eye movement technology; eye-tracking technology
眼圈 (ngaan5 hyun1) — rim of the eye; eye socket
眼圈紅了 (ngaan5 hyun1 hung4 liu5) — to be on the verge of tears
眼壓 (ngaan5 aat3) — intraocular pressure
眼尖 (ngaan5 zim1) — to have good eyes
眼尾 (ngaan5 mei5) — outer corner of the eye
眼岔 (ngaan5 caa3) — to mistake for sth else
眼巴巴 (ngaan5 baa1 baa1) — waiting anxiously; impatient
眼底 (ngaan5 dai2) — fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc); inside the…
眼底下 (ngaan5 dai2 haa6) — in front of one's eyes; in full view as a panorama; right now
眼影 (ngaan5 jing2) — eye shadow (cosmetics)
眼成穿 (ngaan5 sing4 cyun1) — to watch in anticipation (idiom)
眼房 (ngaan5 fong4) — camera oculi; aqueous chamber of the eye
眼房水 (ngaan5 fong4 seoi2) — aqueous humor
眼明手快 (ngaan5 ming4 sau2 faai3) — sharp-sighted and deft
眼時 (ngaan5 si4) — (dialect) now; at present
眼暈 (ngaan5 wan4) — to feel dizzy
眼柄 (ngaan5 beng3) — eye stalk (of crustacean etc)
眼格 (ngaan5 gaak3) — see 眼界[yan3 jie4]
眼梢 (ngaan5 saau1) — corner of eye near temple
眼毒 (ngaan5 duk6) — venomous glance; hostile gaze; sharp-eyed
眼波 (ngaan5 bo1) — fluid glance
眼淚 (ngaan5 leoi6) — tear; teardrop
眼熟 (ngaan5 suk6) — familiar-looking; to seem familiar
眼熱 (ngaan5 jit6) — to covet; envious
眼珠 (ngaan5 zyu1) — one's eyes; eyeball
眼珠兒 (ngaan5 zyu1 ji4) — eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
眼珠子 (ngaan5 zyu1 zi2) — eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
眼球 (ngaan5 kau4) — eyeball; (fig.) attention
眼生 (ngaan5 saang1) — unfamiliar; strange-looking
眼病 (ngaan5 beng6) — eye disease
眼白 (ngaan5 baak6) — white of the eye
眼皮 (ngaan5 pei4) — eyelid
眼皮子 (ngaan5 pei4 zi2) — eyelid
眼皮子淺 (ngaan5 pei4 zi2 cin2) — short-sighted
眼目 (ngaan5 muk6) — eyes
眼看 (ngaan5 hon3) — soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens
眼眵 (ngaan5 ci1) — sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)
眼眶 (ngaan5 kwaang1) — eye socket; rim of the eye
眼眸 (ngaan5 mau4) — eyes
眼睛 (ngaan5 zing1) — eye
眼睛吃冰淇淋 (ngaan5 zing1 hek3 bing1 kei4 lam4) — (slang) (Tw) to be checking out the hotties
眼睜睜 (ngaan5 zang1 zang1) — to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly
眼瞎耳聾 (ngaan5 hat6 ji5 lung4) — to be deaf and blind (idiom)
眼瞼 (ngaan5 lim4) — eyelid
眼神 (ngaan5 san4) — expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight …
眼神不好 (ngaan5 san4 bat1 hou2) — to have poor eyesight
眼神不濟 (ngaan5 san4 bat1 zai3) — to have poor eyesight
眼福 (ngaan5 fuk1) — a treat for the eyes; the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful
眼科 (ngaan5 fo1) — (department of) ophthalmology
眼科學 (ngaan5 fo1 hok6) — ophthalmology
眼科醫生 (ngaan5 fo1 ji1 sang1) — ophthalmologist; eye doctor
眼穿腸斷 (ngaan5 cyun1 coeng4 dyun6) — waiting anxiously (idiom)
眼窩 (ngaan5 wo1) — eye socket
眼簾 (ngaan5 lim4) — eyes (in literature); eyesight
眼紋噪鶥 (ngaan5 man4 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) spotted laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata)
眼紋黃山雀 (ngaan5 man4 wong4 saan1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
眼線 (ngaan5 sin3) — informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line
眼線液 (ngaan5 sin3 jik6) — eyeliner (cosmetics)
眼線筆 (ngaan5 sin3 bat1) — eyeliner (cosmetics)
眼罩 (ngaan5 zaau3) — eye-patch; blindfold; eye mask; goggles; eyeshade; blinkers (for a horse etc)
眼色 (ngaan5 sik1) — signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance
眼花 (ngaan5 faa1) — dimmed eyesight; blurred; vague and unclear vision
眼花繚亂 (ngaan5 faa1 liu4 lyun6) — to be dazzled
眼藥 (ngaan5 joek6) — eye drops; eye ointment
眼藥水 (ngaan5 joek6 seoi2) — eye drops; eyewash
眼蟲 (ngaan5 cung4) — Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)
眼蟲藻 (ngaan5 cung4 zou2) — euglena (biology)
眼袋 (ngaan5 doi2) — puffiness under the eyes; bags under the eyes
眼裡容不得沙子 (ngaan5 leoi5 jung4 bat1 dak1 saa1 zi2) — can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom); unable to put sth objectionable ou…
眼見 (ngaan5 gin3) — to see with one's own eyes; very soon
眼見得 (ngaan5 gin3 dak1) — (dialect) obviously; clearly
眼見為實 (ngaan5 gin3 wai4 sat6) — seeing is believing
眼觀六路耳聽八方 (ngaan5 gun1 luk6 lou6 ji5 ting1 baat3 fong1) — lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions; to be obse…
眼角 (ngaan5 gok3) — outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
眼角膜 (ngaan5 gok3 mok2) — cornea
眼證 (ngaan5 zing3) — eyewitness
眼距寬 (ngaan5 keoi5 fun1) — orbital hypertelorism (medicine)
眼跳 (ngaan5 tiu3) — twitching of eye
眼過勞 (ngaan5 gwo3 lou4) — eye strain
眼鏡 (ngaan5 geng2) — spectacles; eyeglasses
眼鏡片 (ngaan5 geng2 pin2) — lens (in eyeglasses etc)
眼鏡猴 (ngaan5 geng2 hau4) — tarsier monkey
眼鏡蛇 (ngaan5 geng2 se4) — cobra
眼電圖 (ngaan5 din6 tou4) — electrooculograph (EOG)
眼霜 (ngaan5 soeng1) — eye cream
眼風 (ngaan5 fung1) — eye signal; meaningful glance
眼饞 (ngaan5 caam4) — to covet; to envy
眼饞肚飽 (ngaan5 caam4 tou5 baau2) — to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)
眼高手低 (ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1) — to have high standards but little ability; to be fastidious but incompetent (id…
眼點 (ngaan5 dim2) — eyespot (in lower creatures)
眽眽 (mak6 mak6) — variant of 脈脈|脉脉[mo4 mo4]
眾人 (zung3 jan4) — everyone
眾人敬仰 (zung3 jan4 ging3 joeng5) — universally admired; highly esteemed by everyone
眾包 (zung3 baau1) — crowdsourcing; abbr. for 群眾外包|群众外包[qun2 zhong4 wai4 bao1]
眾叛親離 (zung3 bun6 can1 lei4) — lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom); fig. to find oneself utter…
眾口一詞 (zung3 hau2 jat1 ci4) — all of one voice; unanimous
眾口同聲 (zung3 hau2 tung4 sing1) — (of people) to be of one voice (idiom); unanimous
眾口皆碑 (zung3 hau2 gaai1 bei1) — to be praised by everyone
眾口鑠金 (zung3 hau2 soek3 gam1) — lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom); fig. public clamo…
眾多 (zung3 do1) — numerous
眾寡懸殊 (zung3 gwaa2 jyun4 syu4) — (idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength
眾志成城 (zung3 zi3 sing4 sing4) — unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
眾所周知 (zung3 so2 zau1 zi1) — (idiom) as everyone knows
眾所週知 (zung3 so2 zau1 zi1) — variant of 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1]
眾數 (zung3 sou3) — (statistics) mode
眾星拱月 (zung3 sing1 gung2 jyut6) — see 眾星捧月|众星捧月[zhong4 xing1 peng3 yue4]
眾星拱辰 (zung3 sing1 gung2 san4) — lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Bei3 chen2] (idiom, from Analects)…
眾星捧月 (zung3 sing1 pung2 jyut6) — lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. …
眾星攢月 (zung3 sing1 cyun4 jyut6) — see 眾星捧月|众星捧月[zhong4 xing1 peng3 yue4]
眾望 (zung3 mong6) — people's expectations
眾生 (zung3 sang1) — all living things
眾盲摸象 (zung3 maang4 mo2 zoeng6) — multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般…
眾矢之的 (zung3 ci2 zi1 dik1) — lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; att…
眾籌 (zung3 cau4) — crowdfunding
眾說 (zung3 syut3) — various ideas; diverse opinions
眾說紛揉 (zung3 syut3 fan1 jau4) — lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ; controvers…
眾說紛紜 (zung3 syut3 fan1 wan4) — opinions differ (idiom)
眾說郛 (zung3 syut3 fu1) — hub for diverse opinions
眾議員 (zung3 ji5 jyun4) — member of the House of Representatives
眾議院 (zung3 ji5 jyun2) — lower house of bicameral assembly; House of Representatives (USA); Chamber of D…
眾香子 (zung3 hoeng1 zi2) — allspice; Jamaican pepper (Pimenta dioica)
睃巡 (so1 ceon4) — (eyes) to scan; to glance left and right; to scrutinize; also written 巡睃[xun2 s…
睏 (kwan3) — sleepy; tired
睏覺 (kwan3 gaau3) — (dialect) to sleep
睚眥 (ngaai4 zaai6) — (literary) to glare in anger; (literary) (fig.) a small grievance
睜一眼閉一眼 (zang1 jat1 ngaan5 bai3 jat1 ngaan5) — to turn a blind eye
睜眼 (zang1 ngaan5) — to open one's eyes
睜開 (zang1 hoi1) — to open (one's eyes)
睜隻眼閉隻眼 (zang1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3 zek3 ngaan5) — to turn a blind eye
睡 (seoi6) — to sleep; to lie down
睡午覺 (seoi6 ng5 gaau3) — to have a nap
睡回籠覺 (seoi6 wui4 lung4 gaau3) — to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning); to sleep in
睡姿 (seoi6 zi1) — sleeping posture
睡意 (seoi6 ji3) — sleepiness
睡懶覺 (seoi6 laan5 gaau3) — to sleep in
睡房 (seoi6 fong2) — bedroom
睡椅 (seoi6 ji2) — couch
睡相 (seoi6 soeng3) — sleeping posture
睡眠 (seoi6 min4) — sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
睡眠呼吸暫停 (seoi6 min4 fu1 kap1 zaam6 ting4) — sleep apnea
睡眠失調 (seoi6 min4 sat1 tiu4) — sleep disorder
睡眠蟲 (seoi6 min4 cung4) — trypanosome
睡美人 (seoi6 mei5 jan4) — Sleeping Beauty
睡著 (seoi6 zoek6) — to fall asleep
睡蓮 (seoi6 lin4) — water lily
睡衣 (seoi6 ji1) — night clothes; pajamas
睡衣褲 (seoi6 ji1 fu3) — pajamas
睡袋 (seoi6 doi2) — sleeping bag
睡袍 (seoi6 pou4) — nightgown
睡裙 (seoi6 kwan4) — nightgown
睡覺 (seoi6 gaau3) — to go to bed; to sleep
睡過頭 (seoi6 gwo3 tau4) — to oversleep
睡鄉 (seoi6 hoeng1) — sleep; the land of Nod; dreamland
睡醒 (seoi6 seng2) — to wake up
睡鼠 (seoi6 syu2) — dormouse
睢寧 (seoi1 ning4) — see 睢寧縣|睢宁县[Sui1 ning2 Xian4]
睢寧縣 (seoi1 ning4 jyun6) — Suining, a county in Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
睢縣 (seoi1 jyun6) — Sui County or Suixian, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan
睢陽 (seoi1 joeng4) — see 睢陽區|睢阳区[Sui1 yang2 Qu1]
睢陽區 (seoi1 joeng4 keoi1) — Suiyang, a district of Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan
睢鳩 (seoi1 gau1) — plover (Charadrius morinellus); dotterell
督促 (duk1 cuk1) — to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on
督學 (duk1 hok6) — school inspector

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