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• 督察 (duk1 caat3) — to supervise; to superintend; inspector; censorship
• 督察大隊 (duk1 caat3 daai6 deoi6) — censorship brigade (PRC)
• 督導 (duk1 dou6) — to direct; to oversee
• 督建 (duk1 gin3) — to supervise and construct; constructed under the supervision of
• 督撫 (duk1 fu2) — governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3]
• 督標 (duk1 biu1) — army regiment at the disposal of province governor-general
• 督責 (duk1 zaak3) — to supervise; to reprimand
• 督軍 (duk1 gwan1) — provincial military governor during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 …
• 督辦 (duk1 baan6) — to oversee; to supervise; superintendent
• 督龜 (duk1 gwai1) — (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
• 睦親 (muk6 can1) — (literary) close relative (within a clan); (literary) to maintain harmony among…
• 睦誼 (muk6 ji4) — cordiality; friendship
• 睦鄰 (muk6 leon4) — to get on well with one's neighbors; amicable relationship with one's neighbor
• 睦鄰政策 (muk6 leon4 zing3 caak3) — good-neighbor policy
• 睨視 (ngai6 si6) — to look askance
• 睪丸 (gou1 jyun2) — testicle
• 睫毛 (zit3 mou4) — eyelashes
• 睫毛膏 (zit3 mou4 gou1) — mascara
• 睫狀體 (zit3 zong6 tai2) — ciliary body (in the eye, containing the focusing muscles)
• 睹物思人 (dou2 mat6 si1 jan4) — (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them
• 睽違 (kwai4 wai4) — variant of 暌違|暌违[kui2 wei2]
• 睽隔 (kwai4 gaak3) — variant of 暌隔[kui2 ge2]
• 睾 (gou1) — variant of 睪|睾[gao1]
• 睿智 (jeoi6 zi3) — wise and farsighted
• 瞄準具 (miu4 zeon2 geoi6) — sighting device; sight (for a firearm etc)
• 瞅睬 (cau2 coi2) — to pay attention to
• 瞅見 (cau2 gin3) — to see
• 瞈矇 (jung2 mung4) — blurred vision
• 瞋目 (can1 muk6) — variant of 嗔目[chen1 mu4]
• 瞌睡 (hap6 seoi6) — drowsy; to doze; to nap
• 瞎吹 (hat6 ceoi1) — to boast; to shoot one's mouth off
• 瞎子 (hat6 zi2) — blind person
• 瞎子摸象 (hat6 zi2 mo2 zoeng6) — blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 …
• 瞎弄 (hat6 lung6) — to fool around with; to mess with
• 瞎忙 (hat6 mong4) — to putter around; to work to no avail
• 瞎扯 (hat6 ce2) — to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense
• 瞎扯蛋 (hat6 ce2 daan2) — to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense
• 瞎拼 (hat6 ping3) — shopping as a fun pastime (loanword) (Tw)
• 瞎指揮 (hat6 zi2 fai1) — to give nonsensical instructions; to issue orders out of ignorance
• 瞎掰 (hat6 baai1) — (coll.) to talk nonsense; to fool around
• 瞎搞 (hat6 gaau2) — to fool around; to mess with; to do sth without a plan
• 瞎猜 (hat6 caai1) — to make a wild guess; blind guess
• 瞎眼 (hat6 ngaan5) — to be blind
• 瞎編 (hat6 pin1) — to fabricate (a story)
• 瞎編亂造 (hat6 pin1 lyun6 zou6) — random lies and falsehoods
• 瞎說 (hat6 syut3) — to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; …
• 瞎逛 (hat6 kwaang3) — to wander aimlessly
• 瞎鬧 (hat6 naau6) — to make a scene; to fool around; to behave foolishly
• 瞑想 (ming5 soeng2) — to muse; to think deeply; contemplation; meditation
• 瞑目 (ming5 muk6) — to close one's eyes; (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying w…
• 瞑眩 (ming5 jyun6) — dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese me…
• 瞘瞜 (kau1 lau1) — to sink in (of eyes)
• 瞜 (lau1) — to glance at
• 瞞上欺下 (mun4 soeng6 hei1 haa6) — to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)
• 瞞哄 (mun4 hung6) — to deceive; to cheat (sb)
• 瞞報 (mun4 bou3) — to conceal or deceive in a report; to falsify by over- or underreporting
• 瞞天大謊 (mun4 tin1 daai6 fong1) — enormous lie; whopper
• 瞞天過海 (mun4 tin1 gwo3 hoi2) — to cross the sea by a trick (idiom); to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
• 瞞心昧己 (mun4 sam1 mui6 gei2) — to blot out one's conscience
• 瞞騙 (mun4 pin3) — to deceive; to conceal
• 瞠目 (caang1 muk6) — to stare
• 瞠目以對 (caang1 muk6 ji5 deoi3) — to return only a blank stare; to stare back
• 瞠目結舌 (caang1 muk6 git3 sit3) — (idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
• 瞢 (mung4) — eyesight obscured; to feel ashamed
• 瞥見 (pit3 gin3) — to glimpse
• 瞧不起 (ciu4 bat1 hei2) — to look down upon; to hold in contempt
• 瞧著辦 (ciu4 zoek6 baan6) — to do as one sees fit; It's up to you.; Let's wait and see and then decide what…
• 瞧見 (ciu4 gin3) — to see
• 瞪眼 (dang1 ngaan5) — to open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb); to scowl
• 瞪羚 (cing4 ling4) — gazelle
• 瞪鞋搖滾 (dang6 haai4 jiu4 gwan2) — shoegaze (music genre)
• 瞬息 (seon3 sik1) — in a flash; twinkling; ephemeral
• 瞬息之間 (seon3 sik1 zi1 gaan1) — (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
• 瞬息萬變 (seon3 sik1 maan6 bin3) — in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
• 瞬時 (seon3 si4) — instantaneous
• 瞬時輻射 (seon3 si4 fuk1 se6) — prompt radiation
• 瞬發中子 (seon3 faat3 zung1 zi2) — prompt neutron
• 瞬發輻射 (seon3 faat3 fuk1 se6) — prompt radiation
• 瞬膜 (seon3 mok2) — nictitating membrane (zoology)
• 瞬間 (seon3 gaan1) — in an instant; in a flash
• 瞬間轉移 (seon3 gaan1 zyun2 ji4) — teleportation
• 瞬霎 (seon3 saap3) — in a blink; in a twinkling
• 瞭哨 (liu4 saau3) — to go on sentry duty; to stand guard
• 瞭如指掌 (liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2) — variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
• 瞭望 (liu4 mong6) — to look into the distance (esp. from a height); to keep a lookout
• 瞭望哨 (liu4 mong6 saau3) — lookout post
• 瞭望臺 (liu4 mong6 toi4) — observation platform; lookout platform
• 瞭然 (liu5 jin4) — to understand clearly; evident
• 瞭若指掌 (liu5 joek6 zi2 zoeng2) — see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
• 瞭解 (liu5 gaai2) — variant of 了解[liao3 jie3]
• 瞰望 (ham3 mong6) — to overlook; to watch from above
• 瞰臨 (ham3 lam4) — to overlook; to watch from above
• 瞳 (tung4) — pupil of the eye
• 瞳仁 (tung4 jan4) — pupil of the eye
• 瞳孔 (tung4 hung2) — pupil (of the eye)
• 瞳眸 (tung4 mau4) — pupil of the eye; one's eyes
• 瞻前顧後 (zim1 cin4 gu3 hau6) — lit. to look forward and back (idiom); fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the…
• 瞻拜 (zim1 baai3) — to worship; to gaze with reverence
• 瞻望 (zim1 mong6) — to look far ahead; to look forward (to)
• 瞻禮日 (zim1 lai5 jat6) — the Lord's Day; Sunday
• 瞻顧 (zim1 gu3) — to look forward and back cautiously
• 瞼 (lim4) — eyelid
• 瞼腺炎 (lim4 sin3 jim4) — (medicine) stye; hordeolum
• 瞽闍 (gu2 se4) — blind monk; refers to famous blind historian 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
• 瞿曇 (keoi4 taam4) — Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
• 矇在鼓裡 (mung4 zoi6 gu2 leoi5) — variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]
• 矇混 (mung4 wan6) — to deceive; to hoodwink; Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4]
• 矇混過關 (mung4 wan6 gwo3 gwaan1) — to get away with it; to slip through; to bluff one's way out; Taiwan pr. [meng1…
• 矇矇亮 (mung4 mung4 loeng6) — dawn; the first glimmer of light
• 矇矇黑 (mung4 mung4 hak1) — dusk
• 矇矓 (mung4 lung4) — (of vision) fuzzy
• 矇頭轉向 (mung4 tau4 zyun2 hoeng3) — to lose one's bearings; utterly confused
• 矇騙 (mung4 pin3) — to hoodwink; to deceive; to dupe sb
• 矍鑠 (fok3 soek3) — hale and hearty
• 矗立 (cuk1 laap6) — to tower; standing tall and upright (of large building)
• 矚望 (zuk1 mong6) — to look forward to
• 矛斑蝗鶯 (maau4 baan1 wong4 ang1) — (bird species of China) lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
• 矛柄 (maau4 beng3) — shaft
• 矛紋草鶥 (maau4 man4 cou2 mei4) — (bird species of China) Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus)
• 矛隼 (maau4 zeon2) — (bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
• 矛頭 (maau4 tau4) — spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism
• 矛頭指向 (maau4 tau4 zi2 hoeng3) — to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
• 矜功不立 (ging1 gung1 bat1 laap6) — boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)
• 矜持 (ging1 ci4) — reserved; aloof
• 矢口否認 (ci2 hau2 fau2 jing6) — to deny flatly
• 矢誌 (ci2 zi3) — to take an oath to do sth; to pledge; to vow
• 矢量 (ci2 loeng6) — (math.) vector
• 矣 (ji5) — classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
• 知之甚微 (zi1 zi1 sam6 mei4) — to know very little about
• 知了 (zi1 liu5) — cicada (onom.)
• 知交 (zi1 gaau1) — intimate friend
• 知人善任 (zi1 jan4 sin6 jam6) — (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the ri…
• 知人善用 (zi1 jan4 sin6 jung6) — see 知人善任[zhi1 ren2 shan4 ren4]
• 知人知面不知心 (zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1) — one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (id…
• 知冷知熱 (zi1 laang5 zi1 jit6) — to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom); to be very considerate
• 知名 (zi1 ming4) — well-known; famous
• 知名人士 (zi1 ming4 jan4 si6) — public figure; celebrity
• 知名度 (zi1 ming4 dou6) — reputation; profile; familiarity in the public consciousness
• 知子莫若父 (zi1 zi2 mok6 joek6 fu6) — nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
• 知州 (zi1 zau1) — senior provincial government official in dynastic China
• 知己 (zi1 gei2) — to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend
• 知己知彼 (zi1 gei2 zi1 bei2) — know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[…
• 知府 (zi1 fu2) — prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
• 知彼知己 (zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2) — to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
• 知心 (zi1 sam1) — caring; intimate
• 知恥 (zi1 ci2) — to have a sense of shame
• 知恩不報 (zi1 jan1 bat1 bou3) — ungrateful
• 知悉 (zi1 sik1) — to know; to be informed of
• 知情 (zi1 cing4) — to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation
• 知情人 (zi1 cing4 jan4) — person in the know; insider; informed source
• 知情同意 (zi1 cing4 tung4 ji3) — informed consent
• 知情達理 (zi1 cing4 daat6 lei5) — see 通情達理|通情达理[tong1 qing2 da2 li3]
• 知易行難 (zi1 ji6 hang4 naan4) — easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom); easier said than done
• 知曉 (zi1 hiu2) — to know; to understand
• 知更鳥 (zi1 gaang1 niu5) — redbreast; robin
• 知書達理 (zi1 syu1 daat6 lei5) — educated and well-balanced (idiom)
• 知會 (zi1 wui6) — to inform; to tell; to notify; notification
• 知母 (zi1 mou5) — Anemarrhena asphodeloides; rhyzome of Anemarrhena (used in TCM)
• 知法犯法 (zi1 faat3 faan6 faat3) — to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
• 知禮 (zi1 lai5) — to be well-mannered
• 知縣 (zi1 jyun6) — county head magistrate (old)
• 知覺 (zi1 gok3) — perception; consciousness
• 知覺力 (zi1 gok3 lik6) — ability to perceive; perceptivity; sentience
• 知識 (zi1 sik1) — knowledge; intellectual
• 知識分子 (zi1 sik1 fan6 zi2) — intellectual; intelligentsia
• 知識寶庫 (zi3 sik1 bou2 fu3) — treasure house of knowledge
• 知識工程師 (zi3 sik1 gung1 cing4 si1) — knowledge worker
• 知識庫 (zi3 sik1 fu3) — knowledge base
• 知識產權 (zi3 sik1 caan2 kyun4) — intellectual property rights (law)
• 知識界 (zi1 sik1 gaai3) — intellectual circles; intelligentsia
• 知識論 (zi3 sik1 leon6) — epistemology
• 知識越多越反動 (zi3 sik1 jyut6 do1 jyut6 faan2 dung6) — the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan a…
• 知趣 (zi1 ceoi3) — to act tactfully; tactful; discreet
• 知足 (zi1 zuk1) — content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
• 知足常樂 (zi1 zuk1 soeng4 lok6) — satisfied with what one has (idiom)
• 知遇之恩 (zi1 jyu6 zi1 jan1) — lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronag…
• 知過改過 (zi1 gwo3 goi2 gwo3) — to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)
• 知道 (zi1 dou3) — to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
• 知道了 (zi1 dou6 liu5) — OK!; Got it!
• 知難而退 (zi1 naan4 ji4 teoi3) — (lit.) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); (fig.…
• 知青 (zi3 cing1) — educated youth (esp. those sent to work in rural areas during the Cultural Revo…
• 知音 (zi1 jam1) — intimate friend; soul mate
• 矩尺 (geoi2 cek3) — carpenter's square
• 矩尺座 (geoi2 cek3 zo6) — Norma (constellation)
• 矩形 (geoi2 jing4) — rectangle
• 矩陣 (geoi2 zan6) — (math.) matrix
• 短中取長 (dyun2 zung1 ceoi2 coeng4) — see 短中抽長|短中抽长[duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2]
• 短中抽長 (dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4) — to make the best of a bad job; to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
• 短促 (dyun2 cuk1) — short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice)
• 短信 (dyun2 seon3) — text message; SMS
• 短傳 (dyun2 cyun4) — short pass (in ball game)
• 短債 (dyun2 zaai3) — short-term loan
• 短兵相接 (dyun2 bing1 soeng1 zip3) — lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand inf…
• 短劍 (dyun2 gim3) — dagger
• 短句 (dyun2 geoi3) — clause
• 短命 (dyun2 meng6) — to die young; short-lived
• 短命鬼 (dyun2 meng6 gwai2) — sb who dies prematurely
• 短嘴山椒鳥 (dyun2 zeoi2 saan1 ziu1 niu5) — (bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
• 短嘴豆雁 (dyun2 zeoi2 dau6 ngaan6) — (bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)
• 短嘴金絲燕 (dyun2 zeoi2 gam1 si1 jin3) — (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
• 短多 (dyun2 do1) — good prospects in the short term (finance)
• 短小精悍 (dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6) — (of a person) short but plucky (idiom); (of an article) concise and forceful
• 短少 (dyun2 siu2) — to be short of the full amount
• 短尾信天翁 (dyun2 mei5 seon3 tin1 jung1) — (bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
• 短尾矮袋鼠 (dyun2 mei5 ai2 doi6 syu2) — quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
• 短尾賊鷗 (dyun2 mei5 caak6 au1) — (bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
• 短尾鴉雀 (dyun2 mei5 aa1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)
• 短尾鷦鶥 (dyun2 mei5 ziu1 mei4) — (bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata)
• 短尾鷯鶥 (dyun2 mei5 liu4 mei4) — (bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
• 短尾鸌 (dyun2 mei5 wok6) — (bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)
• 短尾鸚鵡 (dyun2 mei5 jing1 mou5) — (bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
• 短工 (dyun2 gung1) — temporary job; odd job; seasonal worker
• 短打扮 (dyun2 daa2 baan3) — clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top); to wear …
• 短指 (dyun2 zi2) — brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)
• 短時儲存 (dyun2 si4 cyu5 cyun4) — short-term storage; store
• 短時間 (dyun2 si4 gaan3) — short term; short time
• 短期 (dyun2 kei4) — short-term
• 短期融資 (dyun2 kei4 jung4 zi1) — short-term financing
• 短板 (dyun2 baan2) — short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape); (fig.) shortco…
• 短欠 (dyun2 him3) — to fall short in one's payments; to lack; to be short of
• 短歌 (dyun2 go1) — ballad
• 短波 (dyun2 bo1) — shortwave (radio)
• 短波長 (dyun2 bo1 coeng4) — short wavelength
• 短淺 (dyun2 cin2) — narrow and shallow
• 短片 (dyun2 pin2) — short film; video clip
• 短程 (dyun2 cing4) — short range
• 短程線 (dyun2 cing4 sin3) — a geodesic
• 短空 (dyun2 hung1) — poor prospects in the short term (finance)
• 短篇小說 (dyun2 pin1 siu2 syut3) — short story
• 短簡 (dyun2 gaan2) — brief
• 短粗 (dyun2 cou1) — stocky (short and robust)
• 短線 (dyun2 sin3) — short term
• 短缺 (dyun2 kyut3) — shortage
• 短耳鴞 (dyun2 ji5 hiu1) — (bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
• 短腿獵犬 (dyun2 teoi2 lip6 hyun2) — dachshund; basset hound
• 短至 (dyun2 zi3) — the winter solstice
• 短處 (dyun2 cyu3) — shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points
• 短衣 (dyun2 ji1) — short garment; short jacket
• 短衣幫 (dyun2 ji1 bong1) — lit. short jacket party; working people; the toiling masses; blue collar workers
• 短袖 (dyun2 zau6) — short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt
• 短褲 (dyun2 fu3) — short pants; shorts
• 短襪 (dyun2 mat6) — sock
• 短見 (dyun2 gin3) — short-sightedness; suicide (esp. in 尋短見|寻短见[xun2 duan3 jian4])
• 短視 (dyun2 si6) — (usually fig.) shortsighted; myopic
• 短訊 (dyun2 seon3) — SMS; text message
• 短訓班 (dyun2 fan3 baan1) — short training course
• 短語 (dyun2 jyu5) — phrase (grammar)
• 短趾鵰 (dyun2 zi2 diu1) — (bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
• 短跑 (dyun2 paau2) — sprint (race)
• 短距起落飛機 (dyun2 keoi5 hei2 lok6 fei1 gei1) — short takeoff and landing aircraft
• 短距離 (dyun2 keoi5 lei4) — short distance; a stone's throw away
• 短路 (dyun2 lou6) — short circuit
• 短靴 (dyun2 hoe1) — ankle boots
• 矮人 (ai2 jan4) — dwarf
• 矮個兒 (ai2 go3 ji4) — a person of short stature; a short person
• 矮凳 (ai2 dang3) — low stool
• 矮化 (ai2 faa3) — (plant pathology) to become stunted; (horticulture) to dwarf; to reduce in size…
• 矮半截 (ai2 bun3 zit6) — to be inferior to; to be of a lower grade than
• 矮呆病 (ai2 ngoi4 beng6) — cretinism
• 矮地茶 (ai2 dei6 caa4) — (loanword) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica) (herb)
• 矮墩墩 (ai2 deon1 deon1) — pudgy; dumpy; stumpy
• 矮壯素 (ai2 zong3 sou3) — chlormequat chloride; cycocel
• 矮子 (ai2 zi2) — short person; dwarf
• 矮子裡拔將軍 (ai2 zi2 leoi5 bat6 zoeng1 gwan1) — lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs; fig. choose the best person availa…
• 矮小 (ai2 siu2) — short and small; low and small; undersized
• 矮小精悍 (ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6) — short but intrepid (idiom)
• 矮星 (ai2 sing1) — dwarf star
• 矮林 (ai2 lam4) — coppice; brushwood
• 矮桿品種 (ai2 gon1 ban2 zung2) — short-stalked variety; short straw variety
• 矮楊梅 (ai2 joeng4 mui4) — dwarf bayberry (Myrica nana)
• 矮樹 (ai2 syu6) — short tree; bush; shrub
• 矮瓜 (ai2 gwaa1) — eggplant (Cantonese)
• 矮胖 (ai2 bun6) — short and stout; dumpy; roly-poly
• 矮腳白花蛇利草 (ai2 goek3 baak6 faa1 se4 lei6 cou2) — see 白花蛇舌草[bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3]
• 矮腳羅傘 (ai2 goek3 lo4 saan3) — Ardisia villosa
• 矮腳苦蒿 (ai2 goek3 fu2 hou1) — see 熊膽草|熊胆草[xiong2 dan3 cao3]
• 矮莖朱砂根 (ai2 ging3 zyu1 saa1 gan1) — short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)
• 矮行星 (ai2 hang4 sing1) — dwarf planet
• 矮醜窮 (ai2 cau2 kung4) — (Internet slang) (of a man) unmarriageable (lit. short, ugly and poor); opposit…
• 矮鹿 (ai2 luk2) — Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
• 矮黑人 (ai2 hak1 jan4) — Negrito
• 矯健 (giu2 gin6) — strong and healthy; vigorous
• 矯味劑 (giu2 mei6 zai1) — corrective agent; flavoring agent
• 矯形 (giu2 jing4) — orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
• 矯形外科 (giu2 jing4 ngoi6 fo1) — orthopedic surgery
• 矯形牙套 (giu2 jing4 ngaa4 tou3) — orthodontic brace
• 矯形醫生 (giu2 jing4 ji1 sang1) — orthopedic doctor
• 矯情 (giu2 cing4) — (Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
• 矯捷 (giu2 zit6) — vigorous and nimble; athletic
• 矯揉造作 (giu2 jau4 zou6 zok3) — pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
• 矯枉過正 (giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3) — to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
• 矯枉過直 (giu2 wong2 gwo3 zik6) — see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4]
• 矯正 (giu2 zing3) — to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to c…
• 矯正透鏡 (giu2 zing3 tau3 geng3) — correcting lens
• 矯治 (giu2 zi6) — to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure
• 矯矯 (giu2 giu2) — gallant; brave; preeminent
• 矯詔 (giu2 ziu3) — the pretense of acting on imperial order
• 矰 (zang1) — arrow with a streamer
• 石作 (sek6 zok3) — masonry workshop
• 石像 (sek6 zoeng6) — stone statue
• 石刁柏 (sek6 diu1 paak3) — asparagus
• 石刑 (sek6 jing4) — stoning (execution method)
• 石刻 (sek6 hak1) — stone inscription; carved stone
• 石勒 (sek6 lak6) — Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319-35…
• 石化 (sek6 faa3) — to petrify; petrochemical industry
• 石化廠 (sek6 faa3 cong2) — petrochemical plant
• 石匠 (sek6 zoeng6) — stonemason
• 石南屬 (sek6 naam4 suk6) — heather
• 石南樹 (sek6 naam4 syu6) — heath
• 石印 (sek6 jan3) — lithography; lithographic printing
• 石原慎太郎 (sek6 jyun4 san6 taai3 long4) — Ishihara Shintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo 19…
• 石嘴山 (sek6 zeoi2 saan1) — see 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 Shi4]
• 石嘴山市 (sek6 zeoi2 saan1 si5) — Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族…
• 石器 (sek6 hei3) — stone tool; stone implement
• 石器時代 (sek6 hei3 si4 doi6) — Stone Age
• 石城 (sek6 sing4) — see 石城縣|石城县[Shi2 cheng2 Xian4]
• 石城縣 (sek6 sing4 jyun6) — Shicheng, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
• 石塊 (sek6 faai3) — stone; rock
• 石墨 (sek6 mak6) — black lead; graphite; plumbago
• 石子兒 (sek6 zi2 ji4) — erhua form of 石子[shi2 zi3]
• 石家莊 (sek6 gaa1 zong1) — see 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4]
• 石家莊市 (sek6 gaa1 zong1 si5) — Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 …
• 石屎 (sek6 si2) — (Cantonese) concrete
• 石屎森林 (sek6 si2 sam1 lam4) — (dialect) concrete jungle
• 石屏 (sek6 ping4) — see 石屏縣|石屏县[Shi2 ping2 Xian4]
• 石屏縣 (sek6 ping4 jyun6) — Shiping, a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝…
• 石峰區 (sek6 fung1 keoi1) — Shifeng, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
• 石崗 (sek6 gong1) — Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
• 石工 (sek6 gung1) — stonemasonry; stonemason
• 石庫門 (sek6 fu3 mun4) — "shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with c…
• 石庭 (sek6 ting4) — rock garden
• 石弩 (sek6 nou5) — catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
• 石投大海 (sek6 tau4 daai6 hoi2) — to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea; to vanish forever without trace
• 石拐區 (sek6 gwaai2 keoi1) — Shiguai, a district of Baotou City 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
• 石敢當 (sek6 gam2 dong1) — stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
• 石斑魚 (sek6 baan1 jyu2) — grouper (Portuguese: garoupa); also called 鮨; Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serra…
• 石景山 (sek6 ging2 saan1) — see 石景山區|石景山区[Shi2 jing3 shan1 Qu1]
• 石景山區 (sek6 ging2 saan1 keoi1) — Shijingshan, an inner district of west Beijing
• 石板 (sek6 baan2) — slab; flagstone; slate
• 石板瓦 (sek6 baan2 ngaa5) — slate tile
• 石板路 (sek6 baan2 lou6) — road or pavement laid with flagstones
• 石林 (sek6 lam4) — Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan
• 石林縣 (sek6 lam4 jyun6) — see 石林彝族自治縣|石林彝族自治县[Shi2 lin2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
• 石柱 (sek6 cyu5) — Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
• 石柱土家族自治縣 (sek6 cyu5 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
• 石柱縣 (sek6 cyu5 jyun6) — Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
• 石棉 (sek6 min4) — see 石棉縣|石棉县[Shi2 mian2 Xian4]
• 石棉瓦 (sek6 min4 ngaa5) — asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)
• 石棉縣 (sek6 min4 jyun6) — Shimian, a county in Ya'an City 雅安市[Ya3 an1 Shi4], Sichuan
• 石棺 (sek6 gun1) — sarcophagus
• 石榴 (sek6 lau2) — pomegranate
• 石榴石 (sek6 lau2 sek6) — garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)
• 石樓 (sek6 lau4) — see 石樓縣|石楼县[Shi2 lou2 Xian4]
• 石樓縣 (sek6 lau4 jyun6) — Shilou, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Shanxi
• 石沉大海 (sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2) — lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom); fig. to…
• 石河子 (sek6 ho4 zi2) — Shihezi, sub-prefecture-level city in Northern Xinjiang
• 石河子市 (sek6 ho4 zi2 si5) — Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north X…
• 石油 (sek6 jau4) — oil; petroleum
• 石油化學 (sek6 jau4 faa3 hok6) — petrochemistry
• 石油蠟 (sek6 jau4 laap6) — petroleum wax
• 石油輸出國組織 (sek6 jau4 syu1 ceot1 gwok3 zou2 zik1) — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• 石油醚 (sek6 jau4 mai4) — petroleum ether
• 石泉 (sek6 cyun4) — see 石泉縣|石泉县[Shi2 quan2 Xian4]
• 石泉縣 (sek6 cyun4 jyun6) — Shiquan, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi
• 石洞 (sek6 dung6) — cave; cavern
• 石渠 (sek6 keoi4) — Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture …
• 石渠縣 (sek6 keoi4 jyun6) — Sêrxü, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 z…
• 石渠閣 (sek6 keoi4 gok3) — cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|…
• 石渠閣議 (sek6 keoi4 gok3 ji5) — cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|…
• 石渣 (sek6 zaa1) — gravel
• 石濤 (sek6 tou4) — Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet
• 石灰 (sek6 fui1) — lime (calcium oxide)
• 石灰岩 (sek6 fui1 ngaam4) — limestone
• 石灰石 (sek6 fui1 sek6) — limestone
• 石灰華 (sek6 fui1 waa4) — travertine (geology); tufa (a type of banded marble)
• 石炭 (sek6 taan3) — coal (old)
• 石炭井 (sek6 taan3 zeng2) — Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 qu1] of Shizu…
• 石炭井區 (sek6 taan3 zeng2 keoi1) — Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 qu1] of Shizu…
• 石炭系 (sek6 taan3 hai6) — carboniferous system; coal measure (geology)
• 石炭紀 (sek6 taan3 gei2) — Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)
• 石炭酸 (sek6 taan3 syun1) — phenol C6H5OH; same as 苯酚
• 石片 (sek6 pin3) — slab
• 石狀 (sek6 zong6) — stony
• 石獅 (sek6 si1) — see 石獅市|石狮市[Shi2 shi1 Shi4]
• 石獅子 (sek6 si1 zi2) — guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese im…
• 石獅市 (sek6 si1 si5) — Shishi, a county-level city in Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
• 石玉昆 (sek6 juk6 gwan1) — Shi Yukun (c. 1810-1871), Qing pinghua 評話|评话[ping2 hua4] master storyteller
• 石破天驚 (sek6 po3 tin1 ging1) — earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work
• 石硪 (sek6 ngo6) — flat stone with ropes attached, used to ram the ground
• 石碑 (sek6 bei1) — stele; stone tablet (for inscription)
• 石磙 (sek6 gwan2) — stone roller
• 石磨 (sek6 mo4) — grindstone
• 石窟 (sek6 fat1) — rock cave; grotto; cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
• 石竹 (sek6 zuk1) — China pink; Dianthus chinensis (botany)
• 石竹屬 (sek6 zuk1 suk6) — Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
• 石竹目 (sek6 zuk1 muk6) — Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
• 石竹科 (sek6 zuk1 fo1) — Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
• 石筍 (sek6 seon2) — stalagmite
• 石粉 (sek6 fan2) — talcum powder
• 石罅 (sek6 laa3) — a crack in a rock
• 石腦油 (sek6 nou5 jau4) — naphtha
• 石膏 (sek6 gou1) — gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster; plaster cast (for a broken bone)
• 石膏牆板 (sek6 gou1 coeng4 baan2) — drywall; gypsum wallboard; plasterboard
• 石膏繃帶 (sek6 gou1 bang1 daai2) — plaster cast
• 石舫 (sek6 fong2) — Marble Boat, famous pavilion
• 石花菜 (sek6 faa1 coi3) — Gelidium amansii, species of red algae from which agar is extracted
• 石英 (sek6 jing1) — quartz
• 石英脈 (sek6 jing1 mak6) — quartz vein
• 石英鐘 (sek6 jing1 zung1) — quartz clock
• 石英鹵素燈 (sek6 jing1 lou5 sou3 dang1) — quartz halogen lamp
• 石蒜 (sek6 syun3) — red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
• 石蕊 (sek6 jeoi5) — reindeer moss; litmus (chemistry)
• 石蕊試紙 (sek6 jeoi5 si3 zi2) — (chemistry) litmus paper
• 石虎 (sek6 fu2) — Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4]
• 石蜐 (sek6 gip3) — goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)
• 石蠟 (sek6 laap6) — paraffin wax
• 石質 (sek6 zat1) — stony
• 石鐘乳 (sek6 zung1 jyu5) — stalactite
• 石門 (sek6 mun4) — see 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 Xian4]
• 石門縣 (sek6 mun4 jyun6) — Shimen, a county in Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan
• 石阡 (sek6 cin1) — see 石阡縣|石阡县[Shi2 qian1 Xian4]
• 石阡縣 (sek6 cin1 jyun6) — Shiqian, a county in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou
• 石階 (sek6 gaai1) — stone step
• 石雀 (sek6 zoek3) — (bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
• 石雕 (sek6 diu1) — stone carving; carved sculpture
• 石雞 (sek6 gai1) — (bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
• 石青 (sek6 cing1) — azurite; copper azurite 2CuCO3-Cu(OH)2; azure blue
• 石頭 (sek6 tau4) — stone
• 石頭火鍋 (sek6 tau4 fo2 wo1) — claypot (used in cooking)
• 石頭記 (sek6 tau4 gei3) — The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 …
• 石首 (sek6 sau2) — see 石首市[Shi2 shou3 Shi4]
• 石首市 (sek6 sau2 si5) — Shishou, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei
• 石鬆 (sek6 sung1) — Lycopodiopsida (club mosses)
• 石鯪魚 (sek6 leng4 jyu2) — pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
• 石鹽 (sek6 jim4) — rock salt
• 石鼓文 (sek6 gu2 man4) — early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small s…
• 石龍 (sek6 lung4) — see 石龍區|石龙区[Shi2 long2 Qu1]
• 石龍區 (sek6 lung4 keoi1) — Shilong, a district of Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Shi4], Hen…
• 石龍子 (sek6 lung4 zi2) — skink; lizard
• 矸子 (gon1 zi2) — see 矸石[gan1 shi2]
• 矸石 (gon1 sek6) — (mining) gangue
• 矻矻 (ngat6 ngat6) — assiduously
• 矽 (zik6) — (Tw) silicon (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [xi4]
• 矽晶片 (zik6 zing1 pin3) — silicon chip; also written 硅晶片[gui1 jing1 pian4]
• 矽片 (zik6 pin2) — (Tw) silicon wafer
• 矽肺 (zik6 fai3) — see 矽肺病[xi1 fei4 bing4]
• 矽肺病 (zik6 fai3 beng6) — silicosis
• 矽膠 (zik6 gaau1) — (Tw, HK) silica gel; (Tw, HK) silicone rubber
• 矽藻 (zik6 zou2) — diatom
• 矽谷 (zik6 guk1) — Silicon Valley
• 矽鎂層 (zik6 mei5 cang4) — sima (geology); silicon and magnesium layer in earth's crust
• 砂仁 (saa1 jan4) — Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
• 砂囊 (saa1 nong4) — gizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)
• 砂子 (saa1 zi2) — sand
• 砂岩 (saa1 ngaam4) — sandstone
• 砂拉越 (saa1 laai1 jyut6) — see 沙撈越|沙捞越[Sha1 lao1 yue4]
• 砂漿 (saa1 zoeng1) — mortar (building)
• 砂石 (saa1 sek6) — sandstone; sand and stone; aggregate
• 砂礓 (saa1 goeng1) — concretion (geology)
• 砂礫 (saa1 lik1) — grit
• 砂積礦床 (saa1 zik1 kwong3 cong4) — placer (alluvial deposit containing valuable metals)
• 砂紙 (saa1 zi2) — sandpaper (i.e. abrasive)
• 砂輪 (saa1 leon4) — grinding wheel; emery wheel
• 砂鍋 (saa1 wo1) — casserole; earthenware pot
• 砉 (waak6) — sound of a thing flying fast by; whoosh; cracking sound; Taiwan pr. [huo4]
• 砌合 (cai3 hap6) — bond (in building)
• 砌合法 (cai3 hap6 faat3) — bond (in building)
• 砌塊 (cai3 faai3) — building block
• 砌層 (cai3 cang4) — course (i.e. building layer)
• 砌末 (cai3 mut6) — variant of 切末[qie4 mo5]
• 砌磚 (cai3 zyun1) — to lay bricks; bricklaying
• 砌磚工 (cai3 zyun1 gung1) — bricklaying
• 砌詞捏控 (cai3 ci4 nip6 hung3) — to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)
• 砌路 (cai3 lou6) — paving
• 砌長城 (cai3 coeng4 sing4) — (coll.) to play mahjong
• 砌體 (cai3 tai2) — brickwork
• 砍伐 (ham2 fat6) — to hew; to cut down
• 砍傷 (ham2 soeng1) — to wound with a blade or hatchet; to slash; to gash
• 砍價 (ham2 gaa3) — to bargain; to cut or beat down a price
• 砍刀 (ham2 dou1) — machete
• 砍大山 (ham2 daai6 saan1) — variant of 侃大山[kan3 da4 shan1]
• 砍斷 (ham2 dyun6) — to chop off
• 砍樹 (ham2 syu6) — to chop wood; to chop down trees
• 砍死 (ham2 sei2) — to hack to death; to kill with an ax
• 砍殺 (ham2 saat3) — to attack with a bladed weapon
• 砍頭 (ham2 tau4) — to decapitate; to behead
• 砍頭不過風吹帽 (ham2 tau4 bat1 gwo3 fung1 ceoi1 mou2) — to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat …
• 砒 (pei1) — arsenic
• 砒霜 (pei1 soeng1) — white arsenic; arsenic trioxide As2O3
• 研修員 (jin4 sau1 jyun4) — research worker; researcher
• 研判 (jin4 pun3) — to study and come to a conclusion; to judge; to determine
• 研定 (jin4 ding6) — to consider and decide; to decide after investigating
• 研擬 (jin4 ji5) — to investigate and plan forward
• 研析 (jin4 sik1) — to analyze; research
• 研求 (jin4 kau4) — to study; to probe; to research and examine
• 研發 (jin4 faat3) — research and development; to develop
• 研磨 (jin4 mo4) — milling; to grind; to polish by grinding; to abrade; whetstone; pestle
• 研磨料 (jin4 mo4 liu2) — abrasive (material)
• 研磨材料 (jin4 mo4 coi4 liu2) — abrasive; grinding material
• 研磨盤 (jin4 mo4 pun4) — abrasive disk; sanding disk

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