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美人計 (mei5 jan4 gai3) — honey trap; sexual entrapment
美人魚 (mei5 jan4 jyu4) — mermaid
美他沙酮 (mei5 taa1 saa1 tung4) — metaxalone
美以美 (mei5 ji5 mei5) — Methodist (Christian sect)
美元 (mei5 jyun4) — American dollar; US dollar
美其名曰 (mei5 kei4 ming4 joek6) — to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
美刀 (mei5 dou1) — (slang) US dollar
美分 (mei5 fan1) — one cent (United States coin)
美利堅 (mei5 lei6 gin1) — America
美利堅合眾國 (mei5 lei6 gin1 hap6 zung3 gwok3) — United States of America
美利奴羊 (mei5 lei6 nou4 joeng4) — merino (breed of sheep)
美加 (mei5 gaa1) — US and Canada (abbr.)
美化 (mei5 faa3) — to make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment
美名 (mei5 ming4) — good name; good reputation
美味 (mei5 mei6) — delicious; delicious food; delicacy
美味可口 (mei5 mei6 ho2 hau2) — delicious; tasty
美善 (mei5 sin6) — beautiful and good
美因茨 (mei5 jan1 ci4) — Mainz (city in Germany)
美國 (mei5 gwok3) — United States; USA; US
美國之音 (mei5 gwok3 zi1 jam1) — Voice of America (VOA)
美國交會 (mei5 gwok3 gaau1 wui2) — abbr. for 美國證券交易委員會|美国证券交易委员会, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
美國人 (mei5 gwok3 jan4) — American; American person; American people
美國佬 (mei5 gwok3 lou2) — an American (derog.); a Yankee
美國全國廣播公司 (mei5 gwok3 cyun4 gwok3 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1) — National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
美國參議院 (mei5 gwok3 caam1 ji5 jyun2) — United States Senate
美國國務院 (mei5 gwok3 gwok3 mou6 jyun2) — US Department of State
美國國家偵察局 (mei5 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 zing1 caat3 guk6) — National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)
美國國家航空航天局 (mei5 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1 hong4 tin1 guk6) — NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
美國國會 (mei5 gwok3 gwok3 wui2) — US Congress
美國國際集團 (mei5 gwok3 gwok3 zai3 zaap6 tyun4) — American International Group
美國在線 (mei5 gwok3 zoi6 sin3) — America Online (AOL)
美國地質局 (mei5 gwok3 dei6 zat1 guk6) — United States Geological Survey (USGS)
美國地質調查局 (mei5 gwok3 dei6 zat1 diu6 caa4 guk6) — United States Geological Survey (USGS)
美國存託憑證 (mei5 gwok3 cyun4 tok3 pang4 zing3) — American depository receipt (ADR)
美國宇航局 (mei5 gwok3 jyu5 hong4 guk6) — US National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
美國廣播公司 (mei5 gwok3 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1) — ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation)
美國最高法院 (mei5 gwok3 zeoi3 gou1 faat3 jyun2) — Supreme Court of the United States
美國有線新聞網 (mei5 gwok3 jau5 sin3 san1 man4 mong5) — Cable Network News (CNN)
美國海岸警衛隊 (mei5 gwok3 hoi2 ngon6 ging2 wai6 deoi2) — United States Coast Guard
美國獨立戰爭 (mei5 gwok3 duk6 laap6 zin3 zang1) — American War of Independence (1775-1783)
美國眾議院 (mei5 gwok3 zung3 ji5 jyun2) — United States House of Representatives
美國聯邦儲備 (mei5 gwok3 lyun4 bong1 cyu5 bei6) — US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
美國聯邦航空局 (mei5 gwok3 lyun4 bong1 hong4 hung1 guk6) — Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
美國能源部 (mei5 gwok3 nang4 jyun4 bou6) — US Department of Energy (DOE)
美國航空 (mei5 gwok3 hong4 hung1) — American Airlines
美國航空公司 (mei5 gwok3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — American Airlines
美國證券交易委員會 (mei5 gwok3 zing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 wai2 jyun4 wui2) — US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
美國資訊交換標準碼 (mei5 gwok3 zi1 seon3 gaau1 wun6 biu1 zeon2 maa5) — ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
美國運通 (mei5 gwok3 wan6 tung1) — American Express Co. (Amex)
美國電話電報公司 (mei5 gwok3 din6 waa2 din6 bou3 gung1 si1) — AT&T
美圓 (mei5 jyun4) — variant of 美元[mei3 yuan2]
美夢成真 (mei5 mung6 sing4 zan1) — a dream come true
美好 (mei5 hou2) — beautiful; fine
美妙 (mei5 miu6) — beautiful; wonderful; splendid
美姑 (mei5 gu1) — see 美姑縣|美姑县[Mei3 gu1 Xian4]
美姑河 (mei5 gu1 ho4) — Meigu River in south Sichuan
美姑縣 (mei5 gu1 jyun6) — Meigu, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 sh…
美學 (mei5 hok6) — aesthetics
美宇航局 (mei5 jyu5 hong4 guk6) — US National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA; abbr. for 美國宇航局|美国宇航局
美容 (mei5 jung4) — to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make ones…
美容師 (mei5 jung4 si1) — hairdresser; beautician (male)
美容店 (mei5 jung4 dim3) — beauty salon
美容手術 (mei5 jung4 sau2 seot6) — cosmetic surgery
美容覺 (mei5 jung4 gaau3) — beauty sleep (before midnight)
美容院 (mei5 jung4 jyun2) — beauty salon; beauty parlor
美尼爾病 (mei5 nei4 ji5 beng6) — Meniere's disease
美屬維爾京群島 (mei5 suk6 wai4 ji5 ging1 kwan4 dou2) — United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
美屬薩摩亞 (mei5 suk6 saat3 mo1 aa3) — American Samoa
美工 (mei5 gung1) — art design; art designer
美工刀 (mei5 gung1 dou1) — utility knife; box cutter
美差 (mei5 caai1) — cushy job; pleasant task
美差事 (mei5 caai1 si6) — a terrific job
美帝 (mei5 dai3) — (in early CCP propaganda) United States (as an imperialist nation); (in more re…
美式 (mei5 sik1) — American-style
美式橄欖球 (mei5 sik1 gaam3 laam5 kau4) — American football
美式足球 (mei5 sik1 zuk1 kau4) — American football
美德 (mei5 dak1) — USA and Germany
美感 (mei5 gam2) — sense of beauty; aesthetic perception
美日 (mei5 jat6) — the US and Japan; US-Japan
美景 (mei5 ging2) — beautiful scenery
美智子 (mei5 zi3 zi2) — Michiko, Japanese female given name; Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
美朝 (mei5 ciu4) — US and North Korea
美東時間 (mei5 dung1 si4 gaan3) — USA Eastern Standard Time
美林集團 (mei5 lam4 zaap6 tyun4) — Merrill Lynch
美樂 (mei5 lok6) — Merlot (grape type)
美歐 (mei5 au1) — US and EU; America-Europe
美汁源 (mei5 zap1 jyun4) — Minute Maid
美沙酮 (mei5 saa1 tung4) — methadone
美泉宮 (mei5 cyun4 gung1) — Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
美洛昔康 (mei5 lok6 sik1 hong1) — meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)
美洲 (mei5 zau1) — America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for 亞…
美洲國家組織 (mei5 zau1 gwok3 gaa1 zou2 zik1) — Organization of American States
美洲大陸 (mei5 zau1 daai6 luk6) — the Americas; North and South American continents
美洲獅 (mei5 zau1 si1) — cougar; mountain lion; puma
美洲虎 (mei5 zau1 fu2) — jaguar
美洲豹 (mei5 zau1 paau3) — jaguar (Panthera onca)
美洲金鴴 (mei5 zau1 gam1 hang4) — (bird species of China) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
美洲鴕 (mei5 zau1 to4) — Greater Rhea; American Rhea; Rhea americana
美滋滋 (mei5 zi1 zi1) — very happy; elated
美滿 (mei5 mun5) — happy; blissful
美玉 (mei5 juk6) — fine jade
美玲 (mei5 ling4) — Meiling (female name); Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese ga…
美甲 (mei5 gaap3) — manicure and-or pedicure
美白 (mei5 baak6) — to whiten (the skin or teeth)
美的 (mei5 dik1) — Midea (brand)
美眄 (mei5 min5) — captivating glance
美眉 (mei5 mei4) — (coll.) pretty girl
美瞳 (mei5 tung4) — cosmetic contact lens; big eye contact lens; circle contact lens
美石 (mei5 sek6) — precious stone; jewel
美神 (mei5 san4) — goddess of beauty (typically used in reference to Venus 維納斯|维纳斯[Wei2 na4 si1] o…
美祿 (mei5 luk6) — Nestlé Milo (chocolate-flavored powder added to milk or water)
美稱 (mei5 cing1) — to dub with a nice-sounding appellation; fanciful moniker
美籍 (mei5 zik6) — American (i.e. of US nationality)
美粒果 (mei5 lap1 gwo2) — Minute Maid (brand)
美索不達米亞 (mei5 sok3 bat1 daat6 mai5 aa3) — Mesopotamia
美聯儲 (mei5 lyun4 cyu5) — US Federal Reserve (Fed), the US central bank
美聯社 (mei5 lyun4 se5) — Associated Press (AP); abbr. for 美國聯合通訊社|美国联合通讯社[Mei3 guo2 Lian2 he2 Tong1 xun4…
美聲 (mei5 sing1) — bel canto
美聲唱法 (mei5 sing1 coeng3 faat3) — bel canto
美職籃 (mei5 zik1 laam4) — National Basketball Association (NBA)
美色 (mei5 sik1) — charm; loveliness (of a woman)
美艷 (mei5 jim6) — beautiful and alluring; glamorous; gorgeous
美英 (mei5 jing1) — US and UK; Anglo-American
美藍 (mei5 laam4) — methylene blue
美蘇 (mei5 sou1) — American-Soviet (tension, rapprochement etc)
美蘭 (mei5 laan4) — see 美蘭區|美兰区[Mei3 lan2 Qu1]
美蘭區 (mei5 laan4 keoi1) — Meilan, a district of Haikou City 海口市[Hai3 kou3 Shi4], Hainan
美術 (mei5 seot6) — art; fine arts; painting
美術史 (mei5 seot6 si2) — history of art
美術品 (mei5 seot6 ban2) — an art object
美術館 (mei5 seot6 gun2) — art gallery
美製 (mei5 zai3) — American made
美觀 (mei5 gun1) — pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic
美語 (mei5 jyu5) — American English
美談 (mei5 taam4) — anecdote passed on with approbation
美譽 (mei5 jyu6) — good name; good reputation
美貌 (mei5 maau6) — good looks; beauty; good-looking
美軍 (mei5 gwan1) — US army; US armed forces
美輪美奐 (mei5 leon4 mei5 wun6) — (idiom) (of houses, scenery etc) magnificent
美酒 (mei5 zau2) — good wine; fine liquor
美金 (mei5 gam1) — American dollar; US dollar
美鈔 (mei5 caau1) — US dollar bill; greenback
美食 (mei5 sik6) — culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food
美食家 (mei5 sik6 gaa1) — gourmet
美饌 (mei5 zaan6) — delicacy
美體小舖 (mei5 tai2 siu2 pou3) — The Body Shop (UK cosmetics company)
美髮 (mei5 faat3) — hairdressing; to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment; beautiful hair
美髮師 (mei5 faat3 si1) — hairdresser; beautician
美麗 (mei5 lai6) — beautiful
美麗島 (mei5 lai6 dou2) — Formosa (from Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle", the name given to Taiwan Island b…
美麗新世界 (mei5 lai6 san1 sai3 gaai3) — Brave New World, novel by Aldous Huxley 阿道司·赫胥黎[A1 dao4 si1 · He4 xu1 li2]
羑 (jau5) — to lead
羔 (gou1) — lamb
羔皮 (gou1 pei4) — lambskin; kid leather
羔羊 (gou1 joeng4) — sheep; lamb
羖 (gu2) — black ewe
羚 (ling4) — antelope
羚牛 (ling4 ngau4) — takin (type of goat-antelope)
羚羊 (ling4 joeng4) — antelope
羝羊觸藩 (dai1 joeng4 zuk1 faan4) — lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经);…
羞怯 (sau1 hip3) — shy; timid
羞恥 (sau1 ci2) — (a feeling of) shame
羞惱 (sau1 nou5) — resentful; humiliated and angry
羞愧 (sau1 kwai5) — ashamed
羞愧難當 (sau1 kwai3 naan4 dong1) — to feel ashamed (idiom)
羞慚 (sau1 caam4) — a disgrace; ashamed
羞憤 (sau1 fan5) — ashamed and resentful; indignant
羞於啟齒 (sau1 jyu1 kai2 ci2) — to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
羞澀 (sau1 saap3) — shy; bashful
羞答答 (sau1 daap3 daap3) — bashful
羞紅 (sau1 hung4) — to blush
羞羞臉 (sau1 sau1 lim5) — (jocular) shame on you!
羞臉 (sau1 lim5) — to blush with shame
羞辱 (sau1 juk6) — to humiliate; to shame; humiliation; indignity
群件 (kwan4 gin6) — collaborative software
群居 (kwan4 geoi1) — to live together (in a large group or flock)
群山 (kwan4 saan1) — mountains; a range of hills
群峰 (kwan4 fung1) — the peaks of a mountain range
群島 (kwan4 dou2) — group of islands; archipelago
群架 (kwan4 gaa3) — group scuffle; gang fight
群眾 (kwan4 zung3) — mass; multitude; the masses
群眾團體 (kwan4 zung3 tyun4 tai2) — mass (non-government) organization
群眾外包 (kwan4 zung3 ngoi6 baau1) — crowdsourcing; abbr. to 眾包|众包[zhong4 bao1]
群眾大會 (kwan4 zung3 daai6 wui2) — mass rally
群眾性 (kwan4 zung3 sing3) — to do with the masses; mass (meeting, movement etc)
群眾組織 (kwan4 zung3 zou2 zik1) — communal organization
群眾路線 (kwan4 zung3 lou6 sin3) — the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating co…
群組 (kwan4 zou2) — group; cohort; cluster
群聚 (kwan4 zeoi6) — to gather; to congregate; to aggregate
群花 (kwan4 faa1) — blossom
群芳 (kwan4 fong1) — all flowers; all beauties; all talents
群英 (kwan4 jing1) — assemblage of talented individuals; ensemble of heroes
群英會 (kwan4 jing1 wui2) — distinguished gathering; a meeting of heroes
群落 (kwan4 lok6) — community; (science) biocoenosis; ecological community
群論 (kwan4 leon6) — group theory (math.)
群起而攻之 (kwan4 hei2 ji4 gung1 zi1) — the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.; universall…
群雄 (kwan4 hung4) — outstanding heroes; warlords vying for supremacy (in former times); stars (of s…
群雄逐鹿 (kwan4 hung4 zuk6 luk2) — great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supre…
群集 (kwan4 zaap6) — to gather; to congregate; to aggregate
群飛 (kwan4 fei1) — to fly as a flock or swarm
群體 (kwan4 tai2) — community; colony
群體性事件 (kwan4 tai2 sing3 si6 gin2) — mass incident (PRC term for incidents of social unrest, including rioting, mele…
羥基 (koeng5 gei1) — hydroxyl group -OH
羥基丁酸 (koeng5 gei1 ding1 syun1) — gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, GHB
羥基磷灰石 (koeng5 gei1 leon4 fui1 sek6) — hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate mineral forming bone and tooth enamel)
羥自由基 (koeng5 zi6 jau4 gei1) — hydroxyl radical
羧基 (so1 gei1) — carboxyl group -COOH
羧基酸 (so1 gei1 syun1) — carboxylic acid
羧甲司坦 (so1 gaap3 si1 taan2) — carbocysteine
羧酸 (so1 syun1) — carboxylic acid
羨慕 (sin6 mou6) — to envy; to admire
義不容辭 (ji6 bat1 jung4 ci4) — not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom); incumbent; bounden (duty)
義人 (ji6 jan4) — righteous man
義勇 (ji6 jung5) — courageous in fighting for a just cause
義勇軍 (ji6 jung5 gwan1) — volunteer army
義勇軍進行曲 (ji6 jung5 gwan1 zeon3 hang4 kuk1) — March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)
義務 (ji6 mou6) — duty; obligation (CL:項|项[xiang4]); volunteer (work etc)
義務工作者 (ji6 mou6 gung1 zok3 ze2) — volunteer; voluntary worker
義務教育 (ji6 mou6 gaau3 juk6) — compulsory education
義和亂 (ji6 wo4 lyun6) — the Boxer uprising
義和團 (ji6 wo4 tyun4) — the Righteous and Harmonious Fists; the Boxers (history)
義和團運動 (ji6 wo4 tyun4 wan6 dung6) — Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901), a peasant uprising that attempted to expel all for…
義和拳 (ji6 wo4 kyun4) — the Righteous and Harmonious Fists; the Boxers (history)
義士 (ji6 si6) — high-minded and righteous person; patriot; loyalist
義大利 (ji6 daai6 lei6) — (Tw) Italy
義學 (ji6 hok6) — free school (old)
義工 (ji6 gung1) — volunteer worker; volunteer work
義怒 (ji6 nou6) — righteous anger
義憤 (ji6 fan5) — righteous indignation; moral indignation
義憤填胸 (ji6 fan5 tin4 hung1) — righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
義憤填膺 (ji6 fan5 tin4 jing1) — righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
義母 (ji6 mou5) — adoptive mother
義氣 (ji6 hei3) — spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5]
義演 (ji6 jin2) — benefit performance; charity show
義烏 (ji6 wu1) — see 義烏市|义乌市[Yi4 wu1 Shi4]
義烏市 (ji6 wu1 si5) — Yiwu, a county-level city in Jinhua City 金華市|金华市[Jin1 hua2 Shi4], Zhejiang
義無反顧 (ji6 mou4 faan2 gu3) — honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; n…
義父 (ji6 fu6) — adoptive father
義父母 (ji6 fu6 mou5) — adoptive parents
義理 (ji6 lei5) — doctrine (esp. religious); argumentation (in a speech or essay)
義結金蘭 (ji6 git3 gam1 laan4) — to be close friends
義縣 (ji6 jyun6) — Yi County or Yixian, a county in Jinzhou City 錦州市|锦州市[Jin3 zhou1 Shi4], Liaoning
義縣龍 (ji6 jyun6 lung4) — Yixianosaurus, genus of theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, …
義肢 (ji6 zi1) — artificial limb; prosthesis
義行 (ji6 hang4) — virtuous deed
義警 (ji6 ging2) — vigilante; volunteer (police)
義賣 (ji6 maai6) — to hold a charity bazaar; to sell goods for a good cause
義賣會 (ji6 maai6 wui2) — bazaar
義軍 (ji6 gwan1) — volunteer army
義項 (ji6 hong6) — sense (of a word)
義馬 (ji6 maa5) — see 義馬市|义马市[Yi4 ma3 Shi4]
義馬市 (ji6 maa5 si5) — Yima, a county-level city in Sanmenxia City 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1 men2 xia2 Shi4], Hen…
義齒 (ji6 ci2) — artificial tooth
羯族 (kit3 zuk6) — Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
羯磨 (kit3 mo4) — karma (loanword)
羯羊 (kit3 joeng4) — wether (castrated ram)
羯胡 (kit3 wu4) — Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
羯鼓 (kit3 gu2) — double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
羯鼓催花 (kit3 gu2 ceoi1 faa1) — drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playin…
羱羊 (jyun4 joeng4) — ibex
羲皇上人 (hei1 wong4 soeng6 jan4) — lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1]; person from ages i…
羸弱 (leoi4 joek6) — frail; weak
羹湯 (gang1 tong1) — soup
羹藜含糗 (gang1 lai4 ham4 cau3) — nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse…
羹藜唅糗 (gang1 lai4 ham6 cau3) — nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse…
羼水 (caan3 seoi2) — to mix with water (wine); to adulterate
羼雜 (caan3 zaap6) — to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate; mingled; mongrel
羽冠 (jyu5 gun1) — feathered crest (of bird)
羽化 (jyu5 faa3) — levitation (of Daoist immortal); to become as light as a feather and ascend to …
羽客 (jyu5 haak3) — Daoist priest
羽族 (jyu5 zuk6) — birds
羽林 (jyu5 lam4) — armed escort
羽毛 (jyu5 mou4) — feather; plumage; plume
羽毛球場 (jyu5 mou4 kau4 coeng4) — badminton court
羽毛筆 (jyu5 mou4 bat1) — quill pen
羽毛緞 (jyu5 mou4 dyun6) — camlet (silk fabric)
羽流 (jyu5 lau4) — plume
羽涅 (jyu5 nip6) — alumen; alunite (TCM)
羽狀複葉 (jyu5 zong6 fuk1 jip6) — bipinnate leaf (in phyllotaxy)
羽田 (jyu5 tin4) — Haneda (one of the two main airports serving Tokyo)
羽絨 (jyu5 jung2) — down (soft feathers)
羽絨服 (jyu5 jung2 fuk6) — down jacket; down coat
羽緞 (jyu5 dyun6) — camlet (silk fabric)
羽翼 (jyu5 jik6) — wing; (fig.) assistant
羽翼豐滿 (jyu5 jik6 fung1 mun5) — fully fledged
羽莖 (jyu5 ging3) — quill
羽裂 (jyu5 lit6) — pinnation (splitting of leaves into lobes)
羽鰓鮐 (jyu5 soi1 toi4) — Indian mackerel
羿 (ngai6) — surname Yi; name of a legendary archer (also called 后羿[Hou4 Yi4])
翀 (cung1) — soar
翁 (jung1) — surname Weng
翁姑 (jung1 gu1) — husband's father and mother
翁婿 (jung1 sai3) — father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law
翁安縣 (jung1 on1 jyun6) — Weng'an County in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2…
翁山 (jung1 saan1) — see 昂山[Ang2 Shan1]
翁山蘇姬 (jung1 saan1 sou1 gei1) — see 昂山素季[Ang2 Shan1 Su4 Ji4]
翁源 (jung1 jyun4) — see 翁源縣|翁源县[Weng1 yuan2 Xian4]
翁源縣 (jung1 jyun4 jyun6) — Wengyuan, a county in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong
翁牛特 (jung1 ngau4 dak6) — Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia
翁牛特旗 (jung1 ngau4 dak6 kei4) — Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia
翃 (wang4) — to swarm (of insects)
翅子 (ci3 zi2) — shark's fin; wing
翅展 (ci3 zin2) — wingspan
翅湯 (ci3 tong1) — shark-fin soup
翅膀 (ci3 pong4) — wing
翌年 (jik6 nin4) — the following year; the next year
翌日 (jik6 jat6) — next day
翎子 (ling4 zi2) — peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional); pheasa…
翎毛 (ling4 mou4) — feather; plume; plumage
習以成俗 (zaap6 ji5 sing4 zuk6) — to become accustomed to sth through long practice
習以成性 (zaap6 ji5 sing4 sing3) — deeply ingrained; steeped in
習以為常 (zaap6 ji5 wai4 soeng4) — accustomed to; used to
習俗 (zaap6 zuk6) — custom; tradition; local tradition; convention
習俗移性 (zaap6 zuk6 ji4 sing3) — one's habits change with long custom
習大大 (zaap6 daai6 daai6) — Papa Xi, nickname for Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4 ping2]
習字 (zaap6 zi6) — to practice writing characters
習得 (zaap6 dak1) — to learn; to acquire (some skill through practice); acquisition
習得性 (zaap6 dak1 sing3) — acquired; learned
習性 (zaap6 sing3) — character acquired through long habit; habits and properties
習慣 (zaap6 gwaan3) — habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to
習慣性 (zaap6 gwaan3 sing3) — customary
習慣成自然 (zaap6 gwaan3 sing4 zi6 jin4) — (saying) habit becomes second nature; to do something as if it were perfectly n…
習慣法 (zaap6 gwaan3 faat3) — customary law; common law
習慣用法 (zaap6 gwaan3 jung6 faat3) — idiom
習慣用語 (zaap6 gwaan3 jung6 jyu5) — idiom; idiomatic expression; habitual form of speech (grammar)
習慣自然 (zaap6 gwaan3 zi6 jin4) — see 習慣成自然|习惯成自然[xi2 guan4 cheng2 zi4 ran2]
習氣 (zaap6 hei3) — custom; practice (usu. a regrettable one)
習水 (zaap6 seoi2) — see 習水縣|习水县[Xi2 shui3 Xian4]
習水縣 (zaap6 seoi2 jyun6) — Xishui, a county in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
習用 (zaap6 jung6) — to use habitually; usual; conventional
習習 (zaap6 zaap6) — (of the wind) blowing gently; abundant; flying
習見 (zaap6 gin3) — commonly seen
習語 (zaap6 jyu5) — common saying; idiom
習近平 (zaap6 gan6 ping4) — Xi Jinping (1953–), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, pre…
習題 (zaap6 tai4) — (schoolwork) exercise; problem; question
翔回 (coeng4 wui4) — to circle (in the sky)
翔安 (coeng4 on1) — see 翔安區|翔安区[Xiang2 an1 Qu1]
翔安區 (coeng4 on1 keoi1) — Xiang'an, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4], Fujian
翔實 (coeng4 sat6) — complete and accurate
翔鳳 (coeng4 fung6) — Comac ARJ21, Chinese-built twin-engine regional jet
翕動 (jap1 dung6) — to open and close (the mouth etc)
翟志剛 (zaak6 zi3 gong1) — Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut
翟理斯 (zaak6 lei5 si1) — Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935), British diplomat and linguist, contributor to …
翠冠玉 (ceoi3 gun3 juk6) — peyote (Lophophora williamsii)
翠屏區 (ceoi3 ping4 keoi1) — Cuiping, a district of Yibin City 宜賓市|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan
翠金鵑 (ceoi3 gam1 gyun1) — (bird species of China) Asian emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
翠青蛇 (ceoi3 cing1 se4) — Entechinus major (kind of snake)
翠鳥 (ceoi3 niu5) — kingfisher
翡冷翠 (fei2 laang5 ceoi3) — Florence, Italy (from Firenze)
翡翠 (fei2 ceoi3) — jadeite; tree kingfisher
翦伯贊 (zin2 baak3 zaan3) — Jian Bozan (1898-1968), Chinese Marxist historian and vice-president of Bejing …
翩然而至 (pin1 jin4 ji4 zi3) — come trippingly
翩翩 (pin1 pin1) — elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly
翩翩起舞 (pin1 pin1 hei2 mou5) — (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
翩躚 (pin1 sin1) — spry and lively (of dancing and movements)
翯 (hok6) — glistening plumage of birds
翰林 (hon6 lam4) — refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, for…
翰林學士 (hon6 lam4 hok6 si6) — members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries fr…
翰林院 (hon6 lam4 jyun2) — Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911
翱翔 (ngou4 coeng4) — to soar; to wheel about in the sky
翳眼 (ai3 ngaan5) — cataract
翹二郎腿 (kiu4 ji6 long4 teoi2) — to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
翹企 (kiu4 kei5) — to look forward eagerly; to long for
翹嘴鷸 (kiu4 zeoi2 wat6) — (bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
翹尾巴 (kiu4 mei5 baa1) — to be cocky
翹居群首 (kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2) — head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent; outstanding
翹拇指 (kiu4 mou5 zi2) — to give a thumbs-up
翹曲 (kiu4 kuk1) — to warp; to bend; fig. distorted opinion; prejudice
翹望 (kiu4 mong6) — to raise one's head and look into the distance; fig. to forward to; to long for
翹材 (kiu4 coi4) — outstandingly talented person
翹板 (kiu4 baan2) — a see-saw
翹楚 (kiu4 co2) — person of outstanding talent
翹班 (kiu4 baan1) — to skip work; to sneak out of work early
翹盼 (kiu4 paan3) — to long for; eager for
翹稜 (kiu4 ling4) — to warp; to bend
翹翹板 (kiu4 kiu4 baan2) — see-saw; also written 蹺蹺板|跷跷板[qiao1 qiao1 ban3]
翹舌音 (kiu4 sit3 jam1) — retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
翹課 (kiu4 fo3) — to skip school; to cut class
翹起 (kiu4 hei2) — to stick up; to point sth up
翹足 (kiu4 zuk1) — lit. on tiptoes; to look forward eagerly; to long for
翹足引領 (kiu4 zuk1 jan5 ling5) — waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom); to look forward eagerly; to …
翹足而待 (kiu4 zuk1 ji4 doi6) — to expect in a short time (idiom); also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]
翹辮子 (kiu4 bin1 zi2) — (coll.) to die; to kick the bucket
翹首 (kiu4 sau2) — to raise one's head and look
翹首以待 (kiu4 sau2 ji5 doi6) — to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom); to anxiously await
翹鼻麻鴨 (kiu4 bei6 maa4 aap3) — (bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
翻作 (faan1 zok3) — to compose; to write words to a tune
翻來覆去 (faan1 loi4 fuk1 heoi3) — to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again
翻供 (faan1 gung1) — to retract a confession or testimony
翻修 (faan1 sau1) — to rebuild (house or road); to overhaul
翻倍 (faan1 pui5) — to double
翻倒 (faan1 dou2) — to overturn; to overthrow; to capsize; to collapse
翻動 (faan1 dung6) — to flip over; to turn (a page); to scroll (an electronic document); to stir (fo…
翻印 (faan1 jan3) — to reprint (generally without authorization)
翻卷 (faan1 kyun4) — to spin; to whirl around
翻唱 (faan1 coeng3) — to cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song)
翻嘴 (faan1 zeoi2) — to withdraw a remark; to quarrel
翻天覆地 (faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6) — sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everyth…
翻子拳 (faan1 zi2 kyun4) — Fanziquan - "Overturning Fist" - Martial Art
翻山越嶺 (faan1 saan1 jyut6 leng5) — lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
翻悔 (faan1 fui3) — to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)
翻手為雲覆手變雨 (faan1 sau2 wai4 wan4 fuk1 sau2 bin3 jyu5) — lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down…
翻拍 (faan1 paak3) — to make a photographic reproduction of an image or document etc; a reproduction…
翻揀 (faan1 gaan2) — to browse and select; to glance through and check
翻攪 (faan1 gaau2) — to stir up; to turn over
翻新 (faan1 san1) — to revamp; a face-lift; to retread (a tire); to refurbish (old clothes); newly …
翻案 (faan1 on3) — to reverse a verdict; to present different views on a historical person or verd…
翻檢 (faan1 gim2) — to rummage; to look through; to leaf through
翻江倒海 (faan1 gong1 dou2 hoi2) — lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom); fig. overwhelming; earth-shattering; …
翻沉 (faan1 cam4) — to capsize and sink
翻湧 (faan1 jung2) — to roll over and over (of billows or clouds)
翻滾 (faan1 gwan2) — to roll; to boil
翻炒 (faan1 caau2) — to stir-fry
翻然 (faan1 jin4) — variant of 幡然[fan1 ran2]
翻然悔悟 (faan1 jin4 fui3 ng6) — to see the error of one's ways; to make a clean break with one's past
翻牆 (faan1 coeng4) — lit. to climb over the wall; fig. to breach the Great Firewall of China
翻版碟 (faan1 baan2 dip2) — copy of DVD; pirate DVD
翻番 (faan1 faan1) — to double; to increase by a certain number of times
翻白眼 (faan1 baak6 ngaan5) — to roll one's eyes
翻盤 (faan1 pun4) — to make a comeback; (of a doctor's assessment of the gender of a fetus) to turn…
翻看 (faan1 hon3) — to browse; to look over (books)
翻石鷸 (faan1 sek6 wat6) — (bird species of China) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
翻空出奇 (faan1 hung1 ceot1 kei4) — to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and differen…
翻筋斗 (faan1 gan1 dau2) — to tumble; to turn a somersault
翻箱倒櫃 (faan1 soeng1 dou2 gwai6) — to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)
翻箱倒篋 (faan1 soeng1 dou2 haap6) — to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search (idiom)
翻篇兒 (faan1 pin1 ji4) — to turn a page; (fig.) to turn over a new leaf
翻糖 (faan1 tong4) — (loanword) fondant
翻老賬 (faan1 lou5 zoeng3) — to turn over old accounts; fig. to revive old quarrels; to reopen old wounds
翻耕 (faan1 gaang1) — to plow; to turn the soil
翻臉 (faan1 lim5) — to fall out with sb; to become hostile
翻臉不認人 (faan1 lim5 bat1 jing6 jan4) — to fall out with sb and become hostile
翻舊賬 (faan1 gau6 zoeng3) — to turn over old accounts; fig. to revive old quarrels; to reopen old wounds
翻船 (faan1 syun4) — to capsize; (fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat
翻蓋 (faan1 goi3) — flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc); to rebuild; to renovate
翻覆 (faan1 fuk1) — to overturn (a vehicle); to capsize; to turn upside down; to change completely
翻譯 (faan1 jik6) — to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation
翻譯家 (faan1 jik6 gaa1) — translator (of writings)
翻譯者 (faan1 jik6 ze2) — translator; interpreter
翻越 (faan1 jyut6) — to cross; to surmount; to transcend
翻跟斗 (faan1 gan1 dau2) — to turn a somersault
翻跟頭 (faan1 gan1 tau4) — to turn a somersault
翻身 (faan1 san1) — to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to br…
翻車魚 (faan1 ce1 jyu2) — ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
翻轉 (faan1 zyun3) — to roll; to turn over; to invert; to flip
翻造 (faan1 zou6) — to rebuild; to renovate
翻遍 (faan1 pin3) — to rummage through; to turn everything over; to ransack
翻過 (faan1 gwo3) — to turn over; to transform
翻過來 (faan1 gwo3 loi4) — to overturn; to turn upside down
翻開 (faan1 hoi1) — to open up
翻閱 (faan1 jyut6) — to thumb through; to flip through (a book)
翻雲覆雨 (faan1 wan4 fuk1 jyu5) — to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig.…
翻領 (faan1 leng5) — turndown collar; lapel
翻騰 (faan1 tang4) — (of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn; to surge; to seethe; to somersault; t…
翼側 (jik6 zak1) — flank (military)
翼城 (jik6 sing4) — see 翼城縣|翼城县[Yi4 cheng2 Xian4]
翼城縣 (jik6 sing4 jyun6) — Yicheng, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
翼子板 (jik6 zi2 baan2) — (PRC) fender (automotive)
翼展 (jik6 zin2) — wingspan
翼手龍 (jik6 sau2 lung4) — pterodactyl
翼翼 (jik6 jik6) — (literary) cautious; careful
翼龍 (jik6 lung4) — Dodge Nitro (abbr. for 道奇翼龍|道奇翼龙)
翾 (hyun1) — flirtatious; short flight
耀州 (jiu6 zau1) — see 耀州區|耀州区[Yao4 zhou1 Qu1]
耀州區 (jiu6 zau1 keoi1) — Yaozhou, a district of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi
耀德 (jiu6 dak1) — to hold up as a virtuous example
耀斑 (jiu6 baan1) — solar flare
耀武揚威 (jiu6 mou5 joeng4 wai1) — to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to blus…
耀眼 (jiu6 ngaan5) — to dazzle; dazzling
耀西 (jiu6 sai1) — Yoshi (Nintendo video game character)
老一套 (lou5 jat1 tou3) — the same old stuff
老一輩 (lou5 jat1 bui3) — older generation
老丈 (lou5 zoeng6) — sir (respectful form of address for an old man)
老三篇 (lou5 saam1 pin1) — Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was estab…
老三色 (lou5 saam1 sik1) — the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray a…
老不死 (lou5 bat1 sei2) — (derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard
老么 (lou5 jiu1) — (coll.) youngest child
老二 (lou5 ji2) — second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis
老人 (lou5 jan4) — old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
老人院 (lou5 jan4 jyun2) — nursing home; old people's home
老伯伯 (lou5 baak3 baak3) — grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
老伴 (lou5 bun6) — (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老伴兒 (lou5 bun6 ji4) — erhua variant of 老伴[lao3 ban4]
老佛爺 (lou5 fat6 je4) — title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Emp…
老來俏 (lou5 loi4 ciu3) — old person who dresses up as teenager; mutton dressed as lamb
老來少 (lou5 loi4 siu3) — old but young at heart
老兄 (lou5 hing1) — elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male fr…
老兒 (lou5 ji4) — father; husband; old man
老兩口兒 (lou5 loeng5 hau2 ji4) — an old married couple
老公公 (lou5 gung1 gung1) — old man; husband's father; father-in-law; court eunuch
老兵 (lou5 bing1) — old soldier; veteran; veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain)
老到 (lou5 dou3) — experienced and careful
老化 (lou5 faa3) — (of a person, population or material) to age; (of knowledge) to become outdated
老千 (lou5 cin1) — swindler; cheat (in gambling)
老半天 (lou5 bun3 tin1) — (coll.) a long time
老友 (lou5 jau5) — old friend; sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老叟 (lou5 sau2) — old man
老古板 (lou5 gu2 baan2) — overly conservative; old-fashioned; old fogey; a square
老君 (lou5 gwan1) — Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
老城 (lou5 sing4) — old town; old district of a city

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