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老城區 (lou5 sing4 keoi1) — Laocheng, a district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
老境 (lou5 ging2) — advanced years; old age
老墨 (lou5 mak6) — (coll.) a Mexican
老外 (lou5 ngoi6) — (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur
老大 (lou5 daai6) — old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a …
老大哥 (lou5 daai6 go1) — big brother
老大娘 (lou5 daai6 noeng4) — old lady; Madam (polite address)
老大媽 (lou5 daai6 maa1) — "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
老大徒傷悲 (lou5 daai6 tou4 soeng1 bei1) — vain regrets of old age (idiom)
老大爺 (lou5 daai6 je4) — uncle; grandpa
老天 (lou5 tin1) — God; Heavens
老天爺 (lou5 tin1 je4) — God; Heavens
老太 (lou5 taai3) — old lady
老太公 (lou5 taai3 gung1) — aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)
老太太 (lou5 taai3 taai3) — elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
老太婆 (lou5 taai3 po2) — old woman (at times contemptuous)
老太爺 (lou5 taai3 je4) — elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father
老套 (lou5 tou3) — hackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc); same old story; stereotypical fashion
老套子 (lou5 tou3 zi2) — old methods; old habits
老奶奶 (lou5 naai4 naai2) — (coll.) father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother; respectful form o…
老奸巨滑 (lou5 gaan1 geoi6 waat6) — variant of 老奸巨猾[lao3 jian1 ju4 hua2]
老奸巨猾 (lou5 gaan1 geoi6 waat6) — cunning; crafty; wily old fox
老好人 (lou5 hou2 jan4) — one who tries never to offend anybody
老姥 (lou5 lou5) — old lady; (old woman's self-reference) I, me
老娘 (lou5 noeng4) — my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmothe…
老婆 (lou5 po4) — (coll.) wife
老婆孩子熱炕頭 (lou5 po4 haai4 zi2 jit6 hong3 tau4) — wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life
老婦人 (lou5 fu5 jan4) — elderly woman
老媽 (lou5 maa1) — mother; mom
老媽子 (lou5 maa1 zi2) — older female servant; amah
老嫗 (lou5 jyu2) — (literary) old woman
老子 (lou5 zi2) — Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the s…
老字號 (lou5 zi6 hou6) — shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老客 (lou5 haak3) — peddler; old or regular customer
老客兒 (lou5 haak3 ji4) — erhua variant of 老客[lao3 ke4]
老家 (lou5 gaa1) — native place; place of origin; home state or region
老家賊 (lou5 gaa1 caak6) — (dialect) sparrow
老實 (lou5 sat6) — honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible
老實巴交 (lou5 sat6 baa1 gaau1) — (coll.) docile; well-behaved; biddable
老實說 (lou5 sat6 syut3) — honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
老將 (lou5 zoeng3) — lit. old general; commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese c…
老少 (lou5 siu3) — the old and the young
老少咸宜 (lou5 siu3 haam4 ji4) — suitable for young and old
老少無欺 (lou5 siu3 mou4 hei1) — cheating neither old nor young; treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupu…
老少皆宜 (lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4) — suitable for both the young and the old
老山自行車館 (lou5 saan1 zi6 hang4 ce1 gun2) — Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
老師 (lou5 si1) — teacher
老帽兒 (lou5 mou2 ji4) — (dialect) country bumpkin; a hick
老年 (lou5 nin4) — elderly; old age; autumn of one's years
老年人 (lou5 nin4 jan4) — old people; the elderly
老年性痴獃症 (lou5 nin4 sing3 ci1 ngoi4 zing3) — senile dementia
老年期 (lou5 nin4 kei4) — old age
老年痴獃 (lou5 nin4 ci1 ngoi4) — senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
老年痴獃症 (lou5 nin4 ci1 ngoi4 zing3) — senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
老式 (lou5 sik1) — old-fashioned; old type; outdated
老弟 (lou5 dai6) — (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than ones…
老態 (lou5 taai3) — old and frail; decrepit; doddering; decrepitude; infirmities of old age
老態龍鍾 (lou5 taai3 lung4 zung1) — (idiom) doddering; senile
老成 (lou5 sing4) — mature; experienced; sophisticated
老成持重 (lou5 sing4 ci4 zung6) — old and wise; experienced and knowledgeable
老抽 (lou5 cau1) — dark soy sauce
老拙 (lou5 zyut3) — old fart (usually in self-reference); geezer
老掉牙 (lou5 diu6 ngaa4) — very old; obsolete; out of date
老摳 (lou5 kau1) — penny-pincher; miser
老撾 (lou5 gwo1) — Laos
老於世故 (lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3) — experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise; sophisticated
老早 (lou5 zou2) — a long time ago
老是 (lou5 si6) — always
老朋友 (lou5 pang4 jau5) — old friend; (slang) period; menstruation
老本 (lou5 bun2) — capital; assets; savings; nest egg; (fig.) reputation; laurels (to rest upon); …
老東西 (lou5 dung1 sai1) — (derog.) old fool; old bastard
老框框 (lou5 kwaang1 kwaang1) — rigid conventions; reactionary framework
老樣子 (lou5 joeng6 zi2) — old situation; things as they were
老歌 (lou5 go1) — oldie (song)
老殘遊記 (lou5 caan4 jau4 gei3) — The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liu2 E4]
老毛子 (lou5 mou4 zi2) — Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)
老毛病 (lou5 mou4 beng6) — chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem
老氣橫秋 (lou5 hei3 waang4 cau1) — old and decrepit; proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老河口 (lou5 ho4 hau2) — see 老河口市[Lao3 he2 kou3 Shi4]
老河口市 (lou5 ho4 hau2 si5) — Laohekou, a county-level city in Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hub…
老油子 (lou5 jau4 zi2) — (coll.) wily old fox; crafty fellow
老油條 (lou5 jau4 tiu2) — old fox; slick customer
老漢 (lou5 hon3) — old man; I (an old man referring to himself)
老煙槍 (lou5 jin1 coeng1) — heavy smoker; chain smoker; life-long smoker
老煙鬼 (lou5 jin1 gwai2) — heavy smoker; chain smoker
老父 (lou5 fu6) — father; old man; venerable sir
老爸 (lou5 baa1) — father; dad
老爹 (lou5 de1) — (dialect) father; old man; sir
老爺子 (lou5 je4 zi2) — my (your etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male
老爺嶺 (lou5 je4 leng5) — Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around …
老爺爺 (lou5 je4 je2) — (polite) elderly man
老牌 (lou5 paai4) — old, well-known brand; old style; old school; an old hand; experienced veteran
老牛吃嫩草 (lou5 ngau4 hek3 nyun6 cou2) — lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom); fig. a May-December relationship; a r…
老牛拉破車 (lou5 ngau4 laai1 po3 ce1) — see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1]
老牛破車 (lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1) — lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom); fig. slow and inefficient
老牛舐犢 (lou5 ngau4 saai5 duk6) — lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's chi…
老狐狸 (lou5 wu4 lei2) — (fig.) old fox; a wily, shrewd person
老玉米 (lou5 juk6 mai5) — (dialect) corn
老生 (lou5 sang1) — venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in C…
老當益壯 (lou5 dong1 jik1 zong3) — old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
老皇曆 (lou5 wong4 lik6) — (lit.) past years' almanac; (fig.) ancient history; obsolete practice; old-fash…
老眼昏花 (lou5 ngaan5 fan1 faa1) — blurred vision of an old person (idiom)
老神在在 (lou5 san4 zoi6 zoi6) — (Tw) calm; unperturbed (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])
老粗 (lou5 cou1) — uneducated person; yokel; boor; roughneck
老糊塗 (lou5 wu4 tou4) — dotard
老練 (lou5 lin6) — seasoned; experienced
老總 (lou5 zung2) — boss; sir (person with a leading role in an organization); (after a surname) hi…
老繭 (lou5 gaan2) — callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼
老美 (lou5 mei5) — (coll.) an American; person from the United States
老羞成怒 (lou5 sau1 sing4 nou6) — see 惱羞成怒|恼羞成怒[nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4]
老翁 (lou5 jung1) — old man
老老 (lou5 lou5) — variant of 姥姥[lao3 lao5]
老耄 (lou5 mou6) — dim sight of the aged; doddering; senile
老者 (lou5 ze2) — old man; elderly man
老聃 (lou5 daam1) — another name for Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
老臉 (lou5 lim5) — self-respect of old person; face; thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism);…
老舊 (lou5 gau6) — outmoded; old-fashioned
老舍 (lou5 se3) — Lao She (1899–1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist
老花 (lou5 faa1) — presbyopia
老花眼 (lou5 faa1 ngaan5) — presbyopia
老花鏡 (lou5 faa1 geng3) — presbyopic glasses
老莊 (lou5 zong1) — Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
老著臉 (lou5 zoek6 lim5) — shamelessly
老虎 (lou5 fu2) — tiger
老虎伍茲 (lou5 fu2 ng5 zi1) — Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
老虎機 (lou5 fu2 gei1) — slot machine
老虎灶 (lou5 fu2 zou3) — old-style large kitchen stove
老虎菜 (lou5 fu2 coi3) — tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber,…
老虎鉗 (lou5 fu2 kim2) — vise; pincer pliers
老蚌生珠 (lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1) — lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom); fig. birthing a son at an advance…
老街 (lou5 gaai1) — Lao Cai, Vietnam; Laokai or Laukkai, Burma (Myanmar)
老視 (lou5 si6) — presbyopia
老視眼 (lou5 si6 ngaan5) — presbyopia
老調重彈 (lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4) — to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老謀深算 (lou5 mau4 sam1 syun3) — rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
老譜 (lou5 pou2) — old ways; old habit
老資格 (lou5 zi1 gaak3) — veteran
老賬 (lou5 zoeng3) — lit. old account; old debt; fig. old scores to settle; old quarrels; old grudge
老趼 (lou5 gaan2) — callus; corns (on the feet)
老路 (lou5 lou6) — old road; familiar way; beaten track; conventional behavior
老辣 (lou5 laat6) — shrewd and ruthless; efficient and unscrupulous
老遠 (lou5 jyun5) — very far away
老邁 (lou5 maai6) — aged; senile
老邊 (lou5 bin1) — see 老邊區|老边区[Lao3 bian1 Qu1]
老邊區 (lou5 bin1 keoi1) — Laobian, a district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4], Liaoning
老鄉 (lou5 hoeng1) — fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
老酒 (lou5 zau2) — wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老頭 (lou5 tau4) — old fellow; old man; father; husband
老頭兒 (lou5 tau4 ji4) — see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
老頭子 (lou5 tau4 zi2) — (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
老頭樂 (lou5 tau4 lok6) — backscratcher (made from bamboo etc); (may also refer to other products that ar…
老饕 (lou5 tou1) — glutton
老馬嘶風 (lou5 maa5 sai1 fung1) — old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老馬戀棧 (lou5 maa5 lyun2 zaan6) — lit. the old horse loves his stable; fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish th…
老馬識途 (lou5 maa5 sik1 tou4) — an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do; an …
老驥 (lou5 kei3) — old thoroughbred; fig. aged person with great aspirations
老驥伏櫪 (lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1) — lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig…
老驥嘶風 (lou5 kei3 sai1 fung1) — old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骨頭 (lou5 gwat1 tau4) — weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)
老鳥 (lou5 niu5) — (coll.) old hand; veteran
老鴇 (lou5 bou2) — female brothel keeper
老鵰 (lou5 diu1) — vulture
老鷹 (lou5 jing1) — (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey
老鷹星雲 (lou5 jing1 sing1 wan4) — Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16
老黑 (lou5 hak1) — (coll.) black person
老鼠 (lou5 syu2) — rat; mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
老鼠洞 (lou5 syu2 dung6) — mouse hole
老鼻子 (lou5 bei6 zi2) — many
老齡 (lou5 ling4) — old age; aging; aged; geriatric; the aged
老齡化 (lou5 ling4 faa3) — aging (population)
考 (haau2) — to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance …
考上 (haau2 soeng5) — to gain admission or secure a position by passing an exam
考中 (haau2 zung3) — to pass an exam
考克斯 (haau2 hak1 si1) — (surname) Cox
考克斯報告 (haau2 hak1 si1 bou3 gou3) — Cox Report; Report of the Select Committee on US National Security and Military…
考入 (haau2 jap6) — to pass entrance exam; to enter college after a competitive exam
考分 (haau2 fan1) — grade; exam mark
考勤 (haau2 kan4) — to check attendance (at school or workplace); to monitor efficiency (of workers)
考勤簿 (haau2 kan4 bou2) — attendance record book
考區 (haau2 keoi1) — the exam area; the district where an exam takes place
考卷 (haau2 gyun2) — exam paper
考取 (haau2 ceoi2) — to pass an entrance exam; to be admitted to
考古 (haau2 gu2) — archaeology; to engage in archaeological studies
考古學 (haau2 gu2 hok6) — archaeology
考古學家 (haau2 gu2 hok6 gaa1) — archaeologist
考古家 (haau2 gu2 gaa1) — archaeologist
考場 (haau2 coeng4) — exam room
考完 (haau2 jyun4) — to finish an exam
考官 (haau2 gun1) — an examiner (for tests, interviews etc); (old) imperial examination official
考察團 (haau2 caat3 tyun4) — inspection team
考察船 (haau2 caat3 syun4) — survey ship
考察隊 (haau2 caat3 deoi2) — investigation team; scientific expedition
考拉 (haau2 laai1) — (loanword) koala
考據 (haau2 geoi3) — textual criticism
考文垂 (haau2 man4 seoi4) — Coventry, city in the West Midlands, England
考期 (haau2 kei4) — the exam period; the exam date
考查 (haau2 caa4) — to investigate; to study
考核 (haau2 hat6) — to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation
考波什堡 (haau2 bo1 sap6 bou2) — Kaposvár in southwest Hungary, capital of Somogy County 紹莫吉州|绍莫吉州[Shao4 mo4 ji2…
考生 (haau2 sang1) — exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam
考研 (haau2 jin4) — to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program
考究 (haau2 gau3) — to investigate; to check and research; exquisite
考績 (haau2 zik1) — to check up on sb's achievements
考訂 (haau2 ding3) — to check and correct
考評 (haau2 ping4) — evaluation; to investigate and evaluate
考試卷 (haau2 si3 gyun2) — exam paper; test paper (CL:張|张[zhang1])
考試卷子 (haau2 si3 gyun2 zi2) — see 考試卷|考试卷[kao3 shi4 juan4]
考試院 (haau2 si3 jyun2) — Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitutio…
考證 (haau2 zing3) — to do textual research; to make textual criticism; to verify by means of resear…
考進 (haau2 zeon3) — to gain entry by passing an exam; to be admitted to (a college etc)
考選部 (haau2 syun2 bou6) — Ministry of Examination, Taiwan
考量 (haau2 loeng4) — to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration
考霸 (haau2 baa3) — "exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them
考題 (haau2 tai4) — exam question
考驗 (haau2 jim6) — to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal
耄倪 (mou6 ngai4) — old and young
耄思 (mou6 si1) — to be upset or disturbed
耄期 (mou6 kei4) — (literary) one's 80s or 90s
耄耋 (mou6 dit6) — extremely aged; gray and venerable
耄耋之年 (mou6 dit6 zi1 nin4) — old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)
耄齡 (mou6 ling4) — old age; eighties, nineties, or greater (of age)
而且 (ji4 ce2) — (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
而今 (ji4 gam1) — now; at the present (time)
而後 (ji4 hau6) — after that; then
而是 (ji4 si6) — rather
而立之年 (ji4 laap6 zi1 nin4) — (idiom) the age of 30
而言 (ji4 jin4) — (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is co…
耍嘴皮 (saa2 zeoi2 pei4) — to show off with clever talk; big-headed; a smart-ass
耍嘴皮子 (saa2 zeoi2 pei4 zi2) — to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk
耍子 (saa2 zi2) — to play; to have fun
耍寶 (saa2 bou2) — to show off; to put on a show to amuse others
耍小聰明 (saa2 siu2 cung1 ming4) — to get smart; to resort to petty tricks
耍弄 (saa2 lung6) — to play with; to engage in; to resort to; to dally with
耍得團團轉 (saa2 dak1 tyun4 tyun4 zyun3) — to fool; to dupe
耍手腕 (saa2 sau2 wun2) — to play tricks; to maneuver
耍滑 (saa2 waat6) — to resort to tricks; to act in a slippery way; to try to evade (work, responsib…
耍滑頭 (saa2 waat6 tau4) — see 耍滑[shua3 hua2]
耍潑 (saa2 put3) — (dialect) to make an unreasonable scene
耍無賴 (saa2 mou4 laai2) — to act shamelessly; to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaki…
耍猴 (saa2 hau4) — to get a monkey to perform tricks; to put on a monkey show; to make fun of sb; …
耍獅子 (saa2 si1 zi2) — to perform a lion dance
耍私情 (saa2 si1 cing4) — the play of passions; carried away by passion (e.g. to commit a crime)
耍罈子 (saa2 taam4 zi2) — to perform a jar juggling and balancing act
耍脾氣 (saa2 pei4 hei3) — to go into a huff
耍花招 (saa2 faa1 ziu1) — to play tricks on sb
耍花樣 (saa2 faa1 joeng2) — to play tricks on sb
耍貧嘴 (saa2 pan4 zeoi2) — (coll.) to wag one's tongue; to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes; to chat…
耍賴 (saa2 laai6) — to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or mad…
耍錢 (saa2 cin4) — (coll.) to gamble
耐久 (noi6 gau2) — durable; long-lasting
耐人尋味 (noi6 jan4 cam4 mei6) — (idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
耐克 (noi6 hak1) — Nike, Inc.
耐力 (noi6 lik6) — endurance
耐勞 (noi6 lou4) — hardy; able to resist hardship
耐受 (noi6 sau6) — to tolerate; endurance
耐受力 (noi6 sau6 lik6) — tolerance; ability to survive; hardiness
耐受性 (noi6 sau6 sing3) — tolerance (to heat, acid etc); resistance
耐寒 (noi6 hon4) — coldproof; resistant to cold
耐心 (noi6 sam1) — to be patient; patience
耐心煩 (noi6 sam1 faan4) — (coll.) patience
耐性 (noi6 sing3) — patience
耐水 (noi6 seoi2) — waterproof
耐水性 (noi6 seoi2 sing3) — waterproof
耐洗 (noi6 sai2) — wash-resistant
耐洗滌性 (noi6 sai2 dik6 sing3) — washing or color fastness; launderability
耐火 (noi6 fo2) — refractory (material); fire-resistant
耐火土 (noi6 fo2 tou2) — fire clay
耐火磚 (noi6 fo2 zyun1) — refractory brick; firebrick
耐煩 (noi6 faan4) — to put up with (sth disagreeable)
耐熱 (noi6 jit6) — heat resistant; fireproof
耐用 (noi6 jung6) — durable
耐用品 (noi6 jung6 ban2) — durable goods
耐看 (noi6 hon3) — able to withstand careful appreciation; well worth a second look
耐磨 (noi6 mo4) — wear resistant
耐穿 (noi6 cyun1) — durable; proof against wear and tear
耐腐蝕 (noi6 fu6 sik6) — proof against corrosion
耐藥性 (noi6 joek6 sing3) — drug resistance; drug tolerance (medicine)
耐蝕 (noi6 sik6) — to resist corrosion
耐酸 (noi6 syun1) — acid-resistant
耐高溫 (noi6 gou1 wan1) — heat-resistant
耐鹼 (noi6 gaan2) — alkali-resistant
耒耜 (leoi6 zi6) — plow
耒陽 (leoi6 joeng4) — see 耒陽市|耒阳市[Lei3 yang2 Shi4]
耒陽市 (leoi6 joeng4 si5) — Leiyang, a county-level city in Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
耕作 (gaang1 zok3) — to farm; to cultivate the land; to work in the fields
耕地 (gang1 dei6) — arable land; to plow land
耕奴 (gaang1 nou4) — agricultural slave; serf
耕犁 (gaang1 lai4) — plow
耕田 (gaang1 tin4) — to cultivate soil; to till fields
耕畜 (gaang1 cuk1) — draft animal
耕種 (gaang1 zung3) — to till; to cultivate
耕者有其田 (gaang1 ze2 jau5 kei4 tin4) — "land to the tiller", post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP
耕耘 (gaang1 wan4) — plowing and weeding; farm work; fig. to work or study diligently
耕讀 (gaang1 duk6) — to be both a farmer and a scholar; to work the land and also undertake academic…
耗力 (hou3 lik6) — to require much effort
耗子 (hou3 zi2) — (dialect) mouse; rat
耗損 (hou3 syun2) — to waste
耗散 (hou3 saan3) — to dissipate; to squander
耗時 (hou3 si4) — time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)
耗時耗力 (hou3 si4 hou3 lik6) — requiring much time and effort
耗油量 (hou3 jau4 loeng6) — fuel consumption
耗盡 (hou3 zeon6) — to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain
耗能 (hou3 nang4) — to consume energy
耗費 (hou3 fai3) — to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander
耗資 (hou3 zi1) — to spend; expenditure; to cost
耘 (wan4) — to weed
耙地 (baa3 dei6) — to harrow; to break the ground with a hoe
耙子 (paa4 zi2) — a rake
耙耳朵 (paa4 ji5 do2) — (dialect) henpecked; to be under one's wife's thumb
耤 (zik6) — plow
耦合 (ngau5 hap6) — coupling (physics); copula (statistics); to be coupled (with sth)
耦園 (ngau5 jyun4) — Couple's Retreat Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu, one of the Classical Gardens of Suz…
耦居 (ngau5 geoi1) — to live together (as husband and wife)
耦語 (ngau5 jyu5) — to have a tete-à-tete; to whisper to each other
耰 (jau1) — harrow
耳下腺 (ji5 haa6 sin3) — subauricular gland; parotid gland (salivary gland in the cheek)
耳光 (ji5 gwong1) — a slap on the face
耳刮子 (ji5 gwaat3 zi2) — (coll.) a slap on the side of the head
耳力 (ji5 lik6) — hearing ability
耳垂 (ji5 seoi4) — earlobe
耳垢 (ji5 gau3) — earwax
耳塞 (ji5 sak1) — earplug; earphone
耳墜子 (ji5 zeoi6 zi2) — eardrops (pendant jewelry); earrings
耳套 (ji5 tou3) — earmuff
耳子 (ji5 zi2) — handle (on a pot)
耳屎 (ji5 si2) — earwax; cerumen
耳廓狐 (ji5 kwok3 wu4) — fennec; Vulpes zerda
耳挖 (ji5 waat3) — earpick; curette
耳挖勺 (ji5 waat3 zoek3) — (dialect) earpick; curette
耳挖子 (ji5 waat3 zi2) — earpick; curette
耳提面命 (ji5 tai4 min6 ming6) — to give sincere advice (idiom); to exhort earnestly
耳摑子 (ji5 gwaak3 zi2) — slap
耳旁風 (ji5 pong4 fung1) — lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear a…
耳朵 (ji5 do2) — ear; handle (on a cup)
耳根子 (ji5 gan1 zi2) — ear
耳根子軟 (ji5 gan1 zi2 jyun5) — credulous
耳根清淨 (ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6) — lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of …
耳根軟 (ji5 gan1 jyun5) — credulous
耳機 (ji5 gei1) — headphones; earphones; telephone receiver
耳洞 (ji5 dung6) — ear piercing hole; earring hole
耳源性 (ji5 jyun4 sing3) — otogenic
耳濡目染 (ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5) — to be influenced
耳熟 (ji5 suk6) — to sound familiar; familiar-sounding
耳熟能詳 (ji5 suk6 nang4 coeng4) — what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
耳片 (ji5 pin3) — tab (of a web browser)
耳環 (ji5 waan2) — earring
耳畔 (ji5 bun6) — ears
耳痛 (ji5 tung3) — earache
耳目 (ji5 muk6) — eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies
耳目一新 (ji5 muk6 jat1 san1) — a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
耳罩 (ji5 zaau3) — earmuffs
耳聞 (ji5 man4) — to hear of; to hear about
耳聞不如目見 (ji5 man4 bat1 jyu4 muk6 gin3) — seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
耳聞目睹 (ji5 man4 muk6 dou2) — to witness personally
耳聰目明 (ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4) — sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive
耳聾 (ji5 lung4) — deaf
耳背 (ji5 bui3) — to be hearing impaired
耳膜 (ji5 mok2) — eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
耳蝸 (ji5 wo1) — (anatomy) cochlea
耳蠟 (ji5 laap6) — earwax; cerumen
耳語 (ji5 jyu5) — to whisper in sb's ear; a whisper
耳軟 (ji5 jyun5) — credulous
耳邊風 (ji5 bin1 fung1) — lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear a…
耳釘 (ji5 deng1) — stud earring
耳鬢廝磨 (ji5 ban3 si1 mo4) — lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom); fig. (of a boy a…
耳鳴 (ji5 ming4) — tinnitus
耳麥 (ji5 mak6) — headphones; earphones
耳鼓 (ji5 gu2) — eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
耳鼻咽喉 (ji5 bei6 jin1 hau4) — ear nose and throat; otolaryngology
耵聹 (ding1 ning4) — earwax; cerumen
耶利米 (je4 lei6 mai5) — Jeremy or Jeremiah (name)
耶利米哀歌 (je4 lei6 mai5 oi1 go1) — the Lamentations of Jeremiah
耶利米書 (je4 lei6 mai5 syu1) — Book of Jeremiah
耶和華 (je4 wo4 waa4) — Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH); compare Yahweh 雅威[Ya3 wei1] and …
耶和華見證人 (je4 wo4 waa4 gin3 zing3 jan4) — Jehovah's Witnesses
耶哥尼雅 (je4 go1 nei4 ngaa5) — Jechoniah or Jeconiah (son of Josiah)
耶弗他 (je4 fat1 taa1) — Jephthah (Hebrew: Yiftach) son of Gilead, Judges 11-foll.
耶戶 (je4 wu6) — Jehu (842-815 BC), Israelite king, prominent character in 2 Kings 9:10
耶洗別 (je4 sai2 bit6) — Jezebel, wife of Ahab and mother of Ahaziah, major character in 1 Kings 16:31, …
耶烈萬 (je4 lit6 maan6) — Yerevan, capital of Armenia; also written 埃里溫|埃里温[Ai1 li3 wen1]
耶穌 (je4 sou1) — Jesus
耶穌升天節 (je4 sou1 sing1 tin1 zit3) — Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)
耶穌受難節 (je4 sou1 sau6 naan6 zit3) — Good Friday
耶穌基督 (je4 sou1 gei1 duk1) — Jesus Christ
耶穌基督後期聖徒教會 (je4 sou1 gei1 duk1 hau6 kei4 sing3 tou4 gaau3 wui2) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
耶穌教 (je4 sou1 gaau3) — Protestantism
耶穌會 (je4 sou1 wui2) — The Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
耶穌會士 (je4 sou1 wui2 si6) — a Jesuit; member of Society of Jesus
耶西 (je4 sai1) — Jesse (son of Obed)
耶誕節 (je4 daan3 zit3) — (Tw) Christmas
耶路撒冷 (je4 lou6 saat3 laang5) — Jerusalem
耶酥 (je4 sou1) — variant of 耶穌|耶稣[Ye1 su1]
耶酥會 (je4 sou1 wui2) — the Society of Jesus; the Jesuits
耶酥會士 (je4 sou1 wui2 si6) — a Jesuit
耶魯 (je4 lou5) — Yale
耶魯大學 (je4 lou5 daai6 hok6) — Yale University
耷拉 (dap1 laai1) — to droop; to hang down; to dangle
耽心 (daam1 sam1) — variant of 擔心|担心[dan1 xin1]
耽憂 (daam1 jau1) — variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1]
耽擱 (daam1 gok3) — to delay; to hold up; to tarry; to stay; to put off
耽溺 (daam1 nik6) — to indulge in; to wallow in
耽誤 (daam1 ng6) — to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with
耿介 (gang2 gaai3) — upright and outstanding
耿直 (gang2 zik6) — honest; frank; candid
耿耿 (gang2 gang2) — bright; devoted; having sth on one's mind; troubled
耿耿於懷 (gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4) — to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
耿餅 (gang2 beng2) — dried persimmon (from Geng village, Heze 荷澤|荷泽, Shandong)
耿馬傣族佤族自治縣 (gang2 maa5 taai3 zuk6 ngaa5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Gengma Dai and Va Autonomous County, in Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4], …
耿馬縣 (gang2 maa5 jyun6) — see 耿馬傣族佤族自治縣|耿马傣族佤族自治县[Geng3 ma3 Dai3 zu2 Wa3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
聆聽 (ling4 ting1) — to listen (respectfully)
聆訊 (ling4 seon3) — hearing (law)
聊且 (liu4 ce2) — for the time being; tentatively
聊以塞責 (liu4 ji5 sak1 zaak3) — in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities; in order to get off the h…
聊以自慰 (liu4 ji5 zi6 wai3) — to find some consolation (idiom); to find relief in
聊以解悶 (liu4 ji5 gaai2 mun6) — to use it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent
聊勝於無 (liu4 sing3 jyu1 mou4) — better than nothing (idiom)
聊城 (liu4 sing4) — see 聊城市[Liao2 cheng2 Shi4]
聊城市 (liu4 sing4 si5) — Liaocheng, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng…
聊天 (liu4 tin1) — to chat; to gossip
聊天兒 (liu4 tin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]
聊天室 (liu4 tin1 sat1) — chat room
聊敘 (liu4 zeoi6) — to speak tentatively
聊生 (liu4 sang1) — to earn a living (esp. with negative)
聊表寸心 (liu4 biu2 cyun3 sam1) — see 聊表心意[liao2 biao3 xin1 yi4]
聊賴 (liu4 laai6) — to suffer tedium
聊齋志異 (liu4 zaai1 zi3 ji6) — Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄[Pu…
聒噪 (kut3 cou3) — a clamor; noisy
聒耳 (kut3 ji5) — raucous; ear-splitting
聖上 (sing3 soeng6) — courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
聖事 (sing3 si6) — Holy sacrament; Christian rite (esp. Catholic); also called 聖禮|圣礼 by Protestants
聖人 (sing3 jan4) — sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch)…
聖代 (sing3 doi6) — (loanword) sundae
聖伯多祿大殿 (sing3 baak3 do1 luk6 daai6 din6) — St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
聖但尼 (sing3 daan6 nei4) — St Denis or St Dennis
聖保羅 (sing3 bou2 lo4) — St Paul; São Paulo, city in Brazil
聖像 (sing3 zoeng6) — (old) image of Confucius; holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc)
聖僧 (sing3 zang1) — senior monk
聖克魯斯 (sing3 hak1 lou5 si1) — Santa Cruz
聖克魯斯島 (sing3 hak1 lou5 si1 dou2) — Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast
聖典 (sing3 din2) — sacred writing; canon
聖凱瑟琳 (sing3 hoi2 sat1 lam4) — Saint Catherine
聖勞倫斯河 (sing3 lou4 leon4 si1 ho4) — St Lawrence River, Canada
聖化 (sing3 faa3) — sanctify; sanctification; consecrate
聖君 (sing3 gwan1) — sage
聖哈辛托 (sing3 haa1 san1 tok3) — San Jacinto
聖哉經 (sing3 zoi1 ging1) — Sanctus (section of Catholic mass)
聖哲 (sing3 zit3) — sage
聖喬治 (sing3 kiu4 zi6) — St George
聖地 (sing3 dei6) — holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, …
聖地亞哥 (sing3 dei6 aa3 go1) — Santiago, capital of Chile; San Diego, California
聖地牙哥 (sing3 dei6 ngaa4 go1) — (Tw) San Diego, California; Santiago, capital of Chile
聖城 (sing3 sing4) — Holy City
聖基茨和尼維斯 (sing3 gei1 ci4 wo4 nei4 wai4 si1) — Saint Kitts and Nevis
聖塔倫 (sing3 taap3 leon4) — Santarém (Portugal); Santarém (Brazil)
聖多明各 (sing3 do1 ming4 gok3) — Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
聖多明哥 (sing3 do1 ming4 go1) — (Tw) Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic
聖多美 (sing3 do1 mei5) — Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
聖多美和普林西比 (sing3 do1 mei5 wo4 pou2 lam4 sai1 bei2) — São Tomé and Príncipe
聖大非 (sing3 daai6 fei1) — Santa Fe
聖奧古斯丁 (sing3 ou3 gu2 si1 ding1) — St Augustine; Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), theologian and Christian philosoph…
聖嬰 (sing3 jing1) — El Niño (meteorology); Holy Infant (Christianity)
聖子 (sing3 zi2) — Holy Son; Jesus Christ; God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)
聖安地列斯斷層 (sing3 on1 dei6 lit6 si1 dyun6 cang4) — San Andreas Fault, California; also written 聖安德列斯斷層|圣安德列斯断层
聖安多尼堂區 (sing3 on1 do1 nei4 tong4 keoi1) — St Anthony Parish (Macau); Freguesia de Santo António
聖安德列斯斷層 (sing3 on1 dak1 lit6 si1 dyun6 cang4) — San Andreas Fault, California
聖安德魯 (sing3 on1 dak1 lou5) — St Andrew
聖安東尼奧 (sing3 on1 dung1 nei4 ou3) — San Antonio, Texas
聖帕特里克 (sing3 paak3 dak6 lei5 hak1) — Saint Patrick
聖廟 (sing3 miu6) — shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius)
聖彼得 (sing3 bei2 dak1) — Saint Peter
聖彼得堡 (sing3 bei2 dak1 bou2) — Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
聖徒 (sing3 tou4) — saint
聖德克旭貝里 (sing3 dak1 hak1 juk1 bui3 lei5) — (Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
聖德太子 (sing3 dak1 taai3 zi2) — Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the As…
聖心 (sing3 sam1) — Sacred Heart (Christian)
聖心節 (sing3 sam1 zit3) — Feast of the Sacred Heart
聖戰 (sing3 zin3) — Holy war; jihad
聖手 (sing3 sau2) — divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner
聖文森及格瑞那丁 (sing3 man4 sam1 kap6 gaak3 seoi6 naa5 ding1) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)
聖文森和格林納丁 (sing3 man4 sam1 wo4 gaak3 lam4 naap6 ding1) — St Vincent and Grenadines, Caribbean island in Lesser Antilles
聖文森特和格林納丁斯 (sing3 man4 sam1 dak6 wo4 gaak3 lam4 naap6 ding1 si1) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
聖旨 (sing3 zi2) — imperial edict
聖明 (sing3 ming4) — enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
聖朝 (sing3 ciu4) — the current imperial dynasty; one's own court
聖杯 (sing3 bui1) — Holy Grail
聖歌 (sing3 go1) — hymn
聖殿 (sing3 din6) — temple
聖母 (sing3 mou5) — the Virgin Mary
聖母升天節 (sing3 mou5 sing1 tin1 zit3) — Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
聖母峰 (sing3 mou5 fung1) — (Tw) Mount Everest
聖母教堂 (sing3 mou5 gaau3 tong4) — Church of Our Lady; Frauenkirche
聖母瑪利亞 (sing3 mou5 maa5 lei6 aa3) — Mary (mother of Jesus)
聖水 (sing3 seoi2) — holy water
聖洗 (sing3 sai2) — baptism (Christian ceremony)
聖潔 (sing3 git3) — pure and holy
聖潘克勒斯站 (sing3 pun1 hak1 lak6 si1 zaam6) — Saint Pancras (London railway station)
聖火 (sing3 fo2) — sacred fire; (esp.) the Olympic flame
聖灰瞻禮日 (sing3 fui1 zim1 lai5 jat6) — Ash Wednesday
聖灰節 (sing3 fui1 zit3) — Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)
聖燭節 (sing3 zuk1 zit3) — Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)

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