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• 膽小 (daam2 siu2) — cowardice; timid
• 膽小如鼠 (daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2) — (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
• 膽小鬼 (daam2 siu2 gwai2) — coward
• 膽怯 (daam2 hip3) — timidity; timid; cowardly
• 膽戰 (daam2 zin3) — to tremble with fear
• 膽戰心驚 (daam2 zin3 sam1 ging1) — to tremble with fear (idiom); scared witless
• 膽敢 (daam2 gam2) — to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
• 膽氣 (daam2 hei3) — courageous; bold
• 膽汁 (daam2 zap1) — gall; bile
• 膽石 (daam2 sek6) — gallstone
• 膽石症 (daam2 sek6 zing3) — gallstone
• 膽石絞痛 (daam2 sek6 gaau2 tung3) — gallstone colic
• 膽破 (daam2 po3) — to be frightened to death
• 膽管 (daam2 gun2) — bile duct
• 膽紅素 (daam2 hung4 sou3) — bilirubin
• 膽結石 (daam2 git3 sek6) — gallstone
• 膽色素 (daam2 sik1 sou3) — bilirubin
• 膽識 (daam2 sik1) — courage and insight
• 膽道 (daam2 dou6) — bile duct
• 膽量 (daam2 loeng6) — courage; boldness; guts
• 膽顫心驚 (daam2 zin3 sam1 ging1) — panic-stricken
• 膽驚心顫 (daam2 ging1 sam1 zin3) — see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4]
• 膽魄 (daam2 paak3) — boldness; daring
• 膽鹼 (daam2 gaan2) — choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)
• 膽鹼酯酶 (daam2 gaan2 zi2 mui4) — (biochemistry) cholinesterase
• 膾炙人口 (kui2 zek3 jan4 hau2) — appealing to the masses; universally appreciated (idiom)
• 膿 (nung4) — pus
• 膿包 (nung4 baau1) — pustule; (fig.) worthless person; a good-for-nothing; useless weakling
• 膿泡 (nung4 paau1) — pustule; pussy pimple; same as 膿包|脓包[nong2 bao1]
• 膿痂疹 (nung4 gaa1 can2) — impetigo (medicine)
• 膿皰 (nung4 paau3) — pimple containing pus
• 膿腫 (nung4 zung2) — abscess
• 臀 (tyun4) — buttocks; hips; rump
• 臀位 (tyun4 wai6) — breech presentation (obstetrics)
• 臀位分娩 (tyun4 wai6 fan1 min5) — breech delivery (medicine)
• 臀位取胎術 (tyun4 wai6 ceoi2 toi1 seot6) — breech extraction (medicine)
• 臀圍 (tyun4 wai4) — hip measurement
• 臀尖 (tyun4 zim1) — pork rump
• 臀推 (tyun4 teoi1) — massage using one's buttocks
• 臀瓣 (tyun4 baan6) — anal lobe
• 臀產式分娩 (tyun4 caan2 sik1 fan1 min5) — breech delivery (medicine)
• 臀疣 (tyun4 jau4) — monkey's seat pads (zoology)
• 臀肌 (tyun4 gei1) — gluteal muscle; gluteus; buttocks
• 臀鰭 (tyun4 kei4) — anal fin
• 臂彎 (bei3 waan1) — crook of the arm
• 臂章 (bei3 zoeng1) — armband; armlet; shoulder emblem
• 臂紗 (bei3 saa1) — armband
• 臂膀 (bei3 bong2) — arm
• 臃腫 (jung2 zung2) — obese; bloated; swollen (style); (fig.) (of an organization) oversized or overs…
• 臆想 (jik1 soeng2) — subjective idea
• 臆想症 (jik1 soeng2 zing3) — mythomania
• 臆斷 (jik1 dyun3) — to assume; assumption
• 臆測 (jik1 cak1) — to speculate; to conjecture
• 臆見 (jik1 gin3) — subjective view
• 臉厚 (lim5 hau5) — thick-skinned; brazen
• 臉型 (lim5 jing4) — shape of face; physiognomy
• 臉大 (lim5 daai6) — bold; unafraid
• 臉孔 (lim5 hung2) — face
• 臉巴子 (lim5 baa1 zi2) — cheek
• 臉形 (lim5 jing4) — variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face; physiognomy
• 臉書 (lim5 syu1) — Facebook
• 臉皮 (lim5 pei4) — face; cheek
• 臉皮厚 (lim5 pei4 hau5) — brazen
• 臉盆 (lim5 pun2) — washbowl; basin for washing hands and face
• 臉盤兒 (lim5 pun4 ji4) — face; contour of face
• 臉盲症 (lim5 maang4 zing3) — prosopagnosia; face blindness
• 臉相 (lim5 soeng3) — complexion; looks; appearance of one's face
• 臉紅 (lim5 hung4) — to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
• 臉紅筋暴 (lim5 hung4 gan1 bou6) — red and tense with anger (idiom)
• 臉紅筋漲 (lim5 hung4 gan1 zoeng3) — red and tense with anger (idiom)
• 臉紅脖子粗 (lim5 hung4 but6 zi2 cou1) — red in the face; extremely angry
• 臉罩 (lim5 zaau3) — visor
• 臉膛 (lim5 tong4) — facial contour; facial shape
• 臉色 (lim5 sik1) — complexion; look
• 臉薄 (lim5 bok6) — bashful; shy
• 臉蛋 (lim5 daan2) — cheek; face
• 臉蛋兒 (lim5 daan2 ji4) — cheek; face (often of child)
• 臉蛋子 (lim5 daan2 zi2) — cheek; face
• 臉譜 (lim5 pou2) — Facebook
• 臉面 (lim5 min6) — face
• 臉頰 (lim5 haap3) — cheek
• 臉龐 (lim5 pong4) — face
• 臊子 (sou3 zi2) — (dialect) minced or diced meat (as part of a dish)
• 臊氣 (sou1 hei3) — foul smell; stench; smell of urine
• 臊腥 (sou1 seng1) — stench; stink
• 臌脹 (gu2 zoeng3) — variant of 鼓脹|鼓胀[gu3 zhang4]
• 臍屎 (ci4 si2) — newborn baby's excrement (meconium); belly button discharge (infection)
• 臍帶 (ci4 daai2) — umbilical cord
• 臍梗 (ci4 gang2) — umbilical cord
• 臍橙 (ci4 caang2) — navel orange
• 臍輪 (ci4 leon4) — manipūra or manipura, the solar plexus chakra 查克拉, residing in the upper abdomen
• 臏刑 (ban3 jing4) — removal of the kneecaps (punishment)
• 臑 (nou6) — biceps (in Chinese medicine); (arch.) forelimbs of livestock animal
• 臘克 (laap6 hak1) — lacquer (loanword)
• 臘八節 (laap6 baat3 zit3) — Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month
• 臘八粥 (laap6 baat3 zuk1) — Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th mon…
• 臘月 (laap6 jyut6) — twelfth lunar month
• 臘梅 (laap6 mui4) — wintersweet; Japanese allspice; Chimonanthus praecox
• 臛 (fok3) — (literary) meat broth
• 臟 (zong6) — viscera; (anatomy) organ
• 臟器 (zong6 hei3) — internal organs
• 臟腑 (zong6 fu2) — inner organs
• 臟躁 (zong6 cou3) — hysteria
• 臣一主二 (san4 jat1 zyu2 ji6) — One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
• 臣下 (san4 haa6) — official in feudal court; subject
• 臣僕 (san4 buk6) — servant
• 臣僚 (san4 liu4) — court official (in former times)
• 臣妾 (san4 cip3) — (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic)…
• 臣子 (san4 zi2) — official in feudal court; subject
• 臣屬 (san4 suk6) — official in feudal court; subject
• 臣服 (san4 fuk6) — to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve
• 臣民 (san4 man4) — subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
• 臣虜 (san4 lou5) — slave
• 臥不安 (ngo6 bat1 on1) — restless insomnia
• 臥位 (ngo6 wai2) — berth
• 臥佛 (ngo6 fat6) — reclining Buddha
• 臥倒 (ngo6 dou2) — to lie down; to drop to the ground
• 臥內 (ngo6 noi6) — bedroom
• 臥具 (ngo6 geoi6) — bedding
• 臥室 (ngo6 sat1) — bedroom
• 臥床 (ngo6 cong4) — to lie in bed; bedridden; bed
• 臥底 (ngo6 dai2) — to hide (as an undercover agent); an insider (in a gang of thieves); a mole
• 臥式 (ngo6 sik1) — (of an object or device) horizontal in design; intended to lie flat or operate …
• 臥房 (ngo6 fong4) — bedroom
• 臥推 (ngo6 teoi1) — bench press
• 臥果兒 (ngo6 gwo2 ji4) — a poached egg
• 臥榻 (ngo6 taap3) — a couch; a narrow bed
• 臥病 (ngo6 beng6) — ill in bed; bed-ridden
• 臥艙 (ngo6 cong1) — sleeping cabin on a boat or train
• 臥薪嚐膽 (ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2) — variant of 臥薪嘗膽|卧薪尝胆[wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3]
• 臥虎 (ngo6 fu2) — crouching tiger; fig. major figure in hiding; concealed talent
• 臥虎藏龍 (ngo6 fu2 cong4 lung4) — Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]
• 臥車 (ngo6 ce1) — (railroad) sleeping car
• 臥軌 (ngo6 gwai2) — to lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from g…
• 臥鋪 (ngo6 pou1) — a bed (on a train); a couchette
• 臥龍 (ngo6 lung4) — nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮; Wolong giant panda nature reserve 臥龍大熊貓保護區|卧龙大…
• 臥龍區 (ngo6 lung4 keoi1) — Wolong, a district of Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
• 臥龍大熊貓保護區 (ngo6 lung4 daai6 hung4 maau1 bou2 wu6 keoi1) — Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan
• 臥龍崗 (ngo6 lung4 gong1) — Wollongong, Australia
• 臥龍自然保護區 (ngo6 lung4 zi6 jin4 bou2 wu6 keoi1) — Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of t…
• 臧克家 (zong1 hak1 gaa1) — Zang Kejia (1905-2004), Chinese poet
• 臨刑 (lam4 jing4) — facing execution
• 臨別 (lam4 bit6) — just before parting
• 臨別贈言 (lam4 bit6 zang6 jin4) — words of advice on parting
• 臨到 (lam4 dou3) — to befall
• 臨危 (lam4 ngai4) — dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed
• 臨危授命 (lam4 ngai4 sau6 ming6) — to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
• 臨問 (lam4 man6) — to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
• 臨城 (lam4 sing4) — see 臨城縣|临城县[Lin2 cheng2 Xian4]
• 臨城縣 (lam4 sing4 jyun6) — Lincheng, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
• 臨場 (lam4 coeng4) — to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directio…
• 臨場感 (lam4 coeng4 gam2) — the feeling of actually being there
• 臨夏 (lam4 haa6) — see 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]; see 臨夏市|临夏市[Lin2 xia4 S…
• 臨夏回族自治州 (lam4 haa6 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1) — Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
• 臨夏州 (lam4 haa6 zau1) — see 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
• 臨夏市 (lam4 haa6 si5) — Linxia, a county-level city in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州…
• 臨夏縣 (lam4 haa6 jyun6) — Linxia, a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 …
• 臨安 (lam4 on1) — see 臨安區|临安区[Lin2 an1 Qu1]
• 臨寫 (lam4 se2) — to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
• 臨屯郡 (lam4 tyun4 gwan6) — Lintun Commandery (108 BC–c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in n…
• 臨川 (lam4 cyun1) — see 臨川區|临川区[Lin2 chuan1 Qu1]
• 臨川區 (lam4 cyun1 keoi1) — Linchuan, a district of Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
• 臨川羨魚 (lam4 cyun1 sin6 jyu4) — see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
• 臨帖 (lam4 tip3) — to practice calligraphy from a model
• 臨幸 (lam4 hang6) — to go in person (of emperor); to copulate with a concubine (of emperor)
• 臨床 (lam4 cong4) — (medicine) clinical
• 臨床特徵 (lam4 cong4 dak6 zing1) — clinical characteristic; diagnostic trait
• 臨戰 (lam4 zin3) — just before the contest; on the eve of war
• 臨摹 (lam4 mou4) — to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
• 臨時 (lam4 si4) — as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
• 臨時分居 (lam4 si4 fan1 geoi1) — trial separation
• 臨時工 (lam4 si4 gung1) — temporary worker; temp; temporary work
• 臨時抱佛腳 (lam4 si4 pou5 fat6 goek3) — (idiom) see 抱佛腳|抱佛脚[bao4 fo2 jiao3]
• 臨時政府 (lam4 si4 zing3 fu2) — provisional government
• 臨時貸款 (lam4 si4 taai3 fun2) — bridging loan
• 臨月兒 (lam4 jyut6 ji4) — the month childbirth is due
• 臨朐 (lam4 keoi4) — see 臨朐縣|临朐县[Lin2 qu2 Xian4]
• 臨朐縣 (lam4 keoi4 jyun6) — Linqu, a county in Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong
• 臨朝 (lam4 ciu4) — to hold a court audience; to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to E…
• 臨桂 (lam4 gwai3) — see 臨桂區|临桂区[Lin2 gui4 Qu1]
• 臨武 (lam4 mou5) — see 臨武縣|临武县[Lin2 wu3 Xian4]
• 臨武縣 (lam4 mou5 jyun6) — Linwu, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
• 臨死 (lam4 sei2) — facing death; at death's door
• 臨死不怯 (lam4 sei2 bat1 hip3) — equanimity in the face of death; to face dangers with assurance
• 臨水 (lam4 seoi2) — facing the water (favored location)
• 臨江 (lam4 gong1) — see 臨江市|临江市[Lin2 jiang1 Shi4]
• 臨江市 (lam4 gong1 si5) — Linjiang, a county-level city in Baishan City 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4], Jilin
• 臨汾 (lam4 fan4) — see 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4]
• 臨汾市 (lam4 fan4 si5) — Linfen, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
• 臨沂 (lam4 ji4) — see 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 Shi4]
• 臨沂市 (lam4 ji4 si5) — Linyi, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
• 臨沭 (lam4 seot6) — see 臨沭縣|临沭县[Lin2 shu4 Xian4]
• 臨沭縣 (lam4 seot6 jyun6) — Linshu, a county in Linyi City 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 Shi4], Shandong
• 臨河 (lam4 ho4) — see 臨河區|临河区[Lin2 he2 Qu1]
• 臨河區 (lam4 ho4 keoi1) — Linhe, a district of Bayannur City 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3 Shi4], Inner M…
• 臨河羨魚 (lam4 ho4 sin6 jyu4) — see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
• 臨泉 (lam4 cyun4) — see 臨泉縣|临泉县[Lin2 quan2 Xian4]
• 臨泉縣 (lam4 cyun4 jyun6) — Linquan, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui
• 臨洮 (lam4 tou4) — see 臨洮縣|临洮县[Lin2 tao2 Xian4]
• 臨洮縣 (lam4 tou4 jyun6) — Lintao, a county in Dingxi City 定西市[Ding4 xi1 Shi4], Gansu
• 臨海 (lam4 hoi2) — see 臨海市|临海市[Lin2 hai3 Shi4]
• 臨海市 (lam4 hoi2 si5) — Linhai, a county-level city in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
• 臨海水土誌 (lam4 hoi2 seoi2 tou2 zi3) — Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩|沈莹
• 臨淄 (lam4 zi1) — see 臨淄區|临淄区[Lin2 zi1 Qu1]
• 臨淄區 (lam4 zi1 keoi1) — Linzi, a district of Zibo City 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 Shi4], Shandong
• 臨淵羨魚 (lam4 jyun1 sin6 jyu4) — see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
• 臨清 (lam4 cing1) — see 臨清市|临清市[Lin2 qing1 Shi4]
• 臨清市 (lam4 cing1 si5) — Linqing, a county-level city in Liaocheng City 聊城市[Liao2 cheng2 Shi4], Shandong
• 臨渭 (lam4 wai6) — see 臨渭區|临渭区[Lin2 wei4 Qu1]
• 臨渭區 (lam4 wai6 keoi1) — Linwei, a district of Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi
• 臨渴掘井 (lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2) — lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at …
• 臨渴穿井 (lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2) — lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; t…
• 臨湘 (lam4 soeng1) — see 臨湘市|临湘市[Lin2 xiang1 Shi4]
• 臨湘市 (lam4 soeng1 si5) — Linxiang, a county-level city in Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
• 臨滄 (lam4 cong1) — see 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4]
• 臨滄市 (lam4 cong1 si5) — Lincang, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
• 臨漳 (lam4 zoeng1) — see 臨漳縣|临漳县[Lin2 zhang1 Xian4]
• 臨漳縣 (lam4 zoeng1 jyun6) — Linzhang, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
• 臨潁 (lam4 wing6) — see 臨潁縣|临颍县[Lin2 ying3 Xian4]
• 臨潁縣 (lam4 wing6 jyun6) — Linying, a county in Luohe City 漯河市[Luo4 he2 Shi4], Henan
• 臨潭 (lam4 taam4) — see 臨潭縣|临潭县[Lin2 tan2 Xian4]
• 臨潭縣 (lam4 taam4 jyun6) — Lintan, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang…
• 臨潼 (lam4 tung4) — see 臨潼區|临潼区[Lin2 tong2 Qu1]
• 臨潼區 (lam4 tung4 keoi1) — Lintong, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
• 臨澤 (lam4 zaak6) — see 臨澤縣|临泽县[Lin2 ze2 Xian4]
• 臨澤縣 (lam4 zaak6 jyun6) — Linze, a county in Zhangye City 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 Shi4], Gansu
• 臨澧 (lam4 lai5) — see 臨澧縣|临澧县[Lin2 li3 Xian4]
• 臨澧縣 (lam4 lai5 jyun6) — Linli, a county in Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan
• 臨猗 (lam4 ji1) — see 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2 yi1 Xian4]
• 臨猗縣 (lam4 ji1 jyun6) — Linyi, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
• 臨產 (lam4 caan2) — to face childbirth; about to give birth; refers esp. to the onset of regular co…
• 臨界 (lam4 gaai3) — critical; boundary
• 臨界狀態 (lam4 gaai3 zong6 taai3) — critical state; criticality
• 臨界質量 (lam4 gaai3 zat1 loeng6) — critical mass
• 臨界點 (lam4 gaai3 dim2) — critical point; boundary point
• 臨盆 (lam4 pun4) — at childbirth; in labor
• 臨眺 (lam4 tiu3) — to observe from afar; to look into the distance from a high place
• 臨終 (lam4 zung1) — approaching death; on one's deathbed
• 臨終關懷 (lam4 zung1 gwaan1 waai4) — end-of-life care; hospice care; palliative care
• 臨縣 (lam4 jyun6) — Lin County or Linxian, a county in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Sh…
• 臨翔 (lam4 coeng4) — see 臨翔區|临翔区[Lin2 xiang2 Qu1]
• 臨翔區 (lam4 coeng4 keoi1) — Linxiang, a district of Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4], Yunnan
• 臨蓐 (lam4 juk6) — at childbirth; in labor
• 臨行 (lam4 hang4) — on leaving; on the point of departure
• 臨街 (lam4 gaai1) — facing the street
• 臨街房 (lam4 gaai1 fong4) — the store front; the part of a house facing the street serving as a store
• 臨西 (lam4 sai1) — see 臨西縣|临西县[Lin2 xi1 Xian4]
• 臨西縣 (lam4 sai1 jyun6) — Linxi, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
• 臨視 (lam4 si6) — to observe personally
• 臨走 (lam4 zau2) — before leaving; on departure
• 臨近 (lam4 gan6) — to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
• 臨邑 (lam4 jap1) — see 臨邑縣|临邑县[Lin2 yi4 Xian4]
• 臨邑縣 (lam4 jap1 jyun6) — Linyi, a county in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong
• 臨門 (lam4 mun4) — to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming; (soccer) facing the goalmouth
• 臨門一腳 (lam4 mun4 jat1 goek3) — to try to score (a goal); final push (at a critical juncture); the final leg of…
• 臨陣 (lam4 zan6) — just before the battle; to approach the front line
• 臨陣退縮 (lam4 zan6 teoi3 suk1) — to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet
• 臨難 (lam4 naan6) — in peril; facing disaster
• 臨頭 (lam4 tau4) — to befall; to be imminent
• 臨高 (lam4 gou1) — Lingao County, Hainan
• 臨高縣 (lam4 gou1 jyun6) — Lingao County, Hainan
• 臨魁 (lam4 fui1) — Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descen…
• 自上而下 (zi6 soeng6 ji4 haa6) — (idiom) from top to bottom; top-down
• 自下而上 (zi6 haa6 ji4 soeng6) — (idiom) from bottom to top; from the grass roots up; bottom-up
• 自不必說 (zi6 bat1 bit1 syut3) — (idiom) needless to say; it goes without saying
• 自不量力 (zi6 bat1 loeng6 lik6) — see 不自量力[bu4 zi4 liang4 li4]
• 自主 (zi6 zyu2) — to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
• 自主權 (zi6 zyu2 kyun4) — the power to act independently; autonomy; the right of self-determination
• 自主系統 (zi6 zyu2 hai6 tung2) — autonomous system
• 自以為是 (zi6 ji5 wai4 si6) — to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
• 自作主張 (zi6 zok3 zyu2 zoeng1) — (idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself
• 自作多情 (zi6 zok3 do1 cing4) — to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninteres…
• 自作聰明 (zi6 zok3 cung1 ming4) — (idiom) to think oneself clever
• 自來 (zi6 loi4) — from the beginning; always; to come of one's own accord
• 自來水 (zi6 loi4 seoi2) — running water; tap water
• 自來水管 (zi6 loi4 seoi2 gun2) — water mains; service pipe; tap-water pipe
• 自保 (zi6 bou2) — to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
• 自信 (zi6 seon3) — to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
• 自信心 (zi6 seon3 sam1) — self-confidence
• 自修 (zi6 sau1) — to study on one's own; self-study
• 自個兒 (zi6 go3 ji4) — (dialect) oneself; by oneself
• 自備 (zi6 bei6) — to provide one's own...; own; self-provided; self-contained
• 自傲 (zi6 ngou6) — arrogance; proud of sth
• 自傳 (zi6 zyun6) — autobiography
• 自刎 (zi6 man5) — to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat
• 自制 (zi6 zai3) — to maintain self-control; self-control
• 自制力 (zi6 zai3 lik6) — self-control
• 自創 (zi6 cong3) — to create; to come up with (an idea etc)
• 自力更生 (zi6 lik6 gang1 sang1) — regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance
• 自助 (zi6 zo6) — self-service
• 自助洗衣店 (zi6 zo6 sai2 ji1 dim3) — laundromat; launderette
• 自助餐 (zi6 zo6 caan1) — buffet; self-service meal
• 自勉 (zi6 min5) — to encourage oneself
• 自動 (zi6 dung6) — automatic; voluntarily
• 自動付款機 (zi6 dung6 fu6 fun2 gei1) — cash dispenser; auto-teller; ATM
• 自動免疫 (zi6 dung6 min5 jik6) — active immunity
• 自動化 (zi6 dung6 faa3) — to automate
• 自動化技術 (zi6 dung6 faa3 gei6 seot6) — automation
• 自動取款機 (zi6 dung6 ceoi2 fun2 gei1) — automated teller machine (ATM)
• 自動售貨機 (zi6 dung6 sau6 fo3 gei1) — vending machine
• 自動扶梯 (zi6 dung6 fu4 tai1) — escalator
• 自動掛擋 (zi6 dung6 gwaa3 dong3) — automatic gear change
• 自動控制 (zi6 dung6 hung3 zai3) — automatic control
• 自動提款機 (zi6 dung6 tai4 fun2 gei1) — bank autoteller; ATM
• 自動擋 (zi6 dung6 dong3) — automatic transmission; auto gear shift
• 自動樓梯 (zi6 dung6 lau4 tai1) — escalator
• 自動櫃員機 (zi6 dung6 gwai6 jyun4 gei1) — automated teller machine (ATM)
• 自動步道 (zi6 dung6 bou6 dou6) — moving walkway; travelator
• 自動自發 (zi6 dung6 zi6 faat3) — (to act) on one's own initiative
• 自動車 (zi6 dung6 ce1) — automobile
• 自動鉛筆 (zi6 dung6 jyun4 bat1) — mechanical pencil; propelling pencil
• 自動離合 (zi6 dung6 lei4 hap6) — automatic clutch
• 自卑心理 (zi6 bei1 sam1 lei5) — sense of inferiority; inferiority complex
• 自卑情緒 (zi6 bei1 cing4 seoi5) — inferiority complex
• 自卸車 (zi6 se3 ce1) — dump truck
• 自反 (zi6 faan2) — to introspect; to self-reflect; (math.) reflexive
• 自取 (zi6 ceoi2) — to help oneself to (food); to invite (trouble); to court (disaster)
• 自取其咎 (zi6 ceoi2 kei4 gau3) — see 咎由自取[jiu4 you2 zi4 qu3]
• 自取滅亡 (zi6 ceoi2 mit6 mong4) — to court disaster (idiom); to dig one's own grave
• 自古 (zi6 gu2) — (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial
• 自古以來 (zi6 gu2 ji5 loi4) — since ancient times
• 自各兒 (zi6 gok3 ji4) — variant of 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
• 自吹自擂 (zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4) — to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
• 自告奮勇 (zi6 gou3 fan5 jung5) — to volunteer for; to offer to undertake
• 自命 (zi6 ming6) — to consider oneself to be (sth positive)
• 自命不凡 (zi6 ming6 bat1 faan4) — to think too much of oneself; self-important; arrogant
• 自命清高 (zi6 ming6 cing1 gou1) — to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous; holier-t…
• 自問 (zi6 man6) — to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a ma…
• 自喻 (zi6 jyu6) — to refer to oneself as
• 自嘆不如 (zi6 taan3 bat1 jyu4) — to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
• 自嘲 (zi6 zaau1) — to mock oneself; to laugh at oneself
• 自在 (zi6 zoi6) — comfortable; at ease
• 自報公議 (zi6 bou3 gung1 ji5) — self-assessment; declare one's state for open discussion
• 自報家門 (zi6 bou3 gaa1 mun4) — to introduce oneself; originally a theatrical device in which a character expla…
• 自大 (zi6 daai6) — arrogant
• 自失 (zi6 sat1) — at a loss
• 自奉儉約 (zi6 fung6 gim6 joek3) — to live frugally
• 自奉甚儉 (zi6 fung6 sam6 gim6) — (idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures
• 自如 (zi6 jyu4) — unobstructed; unconstrained; smoothly; with ease; freely
• 自始 (zi6 ci2) — from the outset; ab initio
• 自始至終 (zi6 ci2 zi3 zung1) — from start to finish (idiom)
• 自娛 (zi6 jyu4) — to amuse oneself
• 自學 (zi6 hok6) — self-study; to study on one's own
• 自學成才 (zi6 hok6 sing4 coi4) — a self-made genius
• 自宮 (zi6 gung1) — to castrate oneself
• 自家 (zi6 gaa1) — oneself; one's own family
• 自家人 (zi6 gaa1 jan4) — sb with whom one is on familiar terms; sb from the same place (same house, same…
• 自專 (zi6 zyun1) — to act arbitrarily; to act for oneself
• 自尊 (zi6 zyun1) — self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride
• 自尊心 (zi6 zyun1 sam1) — self-respect; self-esteem; ego
• 自尋死路 (zi6 cam4 sei2 lou6) — to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom); to bring about one's own destruct…
• 自尋煩惱 (zi6 cam4 faan4 nou5) — to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
• 自導 (zi6 dou6) — self-guided; autonomous
• 自居 (zi6 geoi1) — to consider oneself as; to believe oneself to be
• 自己 (zi6 gei2) — oneself; (attributive) one's own
• 自己人 (zi6 gei2 jan4) — those on our side; ourselves; one's own people; one of us
• 自己動手 (zi6 gei2 dung6 sau2) — to do (sth) oneself; to help oneself to
• 自帶 (zi6 daai3) — to bring one's own; BYO; (of software) preinstalled
• 自幼 (zi6 jau3) — since childhood; from a young age
• 自序 (zi6 zeoi6) — author's preface; autobiographical notes as introduction to a book
• 自底向上 (zi6 dai2 hoeng3 soeng6) — bottom-up
• 自強 (zi6 koeng4) — to strive for self-improvement
• 自強不息 (zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1) — to strive unremittingly; self-improvement
• 自強自立 (zi6 koeng4 zi6 laap6) — to strive for self-improvement
• 自強運動 (zi6 koeng4 wan6 dung6) — Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also name…
• 自得 (zi6 dak1) — contented; pleased with one's position
• 自得其樂 (zi6 dak1 kei4 lok6) — to find amusement in one's own way; to enjoy oneself quietly
• 自從 (zi6 cung4) — since (a time); ever since
• 自忖 (zi6 cyun2) — to speculate; to ponder
• 自怨自艾 (zi6 jyun3 zi6 ngaai6) — to be full of remorse; to repent and redress one's errors
• 自恃 (zi6 ci5) — self-esteem; self-reliance; overconfident; conceited
• 自悔 (zi6 fui3) — to regret; to repent
• 自愛 (zi6 oi3) — self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good…
• 自愧不如 (zi6 kwai3 bat1 jyu4) — ashamed of being inferior (idiom); to feel inferior to others
• 自愧弗如 (zi6 kwai3 fat1 jyu4) — to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom)
• 自慚形穢 (zi6 caam4 jing4 wai3) — (idiom) to feel inferior; to feel inadequate
• 自慰 (zi6 wai3) — to console oneself; to masturbate; onanism; masturbation
• 自戀 (zi6 lyun2) — narcissism
• 自成一家 (zi6 sing4 jat1 gaa1) — to have a style of one's own
• 自我 (zi6 ngo5) — the self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego
• 自我介紹 (zi6 ngo5 gaai3 siu6) — self-introduction; to introduce oneself
• 自我催眠 (zi6 ngo5 ceoi1 min4) — self-hypnotism
• 自我吹噓 (zi6 ngo5 ceoi1 heoi1) — to blow one's own horn (idiom)
• 自我安慰 (zi6 ngo5 on1 wai3) — to comfort oneself; to console oneself; to reassure oneself
• 自我實現 (zi6 ngo5 sat6 jin6) — self-actualization (psychology); self-realization
• 自我意識 (zi6 ngo5 ji3 sik1) — self-awareness
• 自我批評 (zi6 ngo5 pai1 ping4) — self-criticism
• 自我解嘲 (zi6 ngo5 gaai2 zaau1) — to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor
• 自我防衛 (zi6 ngo5 fong4 wai6) — self-defense
• 自戕 (zi6 coeng4) — (literary) to commit suicide; to take one's own life
• 自打 (zi6 daa2) — (coll.) since
• 自找 (zi6 zaau2) — to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it …
• 自找苦吃 (zi6 zaau2 fu2 hek3) — to bring trouble on oneself
• 自找麻煩 (zi6 zaau2 maa4 faan4) — to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties
• 自抑 (zi6 jik1) — to control oneself
• 自投羅網 (zi6 tau4 lo4 mong5) — to walk right into the trap
• 自拍 (zi6 paak3) — to take a picture or video of oneself; to take a selfie; a selfie
• 自拍器 (zi6 paak3 hei3) — camera self-timer (for delayed shutter release)
• 自拍模式 (zi6 paak3 mou4 sik1) — camera self-timer mode (for delayed shutter release)
• 自拔 (zi6 bat6) — to free oneself; to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
• 自排 (zi6 paai4) — automatic transmission
• 自掘墳墓 (zi6 gwat6 fan4 mou6) — to dig one's own grave
• 自控 (zi6 hung3) — automated; automatically regulated; to control oneself; self-control
• 自暴自棄 (zi6 bou6 zi6 hei3) — to abandon oneself to despair; to give up and stop bothering
• 自有 (zi6 jau5) — (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand e…
• 自有品牌 (zi6 jau5 ban2 paai4) — private brand
• 自檢 (zi6 gim2) — to act with self-restraint; to examine oneself; to perform a self-test
• 自欺 (zi6 hei1) — to deceive oneself
• 自欺欺人 (zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4) — to deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies
• 自此 (zi6 ci2) — since then; henceforth
• 自殺 (zi6 saat3) — to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
• 自殺式 (zi6 saat3 sik1) — suicide (attack); suicidal
• 自殺式炸彈 (zi6 saat3 sik1 zaa3 daan2) — a suicide bomb
• 自殺式爆炸 (zi6 saat3 sik1 baau3 zaa3) — suicide bombing
• 自民黨 (zi6 man4 dong2) — Liberal Democratic Party (Japanese political party)
• 自治 (zi6 zi6) — autonomy
• 自治區 (zi6 zi6 keoi1) — autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with se…
• 自治州 (zi6 zi6 zau1) — autonomous prefecture
• 自治市 (zi6 zi6 si5) — municipality; autonomous city; also called directly administered city 直轄市|直辖市
• 自治旗 (zi6 zi6 kei4) — autonomous county (in Inner Mongolia); autonomous banner
• 自治權 (zi6 zi6 kyun4) — the right to autonomy; autonomy
• 自治縣 (zi6 zi6 jyun6) — autonomous county
• 自況 (zi6 fong3) — to compare oneself; to view oneself as
• 自流井 (zi6 lau4 zeng2) — see 自流井區|自流井区[Zi4 liu2 jing3 Qu1]
• 自流井區 (zi6 lau4 zeng2 keoi1) — Ziliujing, a district of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan
• 自淫 (zi6 jam4) — masturbation
• 自溺 (zi6 nik6) — to drown oneself
• 自瀆 (zi6 duk6) — masturbation; to masturbate
• 自焚 (zi6 fan4) — to set oneself on fire; to self-immolate
• 自然 (zi6 jin4) — nature; natural; naturally
• 自然主義 (zi6 jin4 zyu2 ji6) — naturalism (philosophy)
• 自然之友 (zi6 jin4 zi1 jau5) — Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)
• 自然人 (zi6 jin4 jan4) — natural person (law); see also 法人[fa3 ren2]
• 自然保護區 (zi6 jin4 bou2 wu6 keoi1) — nature reserve
• 自然史 (zi6 jin4 si2) — natural history (i.e. botany and zoology)
• 自然數 (zi6 jin4 sou3) — natural number
• 自然數集 (zi6 jin4 sou3 zaap6) — (math.) the set of natural numbers
• 自然條件 (zi6 jin4 tiu4 gin2) — natural conditions
• 自然法 (zi6 jin4 faat3) — natural law
• 自然災害 (zi6 jin4 zoi1 hoi6) — natural disaster
• 自然現象 (zi6 jin4 jin6 zoeng6) — natural phenomenon
• 自然界 (zi6 jin4 gaai3) — nature; the natural world
• 自然療法 (zi6 jin4 liu4 faat3) — natural therapy
• 自然神論 (zi6 jin4 san4 leon6) — deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe
• 自然科學 (zi6 jin4 fo1 hok6) — natural sciences
• 自然科學基金會 (zi6 jin4 fo1 hok6 gei1 gam1 wui2) — natural science fund
• 自然經濟 (zi6 jin4 ging1 zai3) — natural economy (exchange of goods by bartering not involving money)
• 自然而然 (zi6 jin4 ji4 jin4) — (idiom) natural; unforced; (idiom) naturally; as a matter of course; in the nat…
• 自然語言 (zi6 jin4 jyu5 jin4) — natural language
• 自然語言處理 (zi6 jin4 jyu5 jin4 cyu2 lei5) — natural language processing, NLP
• 自然資源 (zi6 jin4 zi1 jyun4) — natural resource
• 自然選擇 (zi6 jin4 syun2 zaak6) — natural selection
• 自然銅 (zi6 jin4 tung4) — natural copper; chalcopyrite; copper iron sulfide CuFeS2
• 自然風光 (zi6 jin4 fung1 gwong1) — nature and scenery
• 自燃 (zi6 jin4) — spontaneous combustion
• 自營 (zi6 jing4) — self-operated; to operate one's own business
• 自營商 (zi6 jing4 soeng1) — dealer
• 自爆 (zi6 baau3) — to explode; spontaneous detonation; self-detonation; suicide bombing; to disclo…
• 自理 (zi6 lei5) — to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself
• 自甘墮落 (zi6 gam1 do6 lok6) — to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go
• 自生自滅 (zi6 sang1 zi6 mit6) — to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
• 自由 (zi6 jau4) — freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
• 自由中國 (zi6 jau4 zung1 gwok3) — Free China (Cold War era term for the Republic of China on Taiwan, as distinct …
• 自由主義 (zi6 jau4 zyu2 ji6) — liberalism
• 自由亞洲電台 (zi6 jau4 aa3 zau1 din6 toi4) — Radio Free Asia
• 自由企業 (zi6 jau4 kei5 jip6) — free enterprise (in capitalist theory)
• 自由刑 (zi6 jau4 jing4) — (law) deprivation of freedom
• 自由化 (zi6 jau4 faa3) — liberalization; freeing (from sth)
• 自由古巴 (zi6 jau4 gu2 baa1) — Cuba Libre
• 自由城 (zi6 jau4 sing4) — Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone (Tw)
• 自由基 (zi6 jau4 gei1) — free radical
• 自由基清除劑 (zi6 jau4 gei1 cing1 ceoi4 zai1) — radical scavenger (chemistry)
• 自由市 (zi6 jau4 si5) — Libreville, capital of Gabon (Tw)
• 自由市場 (zi6 jau4 si5 coeng4) — free market
• 自由度 (zi6 jau4 dou6) — (number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
• 自由式 (zi6 jau4 sik1) — freestyle (in sports)
• 自由意志 (zi6 jau4 ji3 zi3) — free will
• 自由意志主義 (zi6 jau4 ji3 zi3 zyu2 ji6) — libertarianism
• 自由放任 (zi6 jau4 fong3 jam6) — laissez-faire
• 自由散漫 (zi6 jau4 saan2 maan6) — easygoing; lax; unconstrained; unruly
• 自由民主黨 (zi6 jau4 man4 zyu2 dong2) — Liberal Democratic Party
• 自由泳 (zi6 jau4 wing6) — freestyle swimming
• 自由活動 (zi6 jau4 wut6 dung6) — free time (between organized activities)
• 自由派 (zi6 jau4 paai3) — liberal
• 自由港 (zi6 jau4 gong2) — free port
• 自由焓 (zi6 jau4 ham4) — free enthalpy (thermodynamics); Gibbs free energy
• 自由爵士樂 (zi6 jau4 zoek3 si6 ngok6) — free jazz (music genre)
• 自由王國 (zi6 jau4 wong4 gwok3) — realm of freedom (philosophy)
• 自由神像 (zi6 jau4 san4 zoeng6) — Statue of Liberty
• 自由素食主義 (zi6 jau4 sou3 sik6 zyu2 ji6) — Freeganism
• 自由職業 (zi6 jau4 zik1 jip6) — liberal profession; profession practiced independently rather than as an employ…
• 自由自在 (zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6) — free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
• 自由落體 (zi6 jau4 lok6 tai2) — free-fall
• 自由行 (zi6 jau4 hang4) — travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group
• 自由貿易 (zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6) — free trade
• 自由貿易區 (zi6 jau4 mau6 jik6 keoi1) — free trade zone; free trade area
• 自由軟件基金會 (zi6 jau4 jyun5 gin2 gei1 gam1 wui2) — Free Software Foundation
• 自由選擇權 (zi6 jau4 syun2 zaak6 kyun4) — free agency
• 自由降落 (zi6 jau4 gong3 lok6) — free fall
• 自由體操 (zi6 jau4 tai2 cou1) — floor (gymnastics)

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