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舔屁股 (tim2 pei3 gu2) — to kiss sb's ass; to brown-nose
舔陰 (tim2 jam1) — to perform cunnilingus
舜 (seon3) — Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
舜帝陵 (seon3 dai3 ling4) — several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 寧遠縣|宁远县[Ning2 y…
舜日堯天 (seon3 jat6 jiu4 tin1) — sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best…
舜日堯年 (seon3 jat6 jiu4 nin4) — sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best…
舞伴 (mou5 bun6) — dancing partner
舞劇 (mou5 kek6) — dance drama; ballet
舞劍 (mou5 gim3) — to perform a sword-dance
舞場 (mou5 coeng4) — dance hall
舞妓 (mou5 gei6) — (loanword) maiko; apprentice geisha
舞姿 (mou5 zi1) — dancer's posture and movement
舞孃 (mou5 noeng4) — female dancer
舞廳 (mou5 teng1) — dance hall; ballroom
舞廳舞 (mou5 teng1 mou5) — ballroom dancing
舞弄 (mou5 lung6) — to wave; to brandish
舞弊 (mou5 bai6) — to engage in fraud
舞技 (mou5 gei6) — dancing skill
舞抃 (mou5 bin6) — see 抃舞[bian4 wu3]
舞曲 (mou5 kuk1) — dance music
舞會 (mou5 wui2) — dance; ball; party
舞會舞 (mou5 wui2 mou5) — party dancing
舞步 (mou5 bou6) — dance steps
舞水端里 (mou5 seoi2 dyun1 lei5) — Musudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜…
舞池 (mou5 ci4) — dance floor
舞獅 (mou5 si1) — lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
舞者 (mou5 ze2) — dancer
舞臺 (mou5 toi4) — (lit. and fig.) stage; arena
舞蹈家 (mou5 dou6 gaa1) — dancer
舞鋼 (mou5 gong3) — see 舞鋼市|舞钢市[Wu3 gang1 Shi4]
舞鋼市 (mou5 gong3 si5) — Wugang, a county-level city in Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Sh…
舞陽 (mou5 joeng4) — see 舞陽縣|舞阳县[Wu3 yang2 Xian4]
舞陽縣 (mou5 joeng4 jyun6) — Wuyang, a county in Luohe City 漯河市[Luo4 he2 Shi4], Henan
舞龍 (mou5 lung4) — dragon dance
舟山 (zau1 saan1) — see 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 Shi4]
舟山市 (zau1 saan1 si5) — Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
舟山群島 (zau1 saan1 kwan4 dou2) — Zhoushan Island
舟曲 (zau1 kuk1) — see 舟曲縣|舟曲县[Zhou1 qu3 Xian4]
舟曲縣 (zau1 kuk1 jyun6) — Zhouqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang…
舟車勞頓 (zau1 geoi1 lou4 deon6) — travel-worn
舡 (gong1) — boat; ship
舢板 (saan1 baan2) — sampan; also written 舢舨
舢舨 (saan1 baan2) — variant of 舢板[shan1 ban3]
航 (hong4) — boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly
航向 (hong4 hoeng3) — course; direction (a ship or plane is heading in)
航圖 (hong4 tou4) — chart
航天 (hong4 tin1) — space flight
航天中心 (hong4 tin1 zung1 sam1) — space center
航天員 (hong4 tin1 jyun4) — astronaut
航天器 (hong4 tin1 hei3) — spacecraft
航天局 (hong4 tin1 guk6) — space agency
航天飛機 (hong4 tin1 fei1 gei1) — space shuttle
航廈 (hong4 haa6) — (Tw) airport terminal
航徽 (hong4 fai1) — airline emblem; travel company seal
航拍 (hong4 paak3) — aerial photography (video or still)
航標 (hong4 biu1) — buoy; channel marker; signal light
航標燈 (hong4 biu1 dang1) — lighted buoy; channel marking light; signal light
航模 (hong4 mou4) — model aircraft; model plane
航權 (hong4 kyun4) — air rights
航次 (hong4 ci3) — air or sea voyage (seen as an individual, countable item); flight; voyage
航段 (hong4 dyun6) — leg of air or sea voyage
航母 (hong4 mou5) — aircraft carrier (abbr. for 航空母艦|航空母舰[hang2 kong1 mu3 jian4])
航海 (hong4 hoi2) — to sail the seas; maritime navigation; voyage
航海家 (hong4 hoi2 gaa1) — mariner; seafarer
航海年表 (hong4 hoi2 nin4 biu2) — nautical ephemeris
航海者 (hong4 hoi2 ze2) — navigator
航班 (hong4 baan1) — (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing
航班表 (hong4 baan1 biu2) — flight schedule
航程 (hong4 cing4) — flight; voyage; distance traveled; range (of an airplane or ship)
航空 (hong4 hung1) — aviation
航空信 (hong4 hung1 seon3) — airmail letter
航空公司 (hong4 hung1 gung1 si1) — airline
航空器 (hong4 hung1 hei3) — aircraft
航空學 (hong4 hung1 hok6) — aviation science
航空局 (hong4 hung1 guk6) — aviation agency
航空業 (hong4 hung1 jip6) — aviation industry
航空母艦 (hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6) — aircraft carrier (CL:艘[sou1]); (fig.) juggernaut
航空母艦戰鬥群 (hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6 zin3 dau3 kwan4) — carrier-based vanguard group (CBVG); naval battle group led by an aircraft carr…
航空港 (hong4 hung1 gong2) — airfield; aerodrome
航空站 (hong4 hung1 zaam6) — air terminal
航空線 (hong4 hung1 sin3) — air route; airway
航空自衛隊 (hong4 hung1 zi6 wai6 deoi2) — air self-defense force
航空航天局 (hong4 hung1 hong4 tin1 guk6) — air and space agency
航空術 (hong4 hung1 seot6) — aeronautics
航空運單 (hong4 hung1 wan6 daan1) — Air Waybill (AWB)
航空郵件 (hong4 hung1 jau4 gin2) — airmail
航站 (hong4 zaam6) — airport; (shipping) port
航線 (hong4 sin3) — air or shipping route
航船 (hong4 syun4) — ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)
航艦 (hong4 laam6) — (Tw) aircraft carrier (abbr. for 航空母艦|航空母舰[hang2 kong1 mu3 jian4])
航行 (hong4 hang4) — to sail; to fly; to navigate
航跡 (hong4 zik1) — wake (of ship); flight path
航速 (hong4 cuk1) — speed (of ship or plane)
航運 (hong4 wan6) — shipping; transport
航道 (hong4 dou6) — waterway; ship channel
航郵 (hong4 jau4) — air mail
般桓 (pun4 wun4) — variant of 盤桓|盘桓[pan2 huan2]
般樂 (pun4 lok6) — to play; to amuse oneself
般若 (bo1 je5) — (Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñ…
般若波羅密 (bo1 je5 bo1 lo4 mat6) — prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)
般若波羅密多心經 (bo1 je5 bo1 lo4 mat6 do1 sam1 ging1) — the Heart Sutra
般遊 (pun4 jau4) — to amuse oneself
般配 (bun1 pui3) — to be well matched; to suit
般雀比拉多 (bun1 zoek3 bei2 laai1 do1) — Pontius Pilate (in the Biblical passion story)
舵手 (to4 sau2) — helmsman
舵把 (to4 baa2) — tiller of a boat
舵旁 (to4 pong4) — helm (of a ship)
舶來品 (bok6 loi4 ban2) — (old) imported goods; foreign goods
舷 (jin4) — side of a ship or an aircraft
舷梯 (jin4 tai1) — gangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane)
船 (syun4) — boat; vessel; ship
船上交貨 (syun4 soeng6 gaau1 fo3) — Free On Board (FOB) (transportation)
船主 (syun4 zyu2) — ship's captain; owner of ship
船位 (syun4 wai2) — ship's position
船到橋門自會直 (syun4 dou3 kiu4 mun4 zi6 wui3 zik6) — lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point…
船到橋頭自然直 (syun4 dou3 kiu4 tau4 zi6 jin4 zik6) — lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble …
船員 (syun4 jyun4) — sailor; crew member
船埠 (syun4 fau6) — wharf; quay
船塢 (syun4 ou3) — dock; shipyard
船夫 (syun4 fu1) — boatman
船家 (syun4 gaa1) — person who lives and makes a living on a boat; boatman; boat dweller
船尾 (syun4 mei5) — back end of a ship; aft
船尾座 (syun4 mei5 zo6) — Puppis (constellation)
船山 (syun4 saan1) — see 船山區|船山区[Chuan2 shan1 Qu1]
船山區 (syun4 saan1 keoi1) — Chuanshan, a district of Suining City 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 Shi4], Sichuan
船工 (syun4 gung1) — boatman; boat builder
船帆 (syun4 faan4) — sail
船帆座 (syun4 faan4 zo6) — Vela (constellation)
船幫 (syun4 bong1) — side of boat or ship; gunwale
船底座 (syun4 dai2 zo6) — Carina (constellation)
船廠 (syun4 cong2) — shipyard; shipbuilder's yard
船戶 (syun4 wu6) — boatman; boat dweller
船政大臣 (syun4 zing3 daai6 san4) — Minister of Navy during Qing times
船政學堂 (syun4 zing3 hok6 tong4) — Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by t…
船方 (syun4 fong1) — ship (commerce)
船東 (syun4 dung1) — ship owner
船梯 (syun4 tai1) — ship's ladder
船民 (syun4 man4) — people who live and make a living on boats
船營 (syun4 jing4) — see 船營區|船营区[Chuan2 ying2 Qu1]
船營區 (syun4 jing4 keoi1) — Chuanying, a district of Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin
船票 (syun4 piu3) — ship ticket
船篷 (syun4 pung4) — ship's sail
船籍 (syun4 zik6) — ship's registry
船籍港 (syun4 zik6 gong2) — ship's port of registry
船纜 (syun4 laam6) — ship's hawser; rigging
船老大 (syun4 lou5 daai6) — coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)
船舵 (syun4 to4) — rudder; helm of a ship
船舷 (syun4 jin4) — the sides of a ship; (fig.) the dividing line between shipboard expenses and on…
船艄 (syun4 saau1) — stern of boat
船艙 (syun4 cong1) — hold of ship
船艦 (syun4 laam6) — navy vessel; (coast guard) patrol boat
船貨 (syun4 fo3) — cargo
船身 (syun4 san1) — hull; body of a ship
船運 (syun4 wan6) — sea freight; shipping
船運業 (syun4 wan6 jip6) — shipping
船長 (syun4 zoeng2) — captain (of a boat); skipper
船閘 (syun4 zaap6) — navigation lock
船隊 (syun4 deoi2) — fleet (of ships)
船隻 (syun4 zek3) — ship; boat; vessel
船頭 (syun4 tau4) — the bow or prow of a ship
船首 (syun4 sau2) — ship's bow
船體 (syun4 tai2) — hull; body of a ship
艄公 (saau1 gung1) — helmsman; boatman
艅艎 (jyu4 wong4) — (literary) a type of warship used in the Spring and Autumn period; magnificent …
艇甲板 (teng5 gaap3 baan2) — boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
艉 (mei5) — aft
艘 (sau2) — classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]
艙 (cong1) — cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane
艙位 (cong1 wai2) — shipping space; cabin berth; cabin seat
艙外活動 (cong1 ngoi6 wut6 dung6) — extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle); EVA
艙房 (cong1 fong2) — cabin (of an airplane or ship)
艦島 (laam6 dou2) — island (the superstructure of an aircraft carrier, on the starboard side of the…
艦橋 (laam6 kiu4) — bridge (of a naval ship)
艦船 (laam6 syun4) — warship
艦艇 (laam6 teng5) — warship; naval vessel
艦載 (laam6 zoi3) — shipboard (radar system etc); ship-based; carrier-based (aircraft)
艦載機 (laam6 zoi3 gei1) — carrier-based aircraft
艦長 (laam6 zoeng2) — commander; captain (of a warship)
艦隊 (laam6 deoi2) — fleet
艦隻 (laam6 zek3) — warship
艦首 (laam6 sau2) — bow of a warship
艨艟 (mung4 tung4) — ancient leatherclad warship
艨衝 (mung4 cung1) — variant of 艨艟[meng2 chong1]
良久 (loeng4 gau2) — a good while; a long time
良人 (loeng4 jan4) — husband (arch.)
良伴 (loeng4 bun6) — good companion
良友 (loeng4 jau5) — good friend; companion
良善 (loeng4 sin6) — good
良圖 (loeng4 tou4) — good plan; right strategy; to take one's time forming the right decision
良多 (loeng4 do1) — considerably; much; quite a bit
良好 (loeng4 hou2) — good; favorable; well; fine
良宵美景 (loeng4 siu1 mei5 ging2) — fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
良家 (loeng4 gaa1) — respectable family; decent family
良工心苦 (loeng4 gung1 sam1 fu2) — expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill; A masterpiece demands …
良師益友 (loeng4 si1 jik1 jau5) — good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
良心 (loeng4 sam1) — conscience
良心未泯 (loeng4 sam1 mei6 man5) — not totally heartless; still having a shred of conscience
良心犯 (loeng4 sam1 faan2) — prisoner of conscience
良性 (loeng4 sing3) — positive (in its effect); leading to good consequences; virtuous; (medicine) be…
良性循環 (loeng4 sing3 ceon4 waan4) — virtuous cycle (i.e. positive feedback loop)
良性腫瘤 (loeng4 sing3 zung2 lau4) — benign tumor
良慶 (loeng4 hing3) — see 良慶區|良庆区[Liang2 qing4 Qu1]
良慶區 (loeng4 hing3 keoi1) — Liangqing, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
良方 (loeng4 fong1) — good medicine; effective prescription; fig. good plan; effective strategy
良朋益友 (loeng4 pang4 jik1 jau5) — virtuous companions and worthy friends
良材 (loeng4 coi4) — good timber; sound material; fig. able person; sound chap
良桐 (loeng4 tung4) — good Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata)
良機 (loeng4 gei1) — a good chance; a golden opportunity
良民 (loeng4 man4) — good people; ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class)
良渚 (loeng4 zyu2) — Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
良渚文化 (loeng4 zyu2 man4 faa3) — Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
良港 (loeng4 gong2) — good harbor
良田 (loeng4 tin4) — good agricultural land; fertile land
良知 (loeng4 zi1) — innate sense of right and wrong; conscience; bosom friend
良知良能 (loeng4 zi1 loeng4 nang4) — instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with …
良禽擇木 (loeng4 kam4 zaak6 muk6) — a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses…
良禽擇木而棲 (loeng4 kam4 zaak6 muk6 ji4 cai1) — a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses…
良種 (loeng4 zung2) — improved type; good breed; pedigree
良種繁育 (loeng4 zung2 faan4 juk6) — stock breeding (biology)
良策 (loeng4 caak3) — good plan; good idea
良緣 (loeng4 jyun4) — good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner
良苦用心 (loeng4 fu2 jung6 sam1) — to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth
良莠不齊 (loeng4 jau5 bat1 cai4) — good and bad people intermingled
良藥 (loeng4 joek6) — good medicine; panacea; fig. a good solution; a good remedy (e.g. to a social p…
良藥苦口 (loeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2) — good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
良辰吉日 (loeng4 san4 gat1 jat6) — fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
良辰美景 (loeng4 san4 mei5 ging2) — fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
良鄉 (loeng4 hoeng1) — Liangxiang town in Beijing municipality
良醫 (loeng4 ji1) — good doctor; skilled doctor
良馬 (loeng4 maa5) — good horse
艱巨 (gaan1 geoi6) — variant of 艱鉅|艰巨[jian1 ju4]
艱巨性 (gaan1 geoi6 sing3) — arduousness; formidability; difficulty
艱深 (gaan1 sam1) — abstruse; complicated
艱深晦澀 (gaan1 sam1 fui3 gip3) — abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艱苦 (gaan1 fu2) — difficult; hard; arduous
艱苦奮鬥 (gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3) — to struggle arduously
艱苦樸素 (gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3) — leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
艱辛 (gaan1 san1) — hardships; arduous; difficult
艱險 (gaan1 him2) — difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
艱難 (gaan1 naan4) — difficult; arduous; hard
艱難險阻 (gaan1 naan4 him2 zo2) — untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
色令智昏 (sik1 ling6 zi3 fan1) — to lose one's head over lust; sex-crazy (idiom)
色光 (sik1 gwong1) — colored light
色厲內荏 (sik1 lai6 noi6 jam5) — lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly a…
色友 (sik1 jau5) — photography enthusiast; friend with benefits
色域 (sik1 wik6) — color gamut
色夷 (sik1 ji4) — smiling genially; to beam
色子 (sik1 zi2) — dice (used in gambling)
色字頭上一把刀 (sik1 zi6 tau4 soeng6 jat1 baa2 dou1) — lit. there is a knife above the character for lust; fig. lascivious activities …
色度 (sik1 dou6) — saturation (color theory)
色彩 (sik1 coi2) — tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
色彩繽紛 (sik1 coi2 ban1 fan1) — see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1]
色情 (sik1 cing4) — pornography; sex
色情作品 (sik1 cing4 zok3 ban2) — porn; pornographic material
色情小說 (sik1 cing4 siu2 syut3) — pornographic novel; dirty book
色情業 (sik1 cing4 jip6) — porn business
色情片 (sik1 cing4 pin2) — pornographic film
色情狂 (sik1 cing4 kwong4) — mad about sex; nymphomania
色慾 (sik1 juk6) — sexual desire; lust
色拉 (sik1 laai1) — (loanword) salad
色拉寺 (sik1 laai1 zi2) — Sera monastery near Lhasa, Tibet
色拉油 (sik1 laai1 jau4) — salad oil
色拉醬 (sik1 laai1 zoeng3) — salad dressing
色斑 (sik1 baan1) — stain; colored patch; freckle; lentigo
色氨酸 (sik1 on1 syun1) — tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid
色澤 (sik1 zaak6) — color and luster
色盅 (sik1 zung1) — dice cup
色目 (sik1 muk6) — Semu
色盲 (sik1 maang4) — color-blind; color blindness
色相 (sik1 soeng3) — coloration; hue; sex; sex appeal
色瞇瞇 (sik1 mai4 mai4) — lustful; lecherous
色素 (sik1 sou3) — pigment
色素體 (sik1 sou3 tai2) — plastid (organelle in plant cell)
色胚 (sik1 pui1) — (slang) pervert; lecher
色胺酸 (sik1 on1 syun1) — (Tw) tryptophan
色膽 (sik1 daam2) — boldness in pursuing one's sexual urges
色膽包天 (sik1 daam2 baau1 tin1) — outrageously bold in one's lust; debauched (idiom)
色色迷迷 (sik1 sik1 mai4 mai4) — crazy about sex; lecherous; horny
色荒 (sik1 fong1) — wallowing in lust
色誘 (sik1 jau5) — to seduce; to lead into sex
色調 (sik1 diu6) — hue; tone
色迷 (sik1 mai4) — crazy about sex; lecherous; horny
色達 (sik1 daat6) — see 色達縣|色达县[Se4 da2 Xian4]
色鍵 (sik1 gin6) — chroma key; bluescreen; greenscreen (video editing)
色鍾 (sik1 zung1) — variant of 色盅[shai3 zhong1]
色長 (sik1 zoeng2) — head of a division of the music academy of the imperial court
色香味俱全 (sik1 hoeng1 mei6 keoi1 cyun4) — to smell, look and taste great
色鬼 (sik1 gwai2) — lecher; pervert
色魔 (sik1 mo1) — sex fiend; molester; sex attacker; sex demon (a spirit that enters people's sou…
艷冶 (jim6 je5) — bewitching; beautiful
艷如桃李 (jim6 jyu4 tou4 lei5) — lit. beautiful as peach and prune; fig. radiant beauty
艷情 (jim6 cing4) — romantic love; romance; erotic (novel etc)
艷照 (jim6 ziu3) — nude picture
艷福 (jim6 fuk1) — luck with women
艷紅色 (jim6 hung4 sik1) — crimson
艷羨 (jim6 sin6) — variant of 豔羨|艳羡[yan4 xian4]
艷舞 (jim6 mou5) — erotic dance
艷色 (jim6 sik1) — beauty; glamor; voluptuousness
艷詩 (jim6 si1) — erotic verse
艷遇 (jim6 jyu6) — encounter with a beautiful woman; romance; affair
艷麗 (jim6 lai6) — gorgeous; garish and beautiful
艾丁湖 (ngaai6 ding1 wu4) — Ayding Lake (Aydingkol) in Xinjiang
艾伯塔 (ngaai6 baak3 taap3) — Alberta province of Canada, capital Edmonton 埃德蒙頓|埃德蒙顿[Ai1 de2 meng2 dun4]; als…
艾冬花 (ngaai6 dung1 faa1) — coltsfoot flower (used in TCM); Flos Farfarae
艾卷 (ngaai6 gyun2) — moxa cigar; moxa roll (TCM)
艾哈邁德 (ngaai6 haa1 maai6 dak1) — Ahmed (name)
艾哈邁迪內賈德 (ngaai6 haa1 maai6 dik6 noi6 gaa2 dak1) — Ahmadinejad or Ahmadinezhad (Persian name); Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-), Irania…
艾哈邁達巴德 (ngaai6 haa1 maai6 daat6 baa1 dak1) — Ahmedabad, largest city in west Indian state Gujarat 古吉拉特[Gu3 ji2 la1 te4]
艾塔 (ngaai6 taap3) — eta (Greek letter Η, η)
艾奇遜 (ngaai6 kei4 seon3) — Atchison or Acheson (name); Atchison city on Missouri in Kansas, USA
艾奧瓦 (ngaai6 ou3 ngaa5) — Iowa, US state
艾實 (ngaai6 sat6) — (TCM) fruit of Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi), aka fruit of argyi wormwood
艾彌爾 (ngaai6 mei4 ji5) — Emile (name)
艾德蒙頓 (ngaai6 dak1 mung4 deon6) — Edmonton, capital of Alberta, Canada; also written 埃德蒙頓|埃德蒙顿[Ai1 de2 meng2 dun4]
艾未未 (ngaai6 mei6 mei6) — Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as…
艾條 (ngaai6 tiu4) — moxa stick, moxa roll (TCM)
艾條溫和灸 (ngaai6 tiu4 wan1 wo4 gau3) — gentle stick moxibustion (TCM)
艾條灸 (ngaai6 tiu4 gau3) — stick moxibustion; poling (TCM)
艾條雀啄灸 (ngaai6 tiu4 zoek3 doek3 gau3) — "sparrow pecking" moxibustion technique (TCM)
艾森豪威爾 (ngaai6 sam1 hou4 wai1 ji5) — Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allie…
艾比湖 (ngaai6 bei2 wu4) — Aibi Lake (Ebinur) in Xinjiang
艾滋 (ngaai6 zi1) — (loanword) AIDS
艾滋病 (ngaai6 zi1 beng6) — (loanword) AIDS
艾滋病毒 (ngaai6 zi1 beng6 duk6) — human immune deficiency virus (HIV); the AIDS virus
艾滋病病毒 (ngaai6 zi1 beng6 beng6 duk6) — HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
艾灸 (ngaai6 gau3) — moxibustion (TCM)
艾炭 (ngaai6 taan3) — carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum
艾炷 (ngaai6 zyu3) — moxa cone
艾炷灸 (ngaai6 zyu3 gau3) — cone moxibustion (TCM)
艾爾伯塔 (ngaai6 ji5 baak3 taap3) — Alberta province of Canada, capital Edmonton 埃德蒙頓|埃德蒙顿[Ai1 de2 meng2 dun4]; als…
艾爾米塔什 (ngaai6 ji5 mai5 taap3 sap6) — Ermitazh or Hermitage museum in St Peterburg
艾爾米塔奇 (ngaai6 ji5 mai5 taap3 kei4) — Ermitazh or Hermitage museum in St Peterburg
艾片 (ngaai6 pin3) — preparation obtained from sambong leaves, containing borneol (used in TCM); Bor…
艾瑪紐埃爾 (ngaai6 maa5 nau2 oi1 ji5) — Emmanuel or Emmanuelle (name)
艾登堡 (ngaai6 dang1 bou2) — (name) Attenborough; David Attenborough (1926–), British naturalist and broadca…
艾窩窩 (ngaai6 wo1 wo1) — glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling
艾納香 (ngaai6 naap6 hoeng1) — sambong (Blumea balsamifera)
艾絨 (ngaai6 jung4) — moxa floss
艾美獎 (ngaai6 mei5 zoeng2) — Emmy Award
艾草 (ngaai6 cou2) — Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)
艾菲爾鐵塔 (ngaai6 fei1 ji5 tit3 taap3) — (Tw) Eiffel Tower
艾葉 (ngaai6 jip6) — mugwort leaf (TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi
艾葉油 (ngaai6 jip6 jau4) — mugwort leaf oil (TCM); also called wormwood leaf oil; Oleum folii Artemisiae a…
艾葉炭 (ngaai6 jip6 taan3) — carbonized mugwort leaf (used in TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum
艾蒿 (ngaai6 hou1) — mugwort (Artemisia)
艾薩克 (ngaai6 saat3 hak1) — Isaac (name)
艾賽克斯 (ngaai6 coi3 hak1 si1) — Essex (English county)
艾迪 (ngaai6 dik6) — Eddie (name)
艾迪卡拉 (ngaai6 dik6 kaa1 laai1) — Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological…
艾迪生 (ngaai6 dik6 sang1) — Addison (name); Addison, city in United States
艾青 (ngaai6 cing1) — Ai Qing (1910-1996), Chinese poet
艾鼬 (ngaai6 jau6) — steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii)
芃 (pung4) — luxuriant growth
芊萰 (cin1 lin6) — green and flourishing; overgrown
芋圓 (wu6 jyun4) — taro ball (Taiwanese dessert)
芋泥 (wu6 nai4) — yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine)
芋艿 (wu6 naai5) — taro
芋螺毒素 (wu6 lo4 duk6 sou3) — conotoxin
芋頭 (wu6 tau2) — taro
芋頭色 (wu6 tau2 sik1) — lilac (color)
芍藥 (zoek3 joek6) — Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora); common herbaceous peony; peony used in TCM
芑 (hei2) — Panicum miliaceum
芒刺在背 (mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3) — feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom); uneasy and nervous; to be on…
芒康 (mong4 hong1) — see 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 Xian4]
芒康縣 (mong4 hong1 jyun6) — Markam, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet
芒果 (mong1 gwo2) — (loanword) mango
芒果汁 (mong4 gwo2 zap1) — mango juice
芒硝 (mong4 siu1) — mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O); Glauber's salt
芒種 (mong4 zung3) — Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June
芒草 (mong4 cou2) — Miscanthus (genus of grass)
芙蓉 (fu4 jung4) — cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus; foo yung (Chinese dish simila…
芙蓉出水 (fu4 jung4 ceot1 seoi2) — lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom); fig. to blossom (of poem or art)
芙蓉區 (fu4 jung4 keoi1) — Furong, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
芙蓉花 (fu4 jung4 faa1) — cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus
芝加哥 (zi1 gaa1 go1) — Chicago, USA
芝加哥大學 (zi1 gaa1 go1 daai6 hok6) — University of Chicago
芝士 (zi1 si6) — (loanword) cheese
芝士蛋糕 (zi1 si6 daan2 gou1) — cheesecake
芝宇 (zi1 jyu5) — your appearance (honorific); cf 紫芝眉宇
芝心 (zi1 sam1) — stuffed crust (pizza); cheesy crust
芝焚蕙嘆 (zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3) — lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy …
芝罘 (zi1 fau4) — see 芝罘區|芝罘区[Zhi1 fu2 Qu1]
芝罘區 (zi1 fau4 keoi1) — Zhifu, a district of Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
芝蘭 (zi1 laan4) — lit. iris and orchid; fig. exalted sentiments; (expr. of praise for noble chara…
芝蘭之室 (zi1 laan4 zi1 sat1) — lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant compa…
芝蘭玉樹 (zi1 laan4 juk6 syu6) — lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
芝麻包 (zi1 maa4 baau1) — sesame bun
芝麻官 (zi1 maa4 gun1) — low ranking official; petty bureaucrat
芝麻小事 (zi1 maa4 siu2 si6) — trivial matter; trifle
芝麻油 (zi1 maa4 jau4) — sesame oil
芝麻醬 (zi1 maa4 zoeng3) — sesame paste
芝麻餅 (zi1 maa4 beng2) — sesame biscuit
芡實 (him3 sat6) — Gorgon fruit; Semen euryales (botany); see also 雞頭米|鸡头米[ji1 tou2 mi3]
芡粉 (him3 fan2) — cornstarch; powder made from Gorgon fruit
芣 (fau4) — used in 芣苡[fu2 yi3] and 芣苢[fu2 yi3]; Taiwan pr. [fou2]
芥子氣 (gaai3 zi2 hei3) — mustard gas
芥末 (gaai3 mut6) — mustard; wasabi
芥茉 (gaai3 mut6) — variant of 芥末[jie4 mo5]
芥菜 (gaai3 coi3) — leaf mustard (Brassica juncea); also pr. [gai4cai4]
芥菜籽 (gaai3 coi3 zi2) — mustard seed
芥蒂 (gaai3 dai3) — an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge
芥藍 (gaai3 laam4) — Chinese broccoli; Chinese kale; cabbage mustard; Brassica oleracea var. albogla…
芥蘭 (gaai3 laan2) — variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
芩 (kam4) — Phragmites japonica
芫花 (jyun4 faa1) — lilac daphne; Daphne genkwa
芫花素 (jyun4 faa1 sou3) — genkwanin
芫荽葉 (jyun4 seoi1 jip6) — coriander leaf
芬尼 (fan1 nei4) — pfennig (monetary unit) (loanword)
芬芳 (fan1 fong1) — perfume; fragrant
芬蘭 (fan1 laan4) — Finland
芬蘭語 (fan1 laan4 jyu5) — Finnish (language); suomen kieli
芬香 (fan1 hoeng1) — fragrance; fragrant
芭拉 (baa1 laai1) — guava (loanword from Taiwanese)
芭提雅 (baa1 tai4 ngaa5) — Pattaya, Thailand
芭樂 (baa1 lok6) — guava (loanword from Taiwanese)
芭樂票 (baa1 lok6 piu3) — (Tw) bounced check; bad check
芭比 (baa1 bei2) — Barbie
芭芭拉 (baa1 baa1 laai1) — Barbara or Barbra (name)
芭菲 (baa1 fei1) — parfait (loanword)
芭蕉 (baa1 ziu1) — Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)
芭蕉扇 (baa1 ziu1 sin3) — palm-leaf fan
芭蕾 (baa1 leoi4) — ballet (loanword)
芭蕾舞 (baa1 leoi4 mou5) — ballet (loanword)
芭達雅 (baa1 daat6 ngaa5) — variant of 帕塔亞|帕塔亚[Pa4 ta3 ya4]; Pattaya or Phatthaya city in Chon Buri provinc…
芮城 (jeoi6 sing4) — see 芮城縣|芮城县[Rui4 cheng2 Xian4]
芮城縣 (jeoi6 sing4 jyun6) — Ruicheng, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
芮氏 (jeoi6 si6) — (Tw) (seismology) Richter (scale)
芮氏規模 (jeoi6 si6 kwai1 mou4) — (Tw) (seismology) Richter scale
芯片 (sam1 pin2) — computer chip; microchip
芯片組 (sam1 pin3 zou2) — chipset
花俏 (faa1 ciu3) — fancy; gaudy
花光 (faa1 gwong1) — to spend all one's money
花兒 (faa1 ji4) — style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia
花冠 (faa1 gun1) — corolla
花冠皺盔犀鳥 (faa1 gun3 zau3 kwai1 sai1 niu5) — (bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
花前月下 (faa1 cin4 jyut6 haa6) — (idiom) romantic surroundings
花劍 (faa1 gim3) — foil (fencing)
花匠 (faa1 zoeng6) — gardener
花叢 (faa1 cung4) — cluster of flowers; inflorescence; flowering shrub
花名 (faa1 meng2) — name of a person on the household register (old); name on a roster; professiona…
花呢 (faa1 nei4) — fancy suiting
花哨 (faa1 saau3) — garish; gaudy
花商 (faa1 soeng1) — florist
花圃 (faa1 pou2) — flowerbed; parterre
花團錦簇 (faa1 tyun4 gam2 cuk1) — brightly colored decorations (idiom); splendid
花地瑪堂區 (faa1 dei6 maa5 tong4 keoi1) — Parish of Our Lady of Fatima (Macau); Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
花垣 (faa1 wun4) — see 花垣縣|花垣县[Hua1 yuan2 Xian4]
花垣縣 (faa1 wun4 jyun6) — Huayuan, a county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xi…
花壇 (faa1 taan4) — decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry …
花大姐 (faa1 daai6 ze2) — common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢蟲|瓢虫[piao2 chong2]
花天酒地 (faa1 tin1 zau2 dei6) — to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual ple…
花好月圓 (faa1 hou2 jyut6 jyun4) — lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful; perfect …
花子 (faa1 zi2) — beggar (old term)
花季 (faa1 gwai3) — youthful time; prime of youth; flowering season
花容月貌 (faa1 jung4 jyut6 maau6) — lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom); fig. (of a woman) bea…
花尾榛雞 (faa1 mei5 zeon1 gai1) — (bird species of China) hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
花展 (faa1 zin2) — flower show
花山 (faa1 saan1) — see 花山區|花山区[Hua1 shan1 Qu1]
花山區 (faa1 saan1 keoi1) — Huashan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4], Anhui
花崗岩 (faa1 gong1 ngaam4) — granite
花崗石 (faa1 gong1 sek6) — granite
花巧 (faa1 haau2) — fancy
花布 (faa1 bou3) — printed cloth; calico
花床 (faa1 cong4) — flower bed
花序 (faa1 zeoi6) — inflorescence; flower cluster
花店 (faa1 dim3) — flower shop
花廳 (faa1 teng1) — reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a g…
花式 (faa1 sik1) — fancy; showy; elaborate; (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in 花式溜冰[h…
花式游泳 (faa1 sik1 jau4 wing6) — (Tw) synchronized swimming
花式溜冰 (faa1 sik1 lau4 bing1) — figure skating
花彩 (faa1 coi2) — to festoon; to decorate with a row of colored garlands
花彩雀鶯 (faa1 coi2 zoek3 ang1) — (bird species of China) white-browed tit-warbler (Leptopoecile sophiae)
花心 (faa1 sam1) — fickle in love; unfaithful; heart of a flower (pistil and stamen)
花心大蘿蔔 (faa1 sam1 daai6 lo4 baak6) — (coll.) womanizer; skirt-chaser
花心思 (faa1 sam1 si1) — to think through; to invest effort in thinking about; to consider thoroughly
花戶 (faa1 wu6) — registered occupants of a house
花房 (faa1 fong4) — greenhouse
花托 (faa1 tok3) — receptacle (base of flower)
花把勢 (faa1 baa2 sai3) — expert flower grower
花把式 (faa1 baa2 sik1) — expert flower grower
花押 (faa1 aat3) — signature (in grass-style writing); symbol used in place of a signature (on a d…
花招 (faa1 ziu1) — trick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish
花括號 (faa1 kut3 hou6) — braces; curly brackets { }
花拳 (faa1 kyun4) — showy boxing of no practical use; see 花拳繡腿|花拳绣腿
花拳繡腿 (faa1 kyun4 sau3 teoi2) — flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual…
花掉 (faa1 diu6) — to spend (time, money); to waste
花斑 (faa1 baan1) — patches; mottling
花斑癬 (faa1 baan1 sin2) — pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in …
花旗 (faa1 kei4) — the Stars and Stripes (US flag); by extension, the United States of America; ab…
花旗參 (faa1 kei4 sam1) — American ginseng
花旗國 (faa1 kei4 gwok3) — USA (land of the stars and stripes)
花旗銀行 (faa1 kei4 ngan4 hong4) — Citibank; abbr. to 花旗
花旦 (faa1 daan2) — role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
花時間 (faa1 si4 gaan3) — to take up time; to spend time
花會 (faa1 wui2) — flower fair or festival
花朝月夕 (faa1 ziu1 jyut6 zik6) — a beautiful day; cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autu…
花朝節 (faa1 ziu1 zit3) — Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February
花期 (faa1 kei4) — the flowering season
花木 (faa1 muk6) — flowers and trees; plants; flora
花木蘭 (faa1 muk6 laan4) — Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk …

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