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花朵 (faa1 do2) — flower
花束 (faa1 cuk1) — bouquet
花果山 (faa1 gwo2 saan1) — Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination…
花枝 (faa1 zi1) — spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); cuttlefish (on dining menus); (literary…
花枝招展 (faa1 zi1 ziu1 zin2) — lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorg…
花架子 (faa1 gaa3 zi2) — attractive appearance, but without substance
花柱 (faa1 cyu5) — style (female organ of flower)
花柳病 (faa1 lau5 beng6) — sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease
花栗鼠 (faa1 leot6 syu2) — chipmunk (genus Tamias)
花梗 (faa1 gang2) — stem of flower
花椒 (faa1 ziu1) — Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash
花椰菜 (faa1 je4 coi3) — cauliflower
花槍 (faa1 coeng1) — short spear (arch.); fig. trickery
花樣 (faa1 joeng2) — pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4…
花樣年華 (faa1 joeng6 nin4 waa4) — full bloom of youth
花樣游泳 (faa1 joeng2 jau4 wing6) — synchronized swimming
花樣滑冰 (faa1 joeng2 waat6 bing1) — figure skating
花池子 (faa1 ci4 zi2) — flower bed
花溪 (faa1 kai1) — see 花溪區|花溪区[Hua1 xi1 Qu1]
花溪區 (faa1 kai1 keoi1) — Huaxi, a district of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
花灑 (faa1 saa2) — showerhead; sprinkler
花火 (faa1 fo2) — firework
花炮 (faa1 paau3) — firecracker
花無百日紅 (faa1 mou4 baak3 jat6 hung4) — No flower can bloom for a hundred days.; Good times do not last long. (idiom)
花燈 (faa1 dang1) — colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
花燈戲 (faa1 dang1 hei3) — opera for popular in Sichuan and Yunnan
花環 (faa1 waan4) — garland; floral hoop
花瓣 (faa1 faan2) — petal
花瓶 (faa1 ping4) — flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attrac…
花生 (faa1 sang1) — peanut
花生秀 (faa1 sang1 sau3) — (loanword) fashion show
花生米 (faa1 sang1 mai5) — shelled peanuts
花生醬 (faa1 sang1 zoeng3) — peanut butter
花用 (faa1 jung6) — to spend (money)
花田雞 (faa1 tin4 gai1) — (bird species of China) Swinhoe's rail (Coturnicops exquisitus)
花甲 (faa1 gaap3) — 60 years (of age); see 花蛤[hua1 ge2]
花痴 (faa1 ci1) — to be smitten with sb; love-struck fool; starry-eyed infatuation
花白 (faa1 baak6) — grizzled (hair)
花盆 (faa1 pun4) — flower pot
花石 (faa1 sek6) — marble
花童 (faa1 tung4) — page boy; flower girl (at a wedding)
花簇 (faa1 cuk1) — bunch of flowers; bouquet
花粉 (faa1 fan2) — pollen
花粉熱 (faa1 fan2 jit6) — hay fever
花粉症 (faa1 fan2 zing3) — hay fever; seasonal allergic rhinitis
花粉過敏 (faa1 fan2 gwo3 man5) — hay fever
花紅 (faa1 hung4) — Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica); gift for a wedding or other happy …
花紋 (faa1 man4) — decorative design
花結 (faa1 git3) — decorative bow of ribbon or fabric
花絲 (faa1 si1) — stalk (filament) of stamen
花緞 (faa1 dyun6) — brocade; figured satin
花腔 (faa1 hong1) — florid ornamentation in opera; coloratura
花臉鴨 (faa1 lim5 aap3) — (bird species of China) Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
花臺 (faa1 toi4) — flower bed; flower terrace; flower stand
花色 (faa1 sik1) — variety; design and color; suit (cards)
花花世界 (faa1 faa1 sai3 gaai3) — the teeming world; the world of sensual pleasures
花花公主 (faa1 faa1 gung1 zyu2) — playgirl
花花公子 (faa1 faa1 gung1 zi2) — playboy
花花搭搭 (faa1 faa1 daap3 daap3) — mixed; uneven in texture
花花腸子 (faa1 faa1 coeng4 zi2) — (slang) a cunning plot
花苞 (faa1 baau1) — flower bud
花茶 (faa1 caa4) — scented tea
花草 (faa1 cou2) — flowers and plants
花菜 (faa1 coi3) — cauliflower
花萼 (faa1 ngok6) — sepal
花著 (faa1 zoek6) — variant of 花招[hua1 zhao1]
花蓮 (faa1 lin4) — Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
花蓮市 (faa1 lin4 si5) — Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan
花蓮縣 (faa1 lin4 jyun6) — Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan
花蕊 (faa1 jeoi6) — stamen; pistil
花蕾 (faa1 leoi4) — bud; flower bud
花藥 (faa1 joek6) — anther (pollen sack on stamen)
花蛤 (faa1 gaap3) — clam; bivalve mollusk, many spp.
花蜜 (faa1 mat6) — nectar
花街 (faa1 gaai1) — red-light district
花被 (faa1 pei5) — perianth (common term for calyx and corolla); border and protecting envelope of…
花言巧語 (faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5) — graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating w…
花豹 (faa1 paau3) — leopard
花貌蓬心 (faa1 maau6 pung4 sam1) — florid outside appearance, unkempt interior (idiom)
花費 (faa1 fai3) — expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
花車 (faa1 ce1) — car festooned for celebration
花轎 (faa1 giu2) — bridal sedan chair
花農 (faa1 nung4) — flower grower
花邊 (faa1 bin1) — lace; decorative border
花邊人物 (faa1 bin1 jan4 mat6) — person who is often the subject of gossip or sensational news; tabloid favorite…
花邊兒 (faa1 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 花邊|花边[hua1 bian1]
花邊新聞 (faa1 bin1 san1 man4) — media gossip; sensational news
花都 (faa1 dou1) — see 花都區|花都区[Hua1 du1 Qu1]; alternative name for Paris
花都區 (faa1 dou1 keoi1) — Huadu, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
花酒 (faa1 zau2) — drinking party with female entertainers
花銷 (faa1 siu1) — to spend (money); expenses
花錢 (faa1 cin2) — to spend money
花錢找罪受 (faa1 cin2 zaau2 zeoi6 sau6) — to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
花雕 (faa1 diu1) — Shaoxing yellow wine
花雞 (faa1 gai1) — chaffinch (family Fringillidae)
花露水 (faa1 lou6 seoi2) — perfumed toilet water; eau de cologne; floral water; hydrosol
花頭 (faa1 tau4) — trick; pattern; novel idea; knack
花頭鸚鵡 (faa1 tau4 jing1 mou5) — (bird species of China) blossom-headed parakeet (Psittacula roseata)
花飾 (faa1 sik1) — ornamental design
花香 (faa1 hoeng1) — fragrance of flowers
花魁 (faa1 fui1) — the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom); (fig.) nickname for a famou…
花鰱 (faa1 lin4) — see 鱅魚|鳙鱼[yong1 yu2]
花鳥 (faa1 niu5) — painting of birds and flowers
花黃 (faa1 wong4) — yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
花點子 (faa1 dim2 zi2) — trickery; scam
花鼓 (faa1 gu2) — flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum; folk dance popular in provi…
花鼓戲 (faa1 gu2 hei3) — opera form popular along Changjiang
芳容 (fong1 jung4) — beautiful face (of a young lady)
芳心 (fong1 sam1) — the affection, or heart, of a young woman
芳札 (fong1 zaat3) — good letter
芳烴 (fong1 ting1) — aromatic hydrocarbon
芳華 (fong1 waa4) — young years; youth
芳香 (fong1 hoeng1) — fragrant; aromatic; fragrance; aroma
芳香烴 (fong1 hoeng1 ting1) — aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)
芳香環 (fong1 hoeng1 waan4) — benzene ring (chemistry); aromatic ring
芳香醋 (fong1 hoeng1 cou3) — balsamic vinegar
芳齡 (fong1 ling4) — age (of a young woman)
芷江 (zi2 gong1) — see 芷江侗族自治縣|芷江侗族自治县[Zhi3 jiang1 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
芷江侗族自治縣 (zi2 gong1 dung6 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan
芷江縣 (zi2 gong1 jyun6) — see 芷江侗族自治縣|芷江侗族自治县[Zhi3 jiang1 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
芸芸 (wan4 wan4) — numerous; diverse and varied
芸豆 (wan4 dau2) — kidney bean
芸閣 (wan4 gok3) — imperial library
芹菜 (kan4 coi3) — celery (Apium graveolens)
芻 (co1) — to mow or cut grass; hay; straw; fodder
芻秣 (co1 mut3) — hay; fodder
芻糧 (co1 loeng4) — army provisions
芻蕘 (co1 jiu4) — to mow grass and cut firewood; grass mower; woodman
芻議 (co1 ji5) — lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble); fig. my observation as a humble layman; m…
芻豢 (co1 waan6) — livestock; farm animals
芼 (mou6) — select; vegetables
芽苗 (ngaa4 miu4) — a shoot; a sprout; a seedling
芾 (fat1) — luxuriance of vegetation
苄胺 (bin6 on1) — (chemistry) benzylamine (C6H5CH2NH2)
苓雅 (ling4 ngaa5) — Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
苓雅區 (ling4 ngaa5 keoi1) — Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
苔蘚 (toi4 sin2) — moss
苗圃 (miu4 pou2) — Miao Pu (1977–), Chinese actress
苗子 (miu4 zi2) — young successor; seedling; sapling
苗家 (miu4 gaa1) — see 苗族[Miao2 zu2]
苗床 (miu4 cong4) — seedbed
苗族 (miu4 zuk6) — Miao ethnic group
苗期 (miu4 kei4) — (agriculture) seedling stage
苗栗 (miu4 leot6) — Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan
苗栗市 (miu4 leot6 si5) — Miaoli city in northwest Taiwan, capital of Miaoli county
苗栗縣 (miu4 leot6 jyun6) — Miaoli county in northwest Taiwan
苗條 (miu4 tiu5) — (of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
苗裔 (miu4 jeoi6) — offspring; descendant; progeny
苗頭 (miu4 tau4) — early signs of a new development; emerging trend
苘麻 (king2 maa4) — Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti); Indian hemp (cannabis)
苛刻 (ho1 hak1) — harsh; severe; demanding
苛性 (ho1 sing3) — caustic (chemistry)
苛性鈉 (ho1 sing3 naap6) — sodium hydroxide NaOH; caustic soda
苛性鉀 (ho1 sing3 gaap3) — caustic potash; potassium hydroxide KOH
苛捐雜稅 (ho1 gyun1 zaap6 seoi3) — exorbitant taxation (idiom)
苛求 (ho1 kau4) — demanding
苛責 (ho1 zaak3) — to criticize harshly; to excoriate
苜 (muk6) — clover
苜蓿 (muk6 suk1) — lucerne; alfalfa
苞 (baau1) — bud; flower calyx; luxuriant; profuse
苞片 (baau1 pin3) — bract (botany)
苞穀 (baau1 guk1) — variant of 包穀|包谷[bao1 gu3]
苞米 (baau1 mai5) — (dialect) corn; maize
苞粟 (baau1 suk1) — variant of 包粟[bao1 su4]
苞藏禍心 (baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1) — variant of 包藏禍心|包藏祸心[bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1]
苟且 (gau2 ce2) — perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relati…
苟且偷安 (gau2 ce2 tau1 on1) — seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; ta…
苟且偷生 (gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1) — to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
苟取 (gau2 ceoi2) — (literary) to extort; to take as bribe
苟合 (gau2 hap6) — illicit sexual relations
苟同 (gau2 tung4) — to agree blindly
苟存 (gau2 cyun4) — to drift through life
苟安 (gau2 on1) — see 苟且偷安[gou3 qie3 tou1 an1]
苟延殘喘 (gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2) — (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
苡米 (ji5 mai5) — grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
苤藍 (pei2 laam4) — kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea)
若且唯若 (joek6 ce2 wai4 joek6) — if and only if
若即若離 (joek6 zik1 joek6 lei4) — lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom); fig. to keep one's distance; (o…
若干 (joek6 gon1) — a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
若是 (joek6 si6) — if
若有所亡 (joek6 jau5 so2 mong4) — see 若有所失[ruo4 you3 suo3 shi1]
若有所失 (joek6 jau5 so2 sat1) — as if one had lost something (idiom); to look or feel unsettled or distracted; …
若有若無 (joek6 jau5 joek6 mou4) — indistinct; faintly discernible
若望 (joek6 mong6) — John; Saint John; less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4] preferred by the Cath…
若望福音 (joek6 mong6 fuk1 jam1) — Gospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations)
若無其事 (joek6 mou4 kei4 si6) — (idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant
若然 (joek6 jin4) — if; if so
若爾蓋 (joek6 ji5 goi3) — see 若爾蓋縣|若尔盖县[Ruo4 er3 gai4 Xian4]
若爾蓋縣 (joek6 ji5 goi3 jyun6) — Zoigê, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族…
若羌 (joek6 goeng1) — see 若羌縣|若羌县[Ruo4 qiang1 Xian4]
若羌縣 (joek6 goeng1 jyun6) — Ruoqiang, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin…
若翰 (joek6 hon6) — John (less common form of 若望[Ruo4 wang4] or 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4])
若開山脈 (joek6 hoi1 saan1 mak6) — Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
若隱若現 (joek6 jan2 joek6 jin6) — (idiom) faint; indistinct
若非 (joek6 fei1) — were it not for; if not for
苦 (fu2) — bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
苦不唧 (fu2 bat1 zik1) — slightly bitter
苦不唧兒 (fu2 bat1 zik1 ji4) — erhua variant of 苦不唧[ku3 bu5 ji1]
苦中作樂 (fu2 zung1 zok3 lok6) — to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering
苦主 (fu2 zyu2) — (old) the family of the victim in a murder case; (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, m…
苦事 (fu2 si6) — hard job; arduous task
苦刑 (fu2 jing4) — torture; corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)
苦力 (fu2 lik6) — bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonia…
苦功 (fu2 gung1) — hard work; laborious effort; painstaking work
苦勞 (fu2 lou4) — toil; hard work
苦參 (fu2 sam1) — liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
苦口 (fu2 hau2) — lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口); fig. earnestly (o…
苦口婆心 (fu2 hau2 po4 sam1) — earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
苦味 (fu2 mei6) — bitter taste; bitterness
苦命 (fu2 meng6) — hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate
苦哈哈 (fu2 haa1 haa1) — to have difficulty getting by; to struggle (financially etc)
苦因 (fu2 jan1) — affliction
苦境 (fu2 ging2) — grievance; dire straits
苦大仇深 (fu2 daai6 sau4 sam1) — (idiom) great bitterness and deep hatred; deeply ingrained long-standing resent…
苦寒 (fu2 hon4) — bitter cold
苦工 (fu2 gung1) — hard labor (in penal code); coolie
苦差 (fu2 caai1) — hard task; difficult mission; arduous and unrewarding undertaking; drudgery; gr…
苦差事 (fu2 caai1 si6) — see 苦差[ku3 chai1]
苦幹 (fu2 gon3) — to work hard
苦役 (fu2 jik6) — forced labor; corvée; penal servitude
苦待 (fu2 doi6) — treat harshly
苦心 (fu2 sam1) — painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains
苦心孤詣 (fu2 sam1 gu1 ngai6) — to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble; to work hard at sth
苦心經營 (fu2 sam1 ging1 jing4) — to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
苦思 (fu2 si1) — to think hard; bitter thoughts; to pour out one's sufferings
苦思冥想 (fu2 si1 ming4 soeng2) — (idiom) to think deeply; to rack one's brains
苦悶 (fu2 mun6) — depressed; dejected; feeling low
苦情 (fu2 cing4) — wretched situation; plight; wretched; miserable
苦惱 (fu2 nou5) — vexed; distressed
苦戰 (fu2 zin3) — to fight a hard battle; (fig.) to struggle hard
苦日子 (fu2 jat6 zi2) — hard times
苦杏仁苷 (fu2 hang6 jan4 gam1) — amygdalin
苦果 (fu2 gwo2) — lit. bitter fruit; fig. painful consequence
苦根 (fu2 gan1) — underlying cause of poverty
苦楚 (fu2 co2) — suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological)
苦楝 (fu2 lin6) — chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
苦水 (fu2 seoi2) — bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates); suffering; digestive flu…
苦況 (fu2 fong3) — wretched state; miserable plight
苦活 (fu2 wut6) — bitter work; sweated labor
苦活兒 (fu2 wut6 ji4) — erhua variant of 苦活[ku3 huo2]
苦海 (fu2 hoi2) — lit. sea of bitterness; abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term); depths of m…
苦海茫茫 (fu2 hoi2 mong4 mong4) — sea of bitterness is vast (idiom)
苦澀 (fu2 gip3) — bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
苦熬 (fu2 ngou4) — to endure (years of suffering)
苦瓜臉 (fu2 gwaa1 lim5) — sour expression on one's face
苦甘 (fu2 gam1) — bitter sweet
苦痛 (fu2 tung3) — pain; suffering
苦盡甘來 (fu2 zeon6 gam1 loi4) — bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the goo…
苦窯 (fu2 jiu4) — (slang) prison
苦竹 (fu2 zuk1) — bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
苦笑 (fu2 siu3) — to force a smile; a bitter laugh
苦練 (fu2 lin6) — to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears
苦肉計 (fu2 juk6 gai3) — the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence
苦膽 (fu2 daam2) — gallbladder
苦艾 (fu2 ngaai6) — wormwood; Artemisia absinthium
苦艾酒 (fu2 ngaai6 zau2) — absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor)
苦苓 (fu2 ling4) — chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
苦苣 (fu2 geoi6) — endive
苦苦 (fu2 fu2) — strenuously; persistently; hard; painful
苦苦哀求 (fu2 fu2 oi1 kau4) — to entreat piteously; to implore
苦菊 (fu2 guk1) — endive
苦菜花 (fu2 coi3 faa1) — Bitter Herbs, 1958 novel by Feng Deying 馮德英|冯德英[Feng2 De2 ying1], made into a f…
苦蕒菜 (fu2 maai5 coi3) — Ixeris denticulata
苦蘵 (fu2 zik1) — cutleaf ground-cherry; Physalis angulata
苦處 (fu2 cyu3) — suffering; distress
苦行 (fu2 hang4) — ascetic practice
苦行贖罪 (fu2 hang4 suk6 zeoi6) — penance (to atone for a sin)
苦衷 (fu2 cung1) — secret trouble; sorrow; difficulties
苦諫 (fu2 gaan3) — to admonish strenuously
苦趣 (fu2 ceoi3) — wretched feelings (opposite: 樂趣|乐趣, delight)
苦迭打 (fu2 dit6 daa2) — (loanword) coup d'état
苦集滅道 (fu2 zaap6 mit6 dou6) — the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause …
苦難 (fu2 naan6) — suffering
苦難深重 (fu2 naan6 sam1 zung6) — deep grief; extensive sorrow
苦頭 (fu2 tau4) — sufferings
苧麻 (cyu5 maa4) — (botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea); the fiber of this plant
苯丙氨酸 (bun2 bing2 on1 syun1) — phenylalanine (Phe), an essential amino acid
苯丙胺 (bun2 bing2 on1) — (chemistry) amphetamine (C9H13N)
苯丙酮尿症 (bun2 bing2 tung4 niu6 zing3) — (medicine) phenylketonuria
苯並噻吩 (bun2 bing6 sak1 fan1) — benzothiophene C8H9, a heterocyclic compound (with one benzene ring and one cyc…
苯乙烯 (bun2 jyut3 hei1) — (chemistry) styrene
苯基 (bun2 gei1) — phenyl group
苯氧基 (bun2 joeng5 gei1) — phenoxy (chemistry)
苯環 (bun2 waan4) — benzene ring (chemistry)
苯環利定 (bun2 waan4 lei6 ding6) — phencyclidine (PCP)
苯甲酸 (bun2 gaap3 syun1) — benzoic acid C6H5COOH
苯甲酸鈉 (bun2 gaap3 syun1 naap6) — sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)
苯甲醛 (bun2 gaap3 cyun4) — benzaldehyde C6H5CHO, the simplest aromatic aldehyde
苯胺 (bun2 on1) — (chemistry) aniline (C6H5NH2); aminobenzene
苯那辛 (bun2 naa5 san1) — benactyzine
苯酚 (bun2 fan1) — phenol C6H5OH
苯酮尿症 (bun2 tung4 niu6 zing3) — phenylketonuria (PKU)
英仙座 (jing1 sin1 zo6) — Perseus (constellation)
英仙臂 (jing1 sin1 bei3) — Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy)
英代爾 (jing1 doi6 ji5) — (Tw) Intel
英俊 (jing1 zeon3) — handsome
英偉達 (jing1 wai5 daat6) — NVIDIA, computer graphics card company
英兩 (jing1 loeng5) — British imperial ounce (old)
英勇 (jing1 jung5) — heroic; gallant; valiant
英勇犧牲 (jing1 jung5 hei1 sang1) — to heroically sacrifice one's life
英吉利 (jing1 gat1 lei6) — England (historical loan, from English)
英吉利海峽 (jing1 gat1 lei6 hoi2 haap6) — English Channel
英吉沙 (jing1 gat1 saa1) — see 英吉沙縣|英吉沙县[Ying1 ji2 sha1 Xian4]
英吉沙縣 (jing1 gat1 saa1 jyun6) — Yengisar, a county in Kashgar City 喀什市[Ka1 shi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
英名 (jing1 ming4) — illustrious name; legendary reputation
英噸 (jing1 deon1) — tonne; imperial or US tonne, equal to 2240 pounds or 1.016 metric tons
英國 (jing1 gwok3) — United Kingdom (UK); Britain
英國人 (jing1 gwok3 jan4) — British person; the British
英國廣播公司 (jing1 gwok3 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1) — British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC
英國廣播電台 (jing1 gwok3 gwong2 bo3 din6 toi4) — British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC
英國文化協會 (jing1 gwok3 man4 faa3 hip3 wui2) — British Council
英國皇家學會 (jing1 gwok3 wong4 gaa1 hok6 wui2) — Royal Society
英國石油 (jing1 gwok3 sek6 jau4) — British Petroleum, BP
英國石油公司 (jing1 gwok3 sek6 jau4 gung1 si1) — British Petroleum, BP
英國管 (jing1 gwok3 gun2) — English horn
英國電訊公司 (jing1 gwok3 din6 seon3 gung1 si1) — British telecom; BT
英姿颯爽 (jing1 zi1 saap3 song2) — (of a person) valiant and formidable-looking; to carry oneself tall
英宗 (jing1 zung1) — Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 t…
英寸 (jing1 cyun3) — inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
英尋 (jing1 cam4) — fathom (1.83 meters)
英尺 (jing1 cek3) — foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
英屬哥倫比亞 (jing1 suk6 go1 leon4 bei2 aa3) — British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada
英屬維爾京群島 (jing1 suk6 wai4 ji5 ging1 kwan4 dou2) — British Virgin Islands
英山 (jing1 saan1) — see 英山縣|英山县[Ying1 shan1 Xian4]
英山縣 (jing1 saan1 jyun6) — Yingshan, a county in Huanggang City 黃岡市|黄冈市[Huang2 gang1 Shi4], Hubei
英年 (jing1 nin4) — the prime of one's life; youthful years
英年早逝 (jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6) — to die an untimely death (idiom); to be cut off in one's prime
英式橄欖球 (jing1 sik1 gaam3 laam5 kau4) — rugby
英德 (jing1 dak1) — Anglo-German; England and Germany
英德市 (jing1 dak1 si5) — Yingde, a county-level city in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Guangdo…
英文 (jing1 man4) — English (language)
英明 (jing1 ming4) — wise; brilliant
英明果斷 (jing1 ming4 gwo2 dyun3) — wise and resolute
英格蘭 (jing1 gaak3 laan4) — England
英格蘭銀行 (jing1 gaak3 laan4 ngan4 hong4) — Bank of England
英氣 (jing1 hei3) — heroic spirit
英法 (jing1 faat3) — UK-France
英漢 (jing1 hon3) — English-Chinese
英漢對譯 (jing1 hon3 deoi3 jik6) — English-Chinese parallel text
英特爾 (jing1 dak6 ji5) — Intel (US semiconductor company)
英特網 (jing1 dak6 mong5) — see 因特網|因特网[Yin1 te4 wang3]
英畝 (jing1 mau5) — acre
英石 (jing1 sek6) — ornamental limestone rock (供石[gong1 shi2]) from Yingde 英德[Ying1 de2], Guangdong
英聯合王國 (jing1 lyun4 hap6 wong4 gwok3) — United Kingdom
英聯邦 (jing1 lyun4 bong1) — British Commonwealth of Nations
英華 (jing1 waa4) — English-Chinese
英語 (jing1 jyu5) — English (language)
英語教學 (jing1 jyu5 gaau3 hok6) — English Language Teaching (ELT); studying and teaching English
英語熱 (jing1 jyu5 jit6) — craze for learning English
英語角 (jing1 jyu5 gok3) — English corner; spoken English practice group
英譯 (jing1 jik6) — English translation
英超 (jing1 ciu1) — Premier League; England Premier Soccer League
英超賽 (jing1 ciu1 coi3) — England premier soccer league
英軍 (jing1 gwan1) — British army
英迪格酒店 (jing1 dik6 gaak3 zau2 dim3) — Hotel Indigo (brand)
英里 (jing1 lei5) — mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)
英鎊 (jing1 bong2) — pound sterling
英雄 (jing1 hung4) — hero
英雄好漢 (jing1 hung4 hou2 hon3) — heroes
英雄式 (jing1 hung4 sik1) — heroic
英雄無用武之地 (jing1 hung4 mou4 jung6 mou5 zi1 dei6) — a hero with no chance of using his might; to have no opportunity to display one…
英雄難過美人關 (jing1 hung4 naan4 gwo3 mei5 jan4 gwaan1) — even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
英靈 (jing1 ling4) — spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed; (literary) person of remarkab…
苲草 (zaa3 cou2) — hornwort
苴麻 (ceoi1 maa4) — female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
苻堅 (fu4 gin1) — Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2], reigning from 357-385
茀星 (fat1 sing1) — comet (arch.)
茁壯 (zyut3 zong3) — healthy and strong; sturdy; thriving; vigorous; robust; flourishing
茂南 (mau6 naam4) — see 茂南區|茂南区[Mao4 nan2 Qu1]
茂南區 (mau6 naam4 keoi1) — Maonan, a district of Maoming City 茂名市[Mao4 ming2 Shi4], Guangdong
茂名 (mau6 ming4) — see 茂名市[Mao4 ming2 Shi4]
茂名市 (mau6 ming4 si5) — Maoming, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng…
茂密 (mau6 mat6) — dense (of plant growth); lush
茂才 (mau6 coi4) — see 秀才[xiu4 cai5]
茂汶縣 (mau6 man6 jyun6) — Maowen county in Sichuan, home of the Qiang people 羗族|羌族
茂物 (mau6 mat6) — Bogor (city in West Java)
茂盛 (mau6 sing6) — lush
茂縣 (mau6 jyun6) — Mao County or Maoxian, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefectur…
茂親 (mau6 can1) — one's capable and virtuous relatives
范仲淹 (faan6 zung6 jim1) — Fan Zhongyan (989–1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yuey…
范志毅 (faan6 zi3 ngai6) — Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player
范思哲 (faan6 si1 zit3) — Versace (fashion designer)
范斯坦 (faan6 si1 taan2) — Dianne Feinstein (1933-), US Senator from California
范曄 (faan6 jip6) — historian from Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, author of History of Eastern…
范特西 (faan6 dak6 sai1) — fantasy (loanword)
范瑋琪 (faan6 wai5 kei4) — Christine Fan (1976-), American-born Taiwanese singer and actress
范縝 (faan6 zan2) — Fan Zhen (c. 450-c. 510), philosopher from Qi and Liang of the Southern dynasti…
范蠡 (faan6 lai5) — Fan Li (536-488 BC), politician of Yue state, businessman and economist
茄二十八星瓢蟲 (ke2 ji6 sap6 baat3 sing1 piu4 cung4) — 28-spotted ladybird; hadda beetle; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
茄克 (ke2 hak1) — variant of 夾克|夹克[jia1 ke4]
茄克衫 (ke2 hak1 saam1) — jacket
茄子 (ke2 zi2) — eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "c…
茄子河區 (ke2 zi2 ho4 keoi1) — Qiezihe, a district of Qitaihe City 七臺河市|七台河市[Qi1 tai2 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang
茄科 (ke2 fo1) — Solanaceae (the potato and eggplant family)
茄紅素 (ke2 hung4 sou3) — Lycopene
茅以升 (maau4 ji5 sing1) — Mao Yisheng (1896-1989), Chinese structural engineer and social activist
茅利塔尼亞 (maau4 lei6 taap3 nei4 aa3) — Mauritania (Tw)
茅坑 (maau4 haang1) — latrine pit; latrine
茅塞頓開 (maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1) — murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is cle…
茅屋 (maau4 uk1) — thatched cottage
茅屋頂 (maau4 uk1 deng2) — thatched roof
茅山 (maau4 saan1) — Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Provi…
茅廁 (maau4 ci3) — (dialect) latrine
茅廬 (maau4 lou4) — thatched cottage
茅房 (maau4 fong4) — toilet (rural euphemism); thatched hut or house
茅棚 (maau4 paang4) — thatched shed
茅盾 (maau4 teon5) — Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
茅盾文學獎 (maau4 teon5 man4 hok6 zoeng2) — Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
茅竹 (maau4 zuk1) — variant of 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
茅箭 (maau4 zin3) — see 茅箭區|茅箭区[Mao2 jian4 Qu1]
茅箭區 (maau4 zin3 keoi1) — Maojian, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei
茅臺 (maau4 toi4) — Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
茅臺酒 (maau4 toi4 zau2) — maotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou)
茅舍 (maau4 se3) — cottage; hut
茅草 (maau4 cou2) — see 白茅[bai2 mao2]
茆 (maau5) — variant of 茅[mao2]; thatch
茈 (zi2) — Common Gromwell or European stoneseed (Lithospermum officinale)
茉 (mut6) — used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]
茉莉 (mut6 lei2) — jasmine
茉莉花 (mut6 lei2 faa1) — jasmine
茉莉花茶 (mut6 lei2 faa1 caa4) — jasmine tea
茉莉菊酯 (mut6 lei2 guk1 zi2) — jasmolin
茌 (ci4) — used in 茌平[Chi2 ping2] (the name of a place in Shandong)
茌平 (ci4 ping4) — see 茌平區|茌平区[Chi2 ping2 Qu1]
茖 (gaak3) — allium victorialis
茜草 (sin3 cou2) — Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia)
茨城 (ci4 sing4) — Ibaraki (prefecture in Japan)
茨岡 (ci4 gong1) — (loanword) tzigane; gypsy
茨欣瓦利 (ci4 jan1 ngaa5 lei6) — Tskhinvali, capital of South Osetia
茨菰 (ci4 gu1) — arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
茨萬吉拉伊 (ci4 maan6 gat1 laai1 ji1) — Morgan Tsvangirai (1952-2018), Zimbabwean politician
茫崖 (mong4 ngaai4) — see 茫崖市[Mang2 ya2 Shi4]
茫然 (mong4 jin4) — blankly; vacantly; at a loss
茫然失措 (mong4 jin4 sat1 cou3) — at a loss (idiom)
茫茫 (mong4 mong4) — boundless; vast and obscure
茬 (caa4) — stubble (crop residue); stubble (hair growth); classifier for a batch of sth pr…
茬口 (caa4 hau2) — harvested land left for rotation; an opportunity
茬地 (caa4 dei6) — stubble land after crop has been taken
茬子 (caa4 zi2) — stubble
茭白 (gaau1 baak6) — Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resemb…
茯苓 (fuk6 ling4) — Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe
茱莉亞 (zyu1 lei6 aa3) — Julia (name)
茱莉婭 (zyu1 lei6 aa3) — Julia (name)
茱莉雅 (zyu1 lei6 ngaa5) — (name) Julia
茱萸 (zyu1 jyu4) — cornel (Cornus spp.)
茱麗葉 (zyu1 lai6 jip6) — Juliet or Juliette (name)
茲事體大 (zi1 si6 tai2 daai6) — this is no small thing (idiom); to have a serious matter at hand
茲因 (zi1 jan1) — (formal) whereas; since
茲沃勒 (zi1 juk1 lak6) — Zwolle (Netherlands)
茳 (gong1) — used in 茳芏[jiang1 du4]
茳芏 (gong1 dou6) — Cyperus malaccensis
茴 (wui4) — (bound form) fennel
茴芹 (wui4 kan4) — anise (Pimpinella anisum); aniseed; chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
茴香 (wui4 hoeng1) — fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
茴香籽 (wui4 hoeng1 zi2) — cumin; fennel seed
茵芋 (jan1 wu6) — Skimmia japonica
茶 (caa4) — tea; tea plant
茶具 (caa4 geoi6) — tea set; tea service
茶几 (caa4 gei1) — small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
茶包 (caa4 baau1) — tea bag; (slang) trouble (loanword)
茶匙 (caa4 ci4) — teaspoon
茶坊 (caa4 fong1) — teahouse
茶壺 (caa4 wu2) — teapot
茶座 (caa4 zo6) — teahouse; tea-stall with seats; tea-garden or teahouse seat
茶房 (caa4 fong4) — waiter; steward; porter; teahouse
茶晶 (caa4 zing1) — yellow quartz; topaz
茶會 (caa4 wui2) — tea party
茶杯 (caa4 bui1) — teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug
茶樓 (caa4 lau4) — teahouse (usu. of two stories)
茶樹 (caa4 syu6) — tea tree; Camellia sinensis
茶碗 (caa4 wun2) — teacup
茶經 (caa4 ging1) — the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|…
茶缸 (caa4 gong1) — mug
茶胸斑啄木鳥 (caa4 hung1 baan1 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
茶色 (caa4 sik1) — dark brown; tawny
茶花 (caa4 faa1) — camellia
茶莊 (caa4 zong1) — tea shop
茶葉 (caa4 jip6) — tea; tea leaves
茶葉末兒 (caa4 jip6 mut6 ji4) — tea leaves powder
茶葉蛋 (caa4 jip6 daan2) — tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)
茶藝 (caa4 ngai6) — the art of tea
茶袋 (caa4 doi2) — tea bag
茶褐色 (caa4 hot3 sik1) — dark brown; tawny
茶話會 (caa4 waa6 wui2) — tea party
茶農 (caa4 nung4) — tea grower
茶道 (caa4 dou6) — Japanese tea ceremony; sado
茶錢 (caa4 cin2) — payment for tea; (old) tip; gratuity
茶陵 (caa4 ling4) — see 茶陵縣|茶陵县[Cha2 ling2 Xian4]
茶陵縣 (caa4 ling4 jyun6) — Chaling, a county in Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
茶隼 (caa4 zeon2) — kestrel; common Eurasian falcon (Falco tinnunculus)
茶飯不思 (caa4 faan6 bat1 si1) — no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering; to have no appet…
茶飯無心 (caa4 faan6 mou4 sam1) — see 茶飯不思|茶饭不思[cha2 fan4 bu4 si1]
茶餘酒後 (caa4 jyu4 zau2 hau6) — see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[cha2 yu2 fan4 hou4]
茶餘飯後 (caa4 jyu4 faan6 hau6) — leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
茶餘飯飽 (caa4 jyu4 faan6 baau2) — see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[cha2 yu2 fan4 hou4]
茶館 (caa4 gun2) — teahouse
茶館兒 (caa4 gun2 ji4) — erhua form of 茶館|茶馆[cha2 guan3]
茶馬互市 (caa4 maa5 wu6 si5) — old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized…
茶馬古道 (caa4 maa5 gu2 dou6) — old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibe…
茶鹼 (caa4 gaan2) — Theophylline

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