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蒸糕 (zing1 gou1) — steamed cake
蒸蒸日上 (zing1 zing1 jat6 soeng5) — becoming more prosperous with each passing day
蒸鍋 (zing1 wo1) — steamer
蒸餃 (zing1 gaau2) — steamed dumpling
蒸餾 (zing1 lau6) — to distill; distillation
蒸餾器 (zing1 lau6 hei3) — still (i.e. distilling apparatus)
蒸餾水 (zing1 lau6 seoi2) — distilled water
蒸餾酒 (zing1 lau6 zau2) — distilled liquor; spirits
蒸騰 (zing1 tang4) — (of a vapor etc) to rise; to hang in the air
蒸騰作用 (zing1 tang4 zok3 jung6) — transpiration
蒹 (gim1) — reed
蒼南 (cong1 naam4) — see 蒼南縣|苍南县[Cang1 nan2 Xian4]
蒼南縣 (cong1 naam4 jyun6) — Cangnan, a county in Wenzhou City 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
蒼天 (cong1 tin1) — firmament
蒼惶 (cong1 wong4) — variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
蒼松翠柏 (cong1 cung4 ceoi3 paak3) — evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility
蒼梧 (cong1 ng4) — see 蒼梧縣|苍梧县[Cang1 wu2 Xian4]
蒼梧縣 (cong1 ng4 jyun6) — Cangwu, a county in Wuzhou City 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
蒼涼 (cong1 loeng4) — desolate; bleak
蒼溪 (cong1 kai1) — see 蒼溪縣|苍溪县[Cang1 xi1 Xian4]
蒼溪縣 (cong1 kai1 jyun6) — Cangxi, a county in Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 Shi4], Sichuan
蒼生 (cong1 sang1) — (area where) vegetation grows; the common people
蒼生塗炭 (cong1 sang1 tou4 taan3) — see 生靈塗炭|生灵涂炭[sheng1 ling2 tu2 tan4]
蒼白 (cong1 baak6) — pale; wan
蒼白無力 (cong1 baak6 mou4 lik6) — pale and feeble; powerless
蒼白色 (cong1 baak6 sik1) — pale; wan; sickly white
蒼眉蝗鶯 (cong1 mei4 wong4 ang1) — (bird species of China) Gray's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes fasciolatus)
蒼穹 (cong1 kung4) — the blue dome of heaven
蒼翠 (cong1 ceoi3) — verdant
蒼老 (cong1 lou5) — old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
蒼耳 (cong1 ji5) — Siberian cocklebur (botany)
蒼背山雀 (cong1 bui3 saan1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)
蒼茫 (cong1 mong4) — boundless; vast; hazy (distant horizon)
蒼莽 (cong1 mong5) — boundless
蒼蒼 (cong1 cong1) — ash gray; vast and hazy; flourishing
蒼蠅 (cong1 jing4) — housefly
蒼蠅座 (cong1 jing4 zo6) — Musca (constellation)
蒼蠅拍 (cong1 jing4 paak3) — flyswatter
蒼術 (cong1 seot6) — black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes specie…
蒼頭燕雀 (cong1 tau4 jin3 zoek3) — (bird species of China) Eurasian chaffinch; common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
蒼鬱 (cong1 wat1) — verdant and luxuriant
蒼鷹 (cong1 jing1) — (bird species of China) Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
蒼鷺 (cong1 lou6) — (bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
蒼黃 (cong1 wong4) — greenish yellow; sallow (pale or yellow complexion); variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 hua…
蒼龍 (cong1 lung4) — Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the ea…
蒽醌 (jan1 kwan1) — anthraquinone (chemistry)
蓂 (mik6) — used in 蓂莢|蓂荚[ming2 jia2]
蓄勢待發 (cuk1 sai3 doi6 faat3) — to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
蓄水 (cuk1 seoi2) — water storage
蓄水池 (cuk1 seoi2 ci4) — water reservoir
蓄積 (cuk1 zik1) — to accumulate; to store up
蓄電池 (cuk1 din6 ci4) — secondary (rechargeable) battery; accumulator; storage cell
蓄養 (cuk1 joeng5) — to raise (animals)
蓄鬚明志 (cuk1 sou1 ming4 zi3) — to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2…
蓉城 (jung4 sing4) — nickname for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
蓊菜 (jung2 coi3) — see 蕹菜[weng4 cai4]
蓋上 (goi3 soeng5) — to cover
蓋世 (koi3 sai3) — unrivalled; matchless
蓋世太保 (koi3 sai3 taai3 bou2) — Gestapo
蓋亞那 (goi3 aa3 naa5) — Guyana, NE of South America (Tw)
蓋兒 (goi3 ji4) — cover; lid
蓋印 (goi3 jan3) — to affix a seal; to stamp (a document)
蓋台廣告 (goi3 toi4 gwong2 gou3) — (Tw) slot advertisement; interstitial ad; splash ad
蓋子 (goi3 zi2) — cover; lid; shell
蓋層 (goi3 cang4) — cap rock
蓋州 (goi3 zau1) — see 蓋州市|盖州市[Gai4 zhou1 Shi4]
蓋州市 (goi3 zau1 si5) — Gaizhou, a county-level city in Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4], Liaoning
蓋帽 (goi3 mou2) — block (basketball)
蓋帽兒 (goi3 mou2 ji4) — to block a shot (basketball); (dialect) excellent; fantastic
蓋度 (goi3 dou6) — coverage (in botany)
蓋棺定論 (goi3 gun1 ding6 leon6) — don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
蓋棺論定 (goi3 gun1 leon6 ding6) — don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
蓋澆飯 (goi3 giu1 faan6) — rice with meat and vegetables
蓋然性 (goi3 jin4 sing3) — probability
蓋爾 (goi3 ji5) — Gaelic; Geier or Gayer (name)
蓋爾語 (goi3 ji5 jyu5) — Gaelic (language)
蓋特納 (goi3 dak6 naap6) — Geithner (name); Timothy Geithner (1961-), US banker, Treasury Secretary 2009-2…
蓋瓦 (goi3 ngaa5) — tiling (of roofs, floors, walls etc)
蓋碗 (goi3 wun2) — lidded teacup
蓋章 (goi3 zoeng1) — to affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth
蓋縣 (goi3 jyun6) — Gai county in Liaoning
蓋茨 (goi3 ci4) — Gates (name)
蓋茨比 (goi3 ci4 bei2) — Gatsby
蓋茲 (goi3 ci4) — Gates (name)
蓋菜 (goi3 coi3) — leaf mustard
蓋門 (goi3 mun4) — a door-like or hinged cover (e.g. fuel door on a car, access hatch on a machine…
蓋革計數器 (goi3 gaak3 gai3 sou3 hei3) — Geiger counter
蓋頭 (goi3 tau4) — cover; cap; topping; head covering; veil
蓋飯 (goi3 faan6) — rice with meat and vegetables
蓏 (lo2) — fruit of plants (not of trees)
蓑羽鶴 (so1 jyu5 hok6) — (bird species of China) demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
蓑草 (so1 cou2) — Chinese alpine rush (botany)
蓑衣 (so1 ji1) — woven rush raincoat
蓓 (pui4) — used in 蓓蕾[bei4 lei3]
蓓蕾 (pui4 leoi4) — flower bud; young flower still tightly rolled up
蓖 (bei6) — the castor-oil plant
蓖麻 (bei6 maa4) — castor-oil plant
蓖麻毒素 (bei6 maa4 duk6 sou3) — ricin (biochemistry)
蓖麻籽 (bei6 maa4 zi2) — castor beans
蓬亂 (pung4 lyun6) — matted (of straw or hair); unkempt; overgrown; scraggly; thatch
蓬勃 (pung4 but6) — vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
蓬壺 (pung4 wu4) — fabled island in Eastern sea, abode of immortals; same as Penglai 蓬萊|蓬莱
蓬安 (pung4 on1) — see 蓬安縣|蓬安县[Peng2 an1 Xian4]
蓬安縣 (pung4 on1 jyun6) — Peng'an, a county in Nanchong City 南充市[Nan2 chong1 Shi4], Sichuan
蓬心 (pung4 sam1) — narrow and bending; unkempt interior
蓬戶 (pung4 wu6) — thatched house; poor person's house; humble home
蓬戶甕牖 (pung4 wu6 ung3 jau5) — thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
蓬散 (pung4 saan3) — loose; ruffled; disheveled
蓬江 (pung4 gong1) — see 蓬江區|蓬江区[Peng2 jiang1 Qu1]
蓬江區 (pung4 gong1 keoi1) — Pengjiang, a district of Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdong
蓬溪 (pung4 kai1) — see 蓬溪縣|蓬溪县[Peng2 xi1 Xian4]
蓬溪縣 (pung4 kai1 jyun6) — Pengxi, a county in Suining City 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 Shi4], Sichuan
蓬篳 (pung4 bat1) — variant of 蓬蓽|蓬荜[peng2 bi4]
蓬茸 (pung4 jung4) — lush; luxuriant (of grass or hair); soft lush hair
蓬萊 (pung4 loi4) — (Chinese mythology) Penglai, one of three fabled islands in the Bohai sea, wher…
蓬萊仙境 (pung4 loi4 sin1 ging2) — Penglai, island of immortals; fairyland
蓬萊米 (pung4 loi4 mai5) — Taiwan round-grained glutinous rice (Japonica rice)
蓬蓬 (pung4 pung4) — luxuriant; abundant; (onom.) booming sound of wind
蓬蓽 (pung4 bat1) — poor person's house; humble home
蓬蓽生輝 (pung4 bat1 sang1 fai1) — (idiom) (humble expression) your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
蓬門篳戶 (pung4 mun4 bat1 wu6) — overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
蓬門蓽戶 (pung4 mun4 bat1 wu6) — overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
蓬頭垢面 (pung4 tau4 gau3 min6) — messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance
蓬頭散髮 (pung4 tau4 saan3 faat3) — disheveled
蓬頭跣足 (pung4 tau4 sin2 zuk1) — matted hair and bare feet; unkempt
蓬首垢面 (pung4 sau2 gau3 min6) — see 蓬頭垢面|蓬头垢面[peng2 tou2 gou4 mian4]
蓬鬆 (pung4 sung1) — fluffy
蓮子 (lin4 zi2) — lotus seed
蓮宗 (lin4 zung1) — see 淨土宗|净土宗[Jing4 tu3 zong1]
蓮湖 (lin4 wu4) — see 蓮湖區|莲湖区[Lian2 hu2 Qu1]
蓮湖區 (lin4 wu4 keoi1) — Lianhu, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
蓮臺 (lin4 toi4) — lotus seat
蓮花 (lin4 faa1) — lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
蓮花白 (lin4 faa1 baak6) — (dialect) cabbage
蓮花縣 (lin4 faa1 jyun6) — Lianhua, a county in Pingxiang City 萍鄉市|萍乡市[Ping2 xiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi
蓮花落 (lin4 faa1 lok6) — genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
蓮蓉 (lin4 jung4) — lotus seed paste
蓮蓉包 (lin4 jung4 baau1) — lotus seed bun
蓮蓬 (lin4 pung4) — lotus seed head
蓮藕 (lin4 ngau5) — lotus root
蓮都 (lin4 dou1) — see 蓮都區|莲都区[Lian2 du1 Qu1]
蓮都區 (lin4 dou1 keoi1) — Liandu, a district of Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang
蓮霧 (lin4 mou6) — wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
蓴菜 (seon4 coi3) — water shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible water plant
蓼藍 (liu5 laam4) — indigo dye; Polygonum tinctorium
蓽 (bat1) — bean; pulse
蓽門圭竇 (bat1 mun4 gwai1 dau6) — wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel; living in poverty
蓿 (suk1) — clover; lucerne; Taiwan pr. [su4]
蔀 (bou6) — (literary) to cover; to shelter; (literary) 76 years (unit of time in ancient c…
蔊 (hon2) — Nasturtium montanum
蔑 (mit6) — to belittle; nothing
蔑稱 (mit6 cing1) — contemptuous term
蔑視 (mit6 si6) — to loathe; to despise; contempt
蔓延 (maan6 jin4) — to spread; to extend
蔓生 (maan6 sang1) — trailing plant; liana; creeper; overgrown
蔓生植物 (maan6 sang1 zik6 mat6) — creeper; climbing plant; twiner
蔓草 (maan6 cou2) — creeper; climbing plant; twiner
蔓菁 (maan4 zing1) — turnip
蔓越橘 (maan6 jyut6 gwat1) — cranberry
蔓越莓 (maan6 jyut6 mui2) — cranberry
蔗 (ze3) — sugar cane
蔗渣 (ze3 zaa1) — bagasse (sugar cane waste)
蔗糖 (ze3 tong4) — cane sugar; sucrose
蔗農 (ze3 nung4) — sugar cane farmer
蔚成 (wai3 sing4) — to afford (a magnificent view etc); to become (a prevailing fashion etc)
蔚為 (wai3 wai4) — see 蔚成[wei4 cheng2]
蔚為大觀 (wai3 wai4 daai6 gun1) — to afford a magnificent sight (idiom); enchanting
蔚然成風 (wai3 jin4 sing4 fung1) — to have become common practice (idiom); to become a general trend
蔚縣 (wai3 jyun6) — Yu County or Yuxian, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Sh…
蔚藍 (wai3 laam4) — azure; sky-blue
蔚起 (wai3 hei2) — (literary) to mushroom; to flourish
蔡依林 (coi3 ji1 lam4) — Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer
蔡倫 (coi3 leon4) — Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of the papermaking process
蔡元培 (coi3 jyun4 pui4) — Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), educationist and politician, president of Peking Unive…
蔡司公司 (coi3 si1 gung1 si1) — Zeiss Company (Carl Zeiss AG, optical and opto-electronic industries. hq in Obe…
蔡國強 (coi3 gwok3 koeng4) — Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework display…
蔡志忠 (coi3 zi3 zung1) — Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling …
蔡東藩 (coi3 dung1 faan4) — Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist
蔡甸 (coi3 din6) — see 蔡甸區|蔡甸区[Cai4 dian4 Qu1]
蔡甸區 (coi3 din6 keoi1) — Caidian, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei
蔡英文 (coi3 jing1 man4) — Tsai Ing-wen (1956–), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of Ch…
蔡襄 (coi3 soeng1) — Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher
蔡鍔 (coi3 ngok6) — Cai E (1882–1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment th…
蔣介石 (zoeng2 gaai3 sek6) — Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist governmen…
蔣公 (zoeng2 gung1) — honorific title for Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
蔣士銓 (zoeng2 si6 cyun4) — Jiang Shiquan (1725-1784), Qing poet, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong …
蔣桂戰爭 (zoeng2 gwai3 zin3 zang1) — confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
蔣經國 (zoeng2 ging1 gwok3) — Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988), son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石, Guomindang politi…
蔣緯國 (zoeng2 wai5 gwok3) — Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
蔣雯麗 (zoeng2 man4 lai6) — Jiang Wenli (1969-), award-winning PRC film actress
蔥屬 (cung1 suk6) — genus Allium
蔥嶺 (cung1 leng5) — old name for the Pamirs 帕米爾高原|帕米尔高原[Pa4 mi3 er3 Gao1 yuan2]
蔥翠 (cung1 ceoi3) — fresh green
蔥花 (cung1 faa1) — chopped green onions
蔥蔥 (cung1 cung1) — verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc)
蔥蘢 (cung1 lung4) — verdant and lush
蔥鬱 (cung1 wat1) — verdant; lush green and full of life
蔥黃 (cung1 wong4) — yellow green
蔫兒壞 (jin1 ji4 waai6) — apt to do sth nasty or devious in secret
蔫呼呼 (jin1 fu1 fu1) — weak and indecisive
蔫土匪 (jin1 tou2 fei2) — scoundrel with an honest demeanor
蔬 (so1) — vegetables
蔬果 (so1 gwo2) — vegetables and fruits
蔬菜 (so1 coi3) — vegetables
蔬食 (so1 sik6) — vegetarian meal; vegetarian diet
蔭涼 (jam3 loeng4) — shady and cool
蔭蔽 (jam3 bai3) — to be shaded or concealed by foliage; to conceal; hidden; covert; shade (of a t…
蔻丹 (kau3 daan1) — nail polish (loanword, from "Cutex")
蔻蔻 (kau3 kau3) — (loanword) cocoa
蔽芾 (bai3 fai3) — luxuriant; lush; young (plants)
蔽身處 (bai3 san1 cyu3) — shelter
蔾 (lai4) — chenopodiaceae
蕁麻 (cam4 maa4) — nettle; also pr. [xun2ma2]
蕁麻疹 (cam4 maa4 can2) — urticaria; nettle rash; hives
蕃廡 (faan4 mou5) — variant of 繁蕪|繁芜[fan2 wu2]
蕃茄 (faan1 ke2) — variant of 番茄[fan1 qie2]
蕃衍 (faan4 jin5) — variant of 繁衍[fan2 yan3]
蕉城 (ziu1 sing4) — see 蕉城區|蕉城区[Jiao1 cheng2 Qu1]
蕉城區 (ziu1 sing4 keoi1) — Jiaocheng, a district of Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian
蕉嶺 (ziu1 leng5) — see 蕉嶺縣|蕉岭县[Jiao1 ling3 Xian4]
蕉嶺縣 (ziu1 leng5 jyun6) — Jiaoling, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
蕉萃 (ziu1 seoi6) — variant of 憔悴[qiao2 cui4]
蕉麻 (ziu1 maa4) — abaca; Manila hemp
蕎 (kiu4) — used in 蕎麥|荞麦[qiao2 mai4]
蕎麥 (kiu4 mak6) — buckwheat
蕓薹 (wan4 toi4) — (botany) rape (Brassica rapa)
蕓薹屬 (wan4 toi4 suk6) — genus Brassica (including broccoli, cabbage, rapeseed etc)
蕨 (kyut3) — Pteridium aquilinum; bracken
蕨菜 (kyut3 coi3) — edible fern fronds (fiddleheads), esp. bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)
蕨類 (kyut3 leoi6) — (botany) fern; bracken; brake
蕩婦 (dong6 fu5) — prostitute; floozy; slut
蕩氣回腸 (dong6 hei3 wui4 coeng4) — heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc); deeply moving
蕩滌 (dong6 dik6) — to clean up
蕩漾 (dong6 joeng6) — to ripple; to undulate
蕩然 (dong6 jin4) — vanished from the face of the earth; all gone; nothing left
蕩然無存 (dong6 jin4 mou4 cyun4) — to obliterate completely; to vanish from the face of the earth
蕩舟 (dong6 zau1) — to row a boat
蕩蕩 (dong6 dong6) — fluttering
蕪俚 (mou4 lei5) — coarse and vulgar
蕪劣 (mou4 lyut3) — muddled and inferior (of writing)
蕪湖 (mou4 wu4) — see 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 Shi4]
蕪湖市 (mou4 wu4 si5) — Wuhu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
蕪穢 (mou4 wai3) — to be overgrown with weeds
蕪累 (mou4 leoi6) — mixed-up and superfluous
蕪繁 (mou4 faan4) — convoluted
蕪菁 (mou4 zing1) — turnip
蕪菁甘藍 (mou4 zing1 gam1 laam4) — rutabaga (vegetable)
蕪詞 (mou4 ci4) — superfluous words
蕪鄙 (mou4 pei2) — muddled and limited (of writing)
蕪雜 (mou4 zaap6) — miscellaneous; mixed and disorderly (of writing); disordered and confusing; mix…
蕪駁 (mou4 bok3) — disorderly; mixed-up; confused
蕭一山 (siu1 jat1 saan1) — Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
蕭乾 (siu1 kin4) — Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active dur…
蕭伯納 (siu1 baak3 naap6) — George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist and writer
蕭何 (siu1 ho4) — Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦…
蕭子顯 (siu1 zi2 hin2) — Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, com…
蕭山 (siu1 saan1) — see 蕭山區|萧山区[Xiao1 shan1 Qu1]
蕭山區 (siu1 saan1 keoi1) — Xiaoshan, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
蕭梁 (siu1 loeng4) — Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
蕭灑 (siu1 saa2) — variant of 瀟灑|潇洒[xiao1 sa3]
蕭然 (siu1 jin4) — desolate; empty
蕭瑟 (siu1 sat1) — to rustle in the air; to rustle; to sough; bleak; desolate; chilly
蕭紅 (siu1 hung4) — Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
蕭索 (siu1 sok3) — bleak; desolate; melancholy
蕭縣 (siu1 jyun6) — Xiao County or Xiaoxian, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市[Su4 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
蕭萬長 (siu1 maan6 coeng4) — Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime mi…
蕭規曹隨 (siu1 kwai1 cou4 ceoi4) — lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom…
蕭邦 (siu1 bong1) — (Tw) Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer
蕹菜 (ung3 coi3) — water spinach; kangkung
蕺 (cap1) — Houttuynia cordata
蕺菜 (cap1 coi3) — Houttuynia cordata
蕾哈娜 (leoi5 haa1 no5) — Rihanna (1988-), Barbadian pop singer
蕾絲 (leoi4 si1) — (textiles) (loanword) lace
蕾絲花邊 (leoi4 si1 faa1 bin1) — lace border (loanword)
蕾絲邊 (leoi4 si1 bin1) — (slang) (loanword) lesbian
薀 (wan1) — hippuris or mare's tail
薁 (juk1) — used in 蘡薁|𮐨薁[ying1 yu4]
薄一波 (bok6 jat1 bo1) — Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s…
薄伽丘 (bok6 gaa1 jau1) — Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Italian writer, poet, and humanist, author of D…
薄利 (bok6 lei6) — small profits
薄利多銷 (bok6 lei6 do1 siu1) — small profit but rapid turnover
薄厚 (bok6 hau5) — meanness and generosity; intimacy and alienation
薄命 (bok6 ming6) — to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women); to be born unlucky
薄地 (bok6 dei6) — barren land; poor soil
薄層 (bok6 cang4) — thin layer; thin slice; film; lamina; lamella
薄幸 (bok6 hang6) — fickle; inconstant person
薄弱 (bok6 joek6) — weak; frail
薄弱環節 (bok6 joek6 waan4 zit3) — weak link; loophole
薄待 (bok6 doi6) — mean treatment; indifference; meager hospitality
薄情 (bok6 cing4) — inconstant in love; fickle
薄技 (bok6 gei6) — meager skill; my poor talents (humble)
薄明 (bok6 ming4) — dim light; early dawn
薄暗 (bok6 am3) — at dusk; evening
薄暮 (bok6 mou6) — dusk; twilight
薄曉 (bok6 hiu2) — at dawn
薄板 (bok6 baan2) — thin plate; sheet; lamina; Taiwan pr. [bo2 ban3]
薄油層 (bok6 jau4 cang4) — oil sheet
薄海 (bok6 hoi2) — vast area; all the way to the sea
薄烤餅 (bok6 haau1 beng2) — pancake
薄熙來 (bok6 hei1 loi4) — Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced…
薄片 (bok6 pin3) — thin slice; thin section; flake; Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4]
薄瑞光 (bok6 seoi6 gwong1) — Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chai…
薄產 (bok6 caan2) — meager estate; small means
薄田 (bok6 tin4) — barren field; poor land
薄禮 (bok6 lai5) — my meager gift (humble)
薄紗 (bok6 saa1) — gauze (cloth)
薄紙 (bok6 zi2) — thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc)
薄綢 (bok6 cau4) — light silk; silk chiffon
薄胎瓷器 (bok6 toi1 ci4 hei3) — eggshell china
薄脆 (bok6 ceoi3) — crispy; thin and brittle; a crispy fried cracker
薄膜 (bok6 mok2) — membrane; film
薄荷油 (bok6 ho4 jau4) — peppermint oil
薄透鏡 (bok6 tau3 geng3) — thin lens (optics)
薄酬 (bok6 cau4) — small reward (for work); meager remuneration
薄霧 (bok6 mou6) — mist; haze
薄面 (bok6 min2) — my meager sensibilities; blushing face; please do it for my sake (i.e. to save …
薄餅 (bok6 beng2) — thin flat cake; pancake; pizza
薄養厚葬 (bok6 joeng5 hau5 zong3) — to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral; hypocrisy in arranging a…
薆 (oi3) — to cover; to hide; to conceal
薈萃 (wui6 seoi6) — (of distinguished people or exquisite objects) to gather; to assemble
薊城 (gai3 sing4) — old name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1]
薊馬 (gai3 maa5) — (zoology) thrips (order Thysanoptera); thunderbug
薌劇 (hoeng1 kek6) — variety of opera popular in southern Fujian and Taiwan
薌城 (hoeng1 sing4) — see 薌城區|芗城区[Xiang1 cheng2 Qu1]
薌城區 (hoeng1 sing4 keoi1) — Xiangcheng, a district of Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
薏仁 (ji3 jan4) — grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
薏米 (ji3 mai5) — grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
薏苡 (ji3 ji5) — Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi); adlay millet; Chinese pearl barley
薐 (ling4) — old name for spinach
薑汁 (goeng1 zap1) — ginger ale
薑還是老的辣 (goeng1 waan4 si6 lou5 dik1 laat6) — ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser
薑餅 (goeng1 beng2) — gingerbread
薑黃 (goeng1 wong4) — turmeric
薑黃色 (goeng1 wong4 sik1) — ginger (color)
薔薇 (coeng4 mei4) — Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora)
薔薇十字團 (coeng4 mei4 sap6 zi6 tyun4) — the Rosicrucian order (masonic order)
薔薇花蕾 (coeng4 mei4 faa1 leoi5) — rosebud
薘 (daat6) — plantago major
薛仁貴 (sit3 jan4 gwai3) — Xue Rengui (614-683) great Tang dynasty general
薛城 (sit3 sing4) — see 薛城區|薛城区[Xue1 cheng2 Qu1]
薛城區 (sit3 sing4 keoi1) — Xuecheng, a district of Zaozhuang City 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 Shi4], Shandong
薛定諤 (sit3 ding6 ngok6) — Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), Austrian physicist
薛定諤方程 (sit3 ding6 ngok6 fong1 cing4) — Schrödinger's wave equation
薛寶釵 (sit3 bou2 caai1) — Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶…
薛居正 (sit3 geoi1 zing3) — Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynas…
薛福成 (sit3 fuk1 sing4) — Xue Fucheng (1838-1894), Qing official and progressive political theorist
薛稷 (sit3 zik1) — Xue Ji (649-713), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu…
薢 (gaai1) — woody climbing plant
薦 (zin3) — to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat
薦引 (zin3 jan5) — to introduce; to recommend
薦椎 (zin3 zeoi1) — (anatomy) sacral vertebra; sacrum
薦舉 (zin3 geoi2) — to propose (for a job); to nominate; to recommend
薦言 (zin3 jin4) — to recommend (in words); to suggest
薦頭 (zin3 tau4) — employment agent (arch.); job broker
薦頭店 (zin3 tau4 dim3) — job agency (arch.); employment shop
薦骨 (zin3 gwat1) — (anatomy) sacrum
薩丁尼亞島 (saat3 ding1 nei4 aa3 dou2) — Sardinia
薩克拉門托 (saat3 hak1 laai1 mun4 tok3) — Sacramento
薩克斯 (saat3 hak1 si1) — sax; saxophone
薩克斯管 (saat3 hak1 si1 gun2) — sax; saxophone
薩克斯風 (saat3 hak1 si1 fung1) — (loanword) saxophone
薩克森 (saat3 hak1 sam1) — see 薩克森州|萨克森州[Sa4 ke4 sen1 Zhou1]
薩克森州 (saat3 hak1 sam1 zau1) — Saxony, a federal state in eastern Germany, capital Dresden 德累斯頓|德累斯顿[De2 lei2 …
薩克洛夫 (saat3 hak1 lok6 fu1) — Sakharov (name); Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Soviet nuclear physicist and diss…
薩克洛夫獎 (saat3 hak1 lok6 fu1 zoeng2) — Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament annua…
薩克遜 (saat3 hak1 seon3) — Saxon
薩其馬 (saat3 kei4 maa5) — see 沙琪瑪|沙琪玛[sha1 qi2 ma3]
薩博 (saat3 bok3) — Saab
薩卡什維利 (saat3 kaa1 sap6 wai4 lei6) — Mikheil Saakashvili (1967-), Georgian politician, president of Georgia 2004-2013
薩哈洛夫 (saat3 haa1 lok6 fu1) — Sakharov (Russian name)
薩哈羅夫 (saat3 haa1 lo4 fu1) — Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Russian nuclear scientist and dissident human righ…
薩哈羅夫人權獎 (saat3 haa1 lo4 fu1 jan4 kyun4 zoeng2) — the EU Sakharov Human Rights Prize
薩哈羅夫獎 (saat3 haa1 lo4 fu1 zoeng2) — Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (awarded by EU since 1988)
薩哈諾夫 (saat3 haa1 nok6 fu1) — (Andrei) Sakharov
薩哈諾夫人權獎 (saat3 haa1 nok6 fu1 jan4 kyun4 zoeng2) — the EU Sakharov prize for human rights
薩嘎 (saat3 gaa1) — see 薩嘎縣|萨嘎县[Sa4 ga1 Xian4]
薩嘎縣 (saat3 gaa1 jyun6) — Saga, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
薩噶達娃節 (saat3 gaa1 daat6 waa1 zit3) — Tibetan festival on 15th April marking Sakyamuni's birthday
薩巴德羅 (saat3 baa1 dak1 lo4) — Zapatero (name); José Luis Zapatero (1960-), Spanish PSOE politician, prime min…
薩德爾 (saat3 dak1 ji5) — Sadr (name); Moqtada Sadr (c. 1973-), Iraqi Shia clergyman and militia leader
薩德爾市 (saat3 dak1 ji5 si5) — Sadr city (Shia township in East Bagdad)
薩拉丁 (saat3 laai1 ding1) — Saladin (c. 1138-1193)
薩拉戈薩 (saat3 laai1 gwo1 saat3) — Zaragoza, Spain
薩拉曼卡 (saat3 laai1 maan6 kaa1) — Salamanca, Spain
薩拉森帝國 (saat3 laai1 sam1 dai3 gwok3) — Saracen Empire (medieval European name for Arab empire)
薩拉熱窩 (saat3 laai1 jit6 wo1) — Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
薩摩 (saat3 mo1) — Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province,…
薩摩亞 (saat3 mo1 aa3) — Samoa
薩摩耶 (saat3 mo1 je4) — Samoyed (dog)
薩摩耶犬 (saat3 mo1 je4 hyun2) — Samoyed (dog)
薩摩麟 (saat3 mo1 leon4) — Samotherium (early giraffe)
薩斯 (saat3 si1) — SARS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
薩斯卡通 (saat3 si1 kaa1 tung1) — Saskatoon city, Saskatchewan, Canada
薩斯喀徹溫 (saat3 si1 kaa3 cit3 wan1) — Saskatchewan province, Canada
薩斯病 (saat3 si1 beng6) — SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
薩格勒布 (saat3 gaak3 lak6 bou3) — Zagreb, capital of Croatia
薩桑王朝 (saat3 song1 wong4 ciu4) — Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
薩滿教 (saat3 mun5 gaau3) — Shamanism
薩爾 (saat3 ji5) — Saarland
薩爾圖 (saat3 ji5 tou4) — see 薩爾圖區|萨尔图区[Sa4 er3 tu2 Qu1]
薩爾圖區 (saat3 ji5 tou4 keoi1) — Sartu, a district of Daqing City 大慶市|大庆市[Da4 qing4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
薩爾州 (saat3 ji5 zau1) — Saarland, state of Germany, capital Saarbrücken 薩爾布呂肯|萨尔布吕肯[Sa4 er3 bu4 lu:3 ke…
薩爾普斯堡 (saat3 ji5 pou2 si1 bou2) — Sarpsborg (city in Østfold, Norway)
薩爾溫江 (saat3 ji5 wan1 gong1) — Salween river, flowing from Tibet into Myanmar
薩爾滸之戰 (saat3 ji5 wu2 zi1 zin3) — Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 h…
薩爾瓦多 (saat3 ji5 ngaa5 do1) — El Salvador
薩爾科奇 (saat3 ji5 fo1 kei4) — Sarkozy (name); Nicolas Sarkozy (1955-), president of France 2007-2012
薩爾科齊 (saat3 ji5 fo1 cai4) — Nicolas Sarkozy (1955-), French UMP politician, President 2007-2012; also writt…
薩爾茨堡 (saat3 ji5 ci4 bou2) — Salzburg
薩特 (saat3 dak6) — Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), French existential philosopher and novelist
薩珊王朝 (saat3 saan1 wong4 ciu4) — Sassanid Empire of Persia (c. 2nd-7th century AD)
薩瓦河 (saat3 ngaa5 ho4) — Sava River, flowing through Southeast Europe
薩科齊 (saat3 fo1 cai4) — Nicolas Sarkozy (1955-), French UMP politician, President 2007-2012
薩米人 (saat3 mai5 jan4) — the Sami people, indigenous people in northern Scandinavia
薩莉 (saat3 lei6) — Sally (name)
薩菲 (saat3 fei1) — Safi (Moroccan city on the Atlantic coast)
薩蒂 (saat3 dai3) — Sati (Hindu goddess)
薩蘭斯克 (saat3 laan4 si1 hak1) — Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
薩迦 (saat3 gaa1) — Sa'gya town and county, Tibetan: Sa skya, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet…
薩迦縣 (saat3 gaa1 jyun6) — Sa'gya, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
薩迪克 (saat3 dik6 hak1) — Sadiq or Sadik (name)
薩達姆 (saat3 daat6 mou5) — Saddam Hussein (1937–2006), president of Iraq 1979–2003
薩達特 (saat3 daat6 dak6) — Anwar Al Sadat
薩那 (saat3 naa5) — Sana'a, capital of Yemen
薩里 (saat3 lei5) — Surrey (county in England)
薩里郡 (saat3 lei5 gwan6) — Surrey (county in south England)
薩非王朝 (saat3 fei1 wong4 ciu4) — Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
薩馬蘭奇 (saat3 maa5 laan4 kei4) — Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010), Spanish Olympic official, president of Inte…
薪俸 (san1 fung6) — salary; pay
薪傳 (san1 cyun4) — (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one genera…
薪水 (san1 seoi2) — salary; wage
薪火相傳 (san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4) — lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom); fi…
薪盡火傳 (san1 zeon6 fo2 cyun4) — see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]
薪資 (san1 zi1) — salary
薪酬 (san1 cau4) — pay; remuneration; salary; reward
薪金 (san1 gam1) — salary; wage
薯條 (syu4 tiu2) — french fries; french fried potatoes; chips
薯片 (syu4 pin2) — fried potato chips
薯蕷 (syu4 jyu6) — Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)
薯餅 (syu4 beng2) — hash browns; croquette
薰心 (fan1 sam1) — (of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts
薰蕕不同器 (fan1 jau4 bat1 tung4 hei3) — lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom); bad …
薰衣草 (fan1 ji1 cou2) — lavender (genus Lavandula)
薰陶 (fan1 tou4) — to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training
薹草 (toi4 cou2) — sedge
薹草屬 (toi4 cou2 suk6) — genus Carex
薺菜 (cai5 coi3) — shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
藁城 (gou2 sing4) — see 藁城區|藁城区[Gao3 cheng2 Qu1]
藁本 (gou2 bun2) — Ligusticum levisticum (Chinese lovage root); ligusticum root
藁草 (gou2 cou2) — hay; dried grass
藉以 (ze6 ji5) — variant of 借以[jie4 yi3]
藉口 (ze6 hau2) — to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext; also written 借口[jie4 kou3]
藉此 (ze6 ci2) — using this as a pretext; thereby
藉由 (ze6 jau4) — by means of; through; by
藉詞推搪 (ze6 ci4 teoi1 tong4) — to make a lot of excuses
藊豆 (bin2 dau2) — variant of 扁豆[bian3 dou4]
藍丁膠 (laam4 ding1 gaau1) — Blu-tack (brand)
藍儂 (laam4 nung4) — (Tw) John Lennon (1940–1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter
藍光 (laam4 gwong1) — Blu-ray (disc format)
藍光光盤 (laam4 gwong1 gwong1 pun2) — Blu-ray disk, Sony high definition DVD disk
藍八色鶇 (laam4 baat3 sik1 dung1) — (bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)
藍喉仙鶲 (laam4 hau4 sin1 jung1) — (bird species of China) blue-throated blue flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
藍喉太陽鳥 (laam4 hau4 taai3 joeng4 niu5) — (bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
藍喉擬啄木鳥 (laam4 hau4 ji5 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)
藍喉歌鴝 (laam4 hau4 go1 keoi4) — (bird species of China) bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
藍喉蜂虎 (laam4 hau4 fung1 fu2) — (bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)
藍圖 (laam4 tou4) — blueprint
藍大翅鴝 (laam4 daai6 ci3 keoi4) — (bird species of China) grandala (Grandala coelicolor)
藍天 (laam4 tin1) — blue sky
藍寶石 (laam4 bou2 sek6) — sapphire
藍屏死機 (laam4 ping4 sei2 gei1) — (computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the "blue screen of d…
藍山 (laam4 saan1) — see 藍山縣|蓝山县[Lan2 shan1 Xian4]
藍山縣 (laam4 saan1 jyun6) — Lanshan, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
藍巨星 (laam4 geoi6 sing1) — blue giant star
藍晶 (laam4 zing1) — blue topaz; topaz (aluminum fluorosilicate)
藍本 (laam4 bun2) — blueprint; source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
藍枕八色鶇 (laam4 zam2 baat3 sik1 dung1) — (bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)
藍枕花蜜鳥 (laam4 zam2 faa1 mat6 niu5) — (bird species of China) purple-naped spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammic…
藍歌鴝 (laam4 go1 keoi4) — (bird species of China) Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)
藍毗尼 (laam4 pei4 nei4) — Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] …
藍牙 (laam4 ngaa4) — Bluetooth
藍田 (laam4 tin4) — see 藍田縣|蓝田县[Lan2 tian2 Xian4]
藍田種玉 (laam4 tin4 zung3 juk6) — a marriage made in heaven (idiom)
藍田縣 (laam4 tin4 jyun6) — Lantian, a county in Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
藍皮書 (laam4 pei4 syu1) — an official report (e.g. governmental)
藍眉林鴝 (laam4 mei4 lam4 keoi4) — (bird species of China) Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)
藍短翅鶇 (laam4 dyun2 ci3 dung1) — (bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
藍磯鶇 (laam4 gei1 dung1) — (bird species of China) blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)
藍移 (laam4 ji4) — blue shift (astronomy)
藍籌股 (laam4 cau4 gu2) — blue chip stock
藍精靈 (laam4 zing1 ling4) — the Smurfs
藍細菌 (laam4 sai3 kwan2) — Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
藍翅噪鶥 (laam4 ci3 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) blue-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron squamatum)
藍翅希鶥 (laam4 ci3 hei1 mei4) — (bird species of China) blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera)
藍翅葉鵯 (laam4 ci3 jip6 bei1) — (bird species of China) Javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
藍翡翠 (laam4 fei2 ceoi3) — (bird species of China) black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
藍耳擬啄木鳥 (laam4 ji5 ji5 doek3 muk6 niu5) — (bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Psilopogon cyanotis)
藍耳病 (laam4 ji5 beng6) — porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS); blue-ear swine fever
藍耳翠鳥 (laam4 ji5 ceoi3 niu5) — (bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
藍背八色鶇 (laam4 bui3 baat3 sik1 dung1) — (bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)

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