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金頂戴菊 (gam1 deng2 daai3 guk1) — goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
金頂戴菊鳥 (gam1 deng2 daai3 guk1 niu5) — goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
金領 (gam1 leng5) — gold collar; high-level senior executive; highly-skilled worker
金頭扇尾鶯 (gam1 tau4 sin3 mei5 ang1) — (bird species of China) golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
金頭穗鶥 (gam1 tau4 seoi6 mei4) — (bird species of China) golden babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum)
金頭縫葉鶯 (gam1 tau4 fung4 jip6 ang1) — (bird species of China) mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cuculatus)
金頭黑雀 (gam1 tau4 hak1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) gold-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
金額絲雀 (gam1 ngaak2 si1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)
金額葉鵯 (gam1 ngaak2 jip6 bei1) — (bird species of China) golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons)
金額雀鶥 (gam1 ngaak2 zoek3 mei4) — (bird species of China) golden-fronted fulvetta (Schoeniparus variegaticeps)
金飯碗 (gam1 faan6 wun2) — secure and lucrative job
金飾 (gam1 sik1) — gold ornaments
金馬獎 (gam1 maa5 zoeng2) — Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
金髮 (gam1 faat3) — blond; blonde; fair-haired
金髮碧眼 (gam1 faat3 bik1 ngaan5) — fair-haired and blue-eyed; blonde; of Western appearance
金魚 (gam1 jyu2) — goldfish
金魚佬 (gam1 jyu4 lou2) — pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor who lured…
金魚藻 (gam1 jyu4 zou2) — hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
金鳳區 (gam1 fung6 keoi1) — Jinfeng, a district of Yinchuan City 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4], Ningxia
金鵰 (gam1 diu1) — (bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
金黃 (gam1 wong4) — golden yellow; golden
金黃色 (gam1 wong4 sik1) — gold color
金黃鸝 (gam1 wong4 lei4) — (bird species of China) Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
金龜 (gam1 gwai1) — tortoise; scarab beetle
金龜婿 (gam1 gwai1 sai3) — wealthy son-in-law; wealthy husband
金龜子 (gam1 gwai1 zi2) — scarab
釘子 (deng1 zi2) — nail; snag; saboteur
釘子戶 (deng1 zi2 wu6) — householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property devel…
釘書針 (deng1 syu1 zam1) — variant of 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1]
釘梢 (deng1 saau1) — old variant of 盯梢[ding1 shao1]
釘死 (deng1 sei2) — to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify
釘牢 (deng1 lou4) — to clinch (a nail); to nail down
釘耙 (deng1 paa4) — rake
釘螺 (deng1 lo4) — Oncomelania
釘鈀 (deng1 paa4) — rake
釘錘 (deng1 ceoi4) — nail hammer; claw hammer
釘頭 (deng1 tau4) — head of nail
釜山 (fu2 saan1) — Busan, South Korea's second-largest city
釜底抽薪 (fu2 dai2 cau1 san1) — to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from unde…
針刺 (zam1 ci3) — to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture
針刺麻醉 (zam1 ci3 maa4 zeoi3) — acupuncture anesthesia
針劑 (zam1 zai1) — fluid loaded into a syringe for a hypodermic injection
針劑瓶 (zam1 zai1 ping4) — ampoule
針孔 (zam1 hung2) — pinhole
針孔攝影機 (zam1 hung2 sip3 jing2 gei1) — (Tw) miniature, concealable camera with a pinhole-sized lens; pinhole camera
針對性 (zam1 deoi3 sing3) — focus; direction; purpose; relevance
針尖兒對麥芒兒 (zam1 zim1 ji4 deoi3 mak6 mong4 ji4) — see 針尖對麥芒|针尖对麦芒[zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2]
針尾沙錐 (zam1 mei5 saa1 zeoi1) — (bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
針尾鴨 (zam1 mei5 aap3) — (bird species of China) northern pintail (Anas acuta)
針扎 (zam1 zaat3) — pincushion
針氈 (zam1 zin1) — needle felting (craft); piece of felt used as a pincushion
針法 (zam1 faat3) — stitch
針灸 (zam1 gau3) — acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
針狀 (zam1 zong6) — needle-shaped
針眼 (zam1 ngaan5) — eye of a needle; pinprick; pinhole
針砭 (zam1 bin1) — to critique; to voice concerns about; ancient form of acupuncture using sharp s…
針箍 (zam1 ku1) — thimble
針箍兒 (zam1 ku1 ji4) — erhua variant of 針箍|针箍[zhen1 gu1]
針管 (zam1 gun2) — syringe
針線 (zam1 sin3) — needle and thread; needlework
針線活 (zam1 sin3 wut6) — needlework; sewing
針線活兒 (zam1 sin3 wut6 ji4) — needlework; working for a living as a needleworker
針線活計 (zam1 sin3 wut6 gai3) — needlework; sewing
針線箔籬 (zam1 sin3 bok6 lei4) — (dialect) wicker sewing basket
針織 (zam1 zik1) — knitting; knitted garment
針織品 (zam1 zik1 ban2) — knitwear
針葉 (zam1 jip6) — needle-leaved (tree)
針葉林 (zam1 jip6 lam4) — needle-leaved forest
針葉植物 (zam1 jip6 zik6 mat6) — needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
針葉樹 (zam1 jip6 syu6) — conifer
針鋒相對 (zam1 fung1 soeng1 deoi3) — to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for mea…
針頭線腦 (zam1 tau4 sin3 nou5) — needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework; (fig.) unimportant thing
針魚 (zam1 jyu2) — saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
針麻 (zam1 maa4) — acupuncture anesthesia
針鼴 (zam1 jin2) — (zoology) echidna
針鼻 (zam1 bei6) — the eye of a needle
釣具 (diu3 geoi6) — fishing tackle
釣凱子 (diu3 hoi2 zi2) — (slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
釣客 (diu3 haak3) — angler
釣竿 (diu3 gon1) — fishing rod
釣鉤 (diu3 ngau1) — fishhook
釣鉤兒 (diu3 ngau1 ji4) — erhua form of 釣鉤|钓钩[diao4 gou1]
釣魚 (diu3 jyu2) — to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to repeatedly no…
釣魚執法 (diu3 jyu4 zap1 faat3) — (law) entrapment
釣魚島 (diu3 jyu4 dou2) — Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands…
釣魚式攻擊 (diu3 jyu4 sik1 gung1 gik1) — (computing) phishing attack
釣魚杆 (diu3 jyu4 gon1) — variant of 釣魚竿|钓鱼竿[diao4 yu2 gan1]
釣魚臺 (diu3 jyu4 toi4) — Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which…
釦子 (kau3 zi2) — button
釦眼 (kau3 ngaan5) — buttonhole
釦眼兒 (kau3 ngaan5 ji4) — erhua variant of 釦眼|扣眼[kou4 yan3]
釺 (cin1) — a drill (for boring through rock)
釺子 (cin1 zi2) — hammer drill for boring through rock
鈃 (jing4) — long-necked wine flask
鈍翅葦鶯 (deon6 ci3 wai5 ang1) — (bird species of China) blunt-winged warbler (Acrocephalus concinens)
鈍角 (deon6 gok3) — obtuse angle
鈎稽 (ngau1 kai1) — variant of 鉤稽|钩稽[gou1 ji1]
鈑 (baan2) — metal plate; sheet of metal
鈔票 (caau1 piu3) — paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
鈕帶 (nau2 daai2) — bond; ties (of friendship etc)
鈕釦 (nau2 kau3) — variant of 紐扣|纽扣[niu3 kou4]
鈣 (koi3) — calcium (chemistry)
鈣化 (koi3 faa3) — to calcify; calcification
鈣質 (koi3 zat1) — calcium
鈦鐵礦 (taai3 tit3 kwong3) — ilmenite FeTiO3; titanium ore
鈴木 (ling4 muk6) — Suzuki (Japanese surname)
鈴聲 (ling4 seng1) — ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation
鈴蘭 (ling4 laan4) — lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
鈴鐺 (ling4 dong1) — little bell
鈴鼓 (ling4 gu2) — tambourine (musical instrument); bell and drum
鈾 (jau4) — uranium (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [you4]
鈾濃縮 (jau4 nung4 suk1) — uranium enrichment
鉀 (gaap3) — potassium (chemistry)
鉀鹽 (gaap3 jim4) — potassium chloride KCl
鉅子 (geoi6 zi2) — (Mohism) master; leader (variant of 鉅子|巨子[ju4 zi3])
鉗住 (kim4 zyu6) — to clamp down; to suppress
鉗制 (kim4 zai3) — to suppress; to muzzle; to gag
鉗嘴鸛 (kim4 zeoi2 gun3) — (bird species of China) Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
鉗子 (kim4 zi2) — pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp; claw (of a crab etc); (dialect) e…
鉗工 (kim4 gung1) — fitter; benchwork
鉗馬銜枚 (kim4 maa5 haam4 mui4) — with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence
鉚 (maau5) — to fasten with a rivet; to rivet; to hammer in a rivet; (coll.) to concentrate …
鉚勁兒 (maau5 ging6 ji4) — to apply all one's strength in a burst of effort
鉚工 (maau5 gung1) — riveter; worker with rivets
鉚接 (maau5 zip3) — to join with rivets; to rivet; riveted joint
鉚足勁兒 (maau5 zuk1 ging6 ji4) — to exert all one's strength
鉚釘 (maau5 deng1) — rivet
鉚釘槍 (maau5 deng1 coeng1) — rivet gun
鉛 (jyun4) — lead (chemistry)
鉛垂線 (jyun4 seoi4 sin3) — plumbline
鉛字 (jyun4 zi6) — (printing) type; movable letters
鉛山 (jyun4 saan1) — see 鉛山縣|铅山县[Yan2 shan1 Xian4]
鉛山縣 (jyun4 saan1 jyun6) — Yanshan, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi
鉛帶 (jyun4 daai2) — weight belt
鉛條 (jyun4 tiu4) — strip of lead; (printing) slug; lead (for a propelling pencil)
鉛球 (jyun4 kau4) — shot put (athletics event)
鉛礦 (jyun4 kwong3) — lead ore
鉛筆 (jyun4 bat1) — (lead) pencil
鉛筆刀 (jyun4 bat1 dou1) — pencil sharpener
鉛筆盒 (jyun4 bat1 hap6) — pencil case
鉛箔 (jyun4 bok6) — lead foil
鉛管工 (jyun4 gun2 gung1) — plumber
鉛酸蓄電池 (jyun4 syun1 cuk1 din6 ci4) — lead-acid accumulator; battery (e.g. in car)
鉛錘 (jyun4 ceoi4) — bob of a plumbline
鉤住 (ngau1 zyu6) — to hook onto; to hitch onto; to catch onto
鉤嘴圓尾鸌 (ngau1 zeoi2 jyun4 mei5 wok6) — (bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
鉤子 (ngau1 zi2) — hook
鉤心鬥角 (ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3) — variant of 勾心鬥角|勾心斗角[gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3]
鉤扣 (ngau1 kau3) — hook
鉤稽 (ngau1 kai1) — to explore; to investigate; to audit (accounts, books etc)
鉤端螺旋體病 (ngau1 dyun1 lo4 syun4 tai2 beng6) — leptospirosis
鉤編 (ngau1 pin1) — to crochet
鉤花 (ngau1 faa1) — to crochet
鉤針 (ngau1 zam1) — crochet hook; crochet needle
鉸刀 (gaau2 dou1) — reamer; scissors
鉸鏈 (gaau2 lin2) — hinge
銀丹 (ngan4 daan1) — lunar caustic (fused silver nitrate, shaped into a stick and used as a cauteriz…
銀亮 (ngan4 loeng6) — shiny bright as silver
銀保 (ngan4 bou2) — bank insurance; bancassurance
銀元 (ngan4 jyun4) — flat silver (former coinage); also written 銀圓|银圆; silver dollar
銀光 (ngan4 gwong1) — silvery light; bright white light; shining white light
銀兩 (ngan4 loeng5) — silver (as currency)
銀匠 (ngan4 zoeng6) — silversmith
銀喉長尾山雀 (ngan4 hau4 coeng4 mei5 saan1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
銀器 (ngan4 hei3) — silverware
銀圓 (ngan4 jyun4) — variant of 銀元|银元[yin2 yuan2]
銀壇 (ngan4 taan4) — moviedom; the world of movies; film circles
銀婚 (ngan4 fan1) — silver wedding
銀子 (ngan4 zi2) — money; silver
銀屏 (ngan4 ping4) — television; TV screen; the silver screen
銀屑病 (ngan4 sit3 beng6) — psoriasis
銀川 (ngan4 cyun1) — see 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4]
銀川市 (ngan4 cyun1 si5) — Yinchuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏…
銀州 (ngan4 zau1) — see 銀州區|银州区[Yin2 zhou1 Qu1]
銀州區 (ngan4 zau1 keoi1) — Yinzhou, a district of Tieling City 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 Shi4], Liaoning
銀幕 (ngan4 mok6) — movie screen
銀幣 (ngan4 bai6) — silver coin
銀座 (ngan4 zo6) — Ginza (district in Tokyo)
銀晃晃 (ngan4 fong2 fong2) — silver glitter
銀本位 (ngan4 bun2 wai6) — silver standard (monetary system)
銀本位制 (ngan4 bun2 wai6 zai3) — silver standard (monetary system)
銀杏 (ngan4 hang6) — ginkgo
銀杯 (ngan4 bui1) — silver cup (trophy)
銀根 (ngan4 gan1) — (finance) money supply
銀條 (ngan4 tiu2) — silver bar
銀樅 (ngan4 cung1) — silver fir (Abies alba)
銀樓 (ngan4 lau4) — silverware store; jewelry center
銀樣鑞槍頭 (ngan4 joeng6 laap6 coeng1 tau4) — silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an …
銀河 (ngan4 ho4) — Milky Way
銀河星雲 (ngan4 ho4 sing1 wan4) — a galactic nebula
銀河系 (ngan4 ho4 hai6) — Milky Way Galaxy; the galaxy (our galaxy)
銀洋 (ngan4 joeng4) — flat silver (former coinage); also written 銀元|银元
銀海 (ngan4 hoi2) — see 銀海區|银海区[Yin2 hai3 Qu1]
銀海區 (ngan4 hoi2 keoi1) — Yinhai, a district of Beihai City 北海市[Bei3 hai3 Shi4], Guangxi
銀漢 (ngan4 hon3) — Milky Way; also called 銀河|银河[Yin2 he2]
銀熊獎 (ngan4 hung4 zoeng2) — Silver Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival
銀燕 (ngan4 jin3) — (literary) airplane
銀牌 (ngan4 paai4) — silver medal
銀狐 (ngan4 wu4) — silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus); also written 玄狐
銀獅獎 (ngan4 si1 zoeng2) — Silver Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
銀獎 (ngan4 zoeng2) — silver medal
銀瓶 (ngan4 ping4) — silver bottle
銀白 (ngan4 baak6) — silver white
銀白楊 (ngan4 baak6 joeng4) — silver birch; white poplar
銀盤 (ngan4 pun4) — silver plate; galactic disc
銀票 (ngan4 piu3) — (in former times) banknote with a value in silver
銀箔 (ngan4 bok6) — silver foil
銀紅 (ngan4 hung4) — pink; silvery red; pale rose color
銀絲捲 (ngan4 si1 gyun2) — yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads f…
銀耳 (ngan4 ji5) — white fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver tree-ear fungus
銀耳噪鶥 (ngan4 ji5 cou3 mei4) — (bird species of China) silver-eared laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigm…
銀耳相思鳥 (ngan4 ji5 soeng1 si1 niu5) — (bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
銀聯 (ngan4 lyun4) — UnionPay; CUP
銀胸闊嘴鳥 (ngan4 hung1 fut3 zeoi2 niu5) — (bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)
銀膠菊 (ngan4 gaau1 guk1) — guayule (Parthenium argentatum); congress weed (Parthenium hysterophorus)
銀臉長尾山雀 (ngan4 lim5 coeng4 mei5 saan1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
銀色 (ngan4 sik1) — silver (color)
銀苔 (ngan4 toi4) — moss silver; silver in the form of fibers or branches
銀葉 (ngan4 jip6) — silver leaf
銀蓮花 (ngan4 lin4 faa1) — anemone
銀行 (ngan4 hong4) — bank
銀行卡 (ngan4 hong4 kaat1) — bank card
銀行家 (ngan4 hong4 gaa1) — banker
銀行對賬單 (ngan4 hong4 deoi3 zoeng3 daan1) — bank statement
銀行業 (ngan4 hang4 jip6) — banking
銀製 (ngan4 zai3) — made of silver
銀質獎 (ngan4 zat1 zoeng2) — silver medal
銀輝 (ngan4 fai1) — radiance; silver white sheen
銀針 (ngan4 zam1) — silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture)
銀錠 (ngan4 ding3) — silver ingot
銀錢 (ngan4 cin4) — silver money (in former times)
銀閣寺 (ngan4 gok3 zi2) — Ginkaku-ji or Silver Pavilion in Kyoto 京都[Jing1 du1], Japan, officially called …
銀髮 (ngan4 faat3) — silver hair; gray hair
銀魚 (ngan4 jyu2) — oriental whitebait; slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Sala…
銀鯧 (ngan4 coeng1) — silvery pomfret; dollarfish; harvestfish
銀鷗 (ngan4 au1) — (bird species of China) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
銀點 (ngan4 dim2) — the silver point; the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point…
銅仁 (tung4 jan4) — see 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4]
銅仁市 (tung4 jan4 si5) — Tongren, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3]
銅像 (tung4 zoeng6) — bronze statue
銅匠 (tung4 zoeng6) — coppersmith
銅器 (tung4 hei3) — copper ware; bronze ware
銅山 (tung4 saan1) — see 銅山區|铜山区[Tong2 shan1 Qu1]
銅川 (tung4 cyun1) — see 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4]
銅川市 (tung4 cyun1 si5) — Tongchuan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3]
銅板 (tung4 baan2) — copper coin; copper plate; copper clappers (a kind of percussion instrument); (…
銅梁 (tung4 loeng4) — see 銅梁區|铜梁区[Tong2 liang2 Qu1]
銅牆鐵壁 (tung4 coeng4 tit3 bik1) — copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
銅牌 (tung4 paai4) — bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc
銅環 (tung4 waan4) — brass ring; door knocker
銅礦 (tung4 kwong3) — copper mine; copper ore
銅管 (tung4 gun2) — brass instrument (music)
銅管樂器 (tung4 gun2 ngok6 hei3) — brass instruments
銅翅水雉 (tung4 ci3 seoi2 zi6) — (bird species of China) bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)
銅藍鶲 (tung4 laam4 jung1) — (bird species of China) verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
銅鈴 (tung4 ling4) — bell made of copper or bronze
銅錘 (tung4 ceoi4) — mace (weapon); (Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for 銅錘花臉|铜…
銅錘花臉 (tung4 ceoi4 faa1 lim5) — (Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, c…
銅鑼 (tung4 lo4) — gong
銅鑼灣 (tung4 lo4 waan1) — Causeway Bay
銅鑼燒 (tung4 lo4 siu1) — dorayaki (a Japanese confection)
銅陵 (tung4 ling4) — see 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 Shi4]
銅陵市 (tung4 ling4 si5) — Tongling, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
銅鼓 (tung4 gu2) — see 銅鼓縣|铜鼓县[Tong2 gu3 Xian4]
銅鼓縣 (tung4 gu2 jyun6) — Tonggu, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi
銍 (zat6) — sickle
銎 (kung4) — eye of an axe
銑工 (sin2 gung1) — milling (machining); milling machine operator
銑床 (sin2 cong4) — milling machine
銑鐵 (sin2 tit3) — cast iron
銓敘部 (cyun4 zeoi6 bou6) — Ministry of Civil Service, Taiwan
銓衡 (cyun4 hang4) — to measure and select talents
銘刻 (ming5 hak1) — a carved inscription
銘心刻骨 (ming5 sam1 hak1 gwat1) — lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; re…
銘心鏤骨 (ming5 sam1 lau6 gwat1) — engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefa…
銘文 (ming5 man4) — inscription
銘瑄 (ming5 syun1) — MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display
銘言 (ming5 jin4) — motto; slogan
銘記 (ming5 gei3) — to engrave in one's memory
銘謝 (ming5 ze6) — to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks; also written 鳴謝|鸣谢
銛 (cim1) — fish-spear; sharp
銜接 (haam4 zip3) — to link up; to connect; to join
銳不可當 (jeoi6 bat1 ho2 dong1) — unstoppable; hard to hold back
銳利 (jeoi6 lei6) — sharp; keen; acute; incisive; penetrating; perceptive
銳化 (jeoi6 faa3) — to sharpen
銳志 (jeoi6 zi3) — firm determination
銳意 (jeoi6 ji3) — acute determination; dauntless
銳敏 (jeoi6 man5) — acute; astute; perceptive
銳步 (jeoi6 bou6) — Reebok (sportswear manufacturer)
銳氣 (jeoi6 hei3) — acute spirit; dash; drive
銳減 (jeoi6 gaam2) — steep decline
銳角 (jeoi6 gok3) — acute angle
銳進 (jeoi6 zeon3) — to advance; to rush forward
銷假 (siu1 gaa3) — to report back after a period of absence
銷勢 (siu1 sai3) — sale
銷售 (siu1 sau6) — to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)
銷售時點 (siu1 sau6 si4 dim2) — point of sale
銷售時點情報系統 (siu1 sau6 si4 dim2 cing4 bou3 hai6 tung2) — point of sale system
銷售額 (siu1 sau6 ngaak2) — sales figure; total income from sales; turnover
銷售點 (siu1 sau6 dim2) — point of sale (POS); checkout; retail outlet
銷子 (siu1 zi2) — a peg; a pin; dowel
銷帳 (siu1 zoeng3) — to write off; to cancel an account; to draw a line under
銷案 (siu1 on3) — to close a case; to bring a case to a close (law)
銷毀 (siu1 wai2) — to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate
銷聲匿跡 (siu1 sing1 nik1 zik1) — to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low
銷行 (siu1 hang4) — to sell; to be on sale; to be sold
銷貨帳 (siu1 fo3 zoeng3) — sales ledger (accountancy)
銷賬 (siu1 zoeng3) — to write off; to cancel an item from accounts
銷贓 (siu1 zong1) — to dispose of stolen goods
銷路 (siu1 lou6) — sale; market; state of the market; sales event
銷量 (siu1 loeng6) — sales volume
銷金窟 (siu1 gam1 fat1) — money squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc)
銷鑠 (siu1 soek3) — to melt; to eliminate
銷魂 (siu1 wan4) — ecstasy; rapture; to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow
銼 (co3) — file (tool used for smoothing); rasp; to file
銼刀 (co3 dou1) — file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
鋃鐺 (long4 dong1) — iron chains; shackles; (onom.) clank
鋃鐺入獄 (long4 dong1 jap6 juk6) — lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom); fig. to be put behind bars; to…
鋅 (san1) — zinc (chemistry)
鋈 (juk1) — -plated; to plate
鋌而走險 (ting5 ji4 zau2 him2) — (idiom) to take a risk out of desperation
鋏子 (gaap3 zi2) — tongs
鋒利 (fung1 lei6) — sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive; to the point
鋒芒 (fung1 mong4) — tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge; spearhead; vanguard
鋒芒內斂 (fung1 mong4 noi6 lim5) — to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
鋒芒畢露 (fung1 mong4 bat1 lou6) — to show off one's ability
鋒鋩 (fung1 mong4) — variant of 鋒芒|锋芒[feng1 mang2]
鋒鋼 (fung1 gong3) — high speed steel
鋒面 (fung1 min6) — front (meteorology)
鋤地 (co4 dei6) — to hoe; to weed the soil
鋤奸 (co4 gaan1) — to weed out the traitors
鋤強扶弱 (co4 koeng4 fu4 joek6) — to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give t…
鋤犁 (co4 lai4) — plow
鋤草 (co4 cou2) — to hoe; to weed
鋤頭 (co4 tau4) — hoe
鋦子 (guk6 zi2) — clamp for mending pottery
鋪位 (pou3 wai2) — bunk; berth
鋪保 (pou3 bou2) — shop's guarantee
鋪墊 (pou1 zin3) — to spread out bedding; bedcover
鋪天蓋地 (pou1 tin1 goi3 dei6) — (lit.) eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom); (fig.) arriving in o…
鋪子 (pou3 zi2) — store; shop
鋪家 (pou3 gaa1) — store; shop
鋪展 (pou1 zin2) — to spread out
鋪平 (pou1 ping4) — to spread out (material); to pave (the way, a road etc)
鋪床 (pou1 cong4) — to make a bed; to lay bedding
鋪底 (pou3 dai2) — shop fittings
鋪張 (pou1 zoeng1) — ostentation; extravagance
鋪張浪費 (pou1 zoeng1 long6 fai3) — extravagance and waste (idiom)
鋪戶 (pou3 wu6) — store; shop
鋪捐 (pou3 gyun1) — tax on stores
鋪排 (pou1 paai4) — to arrange
鋪擺 (pou1 baai2) — to display (goods); to dispose of
鋪攤 (pou1 taan1) — to spread out; to display; to lay out a vendor's stall
鋪放 (pou1 fong3) — to display
鋪敘 (pou1 zeoi6) — to explain all the details; complete narrative
鋪板 (pou1 baan2) — bedboard
鋪炕 (pou1 kong3) — to make a bed; to lay bedding
鋪砌 (pou1 cai3) — to pave
鋪蓋 (pou1 goi3) — to spread evenly over
鋪蓋卷兒 (pou1 goi3 gyun2 ji4) — bedroll
鋪衍 (pou1 jin5) — to spread out widely; to disseminate
鋪襯 (pou1 can3) — patch of cloth
鋪設 (pou1 cit3) — to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline); to install (wiring, cable); to cons…
鋪路 (pou1 lou6) — to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for …
鋪軌 (pou1 gwai2) — to lay railway track
鋪陳 (pou1 can4) — to arrange; to spread out; to narrate in detail; to describe at great length; t…
鋪面 (pou1 min6) — paving; pavement
鋪面房 (pou3 min6 fong4) — store; front room of house serving as shop
鋪首 (pou1 sau2) — holder for door knocker
鋯合金 (gou3 hap6 gam1) — zircaloy
鋯石 (gou3 sek6) — zircon (colored crystal of zirconium silicate ZrSiO4)
鋯英砂 (gou3 jing1 saa1) — zircon sand (zirconium ore)
鋰離子電池 (lei5 lei4 zi2 din6 ci4) — lithium ion battery
鋰電池 (lei5 din6 ci4) — lithium battery
鋸子 (geoi3 zi2) — a saw
鋸工 (goe3 gung1) — a sawyer
鋸木廠 (goe3 muk6 cong2) — sawmill; lumber mill
鋸木架 (goe3 muk6 gaa2) — a sawhorse
鋸末 (goe3 mut6) — sawdust
鋸架 (goe3 gaa2) — a sawframe
鋸條 (goe3 tiu4) — a sawblade
鋸片 (goe3 pin2) — saw blade
鋸開 (geoi3 hoi1) — to saw
鋸齒 (goe3 ci2) — sawtooth
鋸齒形 (goe3 ci2 jing4) — sawtooth shape; zigzag
鋼刀 (gong3 dou1) — steel knife; sword
鋼化玻璃 (gong3 faa3 bo1 lei1) — reinforced glass
鋼叉 (gong3 caa1) — pitchfork; garden fork; restraining pole (used by police); military fork (of an…
鋼廠 (gong3 cong2) — a steelworks
鋼彈 (gong3 daan2) — Gundam, Japanese animation franchise
鋼材 (gong3 coi4) — steel (as raw material); steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
鋼板 (gong3 baan2) — steel plate
鋼柱 (gong3 cyu5) — iron pillar; iron rod
鋼條 (gong3 tiu2) — steel bar
鋼片琴 (gong3 pin2 kam4) — celesta
鋼珠 (gong3 zyu1) — steel ball; bearing ball
鋼琴 (gong3 kam4) — piano
鋼琴家 (gong3 kam4 gaa1) — pianist
鋼琴師 (gong3 kam4 si1) — pianist
鋼琴演奏 (gong3 kam4 jin2 zau3) — piano performance
鋼窗 (gong3 coeng1) — metal window
鋼筆 (gong3 bat1) — fountain pen
鋼筋 (gong3 gan1) — steel reinforcing bar
鋼筋水泥 (gong3 gan1 seoi2 nai4) — reinforced concrete
鋼筋混凝土 (gong3 gan1 wan6 jing4 tou2) — reinforced concrete
鋼管 (gong3 gun2) — steel pipe; pole (in pole dancing)
鋼管舞 (gong3 gun2 mou5) — pole dancing
鋼箭 (gong3 zin3) — iron arrow
鋼絲 (gong3 si1) — steel wire; tightrope
鋼絲繩 (gong3 si1 sing4) — hawser; steel rope
鋼絲鋸 (gong3 si1 goe3) — jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)
鋼纜 (gong3 laam6) — steel cable; wire cable; steel hawser
鋼花 (gong3 faa1) — spray (or sparks) of molten steel
鋼製 (gong3 zai3) — made of steel; steel (bar, screw, product etc)
鋼軌 (gong3 gwai2) — steel rail
鋼鋸 (gong3 goe3) — hacksaw
鋼鏰 (gong3 bang1) — small coin; dime
鋼鐵 (gong3 tit3) — steel
鋼鐵俠 (gong3 tit3 haap6) — Iron Man, comic book superhero
鋼鐵學院 (gong3 tit3 hok6 jyun2) — Beijing Steel and Iron Institute (the former name of 北京科技大學|北京科技大学[Bei3 jing1 K…
鋼鐵工業 (gong3 tit3 gung1 jip6) — steel industry
鋼鐵廠 (gong3 tit3 cong2) — iron and steel works; steelworks
鋼鞭 (gong3 bin1) — mace (weapon)
鋼骨水泥 (gong3 gwat1 seoi2 nai4) — reinforced concrete
錄供 (luk6 gung1) — to take down a confession; Taiwan pr. [lu4gong1]
錄像 (luk6 zoeng6) — to videotape; to videorecord; video recording
錄像帶 (luk6 zoeng6 daai2) — videotape; video cassette
錄像機 (luk6 zoeng6 gei1) — video recorder; VCR
錄入 (luk6 jap6) — to input (computer); to type
錄取 (luk6 ceoi2) — to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entran…
錄取線 (luk6 ceoi2 sin3) — minimum passing score for admission
錄取通知書 (luk6 ceoi2 tung1 zi1 syu1) — admission notice (issued by a university)
錄影 (luk6 jing2) — to videotape; to videorecord
錄影帶 (luk6 jing2 daai2) — (Tw) videotape; video cassette
錄影機 (luk6 jing2 gei1) — camcorder; video recorder; videocassette recorder (Tw)
錄放 (luk6 fong3) — to record and play (audio, video)
錄用 (luk6 jung6) — to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication
錄相 (luk6 soeng3) — variant of 錄像|录像[lu4 xiang4]
錄製 (luk6 zai3) — to record (video or audio)
錄象 (luk6 zoeng6) — variant of 錄像|录像[lu4 xiang4]
錄音 (luk6 jam1) — to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段[duan4])
錄音帶 (luk6 jam1 daai2) — audio tape
錄音機 (luk6 jam1 gei1) — (tape) recording machine; tape recorder
錆 (coeng1) — the color of a mineral
錐套 (zeoi1 tou3) — taper bushing
錐子 (zeoi1 zi2) — awl
錐尖 (zeoi1 zim1) — point of an awl; sharp point
錐形 (zeoi1 jing4) — conical
錐形瓶 (zeoi1 jing4 ping4) — Erlenmeyer flask
錐蟲病 (zeoi1 cung4 beng6) — trypanosomiasis
錐面 (zeoi1 min2) — cone
錐齒輪 (zeoi1 ci2 leon4) — pinion gear
錒系元素 (aa3 hai6 jyun4 sou3) — actinoids (rare earth series), namely: actinium Ac89 錒|锕[a1], thorium Th90 釷|钍[…
錘子 (ceoi4 zi2) — hammer
錘頭鯊 (ceoi4 tau4 saa1) — a hammerhead shark
錘骨 (ceoi4 gwat1) — malleus or hammer bone of middle ear
錘骨柄 (ceoi4 gwat1 beng3) — manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to ty…
錙銖必較 (zi1 zyu1 bit1 gaau3) — to haggle over every cent (idiom)
錚錚鐵漢 (zaang1 zaang1 tit3 hon3) — a strong and determined man (idiom)
錟 (taam4) — long spear
錡 (kei4) — three legged cauldron (old); woodworking chisel (old)
錢三強 (cin4 saam1 koeng4) — Qian Sanqiang
錢串 (cin4 cyun3) — string of cash
錢串兒 (cin4 cyun3 ji4) — erhua variant of 錢串|钱串[qian2 chuan4]
錢串子 (cin4 cyun3 zi2) — string of copper coins (in ancient China); (fig.) an overly money-oriented pers…
錢其琛 (cin4 kei4 sam1) — Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier
錢包 (cin4 baau1) — purse; wallet
錢可通神 (cin4 ho2 tung1 san4) — with money, you can do anything (idiom); money talks
錢塘 (cin4 tong4) — see 錢塘江|钱塘江[Qian2 tang2 Jiang1]; see 錢塘區|钱塘区[Qian2 tang2 Qu1]
錢塘江 (cin4 tong4 gong1) — Qiantang River, the principal river of Zhejiang Province, eastern China, flowin…
錢塘潮 (cin4 tong4 ciu4) — tidal bore of the Qiantang River 錢塘江|钱塘江[Qian2 tang2 Jiang1] in Zhejiang
錢多事少離家近 (cin2 do1 si6 siu2 lei4 gaa1 gan6) — lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
錢夾 (cin4 gaap3) — wallet; Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]
錢學森 (cin4 hok6 sam1) — Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer
錢幣 (cin4 bai6) — money (esp. coins)
錢永健 (cin4 wing5 gin6) — Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate
錢物 (cin2 mat6) — money and things of value
錢皮 (cin4 pei4) — Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-2016), president of Italy 1999-2006
錢糧 (cin4 loeng4) — land tax; money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
錢能通神 (cin2 nang4 tung1 san4) — money is all-powerful; money can move God
錢莊 (cin4 zong1) — old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dy…
錢袋 (cin4 doi2) — wallet; purse; money bag
錢財 (cin4 coi4) — wealth; money
錢起 (cin4 hei2) — Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
錢鈔 (cin4 caau1) — money
錦上添花 (gam2 soeng6 tim1 faa1) — (lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom); (fig.) to make sth good even better; …
錦囊妙計 (gam2 nong4 miu6 gai3) — brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom); bag of tricks; fiendishly cunning master…
錦屏 (gam2 ping4) — see 錦屏縣|锦屏县[Jin3 ping2 Xian4]
錦屏縣 (gam2 ping4 jyun6) — Jinping, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州…
錦州 (gam2 zau1) — see 錦州市|锦州市[Jin3 zhou1 Shi4]
錦州市 (gam2 zau1 si5) — Jinzhou, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
錦心繡口 (gam2 sam1 sau3 hau2) — (of writing) elegant and ornate
錦標賽 (gam2 biu1 coi3) — championship contest; championships
錦江 (gam2 gong1) — see 錦江區|锦江区[Jin3 jiang1 Qu1]
錦江區 (gam2 gong1 keoi1) — Jinjiang, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan
錦緞 (gam2 dyun6) — brocade
錦繡 (gam2 sau3) — beautiful
錦繡前程 (gam2 sau3 cin4 cing4) — bright future; bright prospects
錦葵 (gam2 kwai4) — common mallow (Malva sinensis), used in TCM
錦衣玉食 (gam2 ji1 juk6 sik6) — brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance

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