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• 錦雞 (gam2 gai1) — golden pheasant
• 錦鯉 (gam2 lei5) — koi (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus)
• 錨 (naau4) — anchor
• 錨鏈 (maau4 lin2) — anchor chain
• 錨鏈孔 (maau4 lin2 hung2) — hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
• 錫伯 (sek3 baak3) — Xibe ethnic group
• 錫伯族 (sek3 baak3 zuk6) — Xibe ethnic group
• 錫克 (sek3 hak1) — Sikh
• 錫克教 (sek3 hak1 gaau3) — Sikhism
• 錫劇 (sek3 kek6) — Wuxi opera (which developed in the area around Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wu2 xi1])
• 錫嘴雀 (sek3 zeoi2 zoek3) — (bird species of China) hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
• 錫婚 (sek3 fan1) — tin anniversary; aluminum anniversary (10th wedding anniversary)
• 錫安 (sek3 on1) — Zion
• 錫安山 (sek3 on1 saan1) — Mount Zion
• 錫山 (sek3 saan1) — see 錫山區|锡山区[Xi1 shan1 Qu1]
• 錫山區 (sek3 saan1 keoi1) — Xishan, a district of Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 Shi4], Jiangsu
• 錫拉庫薩 (sek3 laai1 fu3 saat3) — Syracuse, Sicily
• 錫杖 (sek3 zoeng6) — (Buddhism) khakkhara; staff topped with metal rings, traditionally carried by B…
• 錫林浩特 (sek3 lam4 hou6 dak6) — see 錫林浩特市|锡林浩特市[Xi1 lin2 hao4 te4 Shi4]
• 錫林浩特市 (sek3 lam4 hou6 dak6 si5) — Xilinhot, a county-level city in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 …
• 錫林郭勒 (sek3 lam4 gwok3 lak6) — see 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2]
• 錫林郭勒盟 (sek3 lam4 gwok3 lak6 mang4) — Xilingol, league in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 g…
• 錫爾河 (sek3 ji5 ho4) — Syr Darya, Central Asian river, flowing from Kyrgiz Republic through Kazakhstan…
• 錫瓦 (sek3 ngaa5) — Siwa, Egypt
• 錫當河 (sek3 dong1 ho4) — Sittang River of central Myanmar (Burma), between Irrawaddy and Salween rivers
• 錫石 (sek3 sek6) — tin oxide SnO2; cassiterite; tinstone
• 錫礦 (sek3 kwong3) — tin ore
• 錫箔 (sek3 bok6) — tinfoil
• 錫箔紙 (sek3 bok6 zi2) — aluminum foil
• 錫蘭 (sek3 laan4) — Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
• 錫蠟 (sek3 laap6) — pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 and other metals)
• 錫金 (sek3 gam1) — Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet
• 錫鉛 (sek3 jyun4) — pewter (tin alloy)
• 錫錠 (sek3 ding3) — tin ingot
• 錫鑞 (sek3 laap6) — pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 and other metals)
• 錫霍特 (sek3 fok3 dak6) — Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island
• 錫霍特山脈 (sek3 fok3 dak6 saan1 mak6) — Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island
• 錮囚鋒 (gu3 cau4 fung1) — occluded front (meteorology)
• 錮漏鍋 (gu3 lau6 wo1) — tinker; artisan who fixes leaky pots
• 錯亂 (co3 lyun6) — in disorder; deranged (mentally)
• 錯位 (co3 wai2) — to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced; (medicine) to be i…
• 錯別字 (co3 bit6 zi6) — Chinese character error (collective term for 錯字|错字[cuo4 zi4] and 別字|别字[bie2 zi4…
• 錯動 (co3 dung6) — to move relative to one another
• 錯失 (co3 sat1) — fault; mistake; to miss (a chance)
• 錯字 (co3 zi6) — incorrectly written Chinese character
• 錯層 (co3 cang4) — split-level (home)
• 錯峰 (co3 fung1) — to stagger usage to ameliorate peak load
• 錯怪 (co3 gwaai3) — to blame sb wrongly
• 錯愕 (co3 ngok6) — astonished; startled
• 錯愛 (co3 oi3) — misplaced kindness; humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.
• 錯案 (co3 on3) — a misjudged legal case; a miscarriage (of justice)
• 錯漏 (co3 lau6) — error and negligence
• 錯用 (co3 jung6) — to misuse; to misapply
• 錯綜 (cok3 zung3) — intricate; complicated; tangled; involved; to synthesize
• 錯綜複雜 (co3 zung1 fuk1 zaap6) — tangled and complicated (idiom)
• 錯義突變 (co3 ji6 dat6 bin3) — missense mutation
• 錯落 (co3 lok6) — strewn at random; disorderly; untidy; irregular; uneven
• 錯落不齊 (cok3 lok6 bat1 cai4) — disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly
• 錯落有致 (cok3 lok6 jau5 zi3) — in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
• 錯處 (co3 cyu3) — fault
• 錯視 (co3 si6) — optical illusion; trick of the eye; parablepsia
• 錯覺 (co3 gok3) — misconception; illusion; misperception
• 錯覺結合 (co3 gok3 git3 hap6) — illusory conjunction
• 錯角 (co3 gok3) — (math.) alternate angles
• 錯解 (co3 gaai2) — misinterpretation; mistaken explanation
• 錯誤 (co3 ng6) — mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
• 錯讀 (co3 duk6) — to mispronounce
• 錯車 (co3 ce1) — to give right of way to another vehicle; the wrong bus
• 錯過 (co3 gwo3) — to miss (train, opportunity etc)
• 錯那 (co3 naa5) — see 錯那市|错那市[Cuo4 na4 Shi4]
• 錯開 (co3 hoi1) — to stagger (times)
• 錯雜 (cok3 zaap6) — mixed; jumbled
• 錳礦 (maang5 kwong3) — manganese ore
• 錳結核 (maang5 git3 hat6) — manganese nodule
• 錶帶 (biu1 daai2) — watchband; watch strap
• 錶盤 (biu1 pun4) — variant of 表盤|表盘[biao3 pan2]; watch face
• 錶蒙子 (biu1 mung4 zi2) — watch glass; crystal
• 錶針 (biu1 zam1) — hand of a clock
• 鍋墊 (wo1 zin3) — trivet; pot-holder
• 鍋子 (wo1 zi2) — pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing; hotpot
• 鍋巴 (wo1 baa1) — guoba (scorched rice at the bottom of the pan)
• 鍋灶 (wo1 zou3) — stove; cooking burner
• 鍋爐 (wo1 lou4) — boiler
• 鍋蓋 (wo1 goi3) — saucepan lid; (satellite) dish
• 鍋貼 (wo1 tip3) — fried dumpling; potsticker
• 鍋駝機 (wo1 to4 gei1) — portable steam engine
• 鍍銀 (dou6 ngan2) — silver-plated
• 鍍鋅 (dou6 san1) — galvanized; zinc-coated
• 鍘刀 (zaap6 dou1) — lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
• 鍛造 (dyun3 zou6) — to forge (metal); forging
• 鍛鐵 (dyun3 tit3) — wrought iron
• 鍠 (wong4) — sound of drums and bells; trident
• 鍥而不捨 (kit3 ji4 bat1 se2) — to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to pe…
• 鍪 (mau4) — (archaic) iron pot; (archaic) battle helmet
• 鍬 (ciu1) — shovel; spade
• 鍬形蟲 (ciu1 jing4 cung4) — stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)
• 鍵入 (gin6 jap6) — to key in; to input; to enter (some text)
• 鍵帽 (gin6 mou2) — keycap
• 鍵槽 (gin6 cou4) — (engineering) keyway; key slot
• 鍵盤 (gin6 pun4) — keyboard
• 鍵盤樂器 (gin6 pun2 ngok6 hei3) — keyboard instrument (piano, organ etc)
• 鍵詞 (gin6 ci4) — keyword
• 鍾愛 (zung1 oi3) — to treasure; to be very fond of
• 鍾繇 (zung1 jiu4) — Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, …
• 鍾萬學 (zung1 maan6 hok6) — Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (1966-), Indonesian politician, governor of Jakarta (201…
• 鎂 (mei5) — magnesium (chemistry)
• 鎂棒 (mei5 paang5) — ferrocerium rod; fire steel
• 鎂砂 (mei5 saa1) — magnesium oxide (refractory material)
• 鎂磚 (mei5 zyun1) — magnesium brick (refractory material)
• 鎂鹽 (mei5 jim4) — magnesium salt
• 鎊 (bong6) — pound (sterling) (loanword)
• 鎏金 (lau4 gam1) — variant of 鎦金|镏金[liu2 jin1]
• 鎔爐 (jung4 lou4) — variant of 熔爐|熔炉, smelting furnace; forge
• 鎖上 (so2 soeng5) — to lock; to lock up
• 鎖匙 (so2 si4) — (dialect) key; Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5]
• 鎖匠 (so2 zoeng6) — locksmith
• 鎖區 (so2 keoi1) — region lock (gaming etc)
• 鎖吶 (so2 naap6) — variant of 嗩吶|唢呐[suo3 na4]
• 鎖國 (so2 gwok3) — to close a country; to exclude foreign contact; closed country (Qing China, Nor…
• 鎖孔 (so2 hung2) — keyhole
• 鎖存器 (so2 cyun4 hei3) — latch (electronic)
• 鎖定 (so2 ding6) — to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; t…
• 鎖掉 (so2 diu6) — lock up; lock out; to lock
• 鎖掣 (so2 zai3) — catch (of a lock)
• 鎖鏈 (so2 lin2) — chains; shackles
• 鎖鑰 (so2 joek6) — key and lock; (fig.) strategic place
• 鎖門 (so2 mun4) — to lock the door
• 鎖閂 (so2 saan1) — latch; bolt (to lock a door or window)
• 鎖骨 (so2 gwat1) — collarbone; clavicle
• 鎞 (pei1) — plowshare; barb, lancet
• 鎦子 (lau6 zi2) — (dialect) finger ring
• 鎦金 (lau4 gam1) — gold-plating; gilded; gold-plated
• 鎦銀器 (lau4 ngan4 hei3) — gilded silverware
• 鎧甲 (hoi2 gaap3) — armor
• 鎩羽而歸 (saat3 jyu5 ji4 gwai1) — (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's…
• 鎬京 (hou6 ging1) — Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Z…
• 鎬把 (gou2 baa2) — pickaxe handle
• 鎮住 (zan3 zyu6) — to dominate; to control; to subdue; to crush
• 鎮區 (zan3 keoi1) — township
• 鎮原 (zan3 jyun4) — see 鎮原縣|镇原县[Zhen4 yuan2 Xian4]
• 鎮原縣 (zan3 jyun4 jyun6) — Zhenyuan, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 Shi4], Gansu
• 鎮台 (zan3 toi4) — garrison commander (old)
• 鎮咳 (zan3 kat1) — cough suppressant
• 鎮坪 (zan3 ping4) — see 鎮坪縣|镇坪县[Zhen4 ping2 Xian4]
• 鎮坪縣 (zan3 ping4 jyun6) — Zhenping, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi
• 鎮壓 (zan3 aat3) — suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
• 鎮妖 (zan3 jiu1) — to drive away evil spirits
• 鎮守 (zan3 sau2) — (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend; (fig.) to stand guard; to …
• 鎮安 (zan3 on1) — see 鎮安縣|镇安县[Zhen4 an1 Xian4]
• 鎮安縣 (zan3 on1 jyun6) — Zhen'an, a county in Shangluo City 商洛市[Shang1 luo4 Shi4], Shaanxi
• 鎮定 (zan3 ding6) — calm; unperturbed; cool
• 鎮定劑 (zan3 ding6 zai1) — tranquilizer; depressant; sedative
• 鎮定藥 (zan3 ding6 joek6) — sedative drug
• 鎮寧布依族苗族自治縣 (zan3 ning4 bou3 ji1 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi…
• 鎮寧縣 (zan3 ning4 jyun6) — see 鎮寧布依族苗族自治縣|镇宁布依族苗族自治县[Zhen4 ning2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
• 鎮山 (zan3 saan1) — main mountain of a region
• 鎮巴 (zan3 baa1) — see 鎮巴縣|镇巴县[Zhen4 ba1 Xian4]
• 鎮巴縣 (zan3 baa1 jyun6) — Zhenba, a county in Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi
• 鎮平 (zan3 ping4) — see 鎮平縣|镇平县[Zhen4 ping2 Xian4]
• 鎮平縣 (zan3 ping4 jyun6) — Zhenping, a county in Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
• 鎮康 (zan3 hong1) — see 鎮康縣|镇康县[Zhen4 kang1 Xian4]
• 鎮康縣 (zan3 hong1 jyun6) — Zhenkang, a county in Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4], Yunnan
• 鎮得住 (zan3 dak1 zyu6) — to manage to suppress; to keep under control
• 鎮日 (zan3 jat6) — all day
• 鎮暴 (zan3 bou6) — to suppress a riot; riot control
• 鎮江 (zan3 gong1) — see 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 Shi4]
• 鎮江市 (zan3 gong1 si5) — Zhenjiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
• 鎮沅縣 (zan3 jyun4 jyun6) — see 鎮沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治縣|镇沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治县[Zhen4 yuan2 Yi2 zu2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 La1 hu4 zu2 Zi4…
• 鎮流器 (zan3 lau4 hei3) — electrical ballast
• 鎮海 (zan3 hoi2) — see 鎮海區|镇海区[Zhen4 hai3 Qu1]
• 鎮海區 (zan3 hoi2 keoi1) — Zhenhai, a district of Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang
• 鎮痙劑 (zan3 ging6 zai1) — antispasmodic (pharmacology)
• 鎮痛 (zan3 tung3) — to suppress pain
• 鎮痛劑 (zan3 tung3 zai1) — painkiller; analgesic; anodyne
• 鎮痛藥 (zan3 tung3 joek6) — analgesic
• 鎮紙 (zan3 zi2) — paperweight
• 鎮賚 (zan3 loi6) — see 鎮賚縣|镇赉县[Zhen4 lai4 Xian4]
• 鎮賚縣 (zan3 loi6 jyun6) — Zhenlai, a county in Baicheng City 白城市[Bai2 cheng2 Shi4], Jilin
• 鎮遠 (zan3 jyun5) — see 鎮遠縣|镇远县[Zhen4 yuan3 Xian4]
• 鎮遠縣 (zan3 jyun5 jyun6) — Zhenyuan, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治…
• 鎮長 (zan3 zoeng2) — town headman; mayor (of small town or village); bailiff
• 鎮雄 (zan3 hung4) — see 鎮雄縣|镇雄县[Zhen4 xiong2 Xian4]
• 鎮雄縣 (zan3 hung4 jyun6) — Zhenxiong, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
• 鎮靜 (zan3 zing6) — calm; cool
• 鎮靜劑 (zan3 zing6 zai1) — tranquilizer
• 鎮靜藥 (zan3 zing6 joek6) — sedative
• 鎳 (nip6) — nickel (chemistry)
• 鎳箔 (nip6 bok6) — nickel sheet
• 鏇子 (syun4 zi2) — large metal plate for making bean curd; metal pot for warming wine
• 鏇工 (syun4 gung1) — lathe operator; spinning wheel worker
• 鏇床 (syun4 cong4) — lathe
• 鏇木 (syun4 muk6) — wood turning; woodwork lathe
• 鏈子 (lin4 zi2) — chain
• 鏈式反應 (lin2 sik1 faan2 jing3) — chain reaction
• 鏈式裂變反應 (lin2 sik1 lit6 bin3 faan2 jing3) — chain reaction of nuclear fission
• 鏈接 (lin4 zip3) — to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink
• 鏈條 (lin4 tiu4) — chain
• 鏈烴 (lin2 ting1) — chain hydrocarbon
• 鏈球 (lin2 kau4) — (athletics) hammer; hammer throw
• 鏈球菌 (lin2 kau4 kwan2) — streptococcus (genus of bacteria)
• 鏈環 (lin4 waan4) — chain link
• 鏈結 (lin4 git3) — to link together; to connect (in a systematic or chain-like way); linkage
• 鏈表 (lin2 biu2) — linked list
• 鏈路 (lin2 lou6) — link
• 鏈路層 (lin2 lou6 cang4) — link layer
• 鏈鋸 (lin2 goe3) — chain saw
• 鏊子 (ngou6 zi2) — griddle
• 鏌 (mok6) — used in 鏌鋣|镆铘[Mo4 ye2]; (chemistry) moscovium
• 鏐 (lau4) — fine gold
• 鏖戰 (ngou4 zin3) — bitter fighting; a violent battle
• 鏗然 (hang1 jin4) — (literary) resonant
• 鏗鏘 (hang1 coeng1) — sonorous; resounding; fig. resounding words
• 鏘 (coeng1) — tinkling of small bells
• 鏞 (jung4) — large bell
• 鏟土機 (caan2 tou2 gei1) — bulldozer; wheel loader
• 鏟子 (caan2 zi2) — shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil)
• 鏟蹚 (caan2 tong2) — to hoe; to weed (between crop rows)
• 鏟車 (caan2 ce1) — front loader (vehicle)
• 鏟運機 (caan2 wan6 gei1) — carry-scraper
• 鏟運車 (caan2 wan6 ce1) — front loader (vehicle)
• 鏟雪車 (caan2 syut3 ce1) — snowplow
• 鏡像 (geng3 zoeng6) — mirror image
• 鏡像站點 (geng3 zoeng6 zaam6 dim2) — (computing) mirror site
• 鏡子 (geng3 zi2) — mirror
• 鏡架 (geng3 gaa2) — eyeglasses frame; mirror support
• 鏡框 (geng3 kwaang1) — picture frame; spectacle frame
• 鏡框舞台 (geng3 kwaang1 mou5 toi4) — theatrical set
• 鏡湖 (geng3 wu4) — see 鏡湖區|镜湖区[Jing4 hu2 Qu1]
• 鏡湖區 (geng3 wu4 keoi1) — Jinghu, a district of Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 Shi4], Anhui
• 鏡片 (geng3 pin2) — lens
• 鏡花 (geng3 faa1) — decorative mirror
• 鏡花水月 (geng3 faa1 seoi2 jyut6) — lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); fig. an un…
• 鏡花緣 (geng3 faa1 jyun4) — Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (ear…
• 鏡頭 (geng3 tau4) — camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
• 鏡鸞 (geng3 lyun4) — to lose one's spouse
• 鏢客 (biu1 haak3) — (old) armed escort (of travelers or merchants' caravans)
• 鏢槍 (biu1 coeng1) — variant of 標槍|标枪[biao1 qiang1]
• 鏤刻 (lau6 hak1) — to carve; to engrave
• 鏤空 (lau6 hung1) — openwork; fretwork
• 鏨子 (zaam6 zi2) — chisel
• 鏹水 (koeng5 seoi2) — (coll.) strong acid
• 鏽斑 (sau3 baan1) — rust spot; rust stain (on metal); rusty spot (on plants)
• 鏽紅腹旋木雀 (sau3 hung4 fuk1 syun4 muk6 zoek3) — (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
• 鏽胸藍姬鶲 (sau3 hung1 laam4 gei1 jung1) — (bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)
• 鏽腹短翅鶇 (sau3 fuk1 dyun2 ci3 dung1) — (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
• 鏽臉鉤嘴鶥 (sau3 lim5 ngau1 zeoi2 mei4) — (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogen…
• 鏽額斑翅鶥 (sau3 ngaak6 baan1 ci3 mei4) — (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
• 鐐 (liu4) — fetters; leg-irons; shackles
• 鐐銬 (liu4 kaau3) — manacles and leg-irons; fetters and handcuffs
• 鐐鎖 (liu4 so2) — fetter lock (to restrain horse); handcuff lock
• 鐓 (deoi6) — upsetting (forged pieces)
• 鐔 (taam4) — surname Tan
• 鐘乳石 (zung1 jyu5 sek6) — stalactite
• 鐘室 (zung1 sat1) — bell chamber (at the top of a bell tower)
• 鐘山 (zung1 saan1) — see 鐘山縣|钟山县[Zhong1 shan1 Xian4]; see 鐘山區|钟山区[Zhong1 shan1 Qu1]
• 鐘山區 (zung1 saan1 keoi1) — Zhongshan, a district of Liupanshui City 六盤水市|六盘水市[Liu4 pan2 shui3 Shi4], Guizh…
• 鐘山縣 (zung1 saan1 jyun6) — Zhongshan, a county in Hezhou City 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
• 鐘擺 (zung1 baai2) — pendulum
• 鐘樂 (zung1 ngok6) — bells
• 鐘樓 (zung1 lau4) — see 鐘樓區|钟楼区[Zhong1 lou2 Qu1]
• 鐘樓區 (zung1 lau4 keoi1) — Zhonglou, a district of Changzhou City 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
• 鐘樓怪人 (zung1 lau4 gwaai3 jan4) — The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 gu…
• 鐘罩 (zung1 zaau3) — bell jar; dome (used to enclose or protect sth)
• 鐘表盤 (zung1 biu2 pun4) — clockface
• 鐘錶 (zung1 biu1) — clock
• 鐘面 (zung1 min6) — clock face
• 鐘頭 (zung1 tau4) — (coll.) hour
• 鐘鳴漏盡 (zung1 ming4 lau6 zeon6) — past one's prime; in one's declining years
• 鐘鳴鼎食 (zung1 ming4 ding2 sik6) — extravagant lifestyle
• 鐘點 (zung1 dim2) — hour; specified time
• 鐘鼎文 (zung1 ding2 man4) — bell-cauldron script; the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptio…
• 鐙骨 (dang3 gwat1) — stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration to the inner ear
• 鐫刻 (zyun1 hak1) — to engrave
• 鐫心銘骨 (zyun1 sam1 ming5 gwat1) — etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
• 鐫鏤 (zyun1 lau6) — to engrave
• 鐫骨銘心 (zyun1 gwat1 ming5 sam1) — etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
• 鐫黜 (zyun1 ceot1) — to dismiss an official
• 鐮 (lim4) — (bound form) sickle
• 鐮倉 (lim4 cong1) — Kamakura (city in Japan)
• 鐮倉幕府 (lim4 cong1 mok6 fu2) — Kamakura shogunate 1192-1333
• 鐮刀 (lim4 dou1) — sickle
• 鐮刀斧頭 (lim4 dou1 fu2 tau4) — the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor)
• 鐮刀細胞貧血 (lim4 dou1 sai3 baau1 pan4 hyut3) — sickle cell anemia
• 鐮狀細胞血症 (lim4 zong6 sai3 baau1 hyut3 zing3) — sickle cell anemia
• 鐮翅雞 (lim4 ci3 gai1) — (bird species of China) Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis)
• 鐲子 (zuk6 zi2) — bracelet
• 鐳射 (leoi4 se6) — laser (loanword); Taiwanese term for 激光[ji1 guang1]
• 鐳射印表機 (leoi4 se6 jan3 biu2 gei1) — laser printer
• 鐵了心 (tit3 liu5 sam1) — determined; unshakable
• 鐵人 (tit3 jan4) — Ironman
• 鐵公雞 (tit3 gung1 gai1) — cheapskate; stingy person
• 鐵力 (tit3 lik6) — see 鐵力市|铁力市[Tie3 li4 Shi4]
• 鐵力市 (tit3 lik6 si5) — Tieli, a county-level city in Yichun City 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
• 鐵力木 (tit3 lik6 muk6) — ironwood (Mesua ferrea)
• 鐵匠 (tit3 zoeng6) — blacksmith; ironworker
• 鐵哥們 (tit3 go1 mun4) — (coll.) very close male friends
• 鐵哥們兒 (tit3 go1 mun4 ji4) — erhua variant of 鐵哥們|铁哥们[tie3 ge1 men5]
• 鐵嘴沙鴴 (tit3 zeoi2 saa1 hang4) — (bird species of China) greater sand plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii)
• 鐵器 (tit3 hei3) — hardware; ironware
• 鐵塔 (tit3 taap3) — iron tower
• 鐵定 (tit3 ding6) — unalterable; certainly; definitely
• 鐵將軍把門 (tit3 zoeng1 gwan1 baa2 mun4) — lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom); fig. the door is padlocked — no…
• 鐵山 (tit3 saan1) — see 鐵山區|铁山区[Tie3 shan1 Qu1]
• 鐵山區 (tit3 saan1 keoi1) — Tieshan, a district of Huangshi City 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 Shi4], Hubei
• 鐵山港區 (tit3 saan1 gong2 keoi1) — Tieshangang, a district of Beihai City 北海市[Bei3 hai3 Shi4], Guangxi
• 鐵嶺 (tit3 ling5) — see 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 Shi4]; see 鐵嶺縣|铁岭县[Tie3 ling3 Xian4]
• 鐵嶺市 (tit3 ling5 si5) — Tieling, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
• 鐵嶺縣 (tit3 ling5 jyun6) — Tieling, a county in Tieling City 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 Shi4], Liaoning
• 鐵幕 (tit3 mok6) — Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iro…
• 鐵打 (tit3 daa2) — made of iron; strong as iron
• 鐵托 (tit3 tok3) — Marshal Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980), Yugoslav military and communist political …
• 鐵拐李 (tit3 gwaai2 lei5) — see 李鐵拐|李铁拐[Li3 Tie3 guai3]
• 鐵拳 (tit3 kyun4) — Tekken (video game)
• 鐵木真 (tit3 muk6 zan1) — Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]
• 鐵杉 (tit3 caam3) — Tsuga chinensis
• 鐵杖 (tit3 zoeng6) — steel staff; steel stick
• 鐵東 (tit3 dung1) — see 鐵東區|铁东区[Tie3 dong1 Qu1]
• 鐵東區 (tit3 dung1 keoi1) — Tiedong, a district of Siping City 四平市[Si4 ping2 Shi4], Jilin; Tiedong, a distr…
• 鐵板 (tit3 baan2) — iron panel; hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
• 鐵板燒 (tit3 baan2 siu1) — teppanyaki
• 鐵板牛柳 (tit3 baan2 ngau4 lau5) — fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate
• 鐵板牛肉 (tit3 baan2 ngau4 juk6) — beef grilled on a hot iron plate
• 鐵板茄子 (tit3 baan2 ke2 zi2) — eggplant served sizzling on a hot iron plate
• 鐵格子 (tit3 gaak3 zi2) — iron lattice; metal grid
• 鐵桿 (tit3 gon1) — iron (golf club)
• 鐵桿粉絲 (tit3 gon1 fan2 si1) — die-hard fan
• 鐵棒 (tit3 paang5) — iron club; steel rod
• 鐵樹開花 (tit3 syu6 hoi1 faa1) — lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom); a highly improbable or extremely rare occurr…
• 鐵欄 (tit3 laan4) — metal grille; railing; bars
• 鐵水 (tit3 seoi2) — molten iron
• 鐵爪鵐 (tit3 zaau2 mou4) — (bird species of China) Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
• 鐵爾梅茲 (tit3 ji5 mui4 zi1) — Termez city in southeast Uzbekistan
• 鐵球 (tit3 kau4) — kung fu balls
• 鐵環 (tit3 waan4) — an iron ring
• 鐵甲 (tit3 gaap3) — mail plating; armor; armor plating
• 鐵甲船 (tit3 gaap3 syun4) — armored ship
• 鐵甲艦 (tit3 gaap3 laam6) — ironclad; an armor-plated battleship
• 鐵甲車 (tit3 gaap3 ce1) — armored car
• 鐵皮 (tit3 pei4) — galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
• 鐵石 (tit3 sek6) — iron and stone
• 鐵石心腸 (tit3 sek6 sam1 coeng4) — to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling
• 鐵砂 (tit3 saa1) — shot (in shotgun); pellets
• 鐵砧 (tit3 zam1) — anvil
• 鐵礦 (tit3 kwong3) — iron ore; iron ore mine
• 鐵礦石 (tit3 kwong3 sek6) — iron ore
• 鐵窗 (tit3 coeng1) — window with an iron grating (apartment etc); barred window of a prison cell
• 鐵窗生活 (tit3 coeng1 sang1 wut6) — time served in prison; prison life
• 鐵箍 (tit3 ku1) — iron hoop
• 鐵箱 (tit3 soeng1) — metal trunk; metal box; a safe
• 鐵絲 (tit3 si1) — iron wire; subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1]); railway …
• 鐵絲網 (tit3 si1 mong5) — wire netting
• 鐵罐 (tit3 gun3) — metal pot
• 鐵腕 (tit3 wun2) — iron fist (of the state)
• 鐵蛋子 (tit3 daan2 zi2) — see 鐵球|铁球[tie3 qiu2]
• 鐵血宰相 (tit3 hyut3 zoi2 soeng3) — Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, …
• 鐵西 (tit3 sai1) — see 鐵西區|铁西区[Tie3 xi1 Qu1]
• 鐵西區 (tit3 sai1 keoi1) — Tiexi, a district of Siping City 四平市[Si4 ping2 Shi4], Jilin; Tiexi, a district …
• 鐵觀音 (tit3 gun1 jam1) — Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
• 鐵證 (tit3 zing3) — ironclad evidence; conclusive proof
• 鐵證如山 (tit3 zing3 jyu4 saan1) — irrefutable evidence
• 鐵路 (tit3 lou6) — railroad; railway
• 鐵路線 (tit3 lou6 sin3) — railway line
• 鐵蹄 (tit3 tai4) — iron hoof (of the oppressor)
• 鐵軌 (tit3 gwai2) — rail; railroad track
• 鐵軍 (tit3 gwan1) — invincible army
• 鐵道 (tit3 dou6) — railway line; rail track
• 鐵道部 (tit3 dou6 bou6) — Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions tak…
• 鐵達尼號 (tit3 daat6 nei4 hou6) — RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 (Tw); PRC equivalent: 泰坦…
• 鐵鈎 (tit3 ngau1) — iron hook
• 鐵鈎兒 (tit3 ngau1 ji4) — erhua variant of 鐵鈎|铁钩[tie3 gou1]
• 鐵鍁 (tit3 him1) — iron shovel; spade
• 鐵鍋 (tit3 wo1) — iron cooking pot
• 鐵鍬 (tit3 ciu1) — spade; shovel
• 鐵鎂質 (tit3 mei5 zat1) — mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making ocean…
• 鐵鏈 (tit3 lin2) — iron chain
• 鐵鏽 (tit3 sau3) — rust
• 鐵青 (tit3 ceng1) — livid; ashen (from rage, fear or illness)
• 鐵面 (tit3 min6) — iron mask (as defensive armor); fig. upright and selfless person
• 鐵面無私 (tit3 min6 mou4 si1) — strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
• 鐵餅 (tit3 beng2) — (athletics) discus; discus throw
• 鐵騎 (tit3 ke4) — armored horses; crack horsemen
• 鐵齒銅牙 (tit3 ci2 tung4 ngaa4) — clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
• 鐺鐺 (dong1 dong1) — (onom.) clang; clank of metal; sound of striking a gong
• 鐺鐺車 (dong1 dong1 ce1) — (coll.) tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956; al…
• 鐻 (geoi3) — (mus. instr.)
• 鑄件 (zyu3 gin2) — a casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold)
• 鑄工 (zyu3 gung1) — foundry work; foundry worker
• 鑄工車間 (zyu3 gung1 ce1 gaan1) — foundry (workshop or factory)
• 鑄幣 (zyu3 bai6) — coin; to mint (coins)
• 鑄成 (zyu3 sing4) — to cast in metal; (fig.) to forge; to fashion
• 鑄成大錯 (zyu3 sing4 daai6 co3) — to make a serious mistake (idiom)
• 鑄造 (zyu3 zou6) — to cast (pour metal into a mold)
• 鑄銅 (zyu3 tung4) — bronze casting
• 鑄鐵 (zyu3 tit3) — pig iron; foundry iron
• 鑑價 (gaam3 gaa3) — to appraise; appraisal; valuation
• 鑑別 (gaam3 bit6) — to differentiate; to distinguish
• 鑑定 (gaam3 ding6) — to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; …
• 鑑識 (gaam3 sik1) — to identify; to detect
• 鑑賞 (gaam3 soeng2) — to appreciate (as a connoisseur)
• 鑒往知來 (gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4) — to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of So…
• 鑒戒 (gaam3 gaai3) — lesson from events of the past; warning
• 鑒於 (gaam3 jyu1) — in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
• 鑒真 (gaam3 zan1) — Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan…
• 鑒真和尚 (gaam3 zan1 wo4 soeng2) — Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after se…
• 鑒賞家 (gaam3 soeng2 gaa1) — connoisseur; appreciative person; fan
• 鑔 (caa2) — small cymbals
• 鑞箔 (laap6 bok6) — thin foil to make paper money for the dead
• 鑭系元素 (laan4 hai6 jyun4 sou3) — lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 鑭|镧[lan2], cerium Ce58 鈰…
• 鑰匙 (joek6 si4) — key
• 鑰匙鏈 (joek6 si4 lin2) — keychain
• 鑱 (caam4) — sharp instrument for digging
• 鑲嵌 (soeng1 ham3) — to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation
• 鑲牙 (soeng1 ngaa4) — to have a false tooth set in; denture
• 鑲金 (soeng1 gam1) — gilded; inlaid with gold
• 鑲黃旗 (soeng1 wong4 kei4) — Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi…
• 鑷子 (nip6 zi2) — tweezers; forceps
• 鑼 (lo4) — gong
• 鑼聲 (lo4 sing1) — sound of gong
• 鑼鼓 (lo4 gu2) — gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
• 鑼鼓點 (lo4 gu2 dim2) — Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm
• 鑼齊鼓不齊 (lo4 cai4 gu2 bat1 cai4) — (idiom) not well coordinated
• 鑽井 (zyun3 zeng2) — to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole
• 鑽井平台 (zyun3 zeng2 ping4 toi4) — (oil) drilling platform
• 鑽勁 (zyun1 ging6) — application to the task
• 鑽卡 (zyun3 kaa1) — drill chuck
• 鑽圈 (zyun1 hyun1) — jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
• 鑽堅仰高 (zyun1 gin1 joeng5 gou1) — lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (…
• 鑽壓 (zyun3 aat3) — pressure on a drill bit
• 鑽孔 (zyun3 hung2) — to bore a hole; to drill; drilled hole
• 鑽心 (zyun1 sam1) — to sneak in; to infiltrate; to be piercingly painful; to be unbearable (of pain…
• 鑽心蟲 (zyun1 sam1 cung4) — boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or…
• 鑽戒 (zyun3 gaai3) — diamond ring
• 鑽探 (zyun3 taam3) — to conduct exploratory drilling
• 鑽探機 (zyun3 taam3 gei1) — drilling machine
• 鑽故紙堆 (zyun1 gu3 zi2 deoi1) — to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers
• 鑽木取火 (zyun1 muk6 ceoi2 fo2) — to drill wood to make fire
• 鑽洞 (zyun1 dung6) — to bore; to burrow; to crawl through a tunnel
• 鑽營 (zyun1 jing4) — toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth
• 鑽版 (zyun1 baan2) — to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
• 鑽牛角 (zyun3 ngau4 gok3) — lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant …
• 鑽牛角尖 (zyun1 ngau4 gok3 zim1) — lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insolubl…
• 鑽眼 (zyun1 ngaan5) — to drill a hole; drilling
• 鑽石 (zyun3 sek6) — diamond
• 鑽石王老五 (zyun3 sek6 wong4 lou5 ng5) — highly eligible bachelor; desirable male partner
• 鑽研 (zyun1 jin4) — to study meticulously; to delve into
• 鑽空子 (zyun1 hung1 zi2) — to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportun…
• 鑽粉 (zyun3 fan2) — residue from drilling; slag hill
• 鑽謀 (zyun1 mau4) — to use influence to get what one wants; to find a way through (esp. corrupt); t…
• 鑽進 (zyun1 zeon3) — to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into
• 鑽頭 (zyun3 tau4) — drill bit
• 鑾駕 (lyun4 gaa3) — imperial chariot
• 鑿 (zok6) — (bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; aut…
• 鑿井 (zok6 zeng2) — to dig a well
• 鑿壁偷光 (zok6 bik1 tau1 gwong1) — lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in t…
• 鑿岩 (zok6 ngaam4) — (rock) drilling
• 鑿岩機 (zok6 ngaam4 gei1) — rock drill
• 鑿枘 (zok6 jeoi6) — see 枘鑿|枘凿[rui4 zao2]
• 鑿石場 (zok6 sek6 coeng4) — rock quarry
• 鑿空 (zok6 hung1) — to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road
• 長三 (zoeng2 saam1) — (old) high-class prostitute
• 長三角 (coeng4 saam1 gok3) — Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲[Chang2 jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1])
• 長三角經濟區 (coeng4 saam1 gok3 ging1 zai3 keoi1) — Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang…
• 長久 (coeng4 gau2) — long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent; for a long time
• 長假 (coeng4 gaa3) — long vacation
• 長兄 (zoeng2 hing1) — eldest brother
• 長凳 (coeng4 dang3) — pew; bench
• 長出 (zoeng2 ceot1) — to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)
• 長勢 (zoeng2 sai3) — how well a crop (or plant) is growing; growth
• 長吁短嘆 (coeng4 heoi1 dyun2 taan3) — long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
• 長命富貴 (coeng4 ming6 fu3 gwai3) — We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
• 長嘆 (coeng4 taan3) — long sigh; deep sigh
• 長嘴劍鴴 (coeng4 zeoi2 gim3 hang4) — (bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
• 長嘴地鶇 (coeng4 zeoi2 dei6 dung1) — (bird species of China) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)
• 長嘴捕蛛鳥 (coeng4 zeoi2 bou6 zyu1 niu5) — (bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
• 長嘴百靈 (coeng4 zeoi2 baak3 ling4) — (bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
• 長嘴鉤嘴鶥 (coeng4 zeoi2 ngau1 zeoi2 mei4) — (bird species of China) large scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys hypoleucos)
• 長嘴鷯鶥 (coeng4 zeoi2 liu4 mei4) — (bird species of China) long-billed wren-babbler (Napothera malacoptila)
• 長嘴鷸 (coeng4 zeoi2 wat6) — (bird species of China) long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
• 長坂坡七進七出 (coeng4 baan2 bo1 cat1 zeon3 cat1 ceot1) — famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云 charges s…
• 長垣 (coeng4 wun4) — see 長垣市|长垣市[Chang2 yuan2 Shi4]
• 長城 (coeng4 sing4) — the Great Wall
• 長城飯店 (coeng4 sing4 faan6 dim3) — Great Wall Hotel (Beijing Sheraton 喜來登|喜来登)
• 長壽 (coeng4 sau6) — see 長壽區|长寿区[Chang2 shou4 Qu1]
• 長壽區 (coeng4 sau6 keoi1) — Changshou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
• 長多 (coeng4 do1) — good prospects in the long term (finance)
• 長夜 (coeng4 je6) — long dark night; fig. long period of misery and oppression
• 長夜漫漫 (coeng4 je6 maan6 maan6) — endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
• 長夜難明 (coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4) — lit. many nights under a harsh moon; long years of oppression (idiom)
• 長大 (zoeng2 daai6) — to grow up
• 長姊 (zoeng2 zi2) — older sister
• 長子 (zoeng2 zi2) — see 長子縣|长子县[Zhang3 zi3 Xian4]
• 長存 (coeng4 cyun4) — to last for a long time; to endure; to exist forever
• 長孫 (zoeng2 syun1) — two-character surname Zhangsun
• 長孫無忌 (zoeng2 syun1 mou4 gei6) — Zhangsun Wuji (c. 594-659), politician and historian of early Tang
• 長安 (coeng4 on1) — Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]), capital of several Chinese dynast…
• 長安區 (coeng4 on1 keoi1) — Chang'an, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi; Chang'an, a dist…
• 長安大學 (coeng4 on1 daai6 hok6) — Chang'an University
• 長官 (zoeng2 gun1) — senior official; senior officer; commanding officer; sir (term of address for s…
• 長寧 (coeng4 ning4) — Changning County in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan; Changning District in Shang…
• 長寧區 (coeng4 ning4 keoi1) — Changning district, central Shanghai

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