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• 長寧縣 (coeng4 ning4 jyun6) — Changning, a county in Yibin City 宜賓市|宜宾市[Yi2 bin1 Shi4], Sichuan
• 長尾 (coeng4 mei5) — long tail
• 長尾地鶇 (coeng4 mei5 dei6 dung1) — (bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
• 長尾夜鷹 (coeng4 mei5 je6 jing1) — (bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
• 長尾奇鶥 (coeng4 mei5 kei4 mei4) — (bird species of China) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)
• 長尾山椒鳥 (coeng4 mei5 saan1 ziu1 niu5) — (bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
• 長尾朱雀 (coeng4 mei5 zyu1 zoek3) — (bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
• 長尾林鴞 (coeng4 mei5 lam4 hiu1) — (bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
• 長尾縫葉鶯 (coeng4 mei5 fung4 jip6 ang1) — (bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
• 長尾賊鷗 (coeng4 mei5 caak6 au1) — (bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
• 長尾闊嘴鳥 (coeng4 mei5 fut3 zeoi2 niu5) — (bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
• 長尾鴨 (coeng4 mei5 aap3) — (bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
• 長尾鷯鶥 (coeng4 mei5 liu4 mei4) — (bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
• 長尾鸚鵡 (coeng4 mei5 jing1 mou5) — (bird species of China) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
• 長山山脈 (coeng4 saan1 saan1 mak6) — Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border betw…
• 長島冰茶 (coeng4 dou2 bing1 caa4) — Long Island Iced Tea
• 長崎 (coeng4 kei4) — Nagasaki (city in Japan)
• 長嶺 (coeng4 ling5) — see 長嶺縣|长岭县[Chang2 ling3 Xian4]
• 長嶺縣 (coeng4 ling5 jyun6) — Changling, a county in Songyuan City 松原市[Song1 yuan2 Shi4], Jilin
• 長平 (coeng4 ping4) — Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣|高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of …
• 長平之戰 (coeng4 ping4 zi1 zin3) — Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[Qin2 jun1] encircled…
• 長年 (coeng4 nin4) — all the year round
• 長年累月 (coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6) — year in, year out (idiom); (over) many years
• 長幼 (zoeng2 jau3) — older and younger; seniority
• 長庚 (coeng4 gang1) — Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk
• 長度 (coeng4 dou6) — length
• 長度單位 (coeng4 dou6 daan1 wai2) — unit of length
• 長廊 (coeng4 long4) — promenade; long hallway; Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和…
• 長征 (coeng4 zing1) — Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935)
• 長得 (zoeng2 dak1) — to look (pretty, the same etc)
• 長成 (zoeng2 sing4) — to grow up
• 長技 (coeng4 gei6) — special skill
• 長拳 (coeng4 kyun4) — Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art
• 長掌義縣龍 (coeng4 zoeng2 ji6 jyun6 lung4) — Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州…
• 長揖 (coeng4 jap1) — to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cuppe…
• 長效 (coeng4 haau6) — to be effective over an extended period
• 長方形 (coeng4 fong1 jing4) — rectangle
• 長方體 (coeng4 fong1 tai2) — cuboid
• 長於 (coeng4 jyu1) — to be adept in; to excel at
• 長明燈 (coeng4 ming4 dang1) — altar lamp burning day and night
• 長春 (coeng4 ceon1) — see 長春市|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4]
• 長春市 (coeng4 ceon1 si5) — Changchun, sub-provincial city and capital of Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng…
• 長期 (coeng4 kei4) — long-term; for a protracted period
• 長期以來 (coeng4 kei4 ji5 loi4) — for a long time
• 長期共存 (coeng4 kei4 gung6 cyun4) — long-term coexistence
• 長期性 (coeng4 kei4 sing3) — long-term
• 長期飯票 (coeng4 kei4 faan6 piu3) — (fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
• 長柄 (coeng4 beng3) — long handle; stem
• 長條 (coeng4 tiu4) — strip
• 長棍 (coeng4 gwan3) — baguette
• 長椅 (coeng4 ji2) — bench
• 長榮 (coeng4 wing4) — Evergreen (Group), Taiwan-based shipping and transportation conglomerate
• 長榮海運 (coeng4 wing4 hoi2 wan6) — Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan shipping line)
• 長榮航空 (coeng4 wing4 hong4 hung1) — EVA Air, Taiwanese international airline
• 長槍 (coeng4 coeng1) — pike
• 長槍短炮 (coeng4 coeng1 dyun2 paau3) — camera (jocular)
• 長樂 (coeng4 lok6) — see 長樂區|长乐区[Chang2 le4 Qu1]; Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dy…
• 長樂公主 (coeng4 lok6 gung1 zyu2) — Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given i…
• 長樂未央 (coeng4 lok6 mei6 joeng1) — endless happiness (idiom)
• 長機 (zoeng2 gei1) — (military) lead aircraft
• 長武 (coeng4 mou5) — see 長武縣|长武县[Chang2 wu3 Xian4]
• 長武縣 (coeng4 mou5 jyun6) — Changwu, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi
• 長毛象 (coeng4 mou4 zoeng6) — woolly mammoth
• 長汀 (coeng4 ting1) — see 長汀縣|长汀县[Chang2 ting1 Xian4]
• 長汀縣 (coeng4 ting1 jyun6) — Changting, a county in Longyan City 龍巖市|龙岩市[Long2 yan2 Shi4], Fujian
• 長江三峽 (coeng4 gong1 saam1 haap6) — Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], W…
• 長江三角洲 (coeng4 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1) — Yangtze River Delta
• 長江三角洲經濟區 (coeng4 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1 ging1 zai3 keoi1) — Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang…
• 長江後浪催前浪 (coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 ceoi1 cin4 long6) — see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4]
• 長江後浪推前浪 (coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6) — lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom); fig. th…
• 長江流域 (coeng4 gong1 lau4 wik6) — Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
• 長沙 (coeng4 saa1) — see 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4]; see 長沙縣|长沙县[Chang2 sha1 Xian4]
• 長沙市 (coeng4 saa1 si5) — Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Shen…
• 長沙灣 (coeng4 saa1 waan4) — Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)
• 長沙縣 (coeng4 saa1 jyun6) — Changsha, a county in Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
• 長治 (coeng4 zi6) — see 長治市|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4]
• 長治久安 (coeng4 zi6 gau2 on1) — long-term peace and stability (of governments)
• 長治市 (coeng4 zi6 si5) — Changzhi, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
• 長波 (coeng4 bo1) — longwave (radio)
• 長泰 (coeng4 taai3) — see 長泰區|长泰区[Chang2 tai4 Qu1]
• 長洲區 (coeng4 zau1 keoi1) — Changzhou, a district of Wuzhou City 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
• 長海 (coeng4 hoi2) — see 長海縣|长海县[Chang2 hai3 Xian4]
• 長海縣 (coeng4 hoi2 jyun6) — Changhai, a county in Dalian City 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 Shi4], Liaoning
• 長清 (coeng4 cing1) — see 長清區|长清区[Chang2 qing1 Qu1]
• 長清區 (coeng4 cing1 keoi1) — Changqing, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong
• 長滿 (zoeng2 mun5) — to grow all over
• 長漂 (coeng4 piu1) — rafting on the Yangtze River (abbr. for 長江漂流|长江漂流[Chang2 Jiang1 piao1 liu2])
• 長煙 (coeng4 jin1) — endless mist
• 長片 (coeng4 pin2) — feature-length film
• 長牙 (coeng4 ngaa4) — tusk
• 長物 (zoeng2 mat6) — (literary) things other than the bare necessities of life; item of some value; …
• 長班 (coeng4 baan1) — (old) footman; servant
• 長生 (coeng4 sang1) — long life
• 長生不死 (coeng4 sang1 bat1 sei2) — immortality
• 長生不老 (coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5) — (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
• 長生久視 (coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6) — (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
• 長生果 (coeng4 sang1 gwo2) — (dialect) peanut
• 長生祿位 (coeng4 sang1 luk6 wai6) — tablet in honor of a person who is still alive (or was alive when the tablet wa…
• 長男 (zoeng2 naam4) — eldest son
• 長痛不如短痛 (coeng4 tung3 bat1 jyu4 dyun2 tung3) — better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
• 長白 (coeng4 baak6) — see 長白朝鮮族自治縣|长白朝鲜族自治县[Chang2 bai2 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
• 長白山 (coeng4 baak6 saan1) — Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin pro…
• 長白山天池 (coeng4 baak6 saan1 tin1 ci4) — Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and Nort…
• 長白朝鮮族自治縣 (coeng4 baak6 ciu4 sin1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Changbai Korean Autonomous County, in Baishan City 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4], Jilin
• 長白縣 (coeng4 baak6 jyun6) — see 長白朝鮮族自治縣|长白朝鲜族自治县[Chang2 bai2 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
• 長相 (zoeng2 soeng3) — appearance; looks; profile; countenance
• 長相思 (coeng4 soeng1 si1) — Sauvignon blanc (grape type)
• 長眠 (zoeng2 min4) — (euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
• 長矛 (coeng4 maau4) — pike; lance
• 長知識 (zoeng2 zi1 sik1) — to acquire knowledge
• 長短 (coeng4 dyun2) — length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
• 長石 (coeng4 sek6) — (mineralogy) feldspar
• 長空 (coeng4 hung1) — (literary) the vast sky; (finance) eventual downturn; poor prospects in the lon…
• 長笛 (coeng4 dek6) — (Western) concert flute
• 長筒襪 (coeng4 tung2 mat6) — stockings; thigh-highs
• 長筒靴 (coeng4 tung2 hoe1) — tall boots
• 長篇 (coeng4 pin1) — lengthy (report or speech)
• 長篇小說 (coeng4 pin1 siu2 syut3) — novel; full-length novel
• 長籼 (coeng4 sin1) — long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
• 長統襪 (coeng4 tung2 mat6) — stockings
• 長統靴 (coeng4 tung2 hoe1) — variant of 長筒靴|长筒靴[chang2 tong3 xue1]
• 長線 (coeng4 sin3) — long term
• 長老 (zoeng2 lou5) — elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
• 長老會 (zoeng2 lou5 wui2) — Presbyterianism
• 長者 (zoeng2 ze2) — an elder; a senior
• 長耳鴞 (coeng4 ji5 hiu1) — (bird species of China) long-eared owl (Asio otus)
• 長腳秧雞 (coeng4 goek3 joeng1 gai1) — (bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
• 長臂猿 (coeng4 bei3 jyun4) — gibbon; Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
• 長至 (coeng4 zi3) — the summer solstice
• 長興 (coeng4 hing1) — see 長興縣|长兴县[Chang2 xing1 Xian4]
• 長興縣 (coeng4 hing1 jyun6) — Changxing, a county in Huzhou City 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
• 長舌 (coeng4 sit6) — loquacious; to have a loose tongue
• 長舌婦 (coeng4 sit6 fu5) — female gossip; busybody
• 長草區 (coeng4 cou2 keoi1) — the rough (golf)
• 長葛 (coeng4 got3) — see 長葛市|长葛市[Chang2 ge3 Shi4]
• 長葛市 (coeng4 got3 si5) — Changge, a county-level city in Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4], Henan
• 長處 (coeng4 cyu3) — good aspects; strong points
• 長號 (coeng4 hou6) — trombone
• 長虹 (coeng4 hung4) — Changhong (brand)
• 長蛇座 (coeng4 se4 zo6) — Hydra (constellation)
• 長蛇陣 (coeng4 se4 zan6) — single-line formation (army); fig. long line
• 長蟲 (coeng4 cung4) — (coll.) snake
• 長衫 (coeng4 saam1) — long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's…
• 長袍 (coeng4 pou4) — chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown; robe
• 長袖 (coeng4 zau6) — long sleeves; long-sleeved shirt
• 長袖善舞 (coeng4 zau6 sin6 mou5) — long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you …
• 長裙 (coeng4 kwan4) — long skirt; full-length skirt
• 長褲 (coeng4 fu3) — trousers
• 長襪 (coeng4 mat6) — hose; stocking
• 長見識 (zoeng2 gin3 sik1) — to gain knowledge and experience
• 長角羊 (coeng4 gok3 joeng4) — Tibetan long horned antelope
• 長記性 (zoeng2 gei3 sing3) — (coll.) to learn one's lesson; to have enough sense to learn from one's mistakes
• 長詩 (coeng4 si1) — long poem
• 長話短說 (coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3) — (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
• 長談 (coeng4 taam4) — a long talk
• 長豐 (coeng4 fung1) — see 長豐縣|长丰县[Chang2 feng1 Xian4]
• 長豐縣 (coeng4 fung1 jyun6) — Changfeng, a county in Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui
• 長贅疣 (zoeng2 zeoi6 jau4) — to vegetate
• 長足進步 (coeng4 zuk1 zeon3 bou6) — rapid progress
• 長趾濱鷸 (coeng4 zi2 ban1 wat6) — (bird species of China) long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta)
• 長跑 (coeng4 paau2) — long-distance running
• 長跑運動員 (coeng4 paau2 wan6 dung6 jyun4) — long-distance runner
• 長距離 (coeng4 keoi5 lei4) — long-distance
• 長輩 (zoeng2 bui3) — one's elders; older generation
• 長轡遠馭 (coeng4 bei3 jyun5 jyu6) — to control from a distance (idiom)
• 長途 (coeng4 tou4) — long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 h…
• 長途汽車 (coeng4 tou4 hei3 ce1) — long-distance coach
• 長途話費 (coeng4 tou4 waa6 fai3) — (telephony) long-distance call charge
• 長途跋涉 (coeng4 tou4 bat6 sip3) — long and difficult trek
• 長途車 (coeng4 tou4 ce1) — long-distance bus
• 長途電話 (coeng4 tou4 din6 waa2) — long-distance phone call
• 長逝 (coeng4 sai6) — to depart this life; to be no more
• 長進 (zoeng2 zeon3) — to make progress; progress
• 長達 (coeng4 daat6) — to extend as long as; to lengthen out to
• 長遠 (coeng4 jyun5) — long-term; long-range
• 長野 (coeng4 je5) — (Japanese surname) Nagano; Nagano (prefecture and city in Japan)
• 長釘 (coeng4 deng1) — spike
• 長陽土家族自治縣 (coeng4 joeng4 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
• 長隊 (coeng4 deoi2) — line (i.e. of people waiting); queue
• 長靴 (coeng4 hoe1) — boot
• 長順 (coeng4 seon6) — see 長順縣|长顺县[Chang2 shun4 Xian4]
• 長順縣 (coeng4 seon6 jyun6) — Changshun, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[…
• 長頸瓶 (coeng4 geng2 ping4) — flask
• 長頸鹿 (coeng4 geng2 luk2) — giraffe
• 長頸龍 (coeng4 geng2 lung4) — tanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic
• 長風破浪 (coeng4 fung1 po3 long6) — lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves; to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)
• 長髮 (coeng4 faat3) — long hair
• 長點心眼 (zoeng2 dim2 sam1 ngaan5) — to watch out; to keep one's wits about one
• 長鼻目 (coeng4 bei6 muk6) — order Proboscidea (elephants and mammoths)
• 長龍 (coeng4 lung4) — long queue; long line (of cars, people etc)
• 門冬 (mun4 dung1) — abbr. for 天門冬|天门冬[tian1 men2 dong1], asparagus
• 門到門 (mun4 dou3 mun4) — door to door
• 門前 (mun4 cin4) — in front of the door
• 門可羅雀 (mun4 ho2 lo4 zoek3) — (lit.) you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); (fig.) completely deserted
• 門吸 (mun4 kap1) — doorstop
• 門地 (mun4 dei6) — variant of 門第|门第[men2 di4]
• 門坎 (mun4 ham2) — variant of 門檻|门槛[men2 kan3]
• 門坎兒 (mun4 ham2 ji4) — erhua variant of 門坎|门坎[men2 kan3]
• 門墊 (mun4 zin3) — doormat
• 門墩 (mun4 deon1) — wooden or stone block supporting the axle of a door
• 門外 (mun4 ngoi6) — outside the door
• 門外漢 (mun4 ngoi6 hon3) — layman
• 門子 (mun4 zi2) — door; doorman (old); hanger-on of an aristocrat; social influence; pull; classi…
• 門客 (mun4 haak3) — hanger-on; visitor (in a nobleman's house)
• 門將 (mun4 zoeng3) — official gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
• 門對 (mun4 deoi3) — couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
• 門崗 (mun4 gong1) — gate
• 門巴族 (mun4 baa1 zuk6) — Monba ethnic group
• 門市 (mun4 si5) — retail sales; retail outlet; store
• 門市部 (mun4 si5 bou6) — retail department; section of a retail store
• 門店 (mun4 dim3) — (retail) store
• 門庭如市 (mun4 ting4 jyu4 si5) — see 門庭若市|门庭若市[men2 ting2 ruo4 shi4]
• 門庭若市 (mun4 ting4 joek6 si5) — front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom); a place with many visitors
• 門廊 (mun4 long4) — stoop; parvis; portico; patio; veranda
• 門廳 (mun4 teng1) — entrance hall; vestibule
• 門徑 (mun4 ging3) — access
• 門徒 (mun4 tou4) — disciple
• 門戶 (mun4 wu6) — door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status; family; web port…
• 門戶之見 (mun4 wu6 zi1 gin3) — sectarian bias; parochialism
• 門戶網站 (mun4 wu6 mong5 zaam6) — web portal
• 門戶開放 (mun4 wu6 hoi1 fong3) — open door policy; Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment …
• 門扇 (mun4 sin3) — door; the opening panel of a door
• 門捷列夫 (mun4 zit6 lit6 fu1) — Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the peri…
• 門擋 (mun4 dong2) — doorstop
• 門望 (mun4 mong6) — family prestige
• 門柱 (mun4 cyu5) — doorpost
• 門栓 (mun4 saan1) — variant of 門閂|门闩[men2 shuan1]
• 門框 (mun4 kwaang1) — doorframe
• 門楣 (mun4 mei4) — lintel (of a door); fig. family's social status
• 門檻 (mun4 laam6) — doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
• 門洞 (mun4 dung6) — passageway; archway
• 門派 (mun4 paai3) — sect; school (group of followers of a particular doctrine)
• 門源 (mun4 jyun4) — see 門源回族自治縣|门源回族自治县[Men2 yuan2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
• 門源回族自治縣 (mun4 jyun4 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[…
• 門源縣 (mun4 jyun4 jyun6) — see 門源回族自治縣|门源回族自治县[Men2 yuan2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
• 門牌 (mun4 paai4) — door plate; house number
• 門牙 (mun4 ngaa4) — front tooth; incisor
• 門球 (mun4 kau4) — croquet; goal ball (served by the goal keeper)
• 門環 (mun4 waan4) — door knocker (in the shape of a ring)
• 門生 (mun4 sang1) — disciple; student (of a famous master)
• 門當戶對 (mun4 dong1 wu6 deoi3) — the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospect…
• 門碰 (mun4 pung3) — doorstop
• 門神 (mun4 san4) — door god
• 門票 (mun4 piu3) — ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
• 門禁 (mun4 gam3) — restrictions on entry and exiting; control over access
• 門童 (mun4 tung4) — doorman; bell boy
• 門第 (mun4 dai6) — family status
• 門羅 (mun4 lo4) — Monroe (name); James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth US president
• 門聯 (mun4 lyun4) — couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
• 門臉 (mun4 lim5) — shop front; facade
• 門興格拉德巴赫 (mun4 hing1 gaak3 laai1 dak1 baa1 haak1) — Mönchengladbach (city in Germany)
• 門薩 (mun4 saat3) — Mensa (loanword)
• 門衛 (mun4 wai6) — guard at gate; sentry
• 門診 (mun4 can2) — outpatient service
• 門診室 (mun4 can2 sat1) — clinic; outpatient department (or consulting room)
• 門路 (mun4 lou6) — way of doing sth; the right social connection
• 門道 (mun4 dou6) — doorway; gateway
• 門釦 (mun4 kau3) — door latch
• 門鈴 (mun4 ling4) — doorbell
• 門鎖 (mun4 so2) — door lock
• 門閂 (mun4 saan1) — horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt
• 門閥 (mun4 fat6) — rich and powerful family
• 門限 (mun4 haan6) — doorsill
• 門階 (mun4 gaai1) — doorstep; threshold
• 門面 (mun4 min6) — shop front; facade; prestige
• 門頭溝 (mun4 tau4 kau1) — see 門頭溝區|门头沟区[Men2 tou2 gou1 Qu1]
• 門頭溝區 (mun4 tau4 kau1 keoi1) — Mentougou, a district of Beijing
• 門額 (mun4 ngaak6) — area above the lintel of a doorway
• 門類 (mun4 leoi6) — category; kind; class
• 門風 (mun4 fung1) — family tradition; family principles
• 門首 (mun4 sau2) — doorway; gate; entrance
• 門齒 (mun4 ci2) — incisor
• 閃亮 (sim2 loeng6) — brilliant; shiny; a flare; to glisten; to twinkle
• 閃亮兒 (sim2 loeng6 ji4) — erhua variant of 閃亮|闪亮[shan3 liang4]
• 閃人 (sim2 jan4) — (coll.) to beat it; to take French leave
• 閃光 (sim2 gwong1) — flash
• 閃光燈 (sim2 gwong1 dang1) — flash bulb (photography)
• 閃光膠 (sim2 gwong1 gaau1) — glitter glue
• 閃光點 (sim2 gwong1 dim2) — lit. flash point; crucial point; essential point
• 閃動 (sim2 dung6) — to flicker or flash
• 閃卡 (sim2 kaat1) — flashcard
• 閃含語系 (sim2 ham4 jyu5 hai6) — Hamito-Semitic family of languages (incl. Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew etc)
• 閃失 (sim2 sat1) — mishap; accident; accidental loss
• 閃婚 (sim2 fan1) — to get married soon after meeting (abbr. for 閃電結婚|闪电结婚[shan3 dian4 jie2 hun1]) …
• 閃存 (sim2 cyun4) — (computing) flash memory
• 閃存盤 (sim2 cyun4 pun2) — USB flash drive; thumb drive
• 閃射 (sim2 se6) — to radiate; to shine; glitter of light; a glint
• 閃念 (sim2 nim6) — sudden idea; flash of thought
• 閃擊 (sim2 gik1) — lightning attack; Blitzkrieg
• 閃擊戰 (sim2 gik1 zin3) — lightning war; Blitzkrieg
• 閃族 (sim2 zuk6) — the Semites
• 閃映 (sim2 jing2) — to flash before one's eyes; to flicker
• 閃灼 (sim2 zoek3) — to glitter
• 閃熠 (sim2 jap1) — to flare; to flash
• 閃爍 (sim2 soek3) — to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive; to equivocate
• 閃爍其詞 (sim2 soek3 kei4 ci4) — to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
• 閃爍體 (sim2 soek3 tai2) — (physics) scintillator
• 閃現 (sim2 jin6) — to flash
• 閃痛 (sim2 tung3) — stabbing pain; intermittent flash of pain
• 閃眼 (sim2 ngaan5) — to dazzle; to blink at; to open one's eyes wide
• 閃石 (sim2 sek6) — amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
• 閃米特 (sim2 mai5 dak6) — Semitic
• 閃語 (sim2 jyu5) — Semitic language
• 閃身 (sim2 san1) — to dodge
• 閃躲 (sim2 do2) — to dodge; to evade
• 閃輝 (sim2 fai1) — scintillation
• 閃轉騰挪 (sim2 zyun2 tang4 no4) — to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)
• 閃過 (sim2 gwo3) — to flash through (one's mind); to dodge (away from pursuers)
• 閃避 (sim2 bei6) — to dodge; to sidestep
• 閃鑠 (sim2 soek3) — variant of 閃爍|闪烁[shan3 shuo4]
• 閃閃 (sim2 sim2) — flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering
• 閃開 (sim2 hoi1) — to get out of the way
• 閃電 (sim2 din6) — lightning
• 閃電戰 (sim2 din6 zin3) — blitzkrieg; blitz
• 閃露 (sim2 lou6) — to reveal momentarily
• 閃靈 (sim2 ling4) — The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel); Chthoni…
• 閃點 (sim2 dim2) — flash point (chemistry)
• 閉上 (bai3 soeng5) — to close; to shut up
• 閉上嘴巴 (bai3 soeng5 zeoi2 baa1) — Shut up!
• 閉元音 (bai3 jyun4 jam1) — close vowel
• 閉包 (bai3 baau1) — closure (math.)
• 閉區間 (bai3 keoi1 gaan1) — closed interval (in calculus)
• 閉卷考試 (bai3 gyun2 haau2 si5) — closed-book examination
• 閉口不言 (bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4) — to keep silent (idiom)
• 閉口不談 (bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4) — to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid menti…
• 閉合 (bai3 hap6) — to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator…
• 閉嘴 (bai3 zeoi2) — Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
• 閉域 (bai3 wik6) — closed domain; algebraically closed field (math.), e.g. complex number field 複數…
• 閉塞 (bai3 sak1) — to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenligh…
• 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 (bai3 sak1 ngaan5 zing1 zuk3 maa4 zoek3) — lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly
• 閉子集 (bai3 zi2 zaap6) — closed subset (math.)
• 閉幕式 (bai3 mok6 sik1) — closing ceremony
• 閉會 (bai3 wui4) — close a meeting
• 閉會祈禱 (bai3 wui4 kei4 tou2) — benediction
• 閉月羞花 (bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1) — lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); fig. female beauty exceeding…
• 閉目塞聽 (bai3 muk6 sak1 ting1) — to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears; out of touch with reality; to bury one'…
• 閉經 (bai3 ging1) — amenorrhoea
• 閉著 (bai3 zoek6) — closed
• 閉起 (bai3 hei2) — to shut
• 閉路電視 (bai3 lou6 din6 si6) — closed-circuit television
• 閉鎖 (bai3 so2) — to lock
• 閉鎖期 (bai3 so2 kei4) — lock-up period (on stock options)
• 閉門 (bai3 mun4) — to close a door
• 閉門塞竇 (bai3 mun4 sak1 dau6) — to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense
• 閉門思過 (bai3 mun4 si1 gwo3) — shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
• 閉門羹 (bai3 mun4 gang1) — (fig.) denial of entry; flat refusal; cold rebuff
• 閉門覓句 (bai3 mun4 mik6 geoi3) — lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard…
• 閉門造車 (bai3 mun4 zou6 ce1) — lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom); fig. to work on a project i…
• 閉關 (bai3 gwaan1) — to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g…
• 閉關政策 (bai3 gwaan1 zing3 caak3) — closed-door policy
• 閉關自守 (bai3 gwaan1 zi6 sau2) — close the country to international intercourse
• 閉關鎖國 (bai3 gwaan1 so2 gwok3) — to close the passes and seal off the country; to close a country to exclude for…
• 閉集 (bai3 zaap6) — closed set (math.)
• 閉音節 (bai3 jam1 zit3) — closed syllable
• 開三次方 (hoi1 saam1 ci3 fong1) — (math.) to extract a cube root
• 開交 (hoi1 gaau1) — (used with negative) to conclude; (impossible) to end; (can't) finish
• 開仗 (hoi1 zoeng3) — to start a war; to open hostilities
• 開伙 (hoi1 fo2) — to cook meals; (of a canteen or mess) to be operating; to serve meals
• 開伯爾 (hoi1 baak3 ji5) — Khyber province of Pakistan; Northwest Frontier province
• 開伯爾山口 (hoi1 baak3 ji5 saan1 hau2) — Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)
• 開例 (hoi1 lai6) — to create a precedent
• 開倒車 (hoi1 dou3 ce1) — to drive in reverse; fig. to take a backward step; retrogressive; trying to tur…
• 開價 (hoi1 gaa3) — to quote a price; seller's first offer
• 開元 (hoi1 jyun4) — Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyu…
• 開先 (hoi1 sin1) — at first
• 開光 (hoi1 gwong1) — eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate; to bless; …
• 開凍 (hoi1 dung3) — to thaw; to melt
• 開列 (hoi1 lit6) — to make (a list); to list
• 開初 (hoi1 co1) — at the outset; at first; early
• 開創 (hoi1 cong3) — to initiate; to start; to found
• 開創性 (hoi1 cong3 sing3) — innovative
• 開動 (hoi1 dung6) — to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (…
• 開化 (hoi1 faa3) — to become civilized; to be open-minded; (of ice) to thaw
• 開化縣 (hoi1 faa3 jyun6) — Kaihua, a county in Quzhou City 衢州市[Qu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
• 開區間 (hoi1 keoi1 gaan1) — open interval (in calculus)
• 開印 (hoi1 jan3) — to start a print run
• 開卷 (hoi1 gyun2) — to open a book; open-book (exam)
• 開卷有益 (hoi1 gyun2 jau5 jik1) — lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
• 開原 (hoi1 jyun4) — see 開原市|开原市[Kai1 yuan2 Shi4]
• 開原市 (hoi1 jyun4 si5) — Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Tieling City 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 Shi4], Liaoning
• 開口子 (hoi1 hau2 zi2) — a dike breaks; fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds); to open the floodga…
• 開司米 (hoi1 si1 mai5) — (loanword) cashmere
• 開味 (hoi1 mei6) — whet the appetite
• 開啟 (hoi1 kai2) — to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to …
• 開單 (hoi1 daan1) — to bill; to open a tab
• 開國 (hoi1 gwok3) — to found a state; to open a closed country
• 開國元勛 (hoi1 gwok3 jyun4 fan1) — variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty); founding father;…
• 開國元勳 (hoi1 gwok3 jyun4 fan1) — founding figure (of a country or dynasty); founding father; fig. also used of c…
• 開國功臣 (hoi1 gwok3 gung1 san4) — outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of…
• 開地 (hoi1 dei6) — to clear land (for cultivation); to open up land
• 開城 (hoi1 sing4) — Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with Sou…
• 開城市 (hoi1 sing4 si5) — Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with Sou…
• 開埠 (hoi1 fau6) — to open up a port for trade; to open treaty ports
• 開堂 (hoi1 tong4) — to open a law court; to set up a mourning hall
• 開場 (hoi1 coeng4) — to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event
• 開場白 (hoi1 coeng4 baak6) — prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
• 開墾 (hoi1 han2) — to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
• 開士米 (hoi1 si6 mai5) — (loanword) cashmere
• 開壺 (hoi1 wu4) — to season a new teapot before first use; (sports, curling) to throw the first s…
• 開外 (hoi1 ngoi6) — over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)
• 開夜車 (hoi1 je6 ce1) — to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night
• 開大油門 (hoi1 daai6 jau4 mun4) — to open the throttle; to accelerate; to let her rip
• 開天窗 (hoi1 tin1 coeng1) — to leave a blank to mark censored area
• 開天闢地 (hoi1 tin1 pik1 dei6) — (lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] cre…
• 開始 (hoi1 ci2) — to begin; to start; beginning; start
• 開學 (hoi1 hok6) — (of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin; (old) to found a scho…
• 開宗明義 (hoi1 zung1 ming4 ji6) — to declare at the outset (idiom)
• 開封市 (hoi1 fung1 si5) — Kaifeng, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
• 開封府 (hoi1 fung1 fu2) — Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty
• 開導 (hoi1 dou6) — to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten
• 開小差 (hoi1 siu2 caai1) — to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave …
• 開小會 (hoi1 siu2 wui2) — to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)
• 開小灶 (hoi1 siu2 zou3) — to give preferential treatment; to give special attention
• 開局 (hoi1 guk6) — opening (chess etc); early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
• 開屏 (hoi1 ping4) — (a peacock) spreads its tail
• 開展 (hoi1 zin2) — to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open
• 開山 (hoi1 saan1) — to cut into a mountain (to open a mine); to open a monastery
• 開山祖師 (hoi1 saan1 zou2 si1) — founding master of a monastery; founder; originator
• 開山鼻祖 (hoi1 saan1 bei6 zou2) — founder
• 開市 (hoi1 si5) — (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading; to make the first transacti…
• 開幕典禮 (hoi1 mok6 din2 lai5) — opening ceremony
• 開幕式 (hoi1 mok6 sik1) — opening ceremony
• 開幕詞 (hoi1 mok6 ci4) — opening speech (at a conference)
• 開平 (hoi1 ping4) — see 開平市|开平市[Kai1 ping2 Shi4]; see 開平區|开平区[Kai1 ping2 Qu1]
• 開平區 (hoi1 ping4 keoi1) — Kaiping, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei
• 開平市 (hoi1 ping4 si5) — Kaiping, a county-level city in Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangd…
• 開店 (hoi1 dim3) — to open shop
• 開庭 (hoi1 ting4) — to begin a (judicial) court session
• 開弓不放箭 (hoi1 gung1 bat1 fong3 zin3) — lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom); fig. to bluff; to be a…
• 開弓沒有回頭箭 (hoi1 gung1 mut6 jau5 wui4 tau4 zin3) — lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); fig. once …
• 開弔 (hoi1 diu3) — to hold memorial service; to hold a funeral
• 開張 (hoi1 zoeng1) — to open a business; first transaction of a business day
• 開往 (hoi1 wong5) — (of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
• 開後門 (hoi1 hau6 mun2) — to open the back door; fig. under the counter; to do a secret or dishonest deal…
• 開徵 (hoi1 zing1) — to start collecting taxes
• 開心 (hoi1 sam1) — to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
• 開心果 (hoi1 sam1 gwo2) — pistachio nuts; fig. amusing person
• 開心顏 (hoi1 sam1 ngaan4) — to rejoice; smiling
• 開快車 (hoi1 faai3 ce1) — to drive at high speed; (fig.) rush through one's work
• 開恩 (hoi1 jan1) — to give a favor (used of Christian God)
• 開懷 (hoi1 waai4) — to one's heart's content; without restraint
• 開戒 (hoi1 gaai3) — to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)
• 開戰 (hoi1 zin3) — to start a war; to make war; to battle against
• 開戲 (hoi1 hei3) — to start an opera
• 開戶 (hoi1 wu6) — to open an account (bank etc)
• 開房間 (hoi1 fong4 gaan1) — to rent a room in a hotel; (of two people who are not married to each other) to…
• 開打 (hoi1 daa2) — (of a sports competition or match) to commence; (of a war or battle) to break o…
• 開拍 (hoi1 paak3) — to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auct…
• 開拓 (hoi1 tok3) — to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (bor…
• 開拓性 (hoi1 tok3 sing3) — pioneering; groundbreaking
• 開拓者 (hoi1 tok3 ze2) — pioneer
• 開拔 (hoi1 bat6) — to set out (of troops); departure; start date (of military expedition)
• 開挖 (hoi1 waat3) — to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out; to start digging
• 開掘 (hoi1 gwat6) — to dig; to excavate; (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings
• 開採 (hoi1 coi2) — to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine
• 開放 (hoi1 fong3) — to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to …
• 開放式系統 (hoi1 fong3 sik1 hai6 tung2) — open system(s)
• 開放式網絡 (hoi1 fong3 sik1 mong5 lok6) — open network
• 開放性 (hoi1 fong3 sing3) — openness
• 開放源代碼 (hoi1 fong3 jyun4 doi6 maa5) — see 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
• 開放源碼 (hoi1 fong3 jyun4 maa5) — (computing) open-source
• 開放源碼軟件 (hoi1 fong3 jyun4 maa5 jyun5 gin2) — open-source software (OSS)
• 開放系統 (hoi1 fong3 hai6 tung2) — open system
• 開放系統互連 (hoi1 fong3 hai6 tung2 wu6 lin4) — open systems interconnection; OSI
• 開敗 (hoi1 baai6) — to wither and fall
• 開敞 (hoi1 cong2) — wide open
• 開方 (hoi1 fong1) — (medicine) to write out a prescription; (math.) to extract a root from a given …
• 開明 (hoi1 ming4) — enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment
• 開明君主 (hoi1 ming4 gwan1 zyu2) — enlightened sovereign
• 開映 (hoi1 jing2) — to start showing a movie
• 開春 (hoi1 ceon1) — beginning of spring; the lunar New Year
• 開普勒 (hoi1 pou2 lak6) — Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer and formulator of Kepler's laws …
• 開普敦 (hoi1 pou2 deon1) — Cape Town (city in South Africa)
• 開晴 (hoi1 cing4) — to brighten up
• 開暢 (hoi1 coeng3) — happy and carefree
• 開曠 (hoi1 kwong3) — open and vast
• 開曼群島 (hoi1 maan6 kwan4 dou2) — Cayman Islands
• 開會 (hoi1 wui2) — to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
• 開朗 (hoi1 long5) — spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; car…
• 開本 (hoi1 bun2) — book format based on how a full printing sheet is cut or folded (often abbrevia…
• 開架 (hoi1 gaa2) — open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)
• 開業 (hoi1 jip6) — to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)
• 開業大吉 (hoi1 jip6 daai6 gat1) — celebration on opening a business
• 開槍 (hoi1 coeng1) — to open fire; to shoot a gun
• 開機 (hoi1 gei1) — to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin…
• 開步 (hoi1 bou6) — to step forward; to walk
• 開水 (hoi1 seoi2) — boiled water; boiling water
• 開江 (hoi1 gong1) — see 開江縣|开江县[Kai1 jiang1 Xian4]
• 開江縣 (hoi1 gong1 jyun6) — Kaijiang, a county in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan
• 開河 (hoi1 ho4) — to open a river; to dig a canal; to thaw (of river)
• 開河期 (hoi1 ho4 kei4) — thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring
• 開消 (hoi1 siu1) — variant of 開銷|开销[kai1 xiao1]
• 開涮 (hoi1 saan3) — (coll.) to make fun of; to tease; to rib
• 開源 (hoi1 jyun4) — to establish additional sources of revenue; (computing) open-source (abbr. for …
• 開源節流 (hoi1 jyun4 zit3 lau4) — lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and …
• 開溜 (hoi1 lau6) — to leave in stealth; to slip away
• 開滿 (hoi1 mun5) — to bloom abundantly
• 開演 (hoi1 jin2) — (of a play, movie etc) to begin
• 開漳聖王 (hoi1 zoeng1 sing3 wong4) — Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Che…
• 開燈 (hoi1 dang1) — to turn on the light

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