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風馬旗 (fung1 maa5 kei4) — Tibetan prayer flag
風馬牛不相及 (fung1 maa5 ngau4 bat1 soeng1 kap6) — to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom); irrelevant
風馳電掣 (fung1 ci4 din6 zai3) — fast as lightning
風骨 (fung1 gwat1) — strength of character; vigorous style (of calligraphy)
颭颭 (zim2 zim2) — seems as if floating
颮 (biu1) — whirlwind
颯然 (saap3 jin4) — soughing (of the wind)
颯爽 (saap3 song2) — heroic; valiant
颯颯 (saap3 saap3) — soughing; whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc)
颱 (toi4) — typhoon
颱風 (toi4 fung1) — typhoon
颳 (gwaat3) — to blow (of the wind)
颳風 (gwaat3 fung1) — to be windy
颼颼 (sau1 sau1) — sound of the wind blowing or rain falling
飄動 (piu1 dung6) — to float; to drift
飄卷 (piu1 gyun2) — to flutter
飄塵 (piu1 can4) — floating dust; atmospheric particles
飄帶 (piu1 daai2) — streamer; pennant
飄忽 (piu1 fat1) — swiftly moving; fleet; to sway
飄忽不定 (piu1 fat1 bat1 ding6) — to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant; vagrant; erratic
飄拂 (piu1 fat1) — to drift lightly
飄揚 (piu1 joeng4) — to wave; to flutter; to fly
飄搖 (piu1 jiu4) — floating in the wind; swaying; tottering; unstable
飄散 (piu1 saan3) — to waft (through the air); to drift
飄泊 (piu1 bok6) — variant of 漂泊[piao1 bo2]
飄洋 (piu1 joeng4) — variant of 漂洋[piao1 yang2]
飄流 (piu1 lau4) — variant of 漂流[piao1 liu2]
飄浮 (piu1 fau4) — to float; to hover; also written 漂浮
飄海 (piu1 hoi2) — to go abroad
飄渺 (piu1 miu5) — faintly discernible; indistinct; misty
飄灑 (piu1 saa2) — suave; graceful; fluent and elegant (calligraphy)
飄然 (piu1 jin4) — to float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed
飄盪 (piu1 dong6) — to drift; to wave; to float on the waves; to flutter in the wind
飄移 (piu1 ji4) — to drift
飄緲 (piu1 miu5) — variant of 飄渺|飘渺[piao1 miao3]
飄舉 (piu1 geoi2) — to dance; to float in the wind
飄舞 (piu1 mou5) — to fly up; to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
飄落 (piu1 lok6) — to float down; to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
飄蓬 (piu1 pung4) — to float in the wind; by ext., to lead a wandering life
飄逸 (piu1 jat6) — graceful; elegant; to drift; to float
飄零 (piu1 ling4) — to fall and wither (like autumn leaves); (fig.) drifting and homeless
飄風 (piu1 fung1) — whirlwind; stormy wind
飄颻 (piu1 jiu4) — variant of 飄搖|飘摇[piao1 yao2]
飄飄 (piu1 piu1) — to float about; to flutter (in the breeze); (dialect) gay guy; (Tw) ghost
飄飄然 (piu1 piu1 jin4) — elated; light and airy feeling (after a few drinks); smug and conceited; compla…
飆升 (biu1 sing1) — to rise rapidly; to soar
飆口水 (biu1 hau2 seoi2) — gossip; idle chat
飆汗 (biu1 hon6) — to sweat profusely
飆漲 (biu1 zoeng3) — (of prices) to skyrocket; to soar
飆車 (biu1 ce1) — to drive recklessly at high speed; street racing (motorbikes or cars)
飆風 (biu1 fung1) — fierce wind
飛來橫禍 (fei1 loi4 waang6 wo6) — sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
飛來飛去 (fei1 loi4 fei1 heoi3) — to fly about; to fly hither and thither; to flit; to swarm; to spiral
飛出 (fei1 ceot1) — to fly out
飛出個未來 (fei1 ceot1 go3 mei6 loi4) — Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
飛刀 (fei1 dou1) — a throwing knife; fly cutter (machine tool); (coll.) surgeons operating at othe…
飛利浦 (fei1 lei6 pou2) — Philips (company)
飛升 (fei1 sing1) — to fly upwards; (fig.) to rise; to increase; (Daoism) to ascend to heaven; to a…
飛吻 (fei1 man5) — to blow a kiss
飛地 (fei1 dei6) — enclave; exclave (territory belonging to one jurisdiction but entirely surround…
飛天 (fei1 tin1) — flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
飛奔 (fei1 ban1) — to dash (run fast); to rush; to dart
飛將軍 (fei1 zoeng1 gwan1) — nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣|李广[Li3 Guang3]
飛彈 (fei1 daan2) — (Tw) missile; stray bullet
飛征 (fei1 zing1) — (archaic) birds and animals
飛快 (fei1 faai3) — very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp
飛揚 (fei1 joeng4) — to rise; to fly upward
飛揚跋扈 (fei1 joeng4 bat6 wu6) — bossy and domineering; throwing one's weight about
飛機 (fei1 gei1) — airplane
飛機場 (fei1 gei1 coeng4) — airport; (slang) flat chest
飛機失事 (fei1 gei1 sat1 si6) — plane crash
飛機師 (fei1 gei1 si1) — pilot; aviator
飛機票 (fei1 gei1 piu3) — air ticket
飛機艙門 (fei1 gei1 cong1 mun4) — airplane cabin door
飛機餐 (fei1 gei1 caan1) — in-flight meal
飛檐走壁 (fei1 jim4 zau2 bik1) — to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)
飛沫 (fei1 mut6) — airborne droplet
飛沫傳染 (fei1 mut6 cyun4 jim5) — droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)
飛沫四濺 (fei1 mut6 sei3 zin3) — to spray in all directions
飛漲 (fei1 zoeng3) — soaring inflation; rocketing prices
飛濺 (fei1 zin3) — to splash; to spatter
飛盤 (fei1 pun4) — frisbee
飛短流長 (fei1 dyun2 lau4 coeng4) — variant of 蜚短流長|蜚短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2]
飛碟 (fei1 dip2) — flying saucer; frisbee
飛禽 (fei1 kam4) — birds
飛禽走獸 (fei1 kam4 zau2 sau3) — (idiom) birds and animals
飛秒 (fei1 miu5) — femtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s
飛紅 (fei1 hung4) — to blush
飛腿 (fei1 teoi2) — kick
飛舞 (fei1 mou5) — to flutter; to dance in the breeze
飛舟 (fei1 zau1) — fast boat
飛船 (fei1 syun4) — spaceship; spacecraft; dirigible; airship
飛艇 (fei1 teng5) — airship
飛虎隊 (fei1 fu2 deoi2) — Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two; Hong Kong nickname for …
飛蚊症 (fei1 man1 zing3) — eye floaters (moving spots in the eye's vitreous humor)
飛蛾 (fei1 ngo4) — moth
飛蛾投火 (fei1 ngo4 tau4 fo2) — see 飛蛾撲火|飞蛾扑火[fei1 e2 pu1 huo3]
飛蛾撲火 (fei1 ngo4 pok3 fo2) — the moth flies into the flame; fatal attraction
飛蝗 (fei1 wong4) — flying locusts
飛蟲 (fei1 cung4) — flying insect; winged insect
飛行 (fei1 hang4) — to fly; flight
飛行員 (fei1 hang4 jyun4) — pilot; aviator
飛行甲板 (fei1 hang4 gaap3 baan2) — flight deck
飛行記錄儀 (fei1 hang4 gei3 luk6 ji4) — flight recorder; black box
飛行記錄器 (fei1 hang4 gei3 luk6 hei3) — flight recorder; black box
飛觥走斝 (fei1 gwang1 zau2 gaa2) — to drink one's fill (idiom)
飛賊 (fei1 caak6) — cat burglar; burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls; intruding enemy airma…
飛越 (fei1 jyut6) — to fly across; to fly over; to fly past; (literary) (of one's spirits) to soar
飛跑 (fei1 paau2) — to run like the wind; to rush; to gallop
飛躍 (fei1 joek6) — to leap
飛躍道 (fei1 joek6 dou6) — parkour (HK)
飛身 (fei1 san1) — to move quickly; to vault; flying tackle
飛輪 (fei1 leon4) — flywheel; freewheel; cassette (of a bicycle); fast-moving bike
飛輪海 (fei1 leon4 hoi2) — Fahrenheit, Taiwanese boy band (2005–2012)
飛轉 (fei1 zyun3) — to spin rapidly; to whirl around; (of time) to fly by
飛逝 (fei1 sai6) — (of time) to pass quickly; to be fleeting
飛速 (fei1 cuk1) — swift; rapidly
飛過 (fei1 gwo3) — to fly over; to fly past
飛針走線 (fei1 zam1 zau2 sin3) — flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework
飛鏢 (fei1 biu1) — darts (game); dart (weapon shaped like a spearhead)
飛馬 (fei1 maa5) — at the gallop
飛馬座 (fei1 maa5 zo6) — Pegasus (constellation)
飛馳 (fei1 ci4) — to speed; to rush
飛魚 (fei1 jyu4) — Exocet (missile)
飛魚座 (fei1 jyu4 zo6) — Volans (constellation)
飛魚族 (fei1 jyu4 zuk6) — "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children ab…
飛鳥 (fei1 niu5) — bird
飛鳥時代 (fei1 niu5 si4 doi6) — Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
飛鴻踏雪 (fei1 hung4 daap6 syut3) — see 雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪[xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3]
飛鴿 (fei1 gaap3) — Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)
飛鷹 (fei1 jing1) — eagle
飛鷹走馬 (fei1 jing1 zau2 maa5) — to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt
飛黃騰達 (fei1 wong4 tang4 daat6) — lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric succes…
飛鼠 (fei1 syu2) — flying squirrel; (dialect) bat
飛龍 (fei1 lung4) — dragon in flight; (fig.) (literary) person at the height of success
食不果腹 (sik6 bat1 gwo2 fuk1) — lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom); fig. poverty-stricken
食不知味 (sik6 bat1 zi1 mei6) — lit. to eat without tasting the food; worried or downhearted (idiom)
食人 (sik6 jan4) — man-eating (beast); to eat people; fig. to oppress the people
食人俗 (sik6 jan4 zuk6) — cannibalism
食人鯊 (sik6 jan4 saa1) — man-eating shark; same as 大白鯊|大白鲨[da4 bai2 sha1], great white shark (Carcharodo…
食俸 (sik6 fung2) — salary of a public official; to be in government service
食具 (sik6 geoi6) — tableware
食古不化 (sik6 gu2 bat1 faa3) — to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom); to be pedantic withou…
食品 (sik6 ban2) — foodstuff; food; provisions
食品加工機 (sik6 ban2 gaa1 gung1 gei1) — food processor
食品攤 (sik6 ban2 taan1) — food vendor's stand
食季 (sik6 gwai3) — eclipse season
食客 (sik6 haak3) — diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger
食宿 (sik6 suk1) — board and lodging; room and board
食慾 (sik6 juk6) — appetite
食指 (sik6 zi2) — index finger; (literary) mouths to feed
食料 (sik6 liu2) — foodstuff
食槽 (sik6 cou4) — manger
食油 (sik6 jau4) — cooking oil
食法 (sik6 faat3) — cooking method
食火雞 (sik6 fo2 gai1) — cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Austr…
食物 (sik6 mat6) — food
食物中毒 (sik6 mat6 zung3 duk6) — food poisoning
食物及藥品管理局 (sik6 mat6 kap6 joek6 ban2 gun2 lei5 guk6) — US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
食物鏈 (sik6 mat6 lin2) — food chain
食玉炊桂 (sik6 juk6 ceoi1 gwai3) — food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)…
食用 (sik6 jung6) — to eat; to consume; edible
食療 (sik6 liu4) — (TCM) food therapy; treatment via food
食祿 (sik6 luk6) — to draw government pay; to be in public service; salary of an official
食管 (sik6 gun2) — esophagus; gullet; (Tw) regulation of food safety and sanitation (abbr. for 食品衛…
食糧 (sik6 loeng4) — food cereals
食肆 (sik6 si3) — restaurant; eatery
食肉 (sik6 juk6) — carnivorous
食肉動物 (sik6 juk6 dung6 mat6) — carnivore
食肉寢皮 (sik6 juk6 cam2 pei4) — to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb; impl…
食肉目 (sik6 juk6 muk6) — Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia
食肉類 (sik6 juk6 leoi6) — carnivorous species
食腐動物 (sik6 fu6 dung6 mat6) — scavenger
食色 (sik6 sik1) — food and sex; appetite and lust
食色性也 (sik6 sik1 sing3 jaa5) — Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).; By nature we desire food an…
食草動物 (sik6 cou2 dung6 mat6) — herbivore
食荼臥棘 (sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1) — to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the co…
食菌 (sik6 kwan2) — edible mushroom
食蟲植物 (sik6 cung4 zik6 mat6) — insectivorous plant
食蟲目 (sik6 cung4 muk6) — Insectivora
食蟹獴 (sik6 haai5 mung4) — see 蟹獴[xie4 meng3]
食蟻獸 (sik6 ngai5 sau3) — ant-eater (several different species)
食衣住行 (sik6 ji1 zyu6 hang4) — see 衣食住行[yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2]
食補 (sik6 bou2) — tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful); to eat such foods
食言 (sik6 jin4) — to break one's promise
食言而肥 (sik6 jin4 ji4 fei4) — lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom); fig. not to live up to one's promi…
食譜 (sik6 pou2) — cookbook; recipe; diet
食道 (sik6 dou6) — esophagus; gullet; (old) the proper way to eat; (old) food transportation route
食道癌 (sik6 dou6 ngaam4) — esophageal cancer
食醋 (sik6 cou3) — table vinegar
食量 (sik6 loeng6) — quantity of food one eats; food intake
食頃 (sik6 king2) — a short moment
食鹽 (sik6 jim4) — edible salt; table salt
飢不擇食 (gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6) — when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; Wh…
飢寒交迫 (gei1 hon4 gaau1 bik1) — beset by hunger and cold (idiom); starving and freezing; in desperate poverty
飢渴 (gei1 hot3) — hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
飢腸轆轆 (gei1 coeng4 luk1 luk1) — (idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry
飢餓 (gei1 ngo6) — hunger; starvation; famine
飣 (ding3) — display food for show only; sacrifice
飪 (jam6) — cooked food; to cook (until ready)
飫甘饜肥 (jyu3 gam1 jim3 fei4) — to live off the fat of the land (idiom); to have a luxurious lifestyle
飯堂 (faan6 tong4) — dining hall; canteen; cafeteria
飯局 (faan6 guk6) — dinner party; banquet
飯島柳鶯 (faan6 dou2 lau5 ang1) — (bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)
飯店 (faan6 dim3) — restaurant; hotel
飯廳 (faan6 teng1) — dining room; dining hall; mess hall
飯後服用 (faan6 hau6 fuk6 jung6) — post cibum (pharm.); to take (medicine) after a meal
飯托 (faan6 tok3) — person hired to lure customers to a restaurant
飯替 (faan6 tai3) — body double (in eating scenes)
飯桌 (faan6 coek3) — dining table
飯盆 (faan6 pun4) — pet food bowl; dog bowl
飯碗 (faan6 wun2) — rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living
飯糗茹草 (faan6 jau2 jyu4 cou2) — (lit.) to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom); (fig.) to live in abje…
飯糰 (faan6 tyun4) — rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings); …
飯莊 (faan6 zong1) — big restaurant
飯菜 (faan6 coi3) — food
飯類 (faan6 leoi6) — rice dishes (on menu)
飯食 (faan6 sik6) — food
飯館 (faan6 gun2) — restaurant
飯館兒 (faan6 gun2 ji4) — erhua form of 飯館|饭馆[fan4 guan3]
飲宴 (jam2 jin3) — banquet; dinner; drinking party; feast
飲恨 (jam2 han6) — to nurse a grievance; to harbor a grudge
飲恨吞聲 (jam2 han6 tan1 sing1) — to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
飲料 (jam2 liu6) — drink; beverage
飲水 (jam2 seoi2) — to drink water; drinking water
飲水器 (jam2 seoi2 hei3) — water dispenser
飲水思源 (jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4) — lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings…
飲水機 (jam2 seoi2 gei1) — water dispenser; water cooler; drinking fountain
飲流懷源 (jam2 lau4 waai4 jyun4) — lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings…
飲用 (jam2 jung6) — drink; drinking or drinkable (water)
飲用水 (jam2 jung6 seoi2) — drinking water; potable water
飲酒 (jam2 zau2) — to drink wine
飲酒作樂 (jam2 zau2 zok3 lok6) — drinking party; to go on a binge; to paint the town red
飲酒駕車 (jam2 zau2 gaa3 ce1) — drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration)
飲食 (jam2 sik6) — eating and drinking; food and drink; diet
飲食療養 (jam2 sik6 liu4 joeng5) — diet
飴糖 (ji4 tong4) — malt sugar; maltose
飼 (zi6) — to raise; to rear; to feed
飼料 (zi6 liu2) — feed; fodder
飼槽 (zi6 cou4) — feeding trough
飼育 (zi6 juk6) — to rear (an animal)
飼草 (zi6 cou2) — forage grass
飼養 (zi6 joeng5) — to raise; to rear
飼養員 (zi6 joeng5 jyun4) — zookeeper; stockman; breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc)
飼養場 (zi6 joeng5 coeng4) — farm; feed lot; dry lot
飼養業 (zi6 joeng5 jip6) — stock farming; animal husbandry
飼養者 (zi6 joeng5 ze2) — feeder
飽人不知餓人飢 (baau2 jan4 bat1 zi1 ngo6 jan4 gei1) — The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
飽以老拳 (baau2 ji5 lou5 kyun4) — to thump repeatedly with one's fist
飽受 (baau2 sau6) — to endure; to suffer; to be subjected to
飽含 (baau2 ham4) — to be full of (emotion); to brim with (love, tears etc)
飽和 (baau2 wo4) — saturated; filled to capacity
飽和脂肪 (baau2 wo4 zi1 fong1) — saturated fat
飽和脂肪酸 (baau2 wo4 zi1 fong1 syun1) — saturated fatty acid (SFA)
飽嗝兒 (baau2 gaak3 ji4) — to belch (on a full stomach)
飽嘗 (baau2 soeng4) — to enjoy fully; to experience to the full over a long period
飽學 (baau2 hok6) — learned; erudite; scholarly
飽滿 (baau2 mun5) — full; plump
飽漢不知餓漢飢 (baau2 hon3 bat1 zi1 ngo6 hon3 gei1) — The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
飽眼福 (baau2 ngaan5 fuk1) — to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
飽私囊 (baau2 si1 nong4) — to stuff one's pockets; to enrich oneself dishonestly
飽經憂患 (baau2 ging1 jau1 waan6) — having experienced much suffering
飽經滄桑 (baau2 ging1 cong1 song1) — having lived through many changes
飽經風霜 (baau2 ging1 fung1 soeng1) — weather-beaten; having experienced the hardships of life
飽綻 (baau2 zaan6) — to swell to bursting (after having eaten too much)
飽覽 (baau2 laam5) — to look intensively; to feast one's eyes on
飽讀 (baau2 duk6) — to read intensively
飽足 (baau2 zuk1) — to be full (after eating)
飽食終日 (baau2 sik6 zung1 jat6) — to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)
飽餐 (baau2 caan1) — to eat one's fill
飽餐一頓 (baau2 caan1 jat1 deon6) — to eat one's fill; to be full
飽餐戰飯 (baau2 caan1 zin3 faan6) — to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
飾品 (sik1 ban2) — ornament; item of jewelry; accessory
飾巾 (sik1 gan1) — kerchief as head ornament
飾帶 (sik1 daai2) — sash; streamer
飾演 (sik1 jin2) — to act; to play a part
飾物 (sik1 mat6) — decorations; jewelry
飾胸鷸 (sik1 hung1 wat6) — (bird species of China) buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
飾詞 (sik1 ci4) — excuse; pretext
飾邊 (sik1 bin1) — ornamental border
飾釘 (sik1 deng1) — stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)
飾面 (sik1 min6) — ornamental facing; veneer
餃子 (gaau2 zi2) — dumpling; pot-sticker
餃子館 (gaau2 zi2 gun2) — dumpling restaurant
餃餌 (gaau2 nei6) — dumpling; pot-sticker; same as 餃子|饺子
餄餎 (gaap3 lok3) — "hele" noodles, a type of noodle made from buckwheat or sorghum flour
餅乾 (beng2 gon1) — biscuit; cracker; cookie
餅圖 (beng2 tou4) — pie chart
餅型圖 (beng2 jing4 tou4) — pie chart; pie diagram
餅子 (beng2 zi2) — maize or millet pancake
餅狀圖 (beng2 zong6 tou4) — pie chart
餅肥 (beng2 fei4) — cake fertilizer
餅鐺 (beng2 caang1) — baking pan
餅餌 (beng2 nei6) — cakes; pastry
養傷 (joeng5 soeng1) — to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury)
養兒防老 (joeng5 ji4 fong4 lou5) — (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old …
養兵 (joeng5 bing1) — to train troops
養分 (joeng5 fan6) — nutrient
養地 (joeng5 dei6) — to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)
養子 (joeng5 zi2) — adopted son; foster son
養家 (joeng5 gaa1) — to support a family; to raise a family
養家活口 (joeng5 gaa1 wut6 hau2) — to support one's family (idiom)
養家糊口 (joeng5 gaa1 wu4 hau2) — (idiom) to provide for one's family
養廉 (joeng5 lim4) — to encourage honesty; to discourage corruption
養性 (joeng5 sing3) — mental or spiritual cultivation
養成 (joeng5 sing4) — to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire
養料 (joeng5 liu2) — nutriment; nourishment
養樂多 (joeng5 lok6 do1) — Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
養殖業 (joeng5 zik6 jip6) — cultivation industry
養母 (joeng5 mou5) — foster mother; adoptive mother
養活 (joeng5 wut6) — to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and …
養漢 (joeng5 hon3) — to commit adultery (of married woman)
養父 (joeng5 fu6) — foster father; adoptive father
養生 (joeng5 sang1) — to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)
養生之道 (joeng5 sang1 zi1 dou6) — the way of maintaining good health
養生法 (joeng5 sang1 faat3) — regime (diet)
養生送死 (joeng5 sang1 sung3 sei2) — to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
養病 (joeng5 beng6) — to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness
養癰貽患 (joeng5 jung1 ji4 waan6) — variant of 養癰遺患|养痈遗患[yang3 yong1 yi2 huan4]
養癰遺患 (joeng5 jung1 wai4 waan6) — lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evi…
養眼 (joeng5 ngaan5) — visually attractive; eye candy; easy on the eyes; to protect the eyes
養神 (joeng5 san4) — to rest; to recuperate; to regain composure
養精蓄銳 (joeng5 zing1 cuk1 jeoi6) — to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big…
養羊 (joeng5 joeng4) — sheep husbandry
養老保險 (joeng5 lou5 bou2 him2) — old-age insurance
養老送終 (joeng5 lou5 sung3 zung1) — to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
養老金 (joeng5 lou5 gam1) — pension
養老金雙軌制 (joeng5 lou5 gam1 soeng1 gwai2 zai3) — (PRC) dual-track pension system (with separate schemes for public-sector and en…
養老院 (joeng5 lou5 jyun2) — nursing home
養育 (joeng5 juk6) — to rear; to bring up; to nurture
養花 (joeng5 faa1) — growing flowers
養虎傷身 (joeng5 fu2 soeng1 san1) — Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, h…
養虎為患 (joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6) — lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking…
養虎遺患 (joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6) — Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, h…
養蜂 (joeng5 fung1) — to raise bees
養蜂人 (joeng5 fung1 jan4) — beekeeper; apiculturist
養蜂業 (joeng5 fung1 jip6) — beekeeping; apiculture
養蠶 (joeng5 caam4) — to raise silkworms
養蠶業 (joeng5 caam4 jip6) — silk industry
養護 (joeng5 wu6) — to maintain; to conserve; curing (concrete etc)
養路費 (joeng5 lou6 fai3) — road maintenance tax (China)
養雞場 (joeng5 gai1 coeng4) — chicken farm
養顏 (joeng5 ngaan4) — to nourish one's skin; to maintain a youthful appearance
養魚池 (joeng5 jyu4 ci4) — fishpond
養魚缸 (joeng5 jyu4 gong1) — aquarium; fish tank
餌子 (nei6 zi2) — fish bait
餌敵 (nei6 dik6) — to lure the enemy; to trap
餌線 (nei6 sin3) — tippet (in fly-fishing)
餌誘 (nei6 jau5) — to lure; to entice
餌雷 (nei6 leoi4) — baited trap; booby-trap
餐具 (caan1 geoi6) — tableware; dinner service
餐刀 (caan1 dou1) — table knife; dinner knife
餐室 (caan1 sat1) — dining room
餐巾 (caan1 gan1) — napkin
餐巾紙 (caan1 gan1 zi2) — paper napkin; serviette
餐廳 (caan1 teng1) — dining hall; dining room; restaurant
餐會 (caan1 wui2) — dinner party; luncheon
餐桌 (caan1 coek3) — dining table; dinner table
餐桌轉盤 (caan1 coek3 zyun3 pun2) — revolving tray on a dining table; lazy Susan
餐桌鹽 (caan1 coek3 jim4) — table salt
餐牌 (caan1 paai4) — menu
餐車 (caan1 ce1) — dining car; diner
餐飲 (caan1 jam2) — food and beverage; catering; repast
餐飲店 (caan1 jam2 dim3) — dining room; restaurant
餐館 (caan1 gun2) — restaurant
餐點 (caan1 dim2) — food; dish; meal
餑餑 (but6 but6) — pastry; steamed bun; cake
餓死 (ngo6 sei2) — to starve to death; to be very hungry
餓殍 (ngo6 piu5) — starving people
餓殍載道 (ngo6 piu5 zoi3 dou6) — starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
餓肚子 (ngo6 tou5 zi2) — to go hungry; to starve
餓莩 (ngo6 piu5) — variant of 餓殍|饿殍[e4 piao3]
餓莩載道 (ngo6 piu5 zoi3 dou6) — starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
餓莩遍野 (ngo6 piu5 pin3 je5) — starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine
餓鬼 (ngo6 gwai2) — sb who is always hungry; glutton; (Buddhism) hungry ghost
餔 (bou1) — to eat; evening meal
餖 (dau6) — to set out food
餘下 (jyu4 haa6) — remaining
餘光 (jyu4 gwong1) — (out of) the corner of one's eyes; peripheral vision; residual light; light of …
餘切 (jyu4 cit3) — cotangent (of angle), written cot θ or ctg θ
餘剩 (jyu4 sing6) — (literary) to remain; to be left over; (literary) what remains; what's left
餘割 (jyu4 got3) — cosecant (of angle), written cosec θ or csc θ
餘力 (jyu4 lik6) — energy left over (to do sth else)
餘勇可賈 (jyu4 jung5 ho2 gu2) — lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for…
餘地 (jyu4 dei6) — margin; leeway
餘姚 (jyu4 jiu4) — see 餘姚市|余姚市[Yu2 yao2 Shi4]
餘姚市 (jyu4 jiu4 si5) — Yuyao, a county-level city in Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang
餘存 (jyu4 cyun4) — remainder; balance
餘孽 (jyu4 jip6) — remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of…
餘干 (jyu4 gon1) — see 餘干縣|余干县[Yu2 gan1 Xian4]
餘干縣 (jyu4 gon1 jyun6) — Yugan, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi
餘年 (jyu4 nin4) — one's remaining years
餘弦 (jyu4 jin4) — (math.) cosine
餘弧 (jyu4 wu4) — complementary arc
餘怒 (jyu4 nou6) — residual anger
餘怒未息 (jyu4 nou6 mei6 sik1) — to be still angry
餘悸 (jyu4 gwai3) — lingering fear
餘慶 (jyu4 hing3) — see 餘慶縣|余庆县[Yu2 qing4 Xian4]
餘慶縣 (jyu4 hing3 jyun6) — Yuqing, a county in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
餘數 (jyu4 sou3) — remainder (in division)
餘數定理 (jyu4 sou3 ding6 lei5) — the Remainder Theorem
餘暉 (jyu4 fai1) — twilight; afterglow
餘杭 (jyu4 hong4) — see 餘杭區|余杭区[Yu2 hang2 Qu1]
餘杭區 (jyu4 hong4 keoi1) — Yuhang, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
餘江 (jyu4 gong1) — see 餘江區|余江区[Yu2 jiang1 Qu1]
餘波 (jyu4 bo1) — aftermath; repercussions; fallout
餘熱 (jyu4 jit6) — residual heat; surplus heat; waste heat; (fig.) capacity of retirees to continu…
餘燼 (jyu4 zeon6) — ember
餘甘子 (jyu4 gam1 zi2) — Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
餘留 (jyu4 lau4) — remainder; fractional part (after the decimal point); unfinished
餘皇 (jyu4 wong4) — variant of 艅艎[yu2 huang2]
餘碼 (jyu4 maa5) — excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal)
餘糧 (jyu4 loeng4) — surplus grain
餘緒 (jyu4 seoi5) — vestigial residue; a throwback (to a former age)
餘缺 (jyu4 kyut3) — surplus and shortfall
餘者 (jyu4 ze2) — the remaining people
餘角 (jyu4 gok3) — complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)
餘輝 (jyu4 fai1) — variant of 餘暉|余晖[yu2 hui1]
餘量 (jyu4 loeng6) — remnant; leftover; tolerance (i.e. allowed error)
餘錢 (jyu4 cin2) — surplus money
餘集 (jyu4 zaap6) — complement of a set S (math.); the set of all x not in set S
餘震 (jyu4 zan3) — earthquake aftershock
餘音 (jyu4 jam1) — lingering sound
餘音繞梁 (jyu4 jam1 jiu5 loeng4) — reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of …
餘韻 (jyu4 wan5) — pleasant lingering effect; memorable stylishness; haunting tune; aftertaste (of…
餘響繞梁 (jyu4 hoeng2 jiu5 loeng4) — reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of …
餘項 (jyu4 hong6) — remainder term (math.); remainder; residue
餘額 (jyu4 ngaak2) — balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder
餘黨 (jyu4 dong2) — remnants (of a defeated clique); rump
餛燉 (wan4 dan6) — see 餛飩|馄饨[hun2 tun5]
餞別 (zin3 bit6) — to give a farewell dinner
餞行 (zin3 hang4) — to give a farewell dinner
餡兒 (haam2 ji4) — erhua variant of 餡|馅[xian4]
餡兒餅 (haam2 ji4 beng2) — erhua variant of 餡餅|馅饼[xian4 bing3]
餡餅 (haam2 beng2) — meat pie; pie; pasty
館地 (gun2 dei6) — school (old)
館子 (gun2 zi2) — restaurant; theater (old)
館藏 (gun2 cong4) — to collect in a museum or library; museum collection; library holdings
館賓 (gun2 ban1) — private teacher; preceptor
館陶 (gun2 tou4) — see 館陶縣|馆陶县[Guan3 tao2 Xian4]
館陶縣 (gun2 tou4 jyun6) — Guantao, a county in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
餬口 (wu4 hau2) — variant of 糊口[hu2 kou3]
餵哺 (wai3 bou6) — to feed (a baby)
餵料 (wai3 liu2) — to feed (also fig.)
餵母乳 (wai3 mou5 jyu5) — breastfeeding
餵食 (wai3 sik6) — to feed
餵養 (wai3 joeng5) — to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal)
餺 (bok3) — used in 餺飥|馎饦[bo2 tuo1]
餼 (hei3) — grain ration; sacrificial victim
餾分 (lau6 fan6) — fraction (of a distillate); key (one component part of a distillate)
餿主意 (sau1 zyu2 ji3) — bad idea; stupid suggestion
餿臭 (suk1 cau3) — reeking; putrid
饃饃 (mo4 mo4) — steamed bun
饅頭 (maan4 tau4) — steamed bun
饊子 (saan2 zi2) — deep-fried noodle cake
饋贈 (gwai6 zang6) — to present (a gift) to (sb)
饋送 (gwai6 sung3) — to present (a gift); offering; to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printe…
饑荒 (gei1 fong1) — crop failure; famine; debt; difficulty
饑饉薦臻 (gei1 gan2 zin3 zeon1) — famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)
饒 (jiu4) — surname Rao
饒了 (jiu4 liu5) — to spare; to forgive
饒命 (jiu4 meng6) — to spare sb's life
饒平 (jiu4 ping4) — see 饒平縣|饶平县[Rao2 ping2 Xian4]
饒平縣 (jiu4 ping4 jyun6) — Raoping, a county in Chaozhou City 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
饒恕 (jiu4 syu3) — to forgive; to pardon; to spare
饒有 (jiu4 jau5) — full of (interest, humor, sentiment etc)
饒有興趣 (jiu4 jau5 hing3 ceoi3) — engrossing
饒有風趣 (jiu4 jau5 fung1 ceoi3) — bubbling with humor (idiom); witty and interesting
饒河 (jiu4 ho4) — see 饒河縣|饶河县[Rao2 he2 Xian4]
饒河縣 (jiu4 ho4 jyun6) — Raohe, a county in Shuangyashan City 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4], Heilong…
饒舌 (jiu4 sit3) — talkative; to blather; to shoot one's mouth off; rap (genre of music)
饒舌調唇 (jiu4 sit6 tiu4 seon4) — blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
饒舌音樂 (jiu4 sit6 jam1 ngok6) — rap music
饒過 (jiu4 gwo3) — to pardon; to excuse; to forgive
饒陽 (jiu4 joeng4) — see 饒陽縣|饶阳县[Rao2 yang2 Xian4]
饒陽縣 (jiu4 joeng4 jyun6) — Raoyang, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4], Hebei
饔飧 (jung1 syun1) — (literary) lit. breakfast and supper; fig. cooked food
饔餼 (jung1 hei3) — to present slaughtered or live animals
饕客 (tou1 haak3) — gourmand
饕餮 (tou1 tit3) — ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mas…
饕餮之徒 (tou1 tit3 zi1 tou4) — glutton; gourmand; by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
饕餮大餐 (tou1 tit3 daai6 caan1) — great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet
饕餮紋 (tou1 tit3 man4) — zoomorphic mask motif
饗客 (hoeng2 haak3) — to entertain a guest
饗宴 (hoeng2 jin3) — feast; banquet; (fig.) a treat; a grand experience (for the senses, mind, or sp…
饗飲 (hoeng2 jam2) — to enjoy offered food and drink
饞人 (caam4 jan4) — to make one's mouth water; appetizing; greedy person; glutton
饞嘴 (caam4 zeoi2) — gluttonous; glutton
饞嘴蛙 (caam4 zeoi2 waa1) — sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce
饞涎欲垂 (caam4 jin4 juk6 seoi4) — see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1]
饞涎欲滴 (caam4 jin4 juk6 dik6) — lit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for; greedy
饞癆 (caam4 lou4) — gluttony
饞鬼 (caam4 gwai2) — glutton; greedy pig
饢嗓 (nong4 song1) — to stuff one's throat with food
首付 (sau2 fu6) — down payment
首付款 (sau2 fu6 fun2) — down payment
首任 (sau2 jam6) — first person to be appointed to a post
首位 (sau2 wai6) — first place
首例 (sau2 lai6) — first case; first instance
首倡 (sau2 coeng3) — to initiate

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