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只能 (zi2 nang4) — can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
只要 (zi2 jiu3) — so long as; provided; if
只說不做 (zi2 syut3 bat1 zou6) — to be all talk and no action
只讀 (zi2 duk6) — (computing) read-only
只限於 (zi2 haan6 jyu1) — to be limited to
只顧 (zi2 gu3) — to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
叫作 (giu3 zok3) — to call; to be called
叫做 (giu3 zou6) — to be called; to be known as
叫化子 (giu3 faa3 zi2) — variant of 叫花子[jiao4 hua1 zi5]
叫喊 (giu3 haam3) — exclamation; outcry; shout; yell
叫嚷 (giu3 joeng6) — to shout; to bellow one's grievances
叫囂 (giu3 hiu1) — to hoot
叫好 (giu3 hou2) — to applaud; to cheer
叫屈 (giu3 wat1) — to complain of an injustice; to lament sb's misfortune
叫床 (giu3 cong4) — to cry out in ecstasy (during lovemaking)
叫春 (giu3 ceon1) — to caterwaul; to call like an animal in heat
叫板 (giu3 baan2) — to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before a…
叫牌 (giu3 paai2) — to bid (bridge and similar card games)
叫聲 (giu3 seng1) — yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animal…
叫花子 (giu3 faa1 zi2) — beggar
叫苦 (giu3 fu2) — to whine about hardships; to complain of one's bitter lot; to complain; to grum…
叫苦不迭 (giu3 fu2 bat1 dit6) — to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly; incessant grievances
叫苦連天 (giu3 fu2 lin4 tin1) — to whine on for days (idiom); to endlessly grumble complaints; incessant whining
叫賣 (giu3 maai6) — to hawk (one's wares); to peddle
叫道 (giu3 dou6) — to call; to shout
叫醒 (giu3 seng2) — to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse
叫醒服務 (giu3 seng2 fuk6 mou6) — morning call; wake-up call (hotel service)
叫陣 (giu3 zan6) — to challenge an opponent to a fight
叫雞 (giu3 gai1) — rooster; cock; (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute
叫響 (giu3 hoeng2) — to gain fame and success
召喚 (ziu6 wun6) — to summon; to beckon; to call
召回 (ziu6 wui4) — to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
召見 (ziu6 gin3) — call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an inte…
召陵 (ziu6 ling4) — see 召陵區|召陵区[Shao4 ling2 Qu1]
召陵區 (ziu6 ling4 keoi1) — Shaoling, a district of Luohe City 漯河市[Luo4 he2 Shi4], Henan
召集人 (ziu6 zaap6 jan4) — convener
叭啦狗 (baa1 laa1 gau2) — bulldog
叮叮 (ding1 ding1) — (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
叮叮噹噹 (ding1 ding1 dong1 dong1) — (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
叮叮貓 (ding1 ding1 maau1) — (dialect) dragonfly
叮咚 (ding1 dung1) — (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
叮咬 (ding1 ngaau5) — (of a mosquito etc) to bite
叮問 (ding1 man6) — to question closely; to make a detailed inquiry; to probe; to ask repeatedly
叮噹 (ding1 dong1) — (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
叮噹聲 (ding1 dong1 seng1) — tinkle
叮噹響 (ding1 dong1 hoeng2) — (onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
叮嚀 (ding1 ning4) — to warn; to urge; to exhort; to give instructions carefully and insistently
叮鈴 (ding1 ling4) — jingle
可一而不可再 (ho2 jat1 ji4 bat1 ho2 zoi3) — may be done once and once only; just this once
可不 (ho2 bat1) — see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4]
可不是 (ho2 bat1 si6) — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure
可人 (ho2 jan4) — pleasant; agreeable; a person after one's heart (charming person); a gifted per…
可作 (ho2 zok3) — can be used for
可信 (ho2 seon3) — trustworthy
可信任 (ho2 seon3 jam6) — trusty
可信度 (ho2 seon3 dou6) — degree of credibility; reliability
可倫坡 (ho2 leon4 bo1) — Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka (Tw)
可兒 (ho2 ji4) — a person after one's heart (charming person); capable person
可再生 (ho2 zoi3 sang1) — (of energy, natural resources etc) renewable
可分 (ho2 fan1) — can be divided (into parts); one can distinguish (several types)
可加 (ho2 gaa1) — (botany) coca (loanword)
可勁 (ho2 ging6) — vigorously; to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
可勁兒 (ho2 ging6 ji4) — erhua variant of 可勁|可劲[ke3 jin4]
可動 (ho2 dung6) — movable
可卡因 (ho2 kaa1 jan1) — cocaine (loanword)
可取 (ho2 ceoi2) — desirable; worth having; (of a suggestion etc) commendable; worthy
可取之處 (ho2 ceoi2 zi1 cyu3) — positive point; merit; redeeming quality
可口 (ho2 hau2) — tasty; to taste good
可口可樂 (ho2 hau2 ho2 lok6) — Coca-Cola
可可 (ho2 ho2) — (loanword) cocoa
可可米 (ho2 ho2 mai5) — Cocoa Krispies
可可西里 (ho2 ho2 sai1 lei5) — Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 …
可吃 (ho2 hek3) — edible
可否 (ho2 fau2) — is it possible or not?
可哀 (ho2 oi1) — miserably
可喜 (ho2 hei2) — making one happy; gratifying; heartening
可喜可賀 (ho2 hei2 ho2 ho6) — worthy of celebration; gratifying; Congratulations!
可嘆 (ho2 taan3) — lamentable; sad(ly)
可回收 (ho2 wui4 sau1) — recyclable
可圈可點 (ho2 hyun1 ho2 dim2) — remarkable (performance, achievement etc); worthy of praise
可執行 (ho2 zap1 hang4) — executable (computing)
可堪 (ho2 ham1) — how can one endure?; to be able to endure
可塑性 (ho2 sok3 sing3) — plasticity
可壓縮 (ho2 aat3 suk1) — compressible
可好 (ho2 hou2) — good or not?; luckily; fortuitously
可尋址 (ho2 cam4 zi2) — addressable (computing); accessible via an address
可導 (ho2 dou6) — differentiable (calculus)
可就 (ho2 zau6) — certainly
可展曲面 (ho2 zin2 kuk1 min6) — (math.) a developable surface
可巧 (ho2 haau2) — by happy coincidence
可待因 (ho2 doi6 jan1) — codeine (loanword)
可微 (ho2 mei4) — differentiable (math.)
可心 (ho2 sam1) — satisfying; to one's liking; to suit sb
可念 (ho2 nim6) — (literary) pitiable; (literary) endearing; (literary) deserving of gratitude
可怕 (ho2 paa3) — awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terr…
可怪 (ho2 gwaai3) — strange; curious; surprising
可恃 (ho2 ci5) — reliable
可恥 (ho2 ci2) — shameful; disgraceful; ignominious
可恨 (ho2 han6) — hateful
可悲 (ho2 bei1) — lamentable
可惜 (ho2 sik1) — it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
可惡 (ho2 wu3) — repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable
可惱 (ho2 nou5) — aggravating; irritating
可想而知 (ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1) — (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
可愛 (ho2 oi3) — adorable; cute; lovely
可憎 (ho2 zang1) — disgusting
可憐 (ho2 lin4) — pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
可憐兮兮 (ho2 lin4 hai4 hai4) — miserable; wretched
可憐巴巴 (ho2 lin4 baa1 baa1) — pathetic; pitiful
可憐蟲 (ho2 lin4 cung4) — pitiful creature; wretch
可憐見 (ho2 lin4 gin3) — (coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb
可懂度 (ho2 dung2 dou6) — intelligibility
可持續 (ho2 ci4 zuk6) — sustainable
可持續發展 (ho2 ci4 zuk6 faat3 zin2) — sustainable development
可接受性 (ho2 zip3 sau6 sing3) — acceptability
可控硅 (ho2 hung3 gwai1) — (electronics) silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR); thyristor
可掬 (ho2 guk1) — conspicuous; plain to see
可擦寫 (ho2 caat3 se2) — erasable
可擴展標記語言 (ho2 kwong3 zin2 biu1 gei3 jyu5 jin4) — extensible markup language (XML)
可支付性 (ho2 zi1 fu6 sing3) — affordability
可支配收入 (ho2 zi1 pui3 sau1 jap6) — disposable income
可敬 (ho2 ging3) — venerable
可數 (ho2 sou2) — countable; denumerable
可數名詞 (ho2 sou3 ming4 ci4) — countable noun (in grammar of European languages)
可數集 (ho2 sou3 zaap6) — countable set (math.); denumerable set
可是 (ho2 si6) — but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
可有可無 (ho2 jau5 ho2 mou4) — not essential; dispensable
可望 (ho2 mong6) — can be expected (to); to be expected (to); hopefully (happening)
可望有成 (ho2 mong6 jau5 sing4) — can be expected to be a success
可望而不可即 (ho2 mong6 ji4 bat1 ho2 zik1) — variant of 可望而不可及[ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2]
可望而不可及 (ho2 mong6 ji4 fau2 ho2 kap6) — (idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
可樂 (ho2 lok6) — amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola
可欺 (ho2 hei1) — gullible; easily bullied; weak
可歌可泣 (ho2 go1 ho2 jap1) — lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad; in…
可比 (ho2 bei2) — comparable
可氣 (ho2 hei3) — annoying; irritating; exasperating
可汗 (ho2 hon4) — khan (loanword)
可決 (ho2 kyut3) — to adopt; to pass; to vote approval (of a law etc)
可決票 (ho2 kyut3 piu3) — affirmative vote
可溶 (ho2 jung4) — soluble
可溶性 (ho2 jung4 sing3) — solubility
可燃 (ho2 jin4) — inflammable
可燃冰 (ho2 jin4 bing1) — clathrate hydrates
可燃性 (ho2 jin4 sing3) — flammable; flammability
可畏 (ho2 wai3) — dreadful; formidable
可疑 (ho2 ji4) — suspicious; dubious
可疑分子 (ho2 ji4 fan6 zi2) — suspect; person under suspicion
可看 (ho2 hon3) — worth seeing
可知 (ho2 zi1) — evidently; clearly; no wonder; knowable
可知論 (ho2 zi1 leon6) — gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is kn…
可磁化體 (ho2 ci4 faa3 tai2) — magnetic medium; material capable of being magnetized
可移植 (ho2 ji4 zik6) — portable (programming language)
可移植性 (ho2 ji4 zik6 sing3) — portability (programming language)
可笑 (ho2 siu3) — funny; ridiculous
可結合性 (ho2 git3 hap6 sing3) — associativity (xy)z = x(yz) (math.)
可編程 (ho2 pin1 cing4) — programmable
可耕地 (ho2 gaang1 dei6) — arable land
可能性 (ho2 nang4 sing3) — possibility; probability
可蘭經 (ho2 laan4 ging1) — Quran (Islamic scripture)
可蠢 (ho2 ceon2) — (dialect) unbearable; embarrassing
可行 (ho2 hang4) — feasible
可行性 (ho2 hang4 sing3) — feasibility
可裂變 (ho2 lit6 bin3) — fissionable
可裂變材料 (ho2 lit6 bin3 coi4 liu2) — fissionable material
可見 (ho2 gin3) — it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visi…
可見光 (ho2 gin3 gwong1) — visible light; light in optical spectrum
可視化 (ho2 si6 faa3) — visualization
可視電話 (ho2 si6 din6 waa2) — videophone
可親 (ho2 can1) — kindly; nice; amiable
可觀 (ho2 gun1) — worth seeing; considerable; impressive; significant
可解 (ho2 gaai2) — soluble (i.e. can be solved)
可言 (ho2 jin4) — it may be said
可調 (ho2 tiu4) — adjustable
可謂 (ho2 wai6) — it could even be said
可變 (ho2 bin3) — variable
可貴 (ho2 gwai3) — to be treasured; praiseworthy
可身 (ho2 san1) — to fit well (clothes)
可轉讓 (ho2 zyun3 joeng6) — transferable; negotiable
可轉讓證券 (ho2 zyun3 joeng6 zing3 hyun3) — negotiable securities
可逆 (ho2 jik6) — reversible; (math.) invertible
可逆性 (ho2 jik6 sing3) — reversibility
可通 (ho2 tung1) — passable; possible to reach
可遇不可求 (ho2 jyu6 bat1 ho2 kau4) — can be discovered but not sought (idiom); one can only come across such things …
可選 (ho2 syun2) — available; optional
可鄙 (ho2 pei2) — base; mean; despicable
可靠 (ho2 kaau3) — reliable
可靠性 (ho2 kaau3 sing3) — reliability
可頌 (ho2 zung6) — croissant (loanword)
可食 (ho2 sik6) — edible
可驚 (ho2 ging1) — astonishing
可體 (ho2 tai2) — well-fitting (of clothes)
可麗餅 (ho2 lai6 beng2) — crêpe (loanword)
台下 (toi4 haa6) — off the stage; in the audience
台中 (toi4 zung1) — variant of 臺中|台中[Tai2 zhong1]
台伯河 (toi4 baak3 ho4) — Tiber (river in Italy, the main watercourse of Rome)
台前 (toi4 cin4) — see 台前縣|台前县[Tai2 qian2 Xian4]
台前縣 (toi4 cin4 jyun6) — Taiqian, a county in Puyang City 濮陽市|濮阳市[Pu2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
台北 (toi4 bak1) — Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台北市 (toi4 bak1 si5) — Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台北金馬影展 (toi4 bak1 gam1 maa5 jing2 zin2) — Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
台商 (toi4 soeng1) — Taiwanese businessperson or company (esp. one operating overseas, often in main…
台安 (toi4 on1) — see 檯安縣|台安县[Tai2 an1 Xian4]
台客 (toi4 haak3) — stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory)
台山 (toi4 saan1) — see 台山市[Tai2 shan1 Shi4]
台山市 (toi4 saan1 si5) — Taishan, a county-level city in Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangd…
台州 (toi4 zau1) — see 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4]
台州市 (toi4 zau1 si5) — Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
台幣 (toi4 bai6) — New Taiwan dollar
台座 (toi4 zo6) — pedestal
台式 (toi4 sik1) — Taiwanese-style
台式電腦 (toi4 sik1 din6 nou5) — desktop computer
台東縣 (toi4 dung1 jyun6) — Taitung County in southeast Taiwan
台江 (toi4 gong1) — see 台江區|台江区[Tai2 jiang1 Qu1]; see 台江縣|台江县[Tai2 jiang1 Xian4]
台江區 (toi4 gong1 keoi1) — Taijiang, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
台江縣 (toi4 gong1 jyun6) — Taijiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治…
台灣 (toi4 waan1) — variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
台灣葉鼻蝠 (toi4 waan1 jip6 bei6 fuk1) — Formosan leaf-nosed bat
台灣關係法 (toi4 waan1 gwaan1 hai6 faat3) — Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)
台獨 (toi4 duk6) — Taiwan independence; (of Taiwan) to declare independence
台球 (toi2 kau4) — billiards
台球桌 (toi2 kau4 coek3) — billiards table
台盟 (toi4 mang4) — abbr. for 台灣民主自治同盟|台湾民主自治同盟[Tai2 wan1 Min2 zhu3 Zi4 zhi4 Tong2 meng2]
台磅 (toi4 bong6) — platform balance
台端 (toi4 dyun1) — you (in a formal letter)
台胞證 (toi4 baau1 zing3) — Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents; Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit; ab…
台菜 (toi4 coi3) — Taiwanese food
台諜 (toi4 dip6) — Taiwan spy
台資 (toi4 zi1) — Taiwan capital or investments
叱吒 (cik1 zaa1) — variant of 叱咤[chi4 zha4]
叱呵 (cik1 ho1) — to shout angrily; to yell
叱咄 (cik1 cyut3) — to reprimand; to berate
叱咤 (cik1 caak1) — to rebuke angrily
叱咤風雲 (cik1 caak1 fung1 wan4) — lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world; all-powe…
叱問 (cik1 man6) — to call sb to account; to question angrily
叱喝 (cik1 hot3) — to shout at; to berate
叱罵 (cik1 maa6) — to curse; to berate angrily
叱責 (cik1 zaak3) — to upbraid
史上 (si2 soeng6) — in history
史丹佛 (si2 daan1 fat6) — (Tw) Stanford (University)
史丹福大學 (si2 daan1 fuk1 daai6 hok6) — Stanford University
史丹頓島 (si2 daan1 deon6 dou2) — Staten Island, borough of New York City
史傳 (si2 zyun6) — historical biography
史傳小說 (si2 zyun6 siu2 syut3) — historical novel
史冊 (si2 caak3) — annals
史前 (si2 cin4) — prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric
史前人 (si2 cin4 jan4) — prehistoric man
史前古器物 (si2 cin4 gu2 hei3 mat6) — prehistoric artifacts; ancient artifacts
史努比 (si2 nou5 bei2) — Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
史卓 (si2 coek3) — Straw (name); Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary…
史奴比 (si2 nou4 bei2) — Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
史威士 (si2 wai1 si6) — Schweppes (soft drinks company)
史學 (si2 hok6) — historiography
史學家 (si2 hok6 gaa1) — historian
史官 (si2 gun1) — scribe; court recorder; historian; historiographer
史家 (si2 gaa1) — historian
史密斯 (si2 mat6 si1) — Smith (name)
史實 (si2 sat6) — historical fact
史思明 (si2 si1 ming4) — Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], p…
史料 (si2 liu2) — historical material or data
史普尼克 (si2 pou2 nei4 hak1) — Sputnik, Soviet artificial Earth satellite; also written 斯普特尼克
史景遷 (si2 ging2 cin1) — Jonathan D. Spence (1936–2021), British-American historian of China
史書 (si2 syu1) — history book
史氏蝗鶯 (si2 si6 wong4 ang1) — (bird species of China) Styan's grasshopper warbler (Helopsaltes pleskei)
史沫特萊 (si2 mut3 dak6 loi4) — Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. …
史泰博 (si2 taai3 bok3) — Staples Inc., US office supply store
史無前例 (si2 mou4 cin4 lai6) — (idiom) unprecedented in history
史特勞斯 (si2 dak6 lou4 si1) — (Tw) Strauss (name); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Str…
史瓦濟蘭 (si2 ngaa5 zai3 laan4) — Swaziland (Tw)
史瓦辛格 (si2 ngaa5 san1 gaak3) — (Tw) see 施瓦辛格[Shi1 wa3 xin1 ge2]
史籀篇 (si2 zau6 pin1) — Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[da4 zhuan4], attribute…
史籍 (si2 zik6) — historical records
史臣 (si2 san4) — official in charge of public records
史蒂夫 (si2 dai3 fu1) — Steve (male name)
史蒂文 (si2 dai3 man4) — Steven, Stephen (name)
史蒂文斯 (si2 dai3 man4 si1) — Stephens; Stevens
史觀 (si2 gun1) — historical point of view; historically speaking
史記 (si2 gei3) — Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dyna…
史詩 (si2 si1) — an epic; poetic saga
史詩性 (si2 si1 sing3) — epic
史詩般 (si2 si1 bun1) — epic
史迪威 (si2 dik6 wai1) — Joseph Stilwell (1883-1946), commander of US forces in China, Burma and India i…
史黛西 (si2 doi6 sai1) — Stacy (name)
右上 (jau6 soeng6) — upper right
右下 (jau6 haa6) — lower right
右側 (jau6 zak1) — right side
右傾 (jau6 king1) — right-wing; reactionary; conservative; (PRC) rightist deviation
右前衛 (jau6 cin4 wai6) — right forward (soccer position)
右對齊 (jau6 deoi3 cai4) — to right justify (typography)
右手 (jau6 sau2) — right hand; right-hand side
右方 (jau6 fong1) — right-hand side
右江 (jau6 gong1) — see 右江區|右江区[You4 jiang1 Qu1]
右江區 (jau6 gong1 keoi1) — Youjiang, a district of Baise City 百色市[Bai3 se4 Shi4], Guangxi
右派 (jau6 paai3) — (political) right; right wing; rightist
右玉 (jau6 juk6) — see 右玉縣|右玉县[You4 yu4 Xian4]
右玉縣 (jau6 juk6 jyun6) — Youyu, a county in Shuozhou City 朔州市[Shuo4 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
右箭頭 (jau6 zin3 tau4) — right-pointing arrow
右箭頭鍵 (jau6 zin3 tau4 gin6) — right arrow key (on keyboard)
右翼 (jau6 jik6) — the right flank; (politically) right-wing
右舵 (jau6 to4) — right rudder
右舷 (jau6 jin4) — starboard (of a ship)
右袒 (jau6 taan2) — to take sides with; to be partial to; to be biased; to favor one side
右轉 (jau6 zyun3) — to turn right
右邊 (jau6 bin1) — right side; right, to the right
右邊兒 (jau6 bin1 ji4) — erhua variant of 右邊|右边[you4 bian5]
右首 (jau6 sau2) — right-hand side
叶韻 (hip6 wan5) — to rhyme; also written 協韻|协韵
司令員 (si1 ling6 jyun4) — commander
司令官 (si1 ling6 gun1) — commander; officer in charge
司令部 (si1 ling6 bou6) — headquarters; military command center
司南 (si1 naam4) — ancient Chinese compass
司各特 (si1 gok3 dak6) — Scott (name); Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish romantic novelist
司售人員 (si1 sau6 jan4 jyun4) — bus crew; driver and conductor
司天臺 (si1 tin1 toi4) — Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwar…
司寇 (si1 kau3) — two-character surname Sikou
司徒 (si1 tou4) — two-character surname Situ
司徒雷登 (si1 tou4 leoi4 dang1) — John Leighton Stuart (1876-1962), second-generation American missionary in Chin…
司機 (si1 gei1) — chauffeur; driver
司法 (si1 faat3) — judicial; (administration of) justice
司法人員 (si1 faat3 jan4 jyun4) — judicial officer
司法官 (si1 faat3 gun1) — (Tw) judges and prosecutors
司法機關 (si1 faat3 gei1 gwaan1) — judicial authorities
司法權 (si1 faat3 kyun4) — jurisdiction
司法獨立 (si1 faat3 duk6 laap6) — judicial independence
司法部 (si1 faat3 bou6) — Ministry of Justice (PRC etc); Justice Department (USA etc)
司法院 (si1 faat3 jyun2) — Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then…
司湯達 (si1 tong1 daat6) — Stendhal
司爐 (si1 lou4) — stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine)
司空見慣 (si1 hung1 gin3 gwaan3) — a common occurrence (idiom)
司線員 (si1 sin3 jyun4) — line judge (tennis etc)
司藥 (si1 joek6) — pharmacist
司鐸 (si1 dok6) — priest
司長 (si1 zoeng2) — bureau chief
司馬 (si1 maa5) — Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surna…
司馬光 (si1 maa5 gwong1) — Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Co…
司馬懿 (si1 maa5 ji3) — Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dy…
司馬承幀 (si1 maa5 sing4 zing3) — Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
司馬昭 (si1 maa5 ciu1) — Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]
司馬法 (si1 maa5 faat3) — “Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Mil…
司馬炎 (si1 maa5 jim4) — Sima Yan (236–290), founder and first emperor (265–290) of the Western Jin dyna…
司馬穰苴 (si1 maa5 joeng4 zeoi1) — Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist …
司馬談 (si1 maa5 taam4) — Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si…
司馬遷 (si1 maa5 cin1) — Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Hi…
司馬遼太郎 (si1 maa5 liu4 taai3 long4) — SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
叼 (diu1) — to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
吁吁 (heoi1 heoi1) — to pant; to gasp for breath
吃不上 (hek3 bat1 soeng6) — unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal
吃不下 (hek3 bat1 haa6) — not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more
吃不了兜著走 (hek3 bat1 liu5 dau1 zoek6 zau2) — lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll …
吃不住 (hek3 bat1 zyu6) — to be unable to bear or support
吃不來 (hek3 bat1 loi4) — to be unaccustomed to certain food; to not be keen on certain food
吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 (hek3 bat1 dou3 pou4 tou4 syut3 pou4 tou4 syun1) — sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you ca…
吃不服 (hek3 bat1 fuk6) — not be accustomed to eating sth; not be used to certain food
吃不消 (hek3 bat1 siu1) — to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage
吃不開 (hek3 bat1 hoi1) — be unpopular; won't work
吃乾飯 (hek3 gon1 faan6) — (coll.) to be incompetent; useless; good-for-nothing
吃了定心丸 (hek3 liu5 ding6 sam1 jyun2) — to feel reassured
吃人 (hek3 jan4) — exploitative; oppressive
吃人不吐骨頭 (hek3 jan4 bat1 tou3 gwat1 tau4) — ruthless; vicious and greedy
吃刀 (hek3 dou1) — penetration of a cutting tool
吃到飽 (hek3 dou3 baau2) — (Tw) all-you-can-eat (food); (fig.) unlimited usage (digital services etc)
吃力 (hek3 lik6) — to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
吃力不討好 (hek3 lik6 bat1 tou2 hou2) — arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
吃味 (hek3 mei6) — to be jealous
吃啞巴虧 (hek3 aa2 baa1 kwai1) — to be forced to suffer in silence; unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
吃喝 (hek3 hot3) — to eat and drink; food and drink
吃喝嫖賭 (hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2) — (lit.) to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom); (fig.) to lead a lif…
吃喝拉撒睡 (hek3 hot3 laai1 saat3 seoi6) — (coll.) eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping; the mundane neces…
吃喝玩樂 (hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6) — (lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); (fig.) to abandon oneself to a…
吃壞 (hek3 waai6) — to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating
吃大戶 (hek3 daai6 wu6) — to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine); (of sb who h…
吃大虧 (hek3 daai6 kwai1) — to cost one dearly; to end disastrously; to pay bitterly
吃奶 (hek3 naai5) — to suck the breast (for milk)
吃奶之力 (hek3 naai5 zi1 lik6) — all one's strength
吃奶的力氣 (hek3 naai5 dik1 lik6 hei3) — all one's strength
吃奶的氣力 (hek3 naai5 dik1 hei3 lik6) — utmost effort
吃完 (hek3 jyun4) — to finish eating
吃官司 (hek3 gun1 si1) — to face legal action; to get sued
吃布 (hek3 bou3) — to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
吃後悔藥 (hek3 hau6 fui3 joek6) — (fig.) to regret (doing sth)
吃得住 (hek3 dak1 zyu6) — to be able to bear; to be able to support
吃得消 (hek3 dak1 siu1) — to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc); to be able to afford
吃得開 (hek3 dak1 hoi1) — to be popular; to be getting on well; much in demand
吃拿卡要 (hek3 naa4 kaat1 jiu3) — dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes; all kinds of ab…
吃掉 (hek3 diu6) — to eat up; to consume
吃槍藥 (hek3 coeng1 joek6) — (lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder; (fig.) to be ablaze with anger; ornery; sna…
吃水 (hek3 seoi2) — drinking water; to obtain water (for daily needs); to absorb water; draft (of s…
吃水不忘挖井人 (hek3 seoi2 bat1 mong4 waat3 zeng2 jan4) — see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
吃水不忘掘井人 (hek3 seoi2 bat1 mong4 gwat6 zeng2 jan4) — Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
吃油 (hek3 jau4) — (of food) to absorb oil; (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel
吃法 (hek3 faat3) — way of eating; how something is eaten; how a dish is prepared; the way a dish i…
吃熊心豹子膽 (hek3 hung4 sam1 paau3 zi2 daam2) — to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom); to pluck up some courage
吃牢飯 (hek3 lou4 faan6) — (coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system…
吃白食 (hek3 baak6 sik6) — to eat without paying; to freeload
吃皇糧 (hek3 wong4 loeng4) — lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live…
吃相 (hek3 soeng3) — table manners
吃空餉 (hek3 hung1 hoeng2) — to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
吃穿 (hek3 cyun1) — food and clothing
吃糧不管事 (hek3 loeng4 bat1 gun2 si6) — to eat without working (idiom); to take one's pay and not care about the rest
吃素 (hek3 sou3) — to be a vegetarian
吃緊 (hek3 gan2) — in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important
吃苦 (hek3 fu2) — to bear hardships
吃苦耐勞 (hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4) — hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃苦頭 (hek3 fu2 tau4) — to suffer; to suffer for one's actions; to pay dearly; to burn one's fingers
吃藥 (hek3 joek6) — to take medicine
吃虧 (hek3 kwai1) — to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be …
吃虧上當 (hek3 kwai1 soeng5 dong3) — to be taken advantage of
吃螺絲 (hek3 lo4 si1) — (of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
吃裡爬外 (hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6) — variant of 吃裡扒外|吃里扒外[chi1 li3 pa2 wai4]
吃請 (hek3 cing2) — to be a guest at a dinner party; to be wined and dined (as a bribe)
吃豆人 (hek3 dau2 jan4) — Pac-Man (computer game)
吃豆腐 (hek3 dau6 fu6) — to take liberties with (a woman); to tease with sexual innuendo; to sexually ha…
吃貨 (hek3 fo3) — chowhound; foodie; a good-for-nothing
吃軟不吃硬 (hek3 jyun5 bat1 hek3 ngaang6) — lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom); amenable to coaxing but not…
吃軟飯 (hek3 jyun5 faan6) — to live off a woman
吃醋 (hek3 cou3) — to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)
吃錯藥 (hek3 co3 joek6) — (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine; (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) differe…
吃閉門羹 (hek3 bai3 mun4 gang1) — to be refused entrance; to find the door closed
吃閒飯 (hek3 haan4 faan6) — to lead an idle life; to be a loafer
吃霸王餐 (hek3 baa3 wong4 caan1) — to dine and dash; to leave without paying
吃食 (hek3 sik6) — to eat (of bird or animal); to feed
吃飯 (hek3 faan6) — to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
吃飽 (hek3 baau2) — to eat one's fill
吃飽了飯撐的 (hek3 baau2 liu5 faan6 caang1 dik1) — having nothing better to do; see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着
吃飽撐著 (hek3 baau2 caang1 zoek6) — having nothing better to do
吃館子 (hek3 gun2 zi2) — to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
吃香喝辣 (hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6) — lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom); fig. to live well
吃驚 (hek3 ging1) — to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
吃齋 (hek3 zaai1) — to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian
各不相同 (gok3 bat1 soeng1 tung4) — to be quite varied; each one is different
各人 (gok3 jan4) — each one; everyone
各個 (gok3 go3) — every; various; separately, one by one
各別 (gok3 bit6) — distinct; different; separately; individually; unusual; novel; (pejorative) ecc…
各取所需 (gok3 ceoi2 so2 seoi1) — each takes what he needs (idiom)
各國 (gok3 gwok3) — each country; every country; various countries
各地 (gok3 dei6) — in all parts of (a country); various regions
各執一詞 (gok3 zap1 jat1 ci4) — each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
各執己見 (gok3 zap1 gei2 gin3) — each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
各執所見 (gok3 zap1 so2 gin3) — each sticks to his own view
各奔前程 (gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4) — each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
各奔東西 (gok3 ban1 dung1 sai1) — to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 x…
各就各位 (gok3 zau6 gok3 wai6) — (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom); (athletics) On your ma…
各式各樣 (gok3 sik1 gok3 joeng6) — (of) all kinds and sorts; various
各得其所 (gok3 dak1 kei4 so2) — (idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for
各抒己見 (gok3 syu1 gei2 gin3) — everyone gives their own view
各拉丹冬山 (gok3 laai1 daan1 dung1 saan1) — Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tan…
各拉丹冬峰 (gok3 laai1 daan1 dung1 fung1) — Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tan…
各持己見 (gok3 ci4 gei2 gin3) — each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
各方 (gok3 fong1) — all parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions
各有千秋 (gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1) — each has its own merits (idiom)
各有所好 (gok3 jau5 so2 hou3) — everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
各樣 (gok3 joeng6) — many different types
各界 (gok3 gaai3) — all walks of life; all social circles
各界人士 (gok3 gaai3 jan4 si6) — all walks of life
各異 (gok3 ji6) — all different; each unto his own
各盡所能 (gok3 zeon6 so2 nang4) — each does his utmost (idiom); from each according to his means
各種 (gok3 zung2) — every kind of; all kinds of; various
各種各樣 (gok3 zung2 gok3 joeng6) — various kinds; all sorts
各級 (gok3 kap1) — all levels
各自 (gok3 zi6) — each; respective; apiece
各色 (gok3 sik1) — all kinds; of every description
各色各樣 (gok3 sik1 gok3 joeng6) — (idiom) diverse; various; all kinds of
各處 (gok3 cyu3) — every place
各行其是 (gok3 hang4 kei4 si6) — each one does what he thinks is right (idiom); each goes his own way
各行各業 (gok3 hong4 gok3 jip6) — every trade; all professions; all walks of life
各類 (gok3 leoi6) — all categories
各顯所長 (gok3 hin2 so2 coeng4) — each displays their own strengths (idiom)
吆 (jiu1) — to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares)
吆五喝六 (jiu1 ng5 hot3 luk6) — lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub …
吆呼 (jiu1 fu1) — to shout (orders)
吆喊 (jiu1 haam3) — to shout; to yell
吆喝 (jiu1 hot3) — to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares); to de…
合一 (hap6 jat1) — to unite
合上 (hap6 soeng5) — to close (box, book, mouth etc)
合不來 (hap6 bat1 loi4) — (of people) to be incompatible; to not get along; to be unable to see eye to eye
合不攏嘴 (hap6 bat1 lung5 zeoi2) — unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc; grinning from ear to e…
合並 (hap6 bing6) — variant of 合併|合并[he2 bing4]
合作 (hap6 zok3) — to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
合作化 (hap6 zok3 faa3) — collectivization (in Marxist theory)
合作市 (hap6 zok3 si5) — Hezuo, a county-level city in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1…
合作方 (hap6 zok3 fong1) — (business) partner
合作社 (hap6 zok3 se5) — cooperative; workers' or agricultural producers' cooperative etc
合作者 (hap6 zok3 ze2) — co-worker; collaborator; also collaborator with the enemy
合作農場 (hap6 zok3 nung4 coeng4) — collective farm, Russian: kolkhoz
合併 (hap6 bing3) — to merge; to annex
合併症 (hap6 bing3 zing3) — complication (medicine)
合共 (hap6 gung6) — altogether; in sum
合力 (hap6 lik6) — to join forces; concerted effort; (physics) resultant force
合十 (hap6 sap6) — to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
合取 (hap6 ceoi2) — connective; conjunction
合吃族 (hap6 hek3 zuk6) — lit. joint eaters; a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among s…
合同 (hap6 tung4) — contract; agreement
合同各方 (hap6 tung4 gok3 fong1) — parties to a contract (law)
合同法 (hap6 tung4 faat3) — contract law
合唱 (hap6 coeng3) — chorus; to chorus
合唱團 (hap6 coeng3 tyun4) — chorus; choir
合圍 (hap6 wai4) — to surround; to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc)
合奏 (hap6 zau3) — to perform music (as an ensemble)
合婚 (hap6 fan1) — casting a couple's fortune based on their bithdates (old)
合子 (hap6 zi2) — zygote (biology)
合宜 (hap6 ji4) — appropriate

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