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吏胥 (lei6 seoi1) — minor official
吏部 (lei6 bou6) — Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)
吐口 (tou3 hau2) — to spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)
吐司 (tou3 si1) — sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
吐嘈 (tou3 cou4) — variant of 吐槽[tu4 cao2]
吐字 (tou3 zi6) — diction; enunciation; (opera) to pronounce the words correctly
吐實 (tou3 sat6) — to reveal the truth; to spill the beans
吐故納新 (tou3 gu3 naap6 san1) — lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[…
吐根 (tou3 gan1) — ipecac
吐棄 (tou3 hei3) — to spurn; to reject
吐氣 (tou3 hei3) — to exhale; to breathe out; (fig.) to let out pent-up feelings; to vent suppress…
吐沫 (tou3 mut3) — saliva; spittle
吐火羅人 (tou3 fo2 lo4 jan4) — Tokharian people of central Asia
吐瓦魯 (tou3 ngaa5 lou5) — Tuvalu, island country in the SW Pacific (Tw)
吐穗 (tou3 seoi6) — to have the ears of grain come up
吐絮 (tou3 seoi5) — cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior
吐絲自縛 (tou3 si1 zi6 bok3) — to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devisi…
吐綬雞 (tou3 sau6 gai1) — turkey
吐艷 (tou3 jim6) — to burst into bloom
吐苦水 (tou3 fu2 seoi2) — to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth; fig. to complain bitterly;…
吐蕃 (tou3 faan4) — Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet; the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD…
吐蕃王朝 (tou3 faan4 wong4 ciu4) — Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD
吐訴 (tou3 sou3) — to pour forth (one's opinions)
吐谷渾 (dat6 juk6 wan4) — Tuyuhun, nomadic people related to the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1]; a state in Qi…
吐露 (tou3 lou6) — to tell; to disclose; to reveal
吐魯番 (tou3 lou5 faan1) — see 吐魯番市|吐鲁番市[Tu3 lu3 fan1 Shi4]
吐魯番市 (tou3 lou5 faan1 si5) — Turpan, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维…
吐魯番盆地 (tou3 lou5 faan1 pun4 dei6) — the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang
向 (hoeng3) — surname Xiang
向上 (hoeng3 soeng6) — upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress
向下 (hoeng3 haa6) — down; downward
向來 (hoeng3 loi4) — always (previously)
向例 (hoeng3 lai6) — custom; usual practice; convention up to now
向右拐 (hoeng3 jau6 gwaai2) — to turn right
向壁虛構 (hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 kau3) — facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虛造 (hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 zou6) — facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向外 (hoeng3 ngoi6) — outward
向左拐 (hoeng3 zo2 gwaai2) — to turn left
向巴平措 (hoeng3 baa1 ping4 cou3) — Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of the government of Tibet (i.e. governor) 200…
向後 (hoeng3 hau6) — backward
向心力 (hoeng3 sam1 lik6) — centripetal force; (fig.) cohering force; cohesion; team spirit
向性 (hoeng3 sing3) — tropism
向慕 (hoeng3 mou6) — to adore
向斜 (hoeng3 ce4) — syncline (geology)
向日葵 (hoeng3 jat6 kwai4) — sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
向暮 (hoeng3 mou6) — towards evening
向火 (hoeng3 fo2) — to warm oneself facing the fire
向盤 (hoeng3 pun4) — compass
向背 (hoeng3 bui3) — support or opposition; alignment with or against a person, group or cause
向量 (hoeng3 loeng6) — (math.) vector
向量圖形 (hoeng3 loeng6 tou4 jing4) — (computing) vector graphics
向量積 (hoeng3 loeng6 zik1) — (math.) vector product; cross product
向陽 (hoeng3 joeng4) — see 向陽區|向阳区[Xiang4 yang2 Qu1]
向陽區 (hoeng3 joeng4 keoi1) — Xiangyang, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang; Xi…
向陽花 (hoeng3 joeng4 faa1) — sunflower
向隅 (hoeng3 jyu4) — (lit.) to face the corner; (fig.) to miss out on sth
吖啶 (aa1 ding6) — acridine (antiseptic and disinfectant)
吖嗪 (aa1 ceon4) — -azine; heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen in their ring such as pyridin…
君主 (gwan1 zyu2) — monarch; sovereign
君主制 (gwan1 zyu2 zai3) — monarchy
君主國 (gwan1 zyu2 gwok3) — monarchy; sovereign state
君主政治 (gwan1 zyu2 zing3 zi6) — monarchy
君主政體 (gwan1 zyu2 zing3 tai2) — monarchy; autocracy
君位 (gwan1 wai6) — royal title
君士坦丁堡 (gwan1 si6 taan2 ding1 bou2) — Constantinople, capital of Byzantium
君子 (gwan1 zi2) — nobleman; person of noble character
君子不計小人過 (gwan1 zi2 bat1 gai3 siu2 jan4 gwo3) — see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]
君子之交 (gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1) — friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhua…
君子之交淡如水 (gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 daam6 jyu4 seoi2) — a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 …
君子動口不動手 (gwan1 zi2 dung6 hau2 bat1 dung6 sau2) — a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
君子蘭 (gwan1 zi2 laan4) — scarlet kafir lily; Clivia miniata (botany)
君子遠庖廚 (gwan1 zi2 jyun5 paau4 cyu4) — lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius); fig. a noblem…
君山 (gwan1 saan1) — see 君山區|君山区[Jun1 shan1 Qu1]
君山區 (gwan1 saan1 keoi1) — Junshan, a district of Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
君悅 (gwan1 jyut6) — Grand Hyatt (hotel brand)
君權 (gwan1 kyun4) — monarchical power
君王 (gwan1 wong4) — sovereign king
君臣 (gwan1 san4) — a ruler and his ministers (old)
吝嗇 (leon6 sik1) — stingy; mean; miserly
吝嗇鬼 (leon6 sik1 gwai2) — miser; penny-pincher
吝惜 (leon6 sik1) — to stint; to be miserly
吞併 (tan1 bing3) — to annex
吞吃 (tan1 hek3) — to devour
吞吐 (tan1 tou3) — to take in and send out (in large quantities)
吞吞吐吐 (tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3) — to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, the…
吞噬 (tan1 sai6) — to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up
吞噬作用 (tan1 sai6 zok3 jung6) — (biology) phagocytosis
吞噬細胞 (tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1) — phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
吞嚥 (tan1 jin3) — to swallow; to gulp
吞嚥困難 (tan1 jin3 kwan3 naan4) — dysphagia (medicine)
吞拿魚 (tan1 naa4 jyu2) — (loanword) tuna
吞服 (tan1 fuk6) — to swallow; to take (medicine)
吞沒 (tan1 mut6) — to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf
吞滅 (tan1 mit6) — to absorb
吞米桑布札 (tan1 mai5 song1 bou3 zaat3) — Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script
吞精 (tan1 zing1) — to swallow semen
吞聲 (tan1 sing1) — to swallow one's cries
吞聲忍氣 (tan1 seng1 jan2 hei3) — see 忍氣吞聲|忍气吞声[ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1]
吞金 (tan1 gam1) — to commit suicide by swallowing gold
吞雲吐霧 (tan1 wan4 tou3 mou6) — to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom); to blow cigarette or opium smoke
吞食 (tan1 sik6) — to devour
吟哦 (jam4 ngo4) — to chant; to recite rhythmically; to polish verse
吟唱 (jam4 coeng3) — to chant; to recite
吟詠 (jam4 wing6) — to recite; to sing (of poetry)
吟詩 (jam4 si1) — to recite poetry
吟誦 (jam4 zung6) — to read aloud; to recite rhythmically; to chant; to intone (esp. poems in rhyth…
吟遊 (jam4 jau4) — to wander as minstrel
吟風弄月 (jam4 fung1 lung6 jyut6) — lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry …
吠叫 (fai6 giu3) — to bark; to yelp
吠陀 (fai6 to4) — Vedas (Hindu sacred writings or legends)
吡叻 (bei2 lik1) — Perak (state of Malaysia)
吡咯 (bei2 lok6) — pyrrole (C4H5N) (loanword)
吡啶 (bei2 ding6) — pyridine C5H5N (loanword)
吡拉西坦 (bei2 laai1 sai1 taan2) — (pharmacology) (loanword) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic
否則 (fau2 zak1) — otherwise; if not; or (else)
否定 (fau2 ding6) — to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation
否定句 (fau2 ding6 geoi3) — negative sentence
否極泰來 (pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4) — extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
否決 (fau2 kyut3) — to veto; to overrule
否決權 (fau2 kyut3 kyun4) — veto power
否決票 (fau2 kyut3 piu3) — veto
否認 (fau2 jing6) — to declare to be untrue; to deny
吧主 (baa1 zyu2) — message board moderator or administrator
吧台 (baa1 toi2) — counter of a bar (pub)
吧唧 (baa1 zik1) — (onom.) squishing sound; (ACG) character badge (loanword from Japanese)
吧唧吧唧 (baa1 zik1 baa1 zik1) — (onom.) smacking the lips
吧嗒 (baa1 daap1) — (onom.) patter, splatter, click; to smack one's lips; to pull (on a pipe)
吧托 (baa1 tok3) — scam girl; woman who lures men to an exorbitantly priced bar 酒吧[jiu3 ba1]
吩 (fan1) — used in 吩咐[fen1 fu5]; used in transliteration of chemical compounds
吪 (ngo4) — move
含冤 (ham4 jyun1) — wronged; to suffer false accusations
含含糊糊 (ham4 ham4 wu4 wu4) — (of speech) obscure; unclear; (of actions) vague; ineffectual
含味雋永 (ham4 mei6 syun5 wing5) — fine, lasting flavor (of literature)
含垢忍辱 (ham4 gau3 jan2 juk6) — (idiom) to bear shame and humiliation
含山 (ham4 saan1) — see 含山縣|含山县[Han2 shan1 Xian4]
含山縣 (ham4 saan1 jyun6) — Hanshan, a county in Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4], Anhui
含情脈脈 (ham4 cing4 mak6 mak6) — full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
含意 (ham4 ji3) — meaning
含氣 (ham4 hei3) — containing air
含水 (ham4 seoi2) — watery
含沙射影 (ham4 saa1 se6 jing2) — (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
含沙量 (ham4 saa1 loeng6) — sand content; quantity of sediment (carried by a river)
含油 (ham4 jau4) — containing oil; oil-bearing
含油岩 (ham4 jau4 ngaam4) — oil bearing rock
含淚 (ham4 leoi6) — tearful; tearfully
含混 (ham4 wan6) — vague; unclear; ambiguous
含片 (ham4 pin3) — lozenge; cough drop
含碳 (ham4 taan3) — carbonic
含稅 (ham4 seoi3) — tax inclusive
含笑 (ham4 siu3) — to have a smile on one's face
含糊不清 (ham4 wu4 bat1 cing1) — unclear; indistinct; ambiguous
含糊其詞 (ham4 wu4 kei4 ci4) — to equivocate; to talk evasively (idiom)
含羞草 (ham4 sau1 cou2) — mimosa; sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
含義 (ham4 ji6) — meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotat…
含苞 (ham4 baau1) — (of a plant) to be in bud
含苞待放 (ham4 baau1 doi6 fong3) — in bud; budding
含英咀華 (ham4 jing1 zeoi2 waa4) — to savor fine writing (idiom)
含蓄 (ham4 cuk1) — to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words…
含蘊 (ham4 wan2) — to contain; to hold; content; (of a poem etc) full of implicit meaning
含辛茹苦 (ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2) — to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship; to bear one's cross
含量 (ham4 loeng6) — content; quantity contained
吭吭 (hang1 hang1) — (onom.) coughing, grunting etc
吭哧 (hang1 ci1) — to puff and blow; to whimper
吭氣 (hang1 hei3) — to utter a sound
吭聲 (hang1 seng1) — to utter a word
吮吸 (syun5 kap1) — to suck
吱吱嘎嘎 (zi1 zi1 gaa1 gaa1) — (onom.) creaking and grating
吱吱聲 (zi1 zi1 seng1) — squeak
吱嘎 (zi1 gaa1) — (onom.) creak; crunch
吱聲 (zi1 seng1) — to utter a word; to make a sound; to cheep; to squeak; also pr. [zi1 sheng1]
吲哚 (jan5 do2) — indole C8H7N (heterocyclic organic compound) (loanword)
吳三桂 (ng4 saam1 gwai3) — Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helpe…
吳下阿蒙 (ng4 haa6 aa3 mung4) — General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improv…
吳中 (ng4 zung1) — see 吳中區|吴中区[Wu2 zhong1 Qu1]
吳中區 (ng4 zung1 keoi1) — Wuzhong, a district of Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
吳仁寶 (ng4 jan4 bou2) — Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[Hua2 xi1 Cun1]…
吳任臣 (ng4 jam6 san4) — Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History …
吳作棟 (ng4 zok3 dung6) — Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 199…
吳儀 (ng4 ji4) — Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
吳儂嬌語 (ng4 nung4 giu1 jyu5) — see 吳儂軟語|吴侬软语[Wu2 nong2 ruan3 yu3]
吳儂軟語 (ng4 nung4 jyun5 jyu5) — the soft and melodic Wu dialect
吳哥城 (ng4 go1 sing4) — Ankorwat, Cambodia
吳哥窟 (ng4 go1 fat1) — Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
吳嘉經 (ng4 gaa1 ging1) — Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet
吳國 (ng4 gwok3) — Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, f…
吳堡 (ng4 bou2) — see 吳堡縣|吴堡县[Wu2 bu3 Xian4]
吳堡縣 (ng4 bou2 jyun6) — Wubu, a county in Yulin City 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4], Shaanxi
吳天明 (ng4 tin1 ming4) — Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
吳子 (ng4 zi2) — Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Q…
吳孟超 (ng4 maang6 ciu1) — Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in live…
吳官正 (ng4 gun1 zing3) — Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discip…
吳尊 (ng4 zyun1) — Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
吳川 (ng4 cyun1) — see 吳川市|吴川市[Wu2 chuan1 Shi4]
吳川市 (ng4 cyun1 si5) — Wuchuan, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong
吳市吹簫 (ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1) — (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Z…
吳建豪 (ng4 gin3 hou4) — Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member
吳忠 (ng4 zung1) — see 吳忠市|吴忠市[Wu2 zhong1 Shi4]
吳忠市 (ng4 zung1 si5) — Wuzhong, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区…
吳承恩 (ng4 sing4 jan1) — Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|…
吳敬梓 (ng4 ging3 zi2) — Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Ru2 l…
吳晗 (ng4 ham4) — Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounde…
吳楚 (ng4 co2) — southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
吳橋 (ng4 kiu4) — see 吳橋縣|吴桥县[Wu2 qiao2 Xian4]
吳橋縣 (ng4 kiu4 jyun6) — Wuqiao, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei
吳永剛 (ng4 wing5 gong1) — Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director
吳江 (ng4 gong1) — see 吳江區|吴江区[Wu2 jiang1 Qu1]
吳淞 (ng4 sung1) — Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
吳清源 (ng4 cing1 jyun4) — Go Seigen (1914–2014), Chinese-born Japanese professional Go player
吳牛見月 (ng4 ngau4 gin3 jyut6) — cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun
吳玉章 (ng4 juk6 zoeng1) — Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
吳王闔廬 (ng4 wong4 hap6 lou4) — King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾
吳用 (ng4 jung6) — Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星…
吳縣 (ng4 jyun6) — Wu county in Jiangsu
吳自牧 (ng4 zi6 muk6) — Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
吳興 (ng4 hing3) — see 吳興區|吴兴区[Wu2 xing1 Qu1]
吳興區 (ng4 hing3 keoi1) — Wuxing, a district of Huzhou City 湖州市[Hu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
吳語 (ng4 jyu5) — Wu dialects (spoken primarily in Shanghai and surrounding areas)
吳起 (ng4 hei2) — Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period…
吳起縣 (ng4 hei2 jyun6) — Wuqi, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
吳越 (ng4 jyut6) — states of south China in different historical periods; proverbially perpetual a…
吳越同舟 (ng4 jyut6 tung4 zau1) — Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals; t…
吳越春秋 (ng4 jyut6 ceon1 cau1) — History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han…
吳趼人 (ng4 gin2 jan4) — Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state…
吳邦國 (ng4 bong1 gwok3) — Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, politburo member 19…
吳鎮宇 (ng4 zan3 jyu5) — Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor
吳頭楚尾 (ng4 tau4 co2 mei5) — lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one…
吵 (caau2) — noisy; loud; to quarrel; to argue
吵吵 (caau2 caau2) — to make a racket; to quarrel
吵吵嚷嚷 (caau2 caau2 joeng6 joeng6) — to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom)
吵嘴 (caau2 zeoi2) — to quarrel
吵嚷 (caau2 joeng6) — to make a racket; clamour; uproar
吵架 (caau2 gaa3) — to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel
吵醒 (caau2 sing2) — to wake sb up with a noise
吵鬧 (caau2 naau6) — noisy; raucous; to shout and scream
吵鬧聲 (caau2 naau6 sing1) — noise
吸住 (kap1 zyu6) — to draw (towards); to be drawn to; to be sucked in
吸入 (kap1 jap6) — to breathe in; to suck in; to inhale
吸入劑 (kap1 jap6 zai1) — inhalant
吸入器 (kap1 jap6 hei3) — inhaler
吸入閥 (kap1 jap6 fat6) — suction valve
吸力 (kap1 lik6) — (physics) attractive force (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc); suctio…
吸取 (kap1 ceoi2) — to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
吸取教訓 (kap1 ceoi2 gaau3 fan3) — to draw a lesson (from a setback)
吸口 (kap1 hau2) — sucker mouth
吸吮 (kap1 syun5) — to suck on (sth); to suck in
吸地 (kap1 dei6) — to vacuum the floor
吸塵器 (kap1 can4 hei3) — vacuum cleaner
吸引力 (kap1 jan5 lik6) — attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness
吸引子 (kap1 jan5 zi2) — attractor (math., dynamical systems)
吸引子網絡 (kap1 jan5 zi2 mong5 lok6) — attractor network
吸把 (kap1 baa2) — toilet plunger
吸收劑量 (kap1 sau1 zai1 loeng6) — absorbed dose
吸毒 (kap1 duk6) — to take drugs
吸毒成癮 (kap1 duk6 sing4 jan5) — drug addiction
吸氣 (kap1 hei3) — to inhale; to breathe in
吸氣器 (kap1 hei3 hei3) — aspirator
吸氧 (kap1 joeng5) — to breathe; to absorb oxygen
吸水 (kap1 seoi2) — absorbent
吸濕 (kap1 sap1) — to absorb moisture
吸濕性 (kap1 sap1 sing3) — moisture-absorbing; hygroscopic
吸煙區 (kap1 jin1 keoi1) — smoking area
吸煙室 (kap1 jin1 sat1) — smoking room
吸熱 (kap1 jit6) — heat absorption
吸留 (kap1 lau4) — to absorb; to take in and retain
吸盡 (kap1 zeon6) — to absorb completely; to drink up
吸盤 (kap1 pun4) — suction pad; sucker
吸睛 (kap1 zing1) — eye-catching
吸碳 (kap1 taan3) — to absorb carbon
吸積 (kap1 zik1) — accretion
吸管 (kap1 gun2) — (drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel
吸納 (kap1 naap6) — to take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept
吸聲 (kap1 seng1) — sound absorption
吸著 (kap1 zoek6) — sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
吸蟲 (kap1 cung4) — trematoda; fluke; trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. o…
吸蟲綱 (kap1 cung4 gong1) — Class Trematoda; fluke; trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans
吸血鬼 (kap1 hyut3 gwai2) — leech; bloodsucking vermin; vampire (translated European notion); fig. cruel ex…
吸進 (kap1 zeon3) — to inhale; to breathe in
吸金 (kap1 gam1) — money-spinning; moneymaking
吸鐵石 (kap1 tit3 sek6) — magnet
吸門 (kap1 mun4) — epiglottis
吸附 (kap1 fu6) — to adhere to a surface; to absorb; to draw in; (fig.) to attract; (chemistry) a…
吸附劑 (kap1 fu6 zai1) — absorbent
吸附性 (kap1 fu6 sing3) — absorption; absorbability (chemistry)
吸音 (kap1 jam1) — sound-absorbing
吸頂燈 (kap1 deng2 dang1) — flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)
吸食 (kap1 sik6) — (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narc…
吹乾 (ceoi1 gon1) — to blow-dry
吹了 (ceoi1 liu5) — failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to…
吹冷風 (ceoi1 laang5 fung1) — to blow cold; damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
吹口哨 (ceoi1 hau2 saau3) — to whistle
吹吹拍拍 (ceoi1 ceoi1 paak3 paak3) — to boast and flatter
吹哨 (ceoi1 saau3) — to blow a whistle; to whistle
吹喇叭 (ceoi1 laa3 baa1) — (lit.) blowing the trumpet; (fig.) to praise sb; (slang) to give a blowjob
吹噓 (ceoi1 heoi1) — to brag
吹奏 (ceoi1 zau3) — to play (wind instruments)
吹孔 (ceoi1 hung2) — (of a musical instrument) blow hole
吹拂 (ceoi1 fat1) — to brush; to caress (of breeze); to praise
吹拍 (ceoi1 paak3) — to resort to bragging and flattering; abbr. for 吹牛拍馬|吹牛拍马[chui1 niu2 pai1 ma3]
吹捧 (ceoi1 pung2) — to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
吹擂 (ceoi1 leoi4) — to talk big; to boast
吹散 (ceoi1 saan3) — to disperse
吹毛求疵 (ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1) — lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to…
吹氣 (ceoi1 hei3) — to blow air (into)
吹灰 (ceoi1 fui1) — to blow away dust
吹灰之力 (ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6) — (idiom) a slight effort
吹熄 (ceoi1 sik1) — to blow out (a flame)
吹燈拔蠟 (ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6) — lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom); fig. to die; to bite …
吹牛 (ceoi1 ngau4) — to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
吹牛拍馬 (ceoi1 ngau4 paak3 maa5) — to resort to bragging and flattering
吹牛皮 (ceoi1 ngau4 pei4) — to boast; to talk big
吹竽手 (ceoi1 jyu4 sau2) — player of the yu 竽[yu2] (free reed wind instrument)
吹管 (ceoi1 gun2) — blowpipe
吹管樂 (ceoi1 gun2 ngok6) — woodwind music
吹簫 (ceoi1 siu1) — to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1], a vertical bamboo flute; (literary) to beg on the …
吹簫乞食 (ceoi1 siu1 hat1 sik6) — see 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]
吹糠見米 (ceoi1 hong1 gin3 mai5) — instant results; lit. blow the husk and see the rice
吹臺 (ceoi1 toi4) — (coll.) to fall through; to result in failure; (of a relationship) to break up
吹葉機 (ceoi1 jip6 gei1) — leaf blower
吹號 (ceoi1 hou6) — to blow a brass instrument
吹襲 (ceoi1 zaap6) — (of wind) to blow fiercely; (of a storm) to strike
吹風機 (ceoi1 fung1 gei1) — hair dryer
吹鼓手 (ceoi1 gu2 sau2) — (old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession; (fig.) trumpeter of…
吻別 (man5 bit6) — to kiss goodbye
吻合 (man5 hap6) — to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in
吻技 (man5 gei6) — kissing technique
吻痕 (man5 han4) — hickey; love bite
吻部 (man5 bou6) — snout
吼叫 (hau3 giu3) — to howl; to bellow; to yell
吼聲 (haau1 seng1) — roar
吾人 (ng4 jan4) — (literary) we; us
吾爾開希 (ng4 ji5 hoi1 hei1) — Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy …
吾等 (ng4 dang2) — (literary) we; us
吾輩 (ng4 bui3) — (literary) we; us
呀諾達 (aa3 nok6 daat6) — Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan
呃逆 (aak1 jik6) — to hiccup; to belch
呆 (ngoi4) — foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; variant of 待[dai1]
呆住 (ngoi4 zyu6) — to be dumbfounded; to be astonished
呆子 (ngoi4 zi2) — fool; sucker
呆帳 (ngoi4 zoeng3) — variant of 呆賬|呆账[dai1 zhang4]
呆扳手 (ngoi4 paan1 sau2) — open spanner; open end spanner; flat spanner
呆會兒 (ngoi4 wui6 ji4) — variant of 待會兒|待会儿[dai1 hui4 r5]
呆根 (ngoi4 gan1) — (literary) idiot
呆滯 (ngoi4 zai6) — dull; lifeless; sluggish
呆瓜 (ngoi4 gwaa1) — idiot; fool
呆笨 (ngoi4 ban6) — dimwitted
呆若木雞 (ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1) — lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
呆賬 (ngoi4 zoeng3) — bad debt
呈報 (cing4 bou3) — to (submit a) report
呈文 (cing4 man4) — petition (submitted to a superior)
呈獻 (cing4 hin3) — to present respectfully
呈給 (cing4 kap1) — to give; to hand
呈請 (cing4 cing2) — to submit (to superiors)
呈貢 (cing4 gung3) — see 呈貢區|呈贡区[Cheng2 gong4 Qu1]
呈送 (cing4 sung3) — to present; to render
呈遞 (cing4 dai6) — to present; to submit
呈陽性 (cing4 joeng4 sing3) — to test positive
告一段落 (gou3 jat1 dyun6 lok6) — to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
告之 (gou3 zi1) — to inform; to notify
告便 (gou3 bin6) — to ask to be excused; to ask leave to go to the toilet
告別 (gou3 bit6) — to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
告別式 (gou3 bit6 sik1) — parting ceremony; funeral
告吹 (gou3 ceoi1) — to fizzle out; to come to nothing
告密 (gou3 mat6) — to inform against sb
告密者 (gou3 mat6 ze2) — tell-tale; informer (esp. to police); whistleblower; grass
告急 (gou3 gap1) — to be in a state of emergency; to report an emergency; to ask for emergency ass…
告戒 (gou3 gaai3) — variant of 告誡|告诫[gao4 jie4]
告捷 (gou3 zit6) — to win; to be victorious; to report a victory
告求 (gou3 kau4) — to ask
告發 (gou3 faat3) — to lodge an accusation; accusation (law)
告知 (gou3 zi1) — to inform; to notify
告示 (gou3 si6) — announcement
告示牌 (gou3 si6 paai2) — notice; placard; signboard
告竣 (gou3 zeon3) — (of a project) to be completed
告終 (gou3 zung1) — to end; to come to an end
告罄 (gou3 hing3) — to run out; to have exhausted
告解 (gou3 gaai2) — (Catholicism) to confess; confession
告訴 (gou3 sou3) — to tell; to inform; to let know
告語 (gou3 jyu5) — to inform; to tell
告誡 (gou3 gaai3) — to warn; to admonish
告誦 (gou3 zung6) — to tell; to inform
告諭 (gou3 jyu6) — (literary) to inform (the public); to give clear instructions; public announcem…
告退 (gou3 teoi3) — to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be ex…
告送 (gou3 sung3) — (dialect) to tell; to inform
告饒 (gou3 jiu4) — to beg for mercy
呋喃 (fu1 naam4) — furan (furfuran, used in making nylon) (loanword)
呋喃西林 (fu1 naam4 sai1 lam4) — furacilinum (loanword)
呢喃 (nei4 naam4) — (onom.) twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring
呢喃細語 (nei4 naam4 sai3 jyu5) — whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
呢子 (nei4 zi2) — dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
呦呦 (jau1 jau1) — (literary) (onom.) bleating of a deer
周 (zau1) — surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
周一嶽 (zau1 jat1 ngok6) — York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary …
周三徑一 (zau1 saam1 ging3 jat1) — when the circumference is three, the diameter is (approximately) one
周代 (zau1 doi6) — Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)
周作人 (zau1 zok3 jan4) — Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4], academic in Japanes…
周傳瑛 (zau1 cyun4 jing1) — Zhou Chuanying (1912–1988), Kunqu 崑曲|昆曲[Kun1 qu3] opera actor
周全 (zau1 cyun4) — comprehensive; thorough; to bring one's help; to assist
周公 (zau1 gung1) — Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], playe…
周到 (zau1 dou3) — thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
周勃 (zau1 but6) — Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a fo…
周口 (zau1 hau2) — see 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4]
周口市 (zau1 hau2 si5) — Zhoukou, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
周口店 (zau1 hau2 dim3) — Zhoukoudian prehistoric site in Fangshan district 房山區|房山区[Fang2 shan1 qu1], Bei…
周圍 (zau1 wai4) — environs; surroundings; periphery
周圍性眩暈 (zau1 wai4 sing3 jyun6 wan4) — peripheral vertigo
周報 (zau1 bou3) — weekly publication
周宣王 (zau1 syun1 wong4) — King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
周密 (zau1 mat6) — careful; thorough; meticulous
周寧 (zau1 ning4) — see 周寧縣|周宁县[Zhou1 ning2 Xian4]
周寧縣 (zau1 ning4 jyun6) — Zhouning, a county in Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian
周小川 (zau1 siu2 cyun1) — Zhou Xiaochuan (1948–), Chinese economist, governor of the People's Bank of Chi…
周幽王 (zau1 jau1 wong4) — King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1]
周延 (zau1 jin4) — exhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
周恩來 (zau1 jan1 loi4) — Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
周成王 (zau1 sing4 wong4) — King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of West…
周扒皮 (zau1 baat3 pei4) — Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫[ban4 ye4 ji1 …
周折 (zau1 zit3) — twists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effort
周敦頤 (zau1 deon1 ji4) — Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
周文王 (zau1 man4 wong4) — King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zh…
周旋 (zau1 syun4) — to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
周易 (zau1 jik6) — another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
周星馳 (zau1 sing1 ci4) — Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director…
周晬 (zau1 zeoi3) — one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday); same as 週歲|周岁[zhou1 sui4]
周書 (zau1 syu1) — History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories…
周會 (zau1 wui2) — weekly meeting; weekly assembly
周有光 (zau1 jau5 gwong1) — Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin …
周朝 (zau1 ciu4) — Zhou Dynasty; Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
周期函數 (zau1 kei4 haam4 sou3) — periodic function
周村 (zau1 cyun1) — see 周村區|周村区[Zhou1 cun1 Qu1]
周村區 (zau1 cyun1 keoi1) — Zhoucun, a district of Zibo City 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 Shi4], Shandong
周杰倫 (zau1 git6 leon4) — Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
周梁淑怡 (zau1 loeng4 suk6 ji4) — Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician
周樹人 (zau1 syu6 jan4) — Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
周武王 (zau1 mou5 wong4) — King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as fir…
周武王姬發 (zau1 mou5 wong4 gei1 faat3) — King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Wes…
周永康 (zau1 wing5 hong1) — Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician
周波 (zau1 bo1) — cycle (physics)
周渝民 (zau1 jyu4 man4) — Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
周潤發 (zau1 jeon6 faat3) — Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star
周濟 (zau1 zai3) — Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet
周狗 (zau1 gau2) — obedient dog; lackey
周王朝 (zau1 wong4 ciu4) — the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
周瑜 (zau1 jyu4) — Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the …
周瑜打黃蓋 (zau1 jyu4 daa2 wong4 goi3) — fig. with the connivance of both sides; fig. by mutual consent; cf Wu patriot H…
周璇 (zau1 syun4) — Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress
周瘦鵑 (zau1 sau3 gyun1) — Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a vi…
周知 (zau1 zi1) — well known
周禮 (zau1 lai5) — the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
周穆王 (zau1 muk6 wong4) — King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC o…
周立波 (zau1 laap6 bo1) — Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist; Zhou Libo…
周章 (zau1 zoeng1) — (literary) effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done); (literary) frightened; ter…
周總理 (zau1 zung2 lei5) — Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 (1898-1976)
周至 (zau1 zi3) — see 周至縣|周至县[Zhou1 zhi4 Xian4]
周至縣 (zau1 zi3 jyun6) — Zhouzhi, a county in Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
周莊 (zau1 zong1) — Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
周莊鎮 (zau1 zong1 zan3) — Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
周華健 (zau1 waa4 gin6) — Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor
周處 (zau1 cyu2) — Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general
周詳 (zau1 coeng4) — meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed
周轉 (zau1 zyun2) — to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow
周轉金 (zau1 zyun2 gam1) — revolving fund; working capital; petty cash; turnover
周速 (zau1 cuk1) — cycle time; cycle speed
周遊 (zau1 jau4) — to travel around; to tour; to cross
周遊世界 (zau1 jau4 sai3 gaai3) — to travel around the world
周遊列國 (zau1 jau4 lit6 gwok3) — to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations; refers to the travels …
周遭 (zau1 zou1) — surrounding; nearby
周邊 (zau1 bin1) — periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; …
周長 (zau1 coeng4) — perimeter; circumference
呫呫 (cip3 cip3) — to whisper
呫嗶 (zim1 bat1) — to read aloud
呫噸 (cip3 deon1) — xanthene (chemistry)
呫噸酮 (cip3 deon1 tung4) — xanthone (chemistry)
呫囁 (cip3 zip3) — (onom.) muttering; to whisper; mouthing words
呱呱 (gwaa1 gwaa1) — (onom.) sound made by frogs, ducks etc
呲牙咧嘴 (zi1 ngaa4 lit6 zeoi2) — variant of 齜牙咧嘴|龇牙咧嘴[zi1 ya2 lie3 zui3]
味之素 (mei6 zi1 sou3) — Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation
味兒 (mei6 ji4) — taste
味同嚼蠟 (mei6 tung4 zoek3 laap6) — lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); fig. tasteless; insipid
味噌 (mei6 zang1) — miso (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味噌 "miso"); also pr. [wei4 zeng1]
味噌湯 (mei6 zang1 tong1) — miso soup
味精 (mei6 zing1) — monosodium glutamate (MSG)
味素 (mei6 sou3) — monosodium glutamate (MSG)
味美思酒 (mei6 mei5 si1 zau2) — vermouth (loanword); Italian spiced fortified wine
味蕾 (mei6 leoi4) — taste bud(s)
味覺 (mei6 gok3) — sense of taste; gustation
味覺遲鈍 (mei6 gok3 ci4 deon6) — amblygeustia; loss of food taste
呵叱 (ho1 cik1) — variant of 呵斥[he1 chi4]
呵呵 (ho1 ho1) — (onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle
呵喝 (ho1 hot3) — to shout loudly; to bellow; to berate
呵斥 (ho1 cik1) — to berate; to excoriate; to chide
呵欠 (ho1 him3) — yawn
呵禁 (ho1 gam3) — to berate; to shout loudly
呵譴 (ho1 hin2) — to reprimand
呵護 (ho1 wu6) — to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve
呵責 (ho1 zaak3) — to abuse; to berate
呶呶 (naau4 naau4) — to talk endlessly, annoying everyone
呷呷 (haap3 haap3) — (onom.) quack; honk
呸 (pei1) — pah!; bah!; pooh!; to spit (in contempt)
呻吟 (san1 jam4) — to moan; to groan
呼 (fu1) — to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale

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