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翁

wēng

Definition

elderly man
old man
father
father-in-law
neck feathers of a bird (old)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (10)

(onom.) buzz; hum; drone

(of clouds) to rise; (of water) to swell

luxuriant vegetation

flying dust (dialect); dust

of mountainous appearance

shovel; spade; -onium (chemistry)

flycatcher (bird)

Related words (17)

husband's father and mother

father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law

watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)

rich person; millionaire; billionaire

(honorific) your father

old man

debtor (jocular term, homonymous with 富翁)

wine-lover; drinker; toper; drunkard

roly-poly toy; tilting doll; tumbler

zhǔ rén wēng

master (of the house); main character in a novel etc; hero or heroine

xìn tiān wēng

albatross (family Diomedeidae)

bái tóu wēng

root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul

yì wàn fù wēng

billionaire; multimillionaire

bǎi wàn fù wēng

millionaire

短尾信天翁

duǎn wěi xìn tiān wēng

(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

黑背信天翁

hēi bèi xìn tiān wēng

(bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)

黑脚信天翁

hēi jiǎo xìn tiān wēng

(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

Idioms (4)

sài wēng shī mǎ

(lit.) the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); the old frontiersman losing his horse - a blessing in disguise; (fig.) a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

醉翁之意不在酒

zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ

wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; having an ulterior motive; to have other things in mind; with an ax to grind; accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

塞翁失马安知非福

sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú

the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good; also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福

塞翁失马焉知非福

sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú

the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

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