height; size; stature; build; bundle; bunch; bale
round mass of food; ball(s); meatballs; pills
fun; pleasure; laughing matter
one's share of a gift price
(coll.) a moment; a while
person speaking with a foreign accent
case; (for) instance; example
(slang) rich, good-looking guy
pool; pit; ditch; cesspit
piece of dough cut to the right size (for making jiaozi etc)
clippers; scissors; shears
spoon; ladle; scoop; scooper
(stuffed) bun; (steamed) bun; steamed stuffed bun
beggar (old term); same as 花子
list of items; bill; form; bedsheet
clip; hair fastener; checkpoint
trace; impression
(e.g. footprint); abbr. of
印子錢, usury
steamed roll; spring roll
test paper; examination paper
(coll.) factory; mill; yard; depot
brother-in-law; husband's younger brother
hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier (for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc)); measure word; precedent
desk; (pool etc) table; platform; stand
work chant; prison cell; type; sort; mark; sign; signal; (Tw) brokerage firm
pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables)
mute person; dumb person;
(more commonly called 啞巴)
sprayer; spraying apparatus; (slang) firearm; Internet troll; hater
mouth; beak; spout; mouthpiece
dango (Japanese dumpling)
kind of dumpling; sticky rice ball
circle; ring; (social) circle
(coll.) gathering place; public venue
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
weight; pendant; same as
墜胡; ballad singing accompanied by a
墜胡
base; semifinished product; (fig.) the makings of (a talented actor etc)
strip of high ground; low earth dyke separating fields
clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet
sheath; case; cover; conventional method; cliché; trick; (coll.) condom
uncle; (informal) mother's brother's wife; maternal uncle's wife
(coll.) lass; (dialect) little girl
(dialect) younger sister; girl
husband's sister; (coll.) Buddhist nun
baby; small child; (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities
aunt; (coll.) father's younger brother's wife
(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow
best of its kind; cream of the crop
rule; ruler (measuring instrument)
tail; end; small change; odd sum remaining after large round number
branch road; setback; accident; hiccup
bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names)
kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf
card; invitation; message; (forum) post
belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape
outer (of cabbage etc); upper (of a shoe); (coll.) group; gang
shop sign; signboard; (fig.) pretense
formula; mathematical expression
introduction; primer; opening words
slingshot pellet; playing marbles; billiards
state of matter (solid, liquid or gas)
person with country accent; rustic; country bumpkin
(dialect) simpleton; idiot; fool
(derog.) opera singer; actor
house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
folding notebook; accounts book
bearer of good news (esp. announcing success in imperial examinations)
carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility
beat (music); paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc); racket (sports)
crutch; (derog.) lame person; kidnapper
swab; cotton pad; smear (for medical test)
sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture)
intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil
plunger (for clearing drains)
booth; vendor's stall; organizational structure; scale of operations
eraser; (kitchen) grater; shredder
prescription (of medicine)
whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts); large metal plate for making bean curd; metal pot for warming wine
day; (calendar) date; days of one's life
poem for singing; song; melody; tune; music
traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth; puerperium
pole; stick; club; gang of bandits
thick bar; solid carrying pole
short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute
board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment
shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis); shaddock; oriental grapefruit
cupboard; closet; cabinet
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
looks; appearance; style; manner
lattice; grid; cell; chequer; check (pattern of squares)
frame (of spectacles, small ornament etc)
long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case
tangerine; also written 橘子
classifier (for affairs, events etc); measure word
watchman's clapper; wooden clappers with bars of unequal length
shuttle (textile); cartridge clip; classifier (for bullet clips and bursts of gunfire); measure word
stick; club; cudgel; maize (corn); ear of maize; corncob; (derog.) Korean
wedge; peg; stopper; prologue (in some modern novels); prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
binzi; a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent
mold; matrix; pattern or die
wardrobe; closet; cabinet
item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch
hairy fellow; foreigner; Russian (derog.); bandit (old); tuft of fine hair
jianzi (Asian shuttlecock game)
man; fellow; (dialect) husband
pond; (bathhouse) pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)
dense and sticky substance; (dialect) wily old fox
way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]
putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)
cave; pit; (coll.) greenhouse
hoodlum; person unfit for society
spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer
film; movie; film reel; phonograph record; X-ray image
serrated edge; (old) middleman; broker
siberian roe deer; capreolus pygargus
organized group; theatrical troupe
miliaria (type of skin disease); prickly heat; sweat rash
thin person; skinny (person); lean (person)
waste rock (mining); gangue (worthless minerals mixed in with coal or ore)
number (e.g. page or house number); numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral); code sign; plus or minus sound; counter; chip (e.g. in gambling games); price tag; ready cash at one's disposal (old)
roller (used for milling or crushing)
bald-headed person; baldy
sapling; seedling; bud; baby animal
rice (crop); unhulled rice
draft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan; precedent
gap; unoccupied space or time; (fig.) gap; loophole
cage; coop; basket; container
tube-shaped object; tube; bobbin;
(Internet slang) homonym for
同志
tube; pipe; drinking straw
suitcase; chest; (cardboard) box; case; trunk
double-edged fine-toothed comb; grate
knot (on a rope or string)
silk ribbon or braid; lace or embroidery used for hemming
embroidery frame; hoop; tambour
crack; chink; narrow slit; crevice
peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional); pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera)
father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
beard; whiskers; mustache; facial hair; (coll.) bandit
breast meat (of chicken etc)
thoracic cavity; intonation; accent
putty (same as 泥子); frequent caller; hanger-on
(dialect) minced or diced meat (as part of a dish)
young successor; seedling; sapling
eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese"
callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子
louse (Pediculus humanus)
barbarian; slave servant; (old) contemptuous term for people from southern China (used by northern Chinese people)
coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe
pleat; fold; crease; wrinkle
one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki); also called 狸
trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler
baking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver; bottle opener
callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on the feet)
(small) vehicle; car (or other vehicle like bicycle, truck etc); bike; bicycle
a sedan chair; a palanquin; a litter
plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle
lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
hammer drill for boring through rock
pliers; pincers; tongs; forceps; vise; clamp; claw (of a crab etc); (dialect) earring
shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil)
see
鍋; see
涮鍋子; bowl
(of a smoking pipe etc)
clamp for mending pottery
tweezers; nippers; pliers
door; doorman (old); hanger-on of an aristocrat; social influence; pull; classifier (for relatives, marriages etc); measure word
spell; (for) a while; instant; short period; period of time
courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant
anthology; selected writing
honor; reputation; face (as in "losing face"); self-respect; feelings; outer surface; outside; (medicinal) powder
feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)
restaurant; theater (old)
bandit; brigand; gambling chip; see 馬桶|马桶
young horse, ass or mule; foal; colt; filly
fraudulent person; deceiver; cheater; swindler; trickster; juggler; bluff; (a) cheat; adventure; faker; fraud
devils; refers to 日本鬼子, wartime term insult for Japanese
duck; male prostitute (slang)
pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden
all-inclusive; undiscriminating
bellyful (of sth); full of (sth)
a whiff of; a taint of; a thread of
a while; a period of time; a spell; a short time; a burst
one's ancestors; past generations; a former incarnation
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
a couple of times; to repeat the same; the same old trick; tricks of the trade
bookworm; pedant; bookish fool
to allow sb to save face; to defer to
to fight for a good reputation
stupid person; dolt; rash (slang)
hot-tempered; rash; hot-tempered person
(lit.) secondary foreigner; (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion); (coll.) westernized Chinese person; (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood; (slang) Ukraine; German shepherd dog; (dialect) two-year-old goat
traitor; collaborator with the enemy
gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)
all-spice (Pimenta dioica); Jamaican pepper
to put on airs; to adopt a false attitude
(of a woman) to take a lover
bare upper body; bare-chested; to bare one's chest
to encircle; to go around; to circle; to beat about the bush
unwanted branches (of a tree etc)
to pool resources (for a gift, project etc)
to go wrong; to get into trouble
to club together (to offer a gift); to hold a whip-round
to run into difficulties; to cause trouble
to go wrong; to take a wrong turning
to complete the month of confinement following childbirth; cf
坐月子
to take a wrong turn; to go wrong
to express an opinion; to offer advice
to establish a brand; to establish a reputation for quality
executioner; headsman; slaughterer; (fig.) indiscriminate murderer
to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers); to make jiaozi
dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person
(to do something) reluctantly; (to stop a story at a climax to keep the listeners) in suspense; (to keep listeners) in suspense (in storytelling); to keep (people) guessing; to keep people on tenterhooks; to tease
to obsequiously bequeath favors on behalf of another; to give face to somebody by doing favors on their behalf; to curry favor for a third party; to intercede on another's behalf
to squeeze the throat; (fig.) to have in a stranglehold; critical
usury; high interest loan (in former times)
seal of authority; official seal
leaf arrangement; phyllotaxy (botany)
(Taiwan) fender (automotive)
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant
voice training (for Chinese opera)
attractor (math., dynamical systems)
(dialect) saliva; also written
哈喇子
(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth
to snivel (usually humorous)
(lit.) lips; (fig.) glib talk
country bumpkin; boor; unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself); burial mound
to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
(coll.) daughter's son; grandson
(coll.) husband's elder brother
sister-in-law; wife's older sister
pregnant; potbelly; big eater
(coll.) wife's older brother
to lose face; to be humiliated
concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee
morning sickness (in pregnancy)
upset stomach; stomachache
young man; young guy; youngster; lad; youth
booklet; pamphlet; leaflet; information sheet; menu
child; kid; small child; little kid
short paragraph; news article
(coll.) wife's younger brother
(of mules, horses etc) to kick backward; to kick with the hind legs; (fig.) to flare up in anger; to display defiance
off-key singing voice; sb who sings off-key
(nominally) adopted son; godson
a dike breaks; (fig.) to provide facilities (for evil deeds); to open the floodgates
pin tumbler lock; spring lock
impetuous person; excitable person
to stir up trouble; to get into trouble
to stir up trouble; to bring trouble upon oneself
slow-tempered; phlegmatic; a slowcoach
to wear a hat; (fig.) to stigmatize; to be branded as
to swim with head submerged
to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland); to checker
to bludgeon; to hit with a big stick
to produce a draft manuscript
to tag sb with unfair label; power word
to raise one's voice; to speak at the top of one's voice
(dialect) to talk nonsense; to chat idly
to look for blemishes; to find fault; nitpicking
(dialect) to do a body search; to frisk
to grab sb by the pigtail; to seize on weak points; to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children
to carry sb in a sedan chair; flatter; sing praises
to slit one's own throat; to commit suicide
(of a performer) to put on a show at an outdoor venue (temple fair, marketplace etc); (fig.) to enhance sb's reputation; to make a name for oneself
(coll. to have) diarrhea; (coll. to have an) upset stomach
to chase girls; to hang around with girls
to pick an auspicious day
to throw one's weight around; to put on airs
to be criticized; to suffer blame
to suffer beating; (fig.) to be severely criticized; to take a hammering
encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance
to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up
to bend forward; to lean out
to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair); to seize on weak points; to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
to put up scaffolding; to build a framework; to launch an enterprise
to set up a stall; to maintain a large staff and organization
to put on airs; to assume great airs
to do sth for show; to keep up appearances
(lit.) to take off a hat; (fig.) to be cleared of an unfair charge; rehabilitation
(dialect) to rush off; to scamper off double-quick; to take to one's heels; to make oneself scarce
old tune; (fig.) conservative opinion; the same old stuff
woman in late pregnancy (colloquial)
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)
pimento pepper (Capsicum spp.); bell pepper
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
maize cornflour; corn mush; polenta
vacant look of a drunk or imbecile
orange juice; see also
橙汁
illegal device; devious; crooked
(coll.) infant; ignorant child
(dialect) (of a person) useless; pathetic; spineless
foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners
live target; target (of criticism etc)
coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)
hot pot; a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces
(dialect) Beat it!; Scram!; Fuck off!
platitude; pointless talk
fire tongs; hair curling tongs
croquettes; deep fried food balls
(coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck
(dialect) little devil; brat
(oral) to write (esp. for a living); to spell out laboriously on squared paper
sense of pride; to save face; proud; self-pride; to worry about losing face; proud of one's reputation; sensitive about losing prestige; to be sensitive about one's reputation; sense of propriety
(coll.) bullheaded; obstinate
key point; crux; (old) Daoist (facetious)
(coll.) puppy; (derog.) son of a bitch
dog's leg; (fig.) one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug
(lit.) lion's head; pork meatballs
to grimace with displeasure; to pull a long face
to swing one's sleeve (in anger)
electronic book; e-book; e-book reader
cause of disease; pathogen; factor
(coll.) invalid; sickly person
to carry out gymnastic tricks on horizontal bar
to seem; to appear; to look as if; it seems; it looks as if
eyeball; (fig.) the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
(not do sth) for fear of offending sb
poor but spirited person; destitute; the poor (traditional)
window lattice; window frame
pipe wrench; monkey wrench
(fig.) supply of grain to the public
band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic)
redneck (mildly disparaging term for poor white Americans, sim. hillbilly)
(slang) to start a feud; to have a beef
to go around in circles; to make a detour; (fig.) to beat about the bush
(lit.) to go on a long detour; (fig.) to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush
tricky; involved; to beat about the bush
(coll.) to die; to kick the bucket
(PRC) fender (automotive)
(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
older female servant; amah
old situation; things as they were
(coll.) wily old fox; crafty fellow
my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male
to perform a jar juggling and balancing act
(coll.) a slap on one's face; a cuff
eardrops (pendant jewelry); earrings
waist; small of the back; (fig.) backing
calf (back of the leg below the knee)
stinking pretension; to give oneself airs and offend others; hateful arrogance
ashes after cremation; Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
attractive appearance, but without substance
straw mattress; palliasse
steamed bun stuffed with vegetables; (fig.) useless person; a good-for-nothing
vegetable or food basket; (fig.) food supply
caraway; Persian cumin (Carum carvi)
(jocularly) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw)
pita bread (Middle eastern flat bread)
to make a mess of sth; to bungle; to mismanage
to save one's face; to stay on one's dignity
phonograph or radio (old term); chatterbox; talkative person
(dialect) to live as a bachelor; bachelor
hopscotch; to play hopscotch
(American) cherry (loanword)
(coll.) to pace around nervously; to speak indirectly; to beat about the bush
(lit.) the soft knife; (fig.) underhanded tactics; devious means of attack
(coll.) pushover; soft touch
(lit.) a soft nail; (fig.) a tactful retort or rejection
sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan)
to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
so; such; this way; like this
now; at present; at this juncture
vinegar jar; (fig.) person of a jealous nature
(coll.) unorthodox (method etc)
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers
(slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
(lit.) to drill a hole; to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
recluse; hermit; used for homophone 癮君子|瘾君子, opium addict
feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)
double layer of padding in a boot
musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
to contradict sb to his face; insensitive to other's feelings
what sb feels (or knows etc) in his bones (derog.); private understanding between individuals (derog.)
tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation; dunce cap
black box (aviation), (systems theory)
(coll.) bastard; son of a bitch
(coll.) son of a bitch; bastard
shapeless; deformed; ruined; beyond recognition; (of a person) reduced to a shadow
(coll.) silly girl; little girl
middleman; buyer and seller
seed enclosed in artificial capsule
diffraction grating (physics)
to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face
rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol); brandy nose
beer belly (complimentary)
hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
a cuckold; to be cuckolded by one's wife
(coll.) to be the object of flattery; to be placed on a pedestal
to make a scapegoat of sb; to defame; to slander
(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement; (fig.) to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations; to vilify
amulet; protective talisman; charm
to have real skill; to know one's stuff
geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)
upright gentleman; man of honor
swindler; itinerant con-man
"monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other; (coll.) grabbing sb by the balls
to throw off inhibitions; to go all out
national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸|宽甸 in Liaoning
blind people touch an elephant
(idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk
soft in the head; brainless; dumb
(lit.) brains rusty; ossified thinking
to have lost one's mind; crazy; soft in the head
stupa with Buddhist relics; pagoda
diffraction grating (physics)
peddlers and common people; lower class
iron pan eggplant (typical Northern-Chinese dish)
skeleton; skinny person; a mere skeleton
(lit.) fly-by-night one-off business deal; (fig.) to act recklessly, throwing all caution to the wind
cannon fire to hit a mosquito; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
"Pregnancy-oriented Economy", new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China
fuck!; motherfucker!; fucking
fuck!; motherfucker!; fucking
(lit.) to rub one's nose with dust; to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff
(lit.) to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt; (fig.) to meet with a sharp rebuff
(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together; to be like family; to share the same view of things
to pour beans out of a bamboo tube; to come clean; to make a clean breast of things
(lit.) to take off trousers to fart; (fig.) to do something absolutely unnecessary; (fig.) to make things too complicated
red in the face; extremely angry
(lit.) to climb all over sb; (fig.) to take advantage of sb's weakness
(lit.) choose a general from among the dwarfs; (fig.) choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
(lit.) hair and beard all in one stroke; (fig.) to handle different things by the same method; one method to solve all problems; one size fits all
careless; any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision
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