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Simp |
Mandarin |
Definition |
Days old |
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阿的平 |
阿的平 |
[a1 di4 ping2] |
/atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis/ |
6767
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1 |
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哀的美敦書 |
哀的美敦书 |
[[ai1di4mei3dun1shu1]] |
/(loanword) (old) ultimatum/ |
350
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2 |
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巴爾的摩 |
巴尔的摩 |
[[Ba1er3di4mo2]] |
/Baltimore (place name, surname etc)/ |
993
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2 |
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拔根汗毛比腰粗 |
拔根汗毛比腰粗 |
[ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 yao1 cu1] |
/lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)/fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B/(used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1])/ |
2059
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1 |
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搬起石頭砸自己的腳 |
搬起石头砸自己的脚 |
[ban1 qi3 shi2 tou5 za2 zi4 ji3 de5 jiao3] |
/to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)/hoisted by one's own petard/ |
5383
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1 |
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搬石頭砸自己的腳 |
搬石头砸自己的脚 |
[ban1 shi2 tou5 za2 zi4 ji3 de5 jiao3] |
/to move a stone and stub one's toe/to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)/ |
6254
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1 |
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半路殺出的程咬金 |
半路杀出的程咬金 |
[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 de5 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1] |
/see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1]/ |
3804
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1 |
|
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寶葫蘆的秘密 |
宝葫芦的秘密 |
[Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4] |
/Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼[Zhang1 Tian1 yi4]/ |
2589
|
1 |
|
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標的 |
标的 |
[biao1 di4] |
/target/aim/objective/what one hopes to gain/ |
6882
|
1 |
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別的 |
别的 |
[bie2 de5] |
/else/other/ |
7163
|
1 |
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波羅的海 |
波罗的海 |
[Bo1 luo2 di4 Hai3] |
/Baltic Sea/ |
6789
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1 |
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波羅的 |
波罗的 |
[[Bo1luo2di4]] |
/Baltic/ |
77
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2 |
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不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友 |
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友 |
[[bu4 pa4 shen2 yi1yang4 de5 dui4shou3, jiu4 pa4 zhu1 yi1yang4 de5 dui4you3]] |
/(saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent/ |
571
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2 |
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不是吃素的 |
不是吃素的 |
[bu4 shi4 chi1 su4 de5] |
/not to be trifled with/to be reckoned with/ |
4211
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1 |
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不咋的 |
不咋的 |
[bu4 za3 de5] |
/(dialect) not that great/not up to much/nothing special/ |
3481
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1 |
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差不多的 |
差不多的 |
[cha4 bu5 duo1 de5] |
/the great majority/ |
5769
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1 |
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撐死膽大的，餓死膽小的 |
撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的 |
[cheng1 si3 dan3 da4 de5 , e4 si3 dan3 xiao3 de5] |
/fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)/ |
5010
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1 |
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吃飽了飯撐的 |
吃饱了饭撑的 |
[chi1 bao3 le5 fan4 cheng1 de5] |
/having nothing better to do/see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着/ |
6360
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1 |
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吃別人嚼過的饃不香 |
吃别人嚼过的馍不香 |
[chi1 bie2 ren2 jiao2 guo4 de5 mo2 bu4 xiang1] |
/lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)/fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first/ |
2037
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1 |
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吃的 |
吃的 |
[chi1 de5] |
/(coll.) food/ |
1946
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1 |
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吃奶的力氣 |
吃奶的力气 |
[chi1 nai3 de5 li4 qi5] |
/all one's strength/ |
6246
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1 |
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吃奶的氣力 |
吃奶的气力 |
[chi1 nai3 de5 qi4 li4] |
/utmost effort/ |
6246
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1 |
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吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短 |
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 |
[chi1 ren2 jia1 de5 zui3 ruan3 , na2 ren2 jia1 de5 shou3 duan3] |
/lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)/fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted/ |
4712
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1 |
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吃屎都趕不上熱乎的 |
吃屎都赶不上热乎的 |
[[chi1 shi3 dou1 gan3bu5shang4 re4hu5 de5]] |
/(lit.) if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (saying)/(fig.) (of a person) too slow; can't keep up/ |
112
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2 |
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出來混遲早要還的 |
出来混迟早要还的 |
[chu1 lai2 hun4 chi2 zao3 yao4 huan2 de5] |
/if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it/ |
3772
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1 |
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出頭的椽子先爛 |
出头的椽子先烂 |
[chu1 tou2 de5 chuan2 zi5 xian1 lan4] |
/lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)/fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack/ |
2051
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1 |
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春風深醉的晚上 |
春风深醉的晚上 |
[Chun1 feng1 Shen1 zui4 de5 Wan3 shang5] |
/Intoxicating Spring Nights, 1924 short story by Yu Dafu 郁達夫|郁达夫[Yu4 Da2 fu1]/ |
5247
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1 |
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打的 |
打的 |
[da3 di1] |
/(coll.) to take a taxi/to go by taxi/ |
4788
|
1 |
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打雜的 |
打杂的 |
[[da3za2de5]] |
/odd-jobs worker/ |
589
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2 |
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大安的列斯 |
大安的列斯 |
[[Da4an1di4lie4si1]] |
/see 大安的列斯群島|大安的列斯群岛[Da4an1di4lie4si1 Qun2dao3]/ |
438
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2 |
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大安的列斯群島 |
大安的列斯群岛 |
[[Da4an1di4lie4si1 Qun2dao3]] |
/the Greater Antilles, Caribbean island group including Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica and Puerto Rico/ |
438
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2 |
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底 |
底 |
[de5] |
/(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)/ |
6982
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1 |
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的 |
的 |
[[de5]] |
/of; ~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)/(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)/(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")/also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs/ |
589
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2 |
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的話 |
的话 |
[de5 hua4] |
/if (coming after a conditional clause)/ |
5916
|
1 |
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的 |
的 |
[[di1]] |
/(bound form) a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1shi4])/ |
16
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2 |
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的哥 |
的哥 |
[di1 ge1] |
/male taxi driver/cabbie (slang)/ |
4788
|
1 |
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的姐 |
的姐 |
[di1 jie3] |
/female taxi driver/ |
4788
|
1 |
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的士 |
的士 |
[di1 shi4] |
/taxi (loanword)/ |
4788
|
1 |
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的 |
的 |
[di2] |
/really and truly/ |
7163
|
1 |
|
|
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的款 |
的款 |
[di2 kuan3] |
/reliable funds/ |
6209
|
1 |
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的確 |
的确 |
[di2 que4] |
/really/indeed/ |
7163
|
1 |
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的確良 |
的确良 |
[di2 que4 liang2] |
/dacron (loanword)/ |
5682
|
1 |
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的士高 |
的士高 |
[[di2shi4gao1]] |
/(HK) (loanword) disco/ |
584
|
2 |
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的 |
的 |
[[di4]] |
/(bound form) bull's-eye; target/ |
512
|
2 |
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的的喀喀湖 |
的的喀喀湖 |
[Di4 di4 ka1 ka1 Hu2] |
/Lake Titicaca/ |
4673
|
1 |
|
|
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的黎波里 |
的黎波里 |
[Di4 li2 bo1 li3] |
/Tripoli, capital of Libya/Tripoli, city in north Lebanon/ |
5791
|
1 |
|
|
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的里雅斯特 |
的里雅斯特 |
[Di4 li3 ya3 si1 te4] |
/Trieste, port city in Italy/ |
4279
|
1 |
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端的 |
端的 |
[duan1 di4] |
/really/after all/details/particulars/ |
6348
|
1 |
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多目的 |
多目的 |
[[duo1mu4di4]] |
/multipurpose/ |
598
|
2 |
|
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房間裡的大象 |
房间里的大象 |
[[fang2jian1 li3 de5 da4xiang4]] |
/the elephant in the room/ |
95
|
2 |
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|
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飛也似的 |
飞也似的 |
[fei1 ye3 shi4 de5] |
/lit. as if flying/very fast/ |
2276
|
1 |
|
|
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扶不起的阿斗 |
扶不起的阿斗 |
[fu2 bu4 qi3 de5 A1 dou3] |
/weak and inept person/hopeless case/ |
4642
|
1 |
|
|
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槓槓的 |
杠杠的 |
[[gang2gang2de5]] |
/(slang) (originally northeast dialect) excellent; great/ |
143
|
2 |
|
|
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革命 |
革命 |
[ge2 ming4] |
/to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)/revolution/revolutionary/to revolt (against sb or sth)/to revolutionize (sth)/(separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)/CL:次[ci4]/ |
2068
|
1 |
|
|
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嘅 |
嘅 |
[ge3] |
/possessive particle (Cantonese)/Mandarin equivalent: 的[de5]/ |
4952
|
1 |
|
|
|
狗娘養的 |
狗娘养的 |
[gou3 niang2 yang3 de5] |
/son of a bitch/ |
5059
|
1 |
|
|
|
狗日的 |
狗日的 |
[[gou3ri4de5]] |
/(vulgar) damned; fucking (attributive intensifier)/(vulgar) bastard/ |
179
|
2 |
|
|
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夠受的 |
够受的 |
[gou4 shou4 de5] |
/to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear/ |
1032
|
1 |
|
|
|
鵠的 |
鹄的 |
[gu3 di4] |
/bull's-eye/target/objective/ |
6148
|
1 |
|
|
|
鼓鼓的 |
鼓鼓的 |
[[gu3gu3de5]] |
/bulging/ |
708
|
2 |
|
|
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管他的 |
管他的 |
[guan3 ta1 de5] |
/don’t worry about (it, him etc)/doesn’t matter/whatever/anyway/ |
4538
|
1 |
|
|
|
光腳的不怕穿鞋的 |
光脚的不怕穿鞋的 |
[guang1 jiao3 de5 bu4 pa4 chuan1 xie2 de5] |
/lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)/fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power/ |
2345
|
1 |
|
|
|
國罵 |
国骂 |
[guo2 ma4] |
/curse word/four-letter word/esp. the "national swear word" of China, namely 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]/ |
1888
|
1 |
|
|
|
好樣的 |
好样的 |
[hao3 yang4 de5] |
/(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage/ |
7163
|
1 |
|
|
|
荷屬安的列斯 |
荷属安的列斯 |
[He2 shu3 An1 de5 lie4 si1] |
/Netherlands Antilles/ |
7095
|
1 |
|
|
|
葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥 |
葫芦里卖的是什么药 |
[hu2 lu5 li3 mai4 de5 shi4 shen2 me5 yao4] |
/what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?/what's going on?/ |
4986
|
1 |
|
|
|
皇帝的新衣 |
皇帝的新衣 |
[Huang2 di4 de5 xin1 yi1] |
/the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)/ |
6967
|
1 |
|
|
|
皇冠上的明珠 |
皇冠上的明珠 |
[huang2 guan1 shang4 de5 ming2 zhu1] |
/the brightest jewel in the crown/ |
6616
|
1 |
|
|
|
會哭的孩子有奶吃 |
会哭的孩子有奶吃 |
[hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 nai3 chi1] |
/lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)/fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease/ |
2278
|
1 |
|
|
|
會哭的孩子有糖吃 |
会哭的孩子有糖吃 |
[hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 tang2 chi1] |
/lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom)/fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease/ |
2278
|
1 |
|
|
|
家的 |
家的 |
[jia1 de5] |
/(old) wife/ |
5456
|
1 |
|
|
|
加的夫 |
加的夫 |
[Jia1 de5 fu1] |
/Cardiff/ |
7095
|
1 |
|
|
|
加的斯 |
加的斯 |
[Jia1 di4 si1] |
/Cádiz, Spain/ |
6652
|
1 |
|
|
|
家家有本難念的經 |
家家有本难念的经 |
[jia1 jia1 you3 ben3 nan2 nian4 de5 jing1] |
/every family has its problems (idiom)/ |
1854
|
1 |
|
|
|
薑還是老的辣 |
姜还是老的辣 |
[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4] |
/ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)/the older, the wiser/ |
3176
|
1 |
|
|
|
薑是老的辣 |
姜是老的辣 |
[jiang1 shi4 lao3 de5 la4] |
/see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]/ |
3176
|
1 |
|
|
|
結構助詞 |
结构助词 |
[jie2 gou4 zhu4 ci2] |
/structural particle, such as 的[de5], 地[de5], 得[de5] and 所[suo3]/ |
5808
|
1 |
|
|
|
金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 |
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 |
[jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1] |
/there's no place like home (idiom)/ |
4656
|
1 |
|
|
|
精利主義 |
精利主义 |
[jing1 li4 zhu3 yi4] |
/egoism masked by a veneer of urbanity (neologism c. 2012) (abbr. for 精緻的利己主義|精致的利己主义[jing1 zhi4 de5 li4 ji3 zhu3 yi4])/ |
2089
|
1 |
|
|
|
舊的不去，新的不來 |
旧的不去，新的不来 |
[jiu4 de5 bu4 qu4 , xin1 de5 bu4 lai2] |
/lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come./You can't make progress by clinging to old notions./ |
6623
|
1 |
|
|
|
看在 |
看在 |
[[kan4zai4]] |
/(in the expression 看在[kan4zai4] + ... + 的份上[de5 fen4 shang5]) for the sake of ...; considering .../ |
470
|
2 |
|
|
|
來硬的 |
来硬的 |
[lai2 ying4 de5] |
/to get tough/to use force/ |
6585
|
1 |
|
|
|
雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 |
雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 |
[Lei2 Gong1 da3 dou4 fu5 , jian3 ruan3 de5 qi1] |
/the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person/to pick on an easy target/ |
6678
|
1 |
|
|
|
黎明前的黑暗 |
黎明前的黑暗 |
[li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4] |
/darkness comes before dawn/things can only get better (idiom)/ |
5404
|
1 |
|
|
|
零的 |
零的 |
[ling2 de5] |
/small change/ |
6862
|
1 |
|
|
|
龍的傳人 |
龙的传人 |
[long2 de5 chuan2 ren2] |
/Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)/ |
5375
|
1 |
|
|
|
媽的 |
妈的 |
[ma1 de5] |
/see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]/ |
5603
|
1 |
|
|
|
媽的法克 |
妈的法克 |
[ma1 de5 fa3 ke4] |
/motherfucker (loanword)/ |
2390
|
1 |
|
|
|
漫無目的 |
漫无目的 |
[man4 wu2 mu4 di4] |
/aimless/at random/ |
4116
|
1 |
|
|
|
毛澤東：鮮為人知的故事 |
毛泽东：鲜为人知的故事 |
[[Mao2 Ze2dong1: Xian1wei2ren2zhi1 de5 Gu4shi5]] |
/Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] and Jon Halliday/ |
957
|
2 |
|
|
|
毛毛的 |
毛毛的 |
[[mao2mao2 de5]] |
/creeped out; unnerved; uneasy/ |
598
|
2 |
|
|
|
沒的說 |
没的说 |
[mei2 de5 shuo1] |
/see 沒說的|没说的[mei2 shuo1 de5]/ |
3280
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒有不透風的牆 |
没有不透风的墙 |
[mei2 you3 bu4 tou4 feng1 de5 qiang2] |
/(idiom) no secret can be kept forever/ |
2503
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒說的 |
没说的 |
[[mei2shuo1de5]] |
/(coll.) nothing to pick on; really good/(coll.) nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem/ |
429
|
2 |
|
|
|
美的 |
美的 |
[Mei3 di2] |
/Midea (brand)/ |
6153
|
1 |
|
|
|
蒙得維的亞 |
蒙得维的亚 |
[Meng2 de2 wei2 di4 ya4] |
/Montevideo, capital of Uruguay/ |
5992
|
1 |
|
|
|
麵的 |
面的 |
[mian4 di1] |
/abbr. of 麵包車的士|面包车的士[mian4 bao1 che1 di1 shi4]/minivan taxi/ |
4383
|
1 |
|
|
|
喵的 |
喵的 |
[miao1 de5] |
/drat/frick/(euphemistic variant of 媽的|妈的[ma1 de5])/ |
3427
|
1 |
|
|
|
摩的 |
摩的 |
[mo2 di1] |
/motorcycle taxi/abbr. for 摩托車的士|摩托车的士[mo2 tuo1 che1 di1 shi4]/ |
4383
|
1 |
|
|
|
摩托車的士 |
摩托车的士 |
[mo2 tuo1 che1 di1 shi4] |
/motorcycle taxi/ |
4383
|
1 |
|
|
|
摩西的律法 |
摩西的律法 |
[Mo2 xi1 de5 lü4 fa3] |
/Mosaic Law/ |
7095
|
1 |
|
|
|
目的地 |
目的地 |
[mu4 di4 di4] |
/destination (location)/ |
7163
|
1 |
|
|
|
目的 |
目的 |
[[mu4di4]] |
/purpose; aim; goal; target; objective/ |
235
|
2 |
|
|
|
哪兒的話 |
哪儿的话 |
[na3 r5 de5 hua4] |
/(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment)/don't mention it/ |
5055
|
1 |
|
|
|
奶奶的 |
奶奶的 |
[nai3 nai5 de5] |
/damn it!/blast it!/ |
4653
|
1 |
|
|
|
男的 |
男的 |
[nan2 de5] |
/man/ |
4608
|
1 |
|
|
|
你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋 |
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 |
[ni3 zou3 ni3 de5 Yang2 guan1 Dao4 , wo3 guo4 wo3 de5 du2 mu4 qiao2] |
/lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)/fig. you go your way, I'll go mine/you do it your way, I'll do it mine/ |
4265
|
1 |
|
|
|
娘的 |
娘的 |
[niang2 de5] |
/same as 媽的|妈的[ma1 de5]/ |
4292
|
1 |
|
|
|
女的 |
女的 |
[nü3 de5] |
/woman/ |
4608
|
1 |
|
|
|
跑堂兒的 |
跑堂儿的 |
[[pao3tang2r5de5]] |
/waiter/ |
589
|
2 |
|
|
|
貧限想 |
贫限想 |
[pin2 xian4 xiang3] |
/(Internet slang) (wryly jocular) poverty limits my power of imagination/(fig.) flabbergasted by the antics of the wealthy/the rich live in another world/(abbr. for 貧窮限制了我的想象力|贫穷限制了我的想象力[pin2 qiong2 xian4 zhi4 le5 wo3 de5 xiang3 xiang4 li4])/ |
2245
|
1 |
|
|
|
潑出去的水 |
泼出去的水 |
[po1 chu1 qu4 de5 shui3] |
/spilt water/(fig.) sth that can not be retrieved/spilt milk/ |
5000
|
1 |
|
|
|
破的 |
破的 |
[po4 di4] |
/to hit the target/(fig.) to hit the nail on the head/ |
3866
|
1 |
|
|
|
千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 |
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 |
[qian1 li3 da1 chang2 peng2 , mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2] |
/even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)/ |
5250
|
1 |
|
|
|
錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的 |
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 |
[qian2 bu4 shi4 wan4 neng2 de5 , mei2 qian2 shi4 wan4 wan4 bu4 neng2 de5] |
/money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)/ |
2865
|
1 |
|
|
|
強扭的瓜不甜 |
强扭的瓜不甜 |
[qiang3 niu3 de5 gua1 bu4 tian2] |
/lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)/fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen/ |
3303
|
1 |
|
|
|
敲開 |
敲开 |
[qiao1 kai1] |
/to get sth open by tapping or striking it/(figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~/to gain access to ~/ |
2010
|
1 |
|
|
|
親們 |
亲们 |
[qin1 men5] |
/darlings/fans/followers/short form of 親愛的們|亲爱的们/ |
5234
|
1 |
|
|
|
去你的 |
去你的 |
[qu4 ni3 de5] |
/Get along with you!/ |
4461
|
1 |
|
|
|
權力的遊戲 |
权力的游戏 |
[Quan2 li4 de5 You2 xi4] |
/Game of Thrones (TV series)/ |
2716
|
1 |
|
|
|
權遊 |
权游 |
[Quan2 You2] |
/Game of Thrones (TV series)/abbr. for 權力的遊戲|权力的游戏[Quan2 li4 de5 You2 xi4]/ |
2716
|
1 |
|
|
|
熱鍋上的螞蟻 |
热锅上的蚂蚁 |
[re4 guo1 shang5 de5 ma3 yi3] |
/(like) a cat on a hot tin roof/anxious/agitated/ |
5155
|
1 |
|
|
|
如來佛的掌心 |
如来佛的掌心 |
[[Ru2lai2fo2 de5 zhang3xin1]] |
/the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记[Xi1you2ji4], "Journey to the West")/ |
480
|
2 |
|
|
|
殺千刀的 |
杀千刀的 |
[[sha1qian1dao1de5]] |
/bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch/ |
512
|
2 |
|
|
|
善意的謊言 |
善意的谎言 |
[shan4 yi4 de5 huang3 yan2] |
/white lie/ |
6759
|
1 |
|
|
|
身體是革命的本錢 |
身体是革命的本钱 |
[shen1 ti3 shi4 ge2 ming4 de5 ben3 qian2] |
/lit. the body is the revolution's capital/fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)/ |
2438
|
1 |
|
|
|
身份 |
身份 |
[[shen1fen4]] |
/identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank/ |
568
|
2 |
|
|
|
什麼的 |
什么的 |
[shen2 me5 de5] |
/and so on; and so forth; and what not/ |
1033
|
1 |
|
|
|
什麼風把你吹來的 |
什么风把你吹来的 |
[shen2 me5 feng1 ba3 ni3 chui1 lai2 de5] |
/What brings you here? (idiom)/ |
4643
|
1 |
|
|
|
省油的燈 |
省油的灯 |
[[sheng3 you2 de5 deng1]] |
/sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])/ |
291
|
2 |
|
|
|
實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 |
[shi2 jian4 shi4 jian3 yan4 zhen1 li3 de5 wei2 yi1 biao1 zhun3] |
/Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)/ |
6737
|
1 |
|
|
|
似 |
似 |
[[shi4]] |
/used in 似的[shi4de5]/ |
995
|
2 |
|
|
|
似的 |
似的 |
[shi4 de5] |
/seems as if/rather like/Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]/ |
4837
|
1 |
|
|
|
是的 |
是的 |
[shi4 de5] |
/yes, that's right/variant of 似的[shi4 de5]/ |
4841
|
1 |
|
|
|
柿子挑軟的捏 |
柿子挑软的捏 |
[shi4 zi5 tiao1 ruan3 de5 nie1] |
/lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)/fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on/bullies pick soft targets/ |
2666
|
1 |
|
|
|
瘦死的駱駝比馬大 |
瘦死的骆驼比马大 |
[shou4 si3 de5 luo4 tuo5 bi3 ma3 da4] |
/lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)/fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people/a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people/ |
2449
|
1 |
|
|
|
說真的 |
说真的 |
[shuo1 zhen1 de5] |
/to tell the truth/honestly/in fact/ |
1963
|
1 |
|
|
|
斯堪的納維亞 |
斯堪的纳维亚 |
[Si1 kan1 di4 na4 wei2 ya4] |
/Scandinavia/ |
7114
|
1 |
|
|
|
他媽的 |
他妈的 |
[ta1 ma1 de5] |
/(taboo curse) damn it!/fucking/ |
5603
|
1 |
|
|
|
他喵的 |
他喵的 |
[ta1 miao1 de5] |
/drat/frick/(euphemistic variant of 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5])/ |
3412
|
1 |
|
|
|
他娘的 |
他娘的 |
[ta1 niang2 de5] |
/same as 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]/ |
4572
|
1 |
|
|
|
特麼 |
特么 |
[te4 me5] |
/euphemistic equivalent of 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]/ |
3238
|
1 |
|
|
|
天殺的 |
天杀的 |
[tian1 sha1 de5] |
/Goddam!/goddamn/wretched/ |
5019
|
1 |
|
|
|
天生的一對 |
天生的一对 |
[tian1 sheng1 de5 yi1 dui4] |
/couple who were made for each other/ |
5941
|
1 |
|
|
|
天下沒有不散的筵席 |
天下没有不散的筵席 |
[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2] |
/all good things must come to an end (idiom)/ |
5404
|
1 |
|
|
|
天下沒有不散的宴席 |
天下没有不散的宴席 |
[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2] |
/see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2]/ |
5400
|
1 |
|
|
|
鐵打的衙門，流水的官 |
铁打的衙门，流水的官 |
[tie3 da3 de5 ya2 men5 , liu2 shui3 de5 guan1] |
/lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)/fig. government officials come and go/ |
3873
|
1 |
|
|
|
妥妥的 |
妥妥的 |
[tuo3 tuo3 de5] |
/(neologism c. 2009) don't worry, it's all taken care of/ |
2518
|
1 |
|
|
|
word |
word |
[w o r d] |
/my (Internet slang variant of 我的[wo3 de5])/ |
2235
|
1 |
|
|
|
word姐 |
word姐 |
[w o r d jie3] |
/my big sister (Internet slang version of 我的姐[wo3 de5 jie3])/ |
2237
|
1 |
|
|
|
玩陰的 |
玩阴的 |
[[wan2 yin1de5]] |
/(coll.) to play dirty; to use underhanded tactics/(coll.) sneaky; underhanded/ |
470
|
2 |
|
|
|
為的是 |
为的是 |
[wei4 de5 shi4] |
/for the sake of/for the purpose of/ |
6257
|
1 |
|
|
|
我的世界 |
我的世界 |
[Wo3 de5 Shi4 jie4] |
/Minecraft (video game)/ |
1758
|
1 |
|
|
|
我的天 |
我的天 |
[[wo3 de5 tian1]] |
/OMG; my goodness/ |
16
|
2 |
|
|
|
無的放矢 |
无的放矢 |
[wu2 di4 fang4 shi3] |
/to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking/firing blindly/to shoot in the air/a shot in the dark/ |
6395
|
1 |
|
|
|
物質的量 |
物质的量 |
[[wu4zhi4 de5 liang4]] |
/(chemistry) amount of substance/ |
308
|
2 |
|
|
|
小的 |
小的 |
[[xiao3de5]] |
/(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family/(old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)/ |
593
|
2 |
|
|
|
尋的 |
寻的 |
[xun2 di4] |
/homing/target-seeking (military)/ |
6673
|
1 |
|
|
|
雅典的泰門 |
雅典的泰门 |
[Ya3 dian3 de5 Tai4 men2] |
/Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]/ |
4454
|
1 |
|
|
|
亞的斯亞貝巴 |
亚的斯亚贝巴 |
[Ya4 di4 si1 Ya4 bei4 ba1] |
/Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia/ |
6632
|
1 |
|
|
|
咬人的狗不露齒 |
咬人的狗不露齿 |
[yao3 ren2 de5 gou3 bu4 lou4 chi3] |
/lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)/fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless/ |
2251
|
1 |
|
|
|
一根繩上的螞蚱 |
一根绳上的蚂蚱 |
[yi1 gen1 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5] |
/see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5]/ |
4678
|
1 |
|
|
|
一矢中的 |
一矢中的 |
[yi1 shi3 zhong4 di4] |
/to hit the target with a single shot/to say something spot on (idiom)/ |
6236
|
1 |
|
|
|
一條繩上的螞蚱 |
一条绳上的蚂蚱 |
[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5] |
/lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)/fig. people who are in it together for better or worse/people who will sink or swim together/ |
2457
|
1 |
|
|
|
一語破的 |
一语破的 |
[[yi1yu3-po4di4]] |
/see 一語中的|一语中的[yi1yu3-zhong4di4]/ |
579
|
2 |
|
|
|
一語中的 |
一语中的 |
[[yi1yu3-zhong4di4]] |
/(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on/ |
676
|
2 |
|
|
|
應該的 |
应该的 |
[[ying1gai1 de5]] |
/(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem/ |
496
|
2 |
|
|
|
永不生鏽的螺絲釘 |
永不生锈的螺丝钉 |
[[yong3 bu4 sheng1xiu4 de5 luo2si1ding1]] |
/a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1]/ |
449
|
2 |
|
|
|
有的 |
有的 |
[you3 de5] |
/(there are) some (who are...)/some (exist)/ |
7163
|
1 |
|
|
|
有的沒的 |
有的没的 |
[you3 de5 mei2 de5] |
/trivial (matters)/triviality/nonsense/rubbish/ |
4625
|
1 |
|
|
|
有的沒有的 |
有的没有的 |
[you3 de5 mei2 you3 de5] |
/see 有的沒的|有的没的[you3 de5 mei2 de5]/ |
4625
|
1 |
|
|
|
有的時候 |
有的时候 |
[you3 de5 shi2 hou4] |
/sometimes/at times/ |
6561
|
1 |
|
|
|
有的是 |
有的是 |
[you3 de5 shi4] |
/have plenty of/there's no lack of/ |
7163
|
1 |
|
|
|
有的放矢 |
有的放矢 |
[you3 di4 fang4 shi3] |
/lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)/fig. to have a clear objective/ |
2002
|
1 |
|
|
|
遠來的和尚會念經 |
远来的和尚会念经 |
[yuan3 lai2 de5 he2 shang5 hui4 nian4 jing1] |
/the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)/foreign talent is valued higher than local talent/ |
2278
|
1 |
|
|
|
怎的 |
怎的 |
[zen3 de5] |
/what for/why/how/ |
6411
|
1 |
|
|
|
怎麼搞的 |
怎么搞的 |
[zen3 me5 gao3 de5] |
/How did it happen?/What's wrong?/What went wrong?/What's up?/ |
6685
|
1 |
|
|
|
張戎 |
张戎 |
[Zhang1 Rong2] |
/Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]/ |
4115
|
1 |
|
|
|
張天翼 |
张天翼 |
[Zhang1 Tian1 yi4] |
/Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密|宝葫芦的秘密[Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4]/ |
2589
|
1 |
|
|
|
真的 |
真的 |
[zhen1 de5] |
/really; truly; indeed/real; true; genuine/(math.) proper/ |
1077
|
1 |
|
|
|
真是的 |
真是的 |
[zhen1 shi5 de5] |
/Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)/ |
6752
|
1 |
|
|
|
真有你的 |
真有你的 |
[zhen1 you3 ni3 de5] |
/You're really quite something!/You're just amazing!/ |
5388
|
1 |
|
|
|
真格的 |
真格的 |
[[zhen1ge2de5]] |
/(coll.) serious; real; true/ |
508
|
2 |
|
|
|
之 |
之 |
[zhi1] |
/(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her/it/ |
5024
|
1 |
|
|
|
質的飛躍 |
质的飞跃 |
[zhi4 de5 fei1 yue4] |
/qualitative leap/ |
6054
|
1 |
|
|
|
眾矢之的 |
众矢之的 |
[zhong4 shi3 zhi1 di4] |
/lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism/attacked on all sides/ |
6395
|
1 |
|
|
|
中的 |
中的 |
[[zhong4di4]] |
/to hit the target/(fig.) to hit the nail on the head/ |
944
|
2 |
|
|
|
煮熟的鴨子飛了 |
煮熟的鸭子飞了 |
[zhu3 shu2 de5 ya1 zi5 fei1 le5] |
/the cooked duck flew away (proverb)/(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers/ |
2436
|
1 |
|
|
|
準的 |
准的 |
[zhun3 di4] |
/standard/norm/criterion/ |
5641
|
1 |
|
|
|
自乾五 |
自干五 |
[zi4 gan1 wu3] |
/(neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛[wu3 mao2], is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛|自带干粮的五毛[zi4 dai4 gan1 liang2 de5 wu3 mao2])/ |
2351
|
1 |
|
|
|
總的來說 |
总的来说 |
[zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1] |
/generally speaking/to sum up/in summary/in short/ |
7163
|
1 |
|
|
|
最後的晚餐 |
最后的晚餐 |
[Zui4 hou4 de5 Wan3 can1] |
/the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)/ |
4454
|
1 |
