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armciaw 暗礁 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'ciaw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
submerged rock or reef
暗礁
autut 甌突 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aw'tut ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) concave or convex; bumps and holes; uneven (surface); rugged
凹凸
axmsøee 頷垂 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: am'søee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
baby's napkin or bib
圍兜
baxn'ieen 蔓延 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'ieen ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
spread or multiply (disease)
蔓延
benggaa 萌芽 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'gaa ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud; to germinate; germ; seed; bud
萌芽
biøfciafm 秒針 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biør'ciafm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
second hand (of a clock or watch)
秒針
Bongciorng 芒種 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boong'ciorng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June
芒種
bucioong 無從 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'cioong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing
無從
chiacviuo 車掌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'cviuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(chiefly Taiwan) bus attendant responsible for punching or collecting tickets
chiok'iok 雀躍 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiog'iok ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dance or jump about excitedly
雀躍
chvygo 醒悟 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chvie'go ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
come to the point of awareness or realization or understanding
醒悟
ciauhof 招呼 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaw'hof ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
greet (guests or customers); greeting (as above)
招呼
cietsoaxn 折算 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'soaxn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
calculated at; equivalent to (said of the value of property or possession)
折算
cirnhefng 振興 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'hefng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(cynhefng) to promote or encourage (development); prosperous
振興
cixnzeeng 盡情 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
in accordance with one's desires or passions
盡情
cviuxchi 上市 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'chi ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
on sale (said of seasonal goods or new products)
上市
cihe 支系 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cy'he ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) branch or subdivision of a family
支系
cysit 枳實 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'sit ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
immature trifoliate orange or Chinese bitter orange (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)
exzhud 下齣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'zhud ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
next act or show
下齣
giofngchiuo 仰手 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giorng'chiuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; fig. submissive
拱手
Gøloaan-phvi 鵝鑾鼻 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gøo'loaan-phvi ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) Cape Eluanpi or Eluanbi, southernmost point of Taiwan Island
鵝鑾鼻
gymkii 錦旗 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girm'kii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
silken banner, usually used as an award or sign of appreciation
錦旗
hagsut-kaix 學術界 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'sut-kaix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
academic or educational world
學術界
hiernthiuo 獻醜 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiexn'thiuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(hiernchiuo) (humble) to show oneself up; to show one's incompetence or inadequacy (speaking of one's performances)
獻醜
huozuo 附子 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'zuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
root of the aconite, wolfsbane or monkshood (as used in traditional Chinese medicine as a heart stimulant)
附子
hviaxzhao 艾草 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvia'zhao ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)
艾草
iaxpa 也罷 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia'pa ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
也罷
jvybak 耳目 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jvie'bak ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies
耳目
kengsaix 梗塞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'saix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
infarction (expect kefngsaix or kexngsaix)
梗塞
kharphoax 敲破 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khax'phoax ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(ted) to break by striking or knocking
扣破
khulogpo 俱樂部;倶樂部 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khw/khuu'lok'po ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
俱樂部;倶樂部
kiupoef 球杯 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuu'poef ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
a cup or tumbler (of a ball game)
koaan-liauxhau 懸療效 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaan-liau'hau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
variant of koaan-liauhau; high healing efficacy or effect
高療效
kulogpo 俱樂部;倶樂部 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw/kuu'lok'po ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
俱樂部;倶樂部
libsuu 立嗣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lip'suu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(literary or dated) to appoint or adopt an heir
立嗣
lutmngg 甪毛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lud'mngg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
to lose or shed hair or fur
黜毛
Miauzok 苗族 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Miaau'zok ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
苗族
miphang 彌縫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mii'phang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to cover up mistakes or crimes; to stitch up; to fix
彌縫
moq`løqkhix 卯落去 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moq`løh'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
to become hollow or sunk down
凹下去
mngkhaxm 門崁 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'khaxm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
門檻
nngx`køex 軁過 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nngx`køex ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
creep or rush through
穿過
nngxliern 兩輪 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng'liern ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) second round (of a match or election)
二輪
ofkhafng 挖空 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: or'khafng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
穵孔
ofpiaq 挖壁 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: or'piaq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
穵壁
pafntexng 板凳 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: parn'texng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) wooden bench or stool; CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2]
板凳
phørzhaxn 破綻 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phøx'zhaxn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory
破綻
phøxhun 抱恨 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phø'hun ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
to have a gnawing regret; to be bitterly regretful or disappointed
抱恨
phurnchid 噴漆 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phuxn'chid ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to spray paint or lacquer; lacquer
噴漆
pitciafm 筆尖 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'ciafm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) nib; pen point; the tip of a writing brush or pencil
筆尖
pitthøx 筆套 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'thøx ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
筆套
pixhaixciar 被害者 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pi'hai'ciar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) victim (of a wounding or murder)
被害者
pixthay 備胎 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pi'thay ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) spare tire; (slang) fallback guy (or girl)
備胎
poxsiuo 部首 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: po'siuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) the key or radical by which a character is arranged in a traditional Chinese dictionary
部首
pøxhoad 暴發 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pø'hoad ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to break out (of disease etc); to suddenly get rich (or prominent)
暴發
Pudhae 渤海 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Put'hae ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) Bohai Sea, or Bo Hai, between Liaoning and Shandong; Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia 698-926
渤海
put'huu 不符 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'huu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to
不符
put'thefbien 不體面 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'thea'bien ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to not appear to be decent or respectful; shameful
不體面
putjieen 不然 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'jieen ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
不然
putti 不治 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'ti ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help
不治
puttong-sviaseg 不動聲色 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'tong-sviaf'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid
不動聲色
samputty 三不知 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm/saam'pud'ty ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end; to know nothing at all
三不知
sek'ha 膝下 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seg'ha ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
膝下
sengguo 成語 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng/seeng'guo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage; CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
成語
sengsioxng 丞相 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'sioxng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister
丞相
siauhuie 銷毀 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaw/siaau'huie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate
銷毀
siautiaau 蕭條 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaw'tiaau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) bleak; desolate; (economic) depression or slump
蕭條
sintiofng 伸張 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'tiofng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
伸張
sioxnghieen 上弦 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'hieen ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to wind; to tighten; crescent moon; first quarter or waxing moon
上弦
sirnseg 訊息 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sixn'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
var of sirnsid - information; news; message; text message or SMS
訊息
sisu 時序 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'su ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) timing (of a signal or sequence); time course
時序
siu'ym 收音 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'ym ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to receive a radio signal; to make an audio recording; (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics; (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)
收音
siuseg 修飾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to polish (a written piece); to qualify or modify (grammar)
修飾
siuxbeng 受命 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'beng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel
受命
siuxthøo 壽桃 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'thøo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu; fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift
壽桃
siwheeng 守恆 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siuo'heeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics); to remain constant (of a number)
守恆
soatthie 雪恥 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soad'thie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to take revenge for a past insult; to expunge a disgrace or humiliation
雪恥
sumoe 師妹 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw/suu'moe ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) junior female student or apprentice; daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher
師妹
svazaan 三層 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'zaan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
three events or layers
svoahied 山穴 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'hied ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(ted) hillside grave; cave in a mountain or hill (svoahiet)
山穴
tad'ix 達意 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tat'ix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to express or convey one's ideas
達意
tangkviaa 同行 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taang'kviaa ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry||to journey together
同行
tefngthøex 頂替 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: terng'thøex ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
to replace somebody; to take somebody's place; to get a job at one's parent's place of work when the parent retires or dies. to assume somebody's identity (with intent to cheat)
頂替
tefngtong 頂撞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: terng'tong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to contradict (elders or superiors)
頂撞
tegtiorng 特長 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tek'tiorng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) personal strength; one's special ability or strong points
特長
thaau-thviax 頭疼 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau-thviax ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(wt) headache; (colloquial, figuratively) to be faced with a nuisance or an unpleasant problem; to feel annoyed; to have a headache
頭痛
thanhoaxn 癱瘓 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafn'hoaxn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(medicine) to suffer from paralysis; to be paralyzed. (figuratively) to be unable to function or move; to experience a malfunction; to collapse; to break down; to crash
thiamsiar 添寫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiafm'siar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
填寫
timthoxng 沉痛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiim'thoxng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(M8) to be deeply grieved/bitter/heavy or painful at heart
沈痛
Tioxng'ioong 重陽 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiong'ioong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month
重陽
tog'ym 濁音 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tok'ym ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) voiced consonant (English z or v, as opposed to unvoiced s or f)
濁音
tøxsi 就是 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tø'si ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
就是
tøxzhuo 盜取 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tø'zhuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account); to misappropriate
盜取
turnzhøx 頓挫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuxn'zhøx ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes; a cadence; punctuated by a transition; with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)
頓挫
zaftiu 早稻 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'tiu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) early season rice; rice at transplanting or still unripe
早稻
zaixhaang 在行 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'haang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession
在行
zekpeq 叔伯 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg'peq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) (of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather
叔伯
zengkiarm 增減 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'kiarm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to add or subtract; to increase or decrease; to go up or go down
增減
zhek'ha 膝下 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg'ha ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) at the knee (in reference to children); (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
膝下
zhongnor 蒼老 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhofng'nor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
蒼老
zoafnkaix 轉介 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'kaix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) to refer sb to an agency (or hospital etc); referral
轉介
zøxge 造詣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zø'ge ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) academic or artistic attainments; to visit with sb; to call on sb
造詣
zwjin'ofng 主人翁 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'jiin'ofng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
(CE) master (of the house); main character in a novel etc; hero or heroine
主人翁

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