两码事 兩碼事
两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˋ loeng5 maa5 si6
- two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things
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两 兩
- 两侧 兩側 liǎng cè ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄘㄜˋ loeng5 zak1 two sides; both sides
- 两岸 兩岸 liǎng àn ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ loeng5 ngon6 bilateral
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧ loeng5 cai1 amphibious
- 两极 兩極 liǎng jí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧˊ loeng5 gik6 the two poles
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- 两边 兩邊 liǎng biān ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄢ either side; both sides
- 两口子 兩口子 liǎng kǒu zi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ loeng5 hau2 zi2 husband and wife
- 有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ jau5 loeng5 haa6 zi2 to have real skill
- 三两 三兩 sān liǎng ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˇ saam1 loeng5 two or three
- 两下 兩下 liǎng xià ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ loeng5 haa5 twice
- 两倍 兩倍 liǎng bèi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄟˋ loeng5 pui5 twice as much
- 两仪 兩儀 liǎng yí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧˊ loeng5 ji4 heaven and earth
- 两全 兩全 liǎng quán ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ loeng5 cyun4 to satisfy both sides
- 两句 兩句 liǎng jù ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄩˋ loeng5 geoi3 (say) a few words
- 两国 兩國 liǎng guó ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ loeng5 gwok3 both countries; the two countries
- 两宋 兩宋 Liǎng Sòng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ loeng5 sung3 the Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 两广 兩廣 Liǎng Guǎng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ loeng5 gwong2 the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional)
- 两德 兩德 liǎng Dé ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄜˊ loeng5 dak1 two Germanies
- 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ loeng5 sing3 male and female
- 两方 兩方 liǎng fāng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄤ loeng5 fong1 both sides (in contract)
码 碼
- 密码 密碼 mì mǎ ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ mat6 maa5 cipher; secret code
- 数码 數碼 shù mǎ ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ sou3 maa5 number
- 码头 碼頭 mǎ tou ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄡ maa5 tau4 wharf; dock; quay; pier
- 筹码 籌碼 chóu mǎ ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ cau4 maa5 bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
- 号码 號碼 hào mǎ ㄏㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ hou6 maa5 number
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- 起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ hei2 maa5 at the minimum; at the very least
- 二维码 二維碼 èr wéi mǎ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ji6 wai4 maa5 2D barcode; matrix code
- 乱码 亂碼 luàn mǎ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ lyun6 maa5 mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
- 代码 代碼 dài mǎ ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ doi6 maa5 code
- 价码 價碼 jià mǎ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ gaa3 maa5 price tag
- 内码 內碼 nèi mǎ ㄋㄟˋ ㄇㄚˇ noi6 maa5 internal code
- 加码 加碼 jiā mǎ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄚˇ gaa1 maa5 to ratchet up
- 区码 區碼 qū mǎ ㄑㄩ ㄇㄚˇ keoi1 maa5 area code
- 大码 大碼 dà mǎ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ daai6 maa5 large size
- 字码 字碼 zì mǎ ㄗˋ ㄇㄚˇ zi6 maa5 character code
- 尺码 尺碼 chǐ mǎ ㄔˇ ㄇㄚˇ cek3 maa5 size
- 戏码 戲碼 xì mǎ ㄒㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ hei3 maa5 theatrical piece; (fig.) scenario (in real life)
- 打码 打碼 dǎ mǎ ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ daa2 maa5 to pixelate an image
- 扫码 掃碼 sǎo mǎ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ sou3 maa5 to scan a QR code or barcode
- 掩码 掩碼 yǎn mǎ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ jim2 maa5 (computing) mask
事
- 世事 shì shì ㄕˋ ㄕˋ sai3 si6 affairs of life
- 事件 shì jiàn ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ si6 gin2 incident; event
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 事务 事務 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mou6 (political, economic etc) affairs
- 事宜 shì yí ㄕˋ ㄧˊ si6 ji4 matters
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- 事实 事實 shì shí ㄕˋ ㄕˊ si6 sat6 fact
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 事态 事態 shì tài ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ si6 taai3 situation
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 事业 事業 shì yè ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋ si6 jip6 undertaking
- 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
- 事变 事變 shì biàn ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 bin3 incident
- 事迹 事蹟 shì jì ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ notable deeds; exploits
- 事项 事項 shì xiàng ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ si6 hong6 matter
- 人事 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 personnel
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 公事 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 si6 work-related matters
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
- 刑事 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 si6 criminal; penal
Idioms with these characters
- 进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ zeon3 teoi3 loeng5 naan4 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 两败俱伤 兩敗俱傷 liǎng bài jù shāng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄤ loeng5 baai6 keoi1 soeng1 both sides suffer (idiom)
- 两鬓斑白 兩鬢斑白 liǎng bìn bān bái ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄞˊ loeng5 ban3 baan1 baak6 (idiom) to have gray hair at the temples
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- 两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ loeng5 fu2 soeng1 zang1 lit. two tigers fighting (idiom)
- 两肋插刀 兩肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄠ loeng5 lak6 caap3 dou1 lit. to take knives in both sides (idiom)
- 两面三刀 兩面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠ loeng5 min6 saam1 dou1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
- 两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˇ loeng5 cyun4 kei4 mei5 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
- 两手空空 兩手空空 liǎng shǒu kōng kōng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ loeng5 sau2 hung1 hung1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
- 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 清风两袖 清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ cing1 fung1 loeng5 zau6 honest and upright (idiom)
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 咄咄怪事 duō duō guài shì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄕˋ cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 (idiom) extraordinary occurrence; bizarre event
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 公事公办 公事公辦 gōng shì gōng bàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ gung1 si6 gung1 baan6 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
Example sentences
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说 說 和 做 是 两码事 兩碼事 。
Saying is quite different from doing.
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阴阳 陰陽 人 与 與 跨性别 跨性別 是 两码事 兩碼事 。
Intersex and trans are two different things.
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为 為 享受 和 生命 激活 而 读书 讀書 ， 和 为 為 知识 知識 和 教化 而 读书 讀書 ， 是 两码事 兩碼事 。
There's a big difference between reading for pleasure and stimulation and reading for knowledge and education.
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