临渴穿井 臨渴穿井
临渴穿井 臨渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2
- lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- to act when it is too late
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临 臨
- 来临 來臨 lái lín ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ loi4 lam4 to approach; to come closer
- 光临 光臨 guāng lín ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwong1 lam4 (formal) to honor with one's presence
- 临床 臨床 lín chuáng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ lam4 cong4 (medicine) clinical
- 临时 臨時 lín shí ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ lam4 si4 as the time draws near
- 临街 臨街 lín jiē ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ lam4 gaai1 facing the street
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- 临近 臨近 lín jìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ lam4 gan6 to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
- 降临 降臨 jiàng lín ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gong3 lam4 to descend
- 面临 面臨 miàn lín ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ min6 lam4 to face sth; to be confronted with
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 再临 再臨 zài lín ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ zoi3 lam4 to come again
- 惠临 惠臨 huì lín ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ wai6 lam4 (honorific) to visit
- 濒临 瀕臨 bīn lín ㄅㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ pan4 lam4 on the edge of
- 登临 登臨 dēng lín ㄉㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ dang1 lam4 to visit places famous for their scenery
- 瞰临 瞰臨 kàn lín ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ham3 lam4 to overlook
- 临了 臨了 lín liǎo ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ lam4 liu5 at the last moment
- 临刑 臨刑 lín xíng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lam4 jing4 facing execution
- 临别 臨別 lín bié ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ lam4 bit6 just before parting
- 临到 臨到 lín dào ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ lam4 dou3 to befall
- 临危 臨危 lín wēi ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ lam4 ngai4 dying (from illness)
- 临问 臨問 lín wèn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ lam4 man6 to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
渴
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 解渴 jiě kě ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄜˇ gaai2 hot3 to quench
- 干渴 乾渴 gān kě ㄍㄢ ㄎㄜˇ gon1 hot3 parched
- 口渴 kǒu kě ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ hau2 hot3 thirsty
- 消渴 xiāo kě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄎㄜˇ siu1 hot3 condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
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- 渴慕 kě mù ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄨˋ hot3 mou6 to thirst for
- 渴求 kě qiú ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ hot3 kau4 to long for
- 饥渴 飢渴 jī kě ㄐㄧ ㄎㄜˇ gei1 hot3 hungry and thirsty
- 如饥似渴 如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ jyu4 gei1 ci5 hot3 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- 爱才若渴 愛才若渴 ài cái ruò kě ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ oi3 coi4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
- 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 求贤若渴 求賢若渴 qiú xián ruò kě ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ kau4 jin4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
- 渴不可耐 kě bù kě nài ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ hot3 bat1 ho2 noi6 to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
- 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
穿
- 穿上 chuān shang ㄔㄨㄢ ˙ㄕㄤ cyun1 soeng5 to put on (clothes etc)
- 穿梭 chuān suō ㄔㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄛ cyun1 so1 to travel back and forth
- 穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cyun1 zoek3 attire; clothes; dress
- 穿越 chuān yuè ㄔㄨㄢ ㄩㄝˋ cyun1 jyut6 to pass through
- 穿过 穿過 chuān guò ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˋ cyun1 gwo3 to pass through
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- 贯穿 貫穿 guàn chuān ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ gun3 cyun1 to run through
- 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié ㄔㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ cyun1 siu2 haai4 to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes)
- 冻穿 凍穿 dòng chuān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄢ dung3 cyun1 frostbite
- 刺穿 cì chuān ㄘˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ci3 cyun1 to skewer
- 吃穿 chī chuān ㄔ ㄔㄨㄢ hek3 cyun1 food and clothing
- 实穿 實穿 shí chuān ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ sat6 cyun1 (of an item of clothing) practical
- 戳穿 chuō chuān ㄔㄨㄛ ㄔㄨㄢ coek3 cyun1 to puncture
- 扎穿 zhā chuān ㄓㄚ ㄔㄨㄢ zaat3 cyun1 to prick
- 拆穿 chāi chuān ㄔㄞ ㄔㄨㄢ caak3 cyun1 to expose
- 揭穿 jiē chuān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄔㄨㄢ kit3 cyun1 to expose
- 横穿 橫穿 héng chuān ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢ waang4 cyun1 to cross
- 洞穿 dòng chuān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄢ dung6 cyun1 to penetrate
- 看穿 kàn chuān ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ hon3 cyun1 see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
- 穿刺 chuān cì ㄔㄨㄢ ㄘˋ cyun1 ci3 (medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy
- 穿反 chuān fǎn ㄔㄨㄢ ㄈㄢˇ cyun1 faan2 to wear inside out (clothes)
井
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 井上 Jǐng shàng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ zeng2 soeng5 Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
- 井下 jǐng xià ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zeng2 haa6 underground
- 井井 jǐng jǐng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ zeng2 zeng2 always clean
- 井口 jǐng kǒu ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄎㄡˇ zeng2 hau2 mouth of a well
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- 井喷 井噴 jǐng pēn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄣ zeng2 pan3 (oil) blowout
- 井然 jǐng rán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ zeng2 jin4 tidy, methodical
- 井田 jǐng tián ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ zeng2 tin4 the well-field system of ancient China
- 井研 Jǐng yán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeng2 jin4 see 井研县
- 井绳 井繩 jǐng shéng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ zeng2 sing4 rope for drawing water from a well
- 井台 井臺 jǐng tái ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄞˊ zeng2 toi4 platform around the opening of a well
- 井盖 井蓋 jǐng gài ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ zeng2 goi3 manhole cover (more formally, 窨井盖)
- 井号 井號 jǐng hào ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄠˋ zeng2 hou6 number sign # (punctuation)
- 井陉 井陘 Jǐng xíng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zeng2 jing4 see 井陉县
- 井盐 井鹽 jǐng yán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeng2 jim4 salt produced by evaporating brine drawn from wells
- 今井 Jīn jǐng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˇ gam1 zeng2 Imai (Japanese surname)
- 坂井 Bǎn jǐng ㄅㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)
- 坑井 kēng jǐng ㄎㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ haang1 zeng2 (mine) galleries and pits
- 天井 tiān jǐng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ tin1 zeng2 courtyard
- 市井 shì jǐng ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ si5 zeng2 marketplace