乘鹤
乘鹤乘鶴 chéng hè ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˋ sing4 hok6
- to fly on a crane
- to die
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乘
- 乘坐 chéng zuò ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ sing4 zo6 to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
- 乘客 chéng kè ㄔㄥˊ ㄎㄜˋ sing4 haak3 passenger
- 乘车乘車 chéng chē ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄜ sing4 ce1 to ride (in a car or carriage)
- 搭乘 dā chéng ㄉㄚ ㄔㄥˊ daap3 sing4 to ride as a passenger
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 可乘之机可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
鹤
- 仙鹤仙鶴 xiān hè ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˋ sin1 hok6 red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
- 鹤立鸡群鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4 a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
- 火鹤火鶴 huǒ hè ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄜˋ fo2 hok6 flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
- 灰鹤灰鶴 huī hè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄜˋ fui1 hok6 (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
- 白鹤白鶴 bái hè ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄜˋ baak6 hok6 (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)
- 纸鹤紙鶴 zhǐ hè ㄓˇ ㄏㄜˋ zi2 hok6 paper crane
Idioms with these characters
- 乘风破浪乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ sing4 fung1 po3 long6 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
- 乘人不备乘人不備 chéng rén bù bèi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ sing4 jan4 bat1 bei6 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
- 乘虚而入乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
- 加减乘除加減乘除 jiā jiǎn chéng chú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨˊ gaa1 gaam2 sing4 ceoi4 (idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
- 可乘之机可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
- 风声鹤唳風聲鶴唳 fēng shēng hè lì ㄈㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ fung1 sing1 hok6 leoi6 lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
- 鹤立鸡群鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ hok6 laap6 gai1 kwan4 a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
- 驾鹤西去駕鶴西去 jià hè xī qù ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˋ gaa3 hok6 sai1 heoi3 lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
- 槛花笼鹤檻花籠鶴 jiàn huā lóng hè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄜˋ haam5 faa1 lung4 hok6 a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
- 闲云野鹤閒雲野鶴 xián yún yě hè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄜˋ (idiom) free spirit; person who leads a carefree, unfettered life