伏案

伏

• 埋伏 mái fú ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨˊ maai4 fuk6 to ambush
• 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
• 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
• 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
• 中伏 zhōng fú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year

案

• 个案 個案 gè àn ㄍㄜˋ ㄢˋ go3 on3 individual case; special case
• 图案 圖案 tú àn ㄊㄨˊ ㄢˋ tou4 on3 design; pattern
• 报案 報案 bào àn ㄅㄠˋ ㄢˋ bou3 on3 to report a case to the authorities
• 方案 fāng àn ㄈㄤ ㄢˋ fong1 on3 plan
• 案件 àn jiàn ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ on3 gin2 case

• 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
• 伏龙凤雏 伏龍鳳雛 fú lóng fèng chú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄨˊ fuk6 lung4 fung6 co1 hidden genius (idiom)
• 老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

• 案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ on3 bing1 cuk1 gaap3 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
• 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ on3 gaap3 jau1 bing1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
• 堆案盈几 duī àn yíng jī ㄉㄨㄟ ㄢˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ deoi1 on3 jing4 gei1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work