凿空 鑿空
凿空 鑿空 záo kōng ㄗㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥ zok6 hung1
- to open an aperture
- (extended meaning) to cut a way through
- to open up a road
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凿 鑿
- 确凿 確鑿 què záo ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄠˊ kok3 zok6 definite
- 枘凿 枘鑿 ruì záo ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄠˊ incompatible (abbr. for 方枘圆凿)
- 榫凿 榫鑿 sǔn záo ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄗㄠˊ seon2 zok6 mortise chisel
- 穿凿 穿鑿 chuān záo ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗㄠˊ cyun1 zok6 to bore a hole
- 凿井 鑿井 záo jǐng ㄗㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ zok6 zeng2 to dig a well
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- 凿子 鑿子 záo zi ㄗㄠˊ ˙ㄗ zok6 zi2 chisel
- 凿岩 鑿岩 záo yán ㄗㄠˊ ㄧㄢˊ zok6 ngaam4 (rock) drilling
- 凿枘 鑿枘 záo ruì ㄗㄠˊ ㄖㄨㄟˋ zok6 jeoi6 see 枘凿
- 凿沉 鑿沉 záo chén ㄗㄠˊ ㄔㄣˊ zok6 cam4 to scuttle (a ship)
- 开凿 開鑿 kāi záo ㄎㄞ ㄗㄠˊ hoi1 zok6 to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
- 凿岩机 鑿岩機 záo yán jī ㄗㄠˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧ zok6 ngaam4 gei1 rock drill
- 凿石场 鑿石場 záo shí chǎng ㄗㄠˊ ㄕˊ ㄔㄤˇ zok6 sek6 coeng4 rock quarry
- 圆凿方枘 圓鑿方枘 yuán záo fāng ruì ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄠˊ ㄈㄤ ㄖㄨㄟˋ see 方枘圆凿
- 妄生穿凿 妄生穿鑿 wàng shēng chuān záo ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗㄠˊ mong5 sang1 cyun1 zok6 a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
- 方枘圆凿 方枘圓鑿 fāng ruì yuán záo ㄈㄤ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄠˊ fong1 jeoi6 jyun4 zok6 lit. like a square peg in a round hole (idiom)
- 确凿不移 確鑿不移 què záo bù yí ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ kok3 zok6 bat1 ji4 established and irrefutable (idiom)
- 穿凿附会 穿鑿附會 chuān záo fù huì ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗㄠˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ cyun1 zok6 fu6 wui6 (idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations
- 言之凿凿 言之鑿鑿 yán zhī záo záo ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄗㄠˊ ㄗㄠˊ jin4 zi1 zok6 zok6 (idiom) to speak with conviction
- 凿壁偷光 鑿壁偷光 záo bì tōu guāng ㄗㄠˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄤ zok6 bik1 tau1 gwong1 lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
- 凿死卯子 鑿死卯子 záo sǐ mǎo zi ㄗㄠˊ ㄙˇ ㄇㄠˇ ˙ㄗ zok6 sei2 maau5 zi2 variant of 凿死铆子
空
- 上空 shàng kōng ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ soeng6 hung1 the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
- 填空 tián kòng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tin4 hung1 to fill a job vacancy
- 天空 tiān kōng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ tin1 hung1 sky
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 抽空 chōu kòng ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cau1 hung1 to find the time to do sth
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- 时空 時空 shí kōng ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥ si4 hung1 time and place
- 有空 yǒu kòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jau5 hung1 to have time (to do sth)
- 真空 zhēn kōng ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥ zan1 hung1 (physics) vacuum
- 空中 kōng zhōng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ hung1 zung1 in the sky
- 空儿 空兒 kòng r ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄦ hung1 ji4 spare time
- 空前 kōng qián ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hung1 cin4 unprecedented
- 空地 kòng dì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ hung1 dei6 vacant land
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋ hung1 kwong3 spacious and empty
- 空气 空氣 kōng qì ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ hung1 hei3 air
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 空军 空軍 kōng jūn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ hung1 gwan1 air force
Idioms with these characters
- 穿凿附会 穿鑿附會 chuān záo fù huì ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗㄠˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ cyun1 zok6 fu6 wui6 (idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations
- 方枘圆凿 方枘圓鑿 fāng ruì yuán záo ㄈㄤ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄠˊ fong1 jeoi6 jyun4 zok6 lit. like a square peg in a round hole (idiom)
- 确凿不移 確鑿不移 què záo bù yí ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ kok3 zok6 bat1 ji4 established and irrefutable (idiom)
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- 妄生穿凿 妄生穿鑿 wàng shēng chuān záo ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗㄠˊ mong5 sang1 cyun1 zok6 a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
- 言之凿凿 言之鑿鑿 yán zhī záo záo ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄗㄠˊ ㄗㄠˊ jin4 zi1 zok6 zok6 (idiom) to speak with conviction
- 凿壁偷光 鑿壁偷光 záo bì tōu guāng ㄗㄠˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄤ zok6 bik1 tau1 gwong1 lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 翻空出奇 fān kōng chū qí ㄈㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ faan1 hung1 ceot1 kei4 to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
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- 海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1 wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
- 横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ waang4 hung1 ceot1 sai3 (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
- 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù ㄎㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄨˋ hung1 dung6 mou4 mat6 empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
- 空腹高心 kōng fù gāo xīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ hung1 fuk1 gou1 sam1 ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
- 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣ hung1 guk1 zuk1 jam1 lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
- 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ hung1 hung1 jyu4 jaa5 as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft
- 空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ hung1 hau2 mou4 pang4 mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)