千里送鹅毛 千里送鵝毛
千里送鹅毛 千里送鵝毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4
- goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
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千
- 千克 qiān kè ㄑㄧㄢ ㄎㄜˋ cin1 hak1 kilogram
- 千万 千萬 qiān wàn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋ cin1 maan6 ten million
- 千家万户 千家萬戶 qiān jiā wàn hù ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨˋ cin1 gaa1 maan6 wu6 every family (idiom)
- 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧˋ cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
- 千变万化 千變萬化 qiān biàn wàn huà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ cin1 bin3 maan6 faa3 countless changes
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- 千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
- 千钧一发 千鈞一髮 qiān jūn yī fà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄧ ㄈㄚˋ cin1 gwan1 jat1 faat3 lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 出千 chū qiān ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄢ ceot1 cin1 see 出老千
- 千伏 qiān fú ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˊ cin1 fuk6 kilovolt
- 千位 qiān wèi ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˋ cin1 wai2 the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
- 千亿 千億 qiān yì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧˋ cin1 jik1 myriads
- 千兆 qiān zhào ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄠˋ cin1 siu6 giga-
- 千卡 qiān kǎ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄎㄚˇ cin1 kaa1 kilocalorie; kcal
- 千古 qiān gǔ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ cin1 gu2 for all eternity
- 千周 qiān zhōu ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ cin1 zau1 kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
- 千吨 千噸 qiān dūn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣ cin1 deon1 kiloton
- 千夫 qiān fū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄨ cin1 fu1 a lot of people (literary)
- 千山 Qiān shān ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ cin1 saan1 see 千山区
- 千帕 qiān pà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄆㄚˋ cin1 paak3 kilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)
里
- 公里 gōng lǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇ gung1 lei5 kilometer
- 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ naa5 leoi5 where?
- 夜里 夜裡 yè li ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧ je6 leoi5 during the night
- 家里 家裡 jiā lǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˇ gaa1 leoi5 home
- 心里 心裡 xīn li ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧ sam1 leoi5 chest
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- 怀里 懷裡 huái lǐ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ waai4 leoi5 embrace
- 手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ sau2 leoi5 in hand
- 里面 裏面 lǐ miàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ variant of 里面
- 里边 裡邊 lǐ bian ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ leoi5 bin1 inside
- 里面 裡面 lǐ miàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ leoi5 min6 inside
- 里头 裡頭 lǐ tou ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄊㄡ leoi5 tau4 inside; interior
- 这里 這裏 zhè lǐ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ variant of 这里
- 这里 這裡 zhè lǐ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ze2 leoi5 here
- 那里 那裡 nà li ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄧ naa5 leoi5 there; that place
- 邻里 鄰里 lín lǐ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ leon4 lei5 neighbor
- 里程 lǐ chéng ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ lei5 cing4 mileage (distance traveled)
- 心里话 心裡話 xīn li huà ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sam1 leoi5 waa6 (to express one's) true feelings
- 暗地里 暗地裡 àn dì li ㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧ am3 dei6 leoi5 secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- 里程碑 lǐ chéng bēi ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄟ lei5 cing4 bei1 milestone
- 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ paang4 cing4 maan6 lei5 the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
送
- 传送 傳送 chuán sòng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ cyun4 sung3 to convey; to deliver; to transmit
- 接送 jiē sòng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zip3 sung3 to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth
- 欢送 歡送 huān sòng ㄏㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fun1 sung3 to see off
- 发送 發送 fā sòng ㄈㄚ ㄙㄨㄥˋ faat3 sung3 to transmit
- 赠送 贈送 zèng sòng ㄗㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zang6 sung3 to present as a gift
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- 输送 輸送 shū sòng ㄕㄨ ㄙㄨㄥˋ syu1 sung3 to transport; to convey; to deliver
- 送别 送別 sòng bié ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ sung3 bit6 to see sb off; to bid farewell (to sb)
- 送礼 送禮 sòng lǐ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ sung3 lai5 to give a present
- 送给 送給 sòng gěi ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄟˇ sung3 kap1 to send
- 送行 sòng xíng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sung3 hang4 to see someone off
- 运送 運送 yùn sòng ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ wan6 sung3 to transport
- 配送 pèi sòng ㄆㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ pui3 sung3 to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货)
- 不送 bù sòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bat1 sung3 don't bother to see me out
- 保送 bǎo sòng ㄅㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bou2 sung3 to recommend (for admission to school)
- 函送 hán sòng ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ haam4 sung3 (formal) to inform by letter
- 分送 fēn sòng ㄈㄣ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fan1 sung3 to send
- 呈送 chéng sòng ㄔㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ cing4 sung3 to present
- 告送 gào song ㄍㄠˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄥ gou3 sung3 (dialect) to tell
- 外送 wài sòng ㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ngoi6 sung3 to send out
- 奉送 fèng sòng ㄈㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fung6 sung3 (honorific) to give
鹅 鵝
- 天鹅 天鵝 tiān é ㄊㄧㄢ ㄜˊ tin1 ngo4 swan
- 企鹅 企鵝 qǐ é ㄑㄧˇ ㄜˊ kei5 ngo2 penguin
- 塘鹅 塘鵝 táng é ㄊㄤˊ ㄜˊ tong4 ngo4 pelican (Morus bassanus)
- 小鹅 小鵝 xiǎo é ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄜˊ siu2 ngo4 gosling
- 然鹅 然鵝 rán é ㄖㄢˊ ㄜˊ jin4 ngo4 (Internet slang for 然而) however
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- 鹅掌 鵝掌 é zhǎng ㄜˊ ㄓㄤˇ ngo4 zoeng2 goose foot
- 鹅毛 鵝毛 é máo ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ ngo4 mou4 goose feather
- 鹅绒 鵝絨 é róng ㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ngo4 jung4 goose down
- 鹅肝 鵝肝 é gān ㄜˊ ㄍㄢ ngo4 gon1 foie gras
- 鹅莓 鵝莓 é méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mui2 gooseberry
- 大天鹅 大天鵝 dà tiān é ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄜˊ daai6 tin1 ngo4 (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- 天鹅座 天鵝座 Tiān é zuò ㄊㄧㄢ ㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ tin1 ngo4 zo6 Cygnus (constellation)
- 天鹅湖 天鵝湖 Tiān é Hú ㄊㄧㄢ ㄜˊ ㄏㄨˊ tin1 ngo4 wu4 Swan Lake
- 天鹅绒 天鵝絨 tiān é róng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ tin1 ngo4 jung2 velvet
- 小天鹅 小天鵝 Xiǎo tiān é ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄜˊ siu2 tin1 ngo4 Little Swan (PRC appliance brand)
- 小天鹅 小天鵝 xiǎo tiān é ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄜˊ siu2 tin1 ngo4 (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- 帝企鹅 帝企鵝 dì qǐ é ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄜˊ dai3 kei5 ngo4 emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
- 鹅卵石 鵝卵石 é luǎn shí ㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄕˊ ngo4 leon2 sek6 pebble
- 鹅喉羚 鵝喉羚 é hóu líng ㄜˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ngo4 hau4 ling4 goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)
- 鹅掌楸 鵝掌楸 é zhǎng qiū ㄜˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡ ngo4 zoeng2 cau1 Chinese tulip tree
Idioms with these characters
- 百卉千葩 bǎi huì qiān pā ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄆㄚ baak3 wai2 cin1 paa1 myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
- 彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 to shine through the ages (idiom)
- 壁立千仞 bì lì qiān rèn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing
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- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- 成千成万 成千成萬 chéng qiān chéng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 sing4 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 成千累万 成千累萬 chéng qiān lěi wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄟˇ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 leoi5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (idiom)
- 决胜千里 決勝千里 jué shèng qiān lǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ kyut3 sing3 cin1 lei5 to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
- 千变万轸 千變萬軫 qiān biàn wàn zhěn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄣˇ cin1 bin3 maan6 zan2 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
- 表里不一 表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
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- 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ leoi5 jing3 ngoi6 hap6 to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
- 忙里偷闲 忙裡偷閑 máng lǐ tōu xián ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 (idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule
- 蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ ㄇㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ mung4 zoi6 gu2 leoi5 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
- 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄓㄣ min4 leoi5 cong4 zam1 lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
- 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ paang4 cing4 maan6 lei5 the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
- 千里鹅毛 千里鵝毛 qiān lǐ é máo ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ cin1 lei5 ngo4 mou4 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 秋风送爽 秋風送爽 qiū fēng sòng shuǎng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄤˇ cau1 fung1 sung3 song2 the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
- 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄢˋ syut3 zung1 sung3 taan3 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
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- 旬输月送 旬輸月送 xún shū yuè sòng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ceon4 syu1 jyut6 sung3 pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands
- 养生送死 養生送死 yǎng shēng sòng sǐ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ joeng5 sang1 sung3 sei2 to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
- 迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng ㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄤˇ jing4 loi4 sung3 wong5 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests