发福 發福
发福 發福 fā fú ㄈㄚ ㄈㄨˊ faat3 fuk1
- to put on weight
- to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)
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发 發
- 并发 併發 bìng fā ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄚ bing3 faat3 to happen simultaneously
- 出发 出發 chū fā ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚ ceot1 faat3 to set off
- 分发 分發 fēn fā ㄈㄣ ㄈㄚ fan1 faat3 to distribute
- 启发 啟發 qǐ fā ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄚ kai2 faat3 to enlighten
- 引发 引發 yǐn fā ㄧㄣˇ ㄈㄚ jan5 faat3 to lead to
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- 复发 復發 fù fā ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄚ fuk6 faat3 to recur (of a disease)
- 打发 打發 dǎ fa ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄈㄚ daa2 faat3 to dispatch sb to do sth
- 批发 批發 pī fā ㄆㄧ ㄈㄚ pai1 faat3 wholesale
- 揭发 揭發 jiē fā ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄚ kit3 faat3 to expose
- 散发 散發 sàn fā ㄙㄢˋ ㄈㄚ saan3 faat3 to distribute; to emit; to give off
- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 激发 激發 jī fā ㄐㄧ ㄈㄚ gik1 faat3 to arouse
- 焕发 煥發 huàn fā ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚ wun6 faat3 to shine
- 爆发 爆發 bào fā ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄚ baau3 faat3 to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- 理发 理髮 lǐ fà ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚˋ lei5 faat3 to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
- 发作 發作 fā zuò ㄈㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ faat3 zok3 to flare up; to break out
- 发光 發光 fā guāng ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄤ faat3 gwong1 to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
- 发出 發出 fā chū ㄈㄚ ㄔㄨ faat3 ceot1 to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
- 发动 發動 fā dòng ㄈㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ faat3 dung6 to start
- 发射 發射 fā shè ㄈㄚ ㄕㄜˋ faat3 se6 to shoot (a projectile)
福
- 幸福 xìng fú ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ hang6 fuk1 happiness
- 祝福 zhù fú ㄓㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ zuk1 fuk1 blessings
- 福利 fú lì ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ fuk1 lei6 material benefit
- 福气 福氣 fú qi ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄑㄧ fuk1 hei3 good fortune
- 造福 zào fú ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄨˊ zou6 fuk1 to benefit (e.g. the people)
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- 享福 xiǎng fú ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄨˊ hoeng2 fuk1 to live comfortably; to enjoy a happy life
- 冥福 míng fú ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ming5 fuk1 afterlife happiness
- 口福 kǒu fú ㄎㄡˇ ㄈㄨˊ hau2 fuk1 happy knack for chancing upon fine food
- 大福 dà fú ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨˊ daai6 fuk1 a great blessing
- 安福 Ān fú ㄢ ㄈㄨˊ on1 fuk1 see 安福县
- 徐福 Xú Fú ㄒㄩˊ ㄈㄨˊ ceoi4 fuk1 Xu Fu (3rd century BC), Qin dynasty court necromancer
- 性福 xìng fú ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ sing3 fuk1 (neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福) satisfied with one's sex life
- 惜福 xī fú ㄒㄧ ㄈㄨˊ sik1 fuk1 to appreciate one's good fortune
- 托福 Tuō fú ㄊㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ tok3 fuk1 TOEFL
- 托福 tuō fú ㄊㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ tok3 fuk1 (old) thanks to your lucky influence (polite reply to health inquiries)
- 有福 yǒu fú ㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄨˊ jau5 fuk1 to be blessed
- 永福 Yǒng fú ㄩㄥˇ ㄈㄨˊ wing5 fuk1 see 永福县
- 洪福 hóng fú ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ hung4 fuk1 good fortune
- 清福 qīng fú ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄨˊ cing1 fuk1 carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
- 眼福 yǎn fú ㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄨˊ ngaan5 fuk1 a treat for the eyes
Idioms with these characters
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 不悱不发 不悱不發 bù fěi bù fā ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
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- 对症发药 對症發藥 duì zhèng fā yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 发奋图强 發奮圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
- 发愤图强 發憤圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
- 发愤忘食 發憤忘食 fā fèn wàng shí ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ faat3 fan5 mong4 sik6 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 发聋振聩 發聾振聵 fā lóng zhèn kuì ㄈㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ faat3 lung4 zan3 kui2 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 福如东海 福如東海 fú rú Dōng Hǎi ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄞˇ fuk1 jyu4 dung1 hoi2 may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
- 福无双至 福無雙至 fú wú shuāng zhì ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄓˋ fuk1 mou4 soeng1 zi3 , (idiom) blessings never come in pairs
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- 福星高照 fú xīng gāo zhào ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠˋ fuk1 sing1 gou1 ziu3 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
- 洪福齐天 洪福齊天 hóng fú qí tiān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄢ hung4 fuk1 cai4 tin1 flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign
- 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
- 祸福与共 禍福與共 huò fú yǔ gòng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ wo6 fuk1 jyu5 gung6 to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
- 齐人之福 齊人之福 Qí rén zhī fú ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄈㄨˊ cai4 jan4 zi1 fuk1 lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom)
- 威福自己 wēi fú zì jǐ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ wai1 fuk1 zi6 gei2 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
- 无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 奶奶 年轻 年輕 的 时候 時候 身材 很 苗条 苗條 ， 现在 現在 年纪 年紀 大 了 就 发福 發福 了 。
When my grandmother was young, her body was very slim. Now in her old age she's grown plump.
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