吃灰 chī huī ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟ hek3 fui1
- (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
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吃
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ hek3 kwai1 to suffer losses
- 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 faan6 to have a meal
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- 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ hek3 baau2 to eat one's fill
- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 吃不上 chī bu shàng ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ hek3 bat1 soeng6 unable to get anything to eat
- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 乱吃 亂吃 luàn chī ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔ lyun6 hek3 to eat indiscriminately
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 可吃 kě chī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔ ho2 hek3 edible
- 吃人 chī rén ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ hek3 jan4 exploitative
- 吃住 chī zhù ㄔ ㄓㄨˋ hek3 zyu6 food and lodging
- 吃伤 吃傷 chī shāng ㄔ ㄕㄤ hek3 soeng1 to become sick of a food after eating it too much
- 吃刀 chī dāo ㄔ ㄉㄠ hek3 dou1 penetration of a cutting tool
- 吃吃 chī chī ㄔ ㄔ hek3 hek3 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
灰
- 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
- 灰心 huī xīn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ fui1 sam1 to lose heart
- 灰色 huī sè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ fui1 sik1 gray
- 吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1 to blow away dust
- 扒灰 pá huī ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟ paa4 fui1 incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
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- 抹灰 mǒ huī ㄇㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄟ mut3 fui1 to plaster
- 泥灰 ní huī ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄟ nai4 fui1 lime plaster (construction)
- 洋灰 yáng huī ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄟ joeng4 fui1 cement
- 灰土 huī tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ fui1 tou2 dust
- 灰岩 huī yán ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ fui1 ngaam4 limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩)
- 灰度 huī dù ㄏㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˋ fui1 dou6 grayscale
- 灰暗 huī àn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄢˋ fui1 am3 dull gray
- 灰水 huī shuǐ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fui1 seoi2 gray water
- 灰泥 huī ní ㄏㄨㄟ ㄋㄧˊ fui1 nai4 plaster
- 灰浆 灰漿 huī jiāng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄤ fui1 zoeng1 mortar (for masonry)
- 灰熊 huī xióng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄥˊ fui1 hung4 grizzly bear
- 灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fui1 zeon6 ashes
- 灰獴 huī měng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄇㄥˇ fui1 mung4 gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)
- 灰产 灰產 huī chǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄢˇ fui1 caan2 gray-market industry; industry operating in legal or ethical gray areas (abbr. for 灰色产业)
- 灰白 huī bái ㄏㄨㄟ ㄅㄞˊ fui1 baak6 ash-colored
Idioms with these characters
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 吃喝嫖赌 吃喝嫖賭 chī hē piáo dǔ ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨˇ hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2 lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)
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- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
- 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
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄢˋ do1 hek3 do1 zim3 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 灰不溜丢 灰不溜丟 huī bu liū diū ㄏㄨㄟ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄡ fui1 bat1 lau6 diu1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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- 灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ sei2 fui1 fuk6 jin4 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
- 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟ maan6 nim6 keoi1 fui1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
Example sentences
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他 会 會 让 讓 你 吃灰 的 。
He will make you eat dirt.
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