和稀泥 huò xī ní ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧˊ wo4 hei1 nai4
- to try to smooth things over
- to paper over the issues
- to gloss things over
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和
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 和好 hé hǎo ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 和尚 hé shang ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ wo4 soeng2 Buddhist monk
- 和平 hé píng ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ wo4 ping4 peace
- 和气 和氣 hé qi ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄑㄧ wo4 hei3 friendly
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- 和睦 hé mù ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ wo4 muk6 peaceful relations
- 和蔼 和藹 hé ǎi ㄏㄜˊ ㄞˇ wo4 oi2 kindly
- 和解 hé jiě ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ wo4 gaai2 to settle (a dispute out of court)
- 和谐 和諧 hé xié ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ wo4 haai4 harmonious
- 平和 píng hé ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ping4 wo4 gentle
- 搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo ㄐㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ gaau2 wo4 to mix; to blend
- 暖和 nuǎn huo ㄋㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ nyun5 wo4 warm
- 柔和 róu hé ㄖㄡˊ ㄏㄜˊ jau4 wo4 gentle
- 温和 溫和 wēn hé ㄨㄣ ㄏㄜˊ wan1 wo4 mild
- 祥和 xiáng hé ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ coeng4 wo4 auspicious and peaceful
- 缓和 緩和 huǎn hé ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ wun6 wo4 to ease (tension)
- 总和 總和 zǒng hé ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄜˊ zung2 wo4 sum
- 调和 調和 tiáo hé ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄜˊ tiu4 wo4 harmonious
- 附和 fù hè ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄜˋ fu6 wo6 to agree
- 饱和 飽和 bǎo hé ㄅㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ baau2 wo4 saturated; filled to capacity
稀
- 稀奇 xī qí ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊ hei1 kei4 rare
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 稀罕 xī han ㄒㄧ ˙ㄏㄢ hei1 hon2 rare; uncommon
- 依稀 yī xī ㄧ ㄒㄧ ji1 hei1 vaguely
- 古稀 gǔ xī ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧ gu2 hei1 seventy years old
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- 拉稀 lā xī ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ laai1 hei1 (coll.) to have diarrhea
- 渐稀 漸稀 jiàn xī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧ zim6 hei1 to thin out gradually
- 珍稀 zhēn xī ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧ zan1 hei1 rare
- 稀世 xī shì ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ hei1 sai3 rare
- 稀土 xī tǔ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄨˇ hei1 tou2 rare earth (chemistry)
- 稀客 xī kè ㄒㄧ ㄎㄜˋ hei1 haak3 infrequent visitor
- 稀有 xī yǒu ㄒㄧ ㄧㄡˇ hei1 jau5 uncommon; rare
- 稀烂 稀爛 xī làn ㄒㄧ ㄌㄢˋ hei1 laan6 thoroughly mashed; mushy
- 稀疏 xī shū ㄒㄧ ㄕㄨ hei1 so1 sparse
- 稀粥 xī zhōu ㄒㄧ ㄓㄡ hei1 zuk1 water gruel
- 稀缺 xī quē ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩㄝ hei1 kyut3 scarce
- 稀薄 xī bó ㄒㄧ ㄅㄛˊ hei1 bok6 thin
- 稀释 稀釋 xī shì ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ hei1 sik1 to dilute
- 稀饭 稀飯 xī fàn ㄒㄧ ㄈㄢˋ hei1 faan6 porridge; gruel; congee
- 稀松 稀鬆 xī sōng ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨㄥ hei1 sung1 poor
泥
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 泥潭 ní tán ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ nai4 taam4 quagmire
- 印泥 yìn ní ㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧˊ jan3 nai4 red ink paste used for seal
- 封泥 fēng ní ㄈㄥ ㄋㄧˊ fung1 nai4 sealing clay
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- 彩泥 cǎi ní ㄘㄞˇ ㄋㄧˊ coi2 nai4 playdough
- 拘泥 jū nì ㄐㄩ ㄋㄧˋ keoi1 nai4 to be a stickler for formalities
- 果泥 guǒ ní ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄧˊ gwo2 nai4 fruit puree; fruit pulp
- 枣泥 棗泥 zǎo ní ㄗㄠˇ ㄋㄧˊ zou2 nai4 jujube paste
- 污泥 wū ní ㄨ ㄋㄧˊ wu1 nai4 mud
- 泥人 ní rén ㄋㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ nai4 jan4 clay figurine
- 泥刀 ní dāo ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄠ nai4 dou1 trowel
- 泥古 nì gǔ ㄋㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ nai4 gu2 stick-in-the-mud
- 泥坑 ní kēng ㄋㄧˊ ㄎㄥ nai4 haang1 mud pit
- 泥垢 ní gòu ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄡˋ nai4 gau3 dirt
- 泥塑 ní sù ㄋㄧˊ ㄙㄨˋ nai4 sou3 clay modeling
- 泥子 nì zi ㄋㄧˋ ˙ㄗ nai4 zi2 putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)
- 泥孩 ní hái ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄞˊ nai4 haai4 clay doll
- 泥守 nì shǒu ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄡˇ nai4 sau2 stubborn and conservative
- 泥封 ní fēng ㄋㄧˊ ㄈㄥ nai4 fung1 to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute
Idioms with these characters
- 彼倡此和 bǐ chàng cǐ hé ㄅㄧˇ ㄔㄤˋ ㄘˇ ㄏㄜˊ bei2 coeng3 ci2 wo4 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
- 彼唱此和 bǐ chàng cǐ hé ㄅㄧˇ ㄔㄤˋ ㄘˇ ㄏㄜˊ bei2 coeng3 ci2 wo4 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
- 春风和气 春風和氣 chūn fēng hé qì ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ ceon1 fung1 wo4 hei3 (idiom) amiable as a spring breeze
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- 地利人和 dì lì rén hé ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ dei6 lei6 jan4 wo4 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
- 风和日丽 風和日麗 fēng hé rì lì ㄈㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄌㄧˋ fung1 wo4 jat6 lai6 moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
- 风和日暖 風和日暖 fēng hé rì nuǎn ㄈㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ fung1 wo4 jat6 nyun5 gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
- 风和日暄 風和日暄 fēng hé rì xuān ㄈㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄩㄢ fung1 wo4 jat6 hyun1 gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
- 和气生财 和氣生財 hé qì shēng cái ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄘㄞˊ wo4 hei3 sang1 coi4 (idiom) amiability makes you rich
- 和气致祥 和氣致祥 hé qì zhì xiáng ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ wo4 hei3 zi3 coeng4 (idiom) amiability leads to harmony
- 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ ㄑㄩˇ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ kuk1 gou1 wo4 gwaa2 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
- 烂醉如泥 爛醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní ㄌㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ laan6 zeoi3 jyu4 nai4 (idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered
- 泥古不化 nì gǔ bù huà ㄋㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nai4 gu2 bat1 faa3 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
- 泥牛入海 ní niú rù hǎi ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ nai4 ngau4 jap6 hoi2 lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
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- 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 判若云泥 判若雲泥 pàn ruò yún ní ㄆㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ pun3 joek6 wan4 nai4 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
- 拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní dài shuǐ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2 (idiom) muddy and wet
- 雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄠˇ syut3 nai4 hung4 zaau2 a goose's footprint in the snow
- 云泥之别 雲泥之別 yún ní zhī bié ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝˊ wan4 nai4 zi1 bit6 (idiom) a world of difference