咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6
- to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
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咬
- 叮咬 dīng yǎo ㄉㄧㄥ ㄧㄠˇ ding1 ngaau5 sting
- 咬伤 咬傷 yǎo shāng ㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄤ ngaau5 soeng1 bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
- 咬合 yǎo hé ㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ngaau5 hap6 (of uneven surfaces) to fit together
- 咬啮 咬嚙 yǎo niè ㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ngaau5 jit6 to gnaw
- 咬嚼 yǎo jiáo ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ngaau5 zoek3 to chew
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- 咬字 yǎo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄗˋ ngaau5 zi6 to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
- 咬定 yǎo dìng ㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ngaau5 ding6 to assert
- 咬牙 yǎo yá ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ ngaau5 ngaa4 to clench one's teeth
- 咬痕 yǎo hén ㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄣˊ ngaau5 han4 bite scar
- 咬钩 咬鉤 yǎo gōu ㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄡ ngaau5 ngau1 (of fish) to bite; to take the bait
- 咬啮 咬齧 yǎo niè ㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄝˋ variant of 咬啮
- 噬咬 shì yǎo ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˇ sai6 ngaau5 to bite
- 撕咬 sī yǎo ㄙ ㄧㄠˇ si1 ngaau5 to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
- 轻咬 輕咬 qīng yǎo ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄠˇ hing1 ngaau5 to nibble
- 啮咬 齧咬 niè yǎo ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄠˇ to gnaw
- 咬唇妆 咬唇妝 yǎo chún zhuāng ㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄤ ngaau5 seon4 zong1 bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
- 咬甲癖 yǎo jiǎ pǐ ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄆㄧˇ ngaau5 gaap3 pik1 onychophagia (nail biting)
- 咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo ㄧㄠˇ ㄦˇ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ ngaau5 ji5 do2 (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
- 狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄡˇ gau2 ngaau5 gau2 dog-eat-dog
- 程咬金 Chéng Yǎo jīn ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ cing4 ngaau5 gam1 Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知节, Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
文
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 人文 rén wén ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˊ jan4 man4 humanities; culture; humanistic
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 全文 quán wén ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ cyun4 man4 entire text
- 公文 gōng wén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ gung1 man4 official document
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- 外文 wài wén ㄨㄞˋ ㄨㄣˊ ngoi6 man4 foreign language (written)
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 散文 sǎn wén ㄙㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊ saan2 man4 (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
- 文人 wén rén ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ man4 jan4 cultivated individual; scholar; literati
- 文件 wén jiàn ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ man4 gin2 document
- 文具 wén jù ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ man4 geoi6 stationery
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 文坛 文壇 wén tán ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄢˊ man4 taan4 literary circles
- 文娱 文娛 wén yú ㄨㄣˊ ㄩˊ man4 jyu4 cultural recreation
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 文学 文學 wén xué ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ man4 hok6 literature
- 文凭 文憑 wén píng ㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ man4 pang4 diploma
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 文法 wén fǎ ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ man4 faat3 grammar
- 文物 wén wù ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˋ man4 mat6 cultural relic
嚼
- 倒嚼 dǎo jiào ㄉㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ dou2 zoek3 (of cows) to ruminate
- 咀嚼 jǔ jué ㄐㄩˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zeoi2 zoek3 to chew
- 咬嚼 yǎo jiáo ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ngaau5 zoek3 to chew
- 嚼劲 嚼勁 jiáo jìn ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zoek3 ging3 chewiness
- 嚼子 jiáo zi ㄐㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ zoek3 zi2 bit
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- 嚼舌 jiáo shé ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ zoek3 sit3 to gossip
- 嚼蜡 嚼蠟 jiáo là ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄚˋ zoek3 laap6 insipid
- 嚼酒 jiáo jiǔ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zoek3 zau2 alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
- 嚼头 嚼頭 jiáo tou ㄐㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄊㄡ zoek3 tau4 chewiness
- 口嚼酒 kǒu jiáo jiǔ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hau2 zoek3 zau2 alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
- 咀嚼肌 jǔ jué jī ㄐㄩˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧ zeoi2 zoek3 gei1 (anatomy) muscles of mastication
- 嚼劲儿 嚼勁兒 jiáo jìn r ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦ zoek3 ging3 ji4 chewiness
- 嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēn ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄣ zoek3 sit3 gan1 to gossip
- 嚼舌头 嚼舌頭 jiáo shé tóu ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ zoek3 sit3 tau4 to gossip
- 味同嚼蜡 味同嚼蠟 wèi tóng jiáo là ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄚˋ mei6 tung4 zoek3 laap6 lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
- 细嚼慢咽 細嚼慢嚥 xì jiáo màn yàn ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ sai3 zoek3 maan6 jin3 to eat slowly (idiom)
字
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 字幕 zì mù ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字样 字樣 zì yàng ㄗˋ ㄧㄤˋ zi6 joeng6 model or template character
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- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 字迹 字跡 zì jì ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˋ zi6 zik1 handwriting
- 字体 字體 zì tǐ ㄗˋ ㄊㄧˇ zi6 tai2 calligraphic style
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 数字 數字 shù zì ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ sou3 zi6 numeral
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name)
- 识字 識字 shí zì ㄕˊ ㄗˋ sik1 zi6 to learn to read
- 赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 (financial) deficit
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ co3 zi6 incorrect character
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk