土司 tǔ sī ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ tou2 si1
- sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
- government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
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土
- 出土 chū tǔ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇ ceot1 tou2 to dig up
- 国土 國土 guó tǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇ gwok3 tou2 country's territory
- 土匪 tǔ fěi ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄟˇ tou2 fei2 bandit
- 土地 tǔ dì ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ tou2 dei6 land
- 土壤 tǔ rǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄤˇ tou2 joeng6 soil
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- 土豆 tǔ dòu ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ tou2 dau2 potato
- 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 领土 領土 lǐng tǔ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨˇ ling5 tou2 territory
- 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˇ wan6 jing4 tou2 concrete (building material)
- 土生土长 土生土長 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2 (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
- 中土 Zhōng Tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 China-Turkey; Sino-Turkish
- 中土 Zhōng tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 (literary) the Central Plains of China
- 入土 rù tǔ ㄖㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ jap6 tou2 to bury
- 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung3 tou2 frozen earth
- 动土 動土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung6 tou2 to break ground (prior to building sth)
- 吃土 chī tǔ ㄔ ㄊㄨˇ hek3 tou2 (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
- 后土 Hòu tǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ hau6 tou2 Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天, August Heaven)
司
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 公司 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 company; firm; corporation
- 司令 sī lìng ㄙ ㄌㄧㄥˋ si1 ling6 commanding officer
- 司机 司機 sī jī ㄙ ㄐㄧ si1 gei1 chauffeur; driver
- 司法 sī fǎ ㄙ ㄈㄚˇ si1 faat3 judicial
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- 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 寿司 壽司 shòu sī ㄕㄡˋ ㄙ sau6 si1 sushi
- 官司 guān si ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ gun1 si1 lawsuit
- 打官司 dǎ guān si ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ daa2 gun1 si1 to file a lawsuit
- 司空见惯 司空見慣 sī kōng jiàn guàn ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ si1 hung1 gin3 gwaan3 a common occurrence (idiom)
- 百货公司 百貨公司 bǎi huò gōng sī ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ baak3 fo3 gung1 si1 department store
- 前司 qián sī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙ cin4 si1 (coll.) previous company one worked at
- 卡司 kǎ sī ㄎㄚˇ ㄙ kaa1 si2 (Tw) (loanword) cast (of a film, TV show etc)
- 司仪 司儀 sī yí ㄙ ㄧˊ si1 ji4 master of ceremonies (MC)
- 司南 sī nán ㄙ ㄋㄢˊ si1 naam4 ancient Chinese compass
- 司寇 Sī kòu ㄙ ㄎㄡˋ si1 kau3 two-character surname Sikou
- 司寇 sī kòu ㄙ ㄎㄡˋ si1 kau3 minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
- 司导 司導 sī dǎo ㄙ ㄉㄠˇ si1 dou6 driver-guide
- 司康 sī kāng ㄙ ㄎㄤ si1 hong1 scone (loanword)
- 司徒 Sī tú ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ si1 tou4 two-character surname Situ
Idioms with these characters
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 风土人情 風土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng ㄈㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ fung1 tou2 jan4 cing4 local conditions and customs (idiom)
- 皇天后土 huáng tiān hòu tǔ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ wong4 tin1 hau6 tou2 heaven and earth (idiom)
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- 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- 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)
- 积土成山 積土成山 jī tǔ chéng shān ㄐㄧ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄢ zik1 tou2 sing4 saan1 lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
- 卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ gyun2 tou2 cung4 loi4 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
- 开疆拓土 開疆拓土 kāi jiāng tuò tǔ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˇ hoi1 goeng1 taap3 tou2 (idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 面如土色 miàn rú tǔ sè ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ min6 jyu4 tou2 sik1 ashen-faced (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 的 早餐 总是 總是 咖啡 和 土司 。
I always have coffee and toast for breakfast.
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