坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ham1 ho1 bat1 ping4
- potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
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坎
- 土坎 tǔ kǎn ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄢˇ tou2 ham2 earthen levee
- 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r ㄎㄢˇ ㄦ ham2 ji4 critical juncture
- 坎坎 kǎn kǎn ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄢˇ ham2 ham2 (dialect) just now
- 坎坷 kǎn kě ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ham1 ho1 (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
- 坎城 Kǎn chéng ㄎㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ham2 sing4 (Tw) Cannes, France
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- 坎𡒄 坎壈 kǎn lǎn ㄎㄢˇ ㄌㄢˇ to meet with misfortune
- 坎子 kǎn zi ㄎㄢˇ ˙ㄗ ham2 zi2 raised ground
- 坎昆 Kǎn kūn ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄣ ham3 gwan1 Cancún
- 坎炁 kǎn qì ㄎㄢˇ ㄑㄧˋ (TCM) umbilical cord (used as medicine)
- 坎肩 kǎn jiān ㄎㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ham2 gin1 sleeveless jacket (usually cotton)
- 坑坎 kēng kǎn ㄎㄥ ㄎㄢˇ haang1 ham2 uneven (road)
- 尤坎 Yóu kǎn ㄧㄡˊ ㄎㄢˇ jau4 ham3 Rjukan (city in Norway)
- 心坎 xīn kǎn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄢˇ sam1 ham2 bottom of one's heart
- 田坎 tián kǎn ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄢˇ embankment between fields
- 赤坎 Chì kǎn ㄔˋ ㄎㄢˇ cek3 ham3 see 赤坎区
- 门坎 門坎 mén kǎn ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˇ variant of 门槛
- 土坎儿 土坎兒 tǔ kǎn r ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄢˇ ㄦ erhua variant of 土坎
- 坎儿井 坎兒井 kǎn r jǐng ㄎㄢˇ ㄦ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ham2 ji4 zeng2 karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
- 坎培拉 Kǎn péi lā ㄎㄢˇ ㄆㄟˊ ㄌㄚ ham2 pui4 laai1 Canberra, capital of Australia (Tw)
- 坎大哈 Kǎn dà hā ㄎㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄚ ham3 daai6 haa1 Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)
坷
- 坎坷 kǎn kě ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ham1 ho1 (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
- 坷垃 kē lā ㄎㄜ ㄌㄚ ho1 laap6 (dialect) clod (of earth)
- 土坷垃 tǔ kē lā ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄜ ㄌㄚ tou2 ho2 laap6 (dialect) clod of earth
- 命途坎坷 mìng tú kǎn kě ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ming6 tou4 ham1 ho1 to have a tough life
- 坎坷多舛 kǎn kě duō chuǎn ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄨㄢˇ ham1 ho1 do1 cyun2 full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
平
- 不平 bù píng ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ bat1 ping4 uneven
- 公平 gōng píng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ gung1 ping4 fair
- 和平 hé píng ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ wo4 ping4 peace
- 天平 tiān píng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ tin1 ping4 scales (to weigh things)
- 太平 tài píng ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ taai3 ping4 peace and security
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- 平价 平價 píng jià ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ peng4 gaa3 reasonably priced
- 平凡 píng fán ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄢˊ ping4 faan4 commonplace
- 平原 píng yuán ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ping4 jyun4 field
- 平和 píng hé ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ping4 wo4 gentle
- 平均 píng jūn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ping4 gwan1 average; on average
- 平坦 píng tǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄢˇ ping4 taan2 level
- 平安 píng ān ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ ping4 on1 safe and sound
- 平常 píng cháng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ping4 soeng4 ordinary
- 平息 píng xī ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ping4 sik1 (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
- 平方 píng fāng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤ ping4 fong1 square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
- 平日 píng rì ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ping4 jat6 ordinary day
- 平时 平時 píng shí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ping4 si4 ordinarily
- 平民 píng mín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ping4 man4 ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- 平淡 píng dàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ping4 ping4 flat
- 平稳 平穩 píng wěn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˇ ping4 wan2 smooth; steady