坐蜡 坐蠟

坐

• 乘坐 chéng zuò ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ sing4 zo6 to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
• 坐下 zuò xia ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ co5 haa6 to sit down
• 坐牢 zuò láo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ co5 lou4 to be imprisoned
• 坐落 zuò luò ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ co5 lok6 to be situated
• 坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣˋ zo6 zan3 (of a commanding officer) to keep watch

蜡 蠟

• 蜡烛 蠟燭 là zhú ㄌㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ laap6 zuk1 candle
• 嚼蜡 嚼蠟 jiáo là ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄚˋ zoek3 laap6 insipid
• 打蜡 打蠟 dǎ là ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄚˋ daa2 laap6 to wax (a car, floor etc)
• 滴蜡 滴蠟 dī là ㄉㄧ ㄌㄚˋ dik6 laap6 (BDSM) wax play
• 烃蜡 烴蠟 tīng là ㄊㄧㄥ ㄌㄚˋ ting1 laap6 hydrocarbon wax

• 如坐针毡 如坐針氈 rú zuò zhēn zhān ㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣ ㄓㄢ jyu4 co5 zam1 zin1 lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)
• 席地而坐 xí dì ér zuò ㄒㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zik6 dei6 ji4 zo6 (idiom) to sit on the ground or the floor
• 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zing3 kam1 ngai4 zo6 to sit upright and still (idiom)

• 吹灯拔蜡 吹燈拔蠟 chuī dēng bá là ㄔㄨㄟ ㄉㄥ ㄅㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
• 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)