塞翁失马 塞翁失馬
塞翁失马 塞翁失馬 sài wēng shī mǎ ㄙㄞˋ ㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5
- lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- fig. a blessing in disguise
- it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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塞
- 堵塞 dǔ sè ㄉㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ dou2 sak1 to clog up
- 塞车 塞車 sāi chē ㄙㄞ ㄔㄜ sak1 ce1 traffic jam
- 闭塞 閉塞 bì sè ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄜˋ bai3 sak1 to stop up
- 阻塞 zǔ sè ㄗㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ zo2 sak1 to block
- 充塞 chōng sè ㄔㄨㄥ ㄙㄜˋ cung1 sak1 congestion
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- 冰塞 bīng sāi ㄅㄧㄥ ㄙㄞ bing1 sak1 ice blockage
- 哇塞 wā sāi ㄨㄚ ㄙㄞ waa1 sak1 (slang) wow!
- 埃塞 Āi sài ㄞ ㄙㄞˋ oi1 coi3 Ethiopia
- 塞北 Sài běi ㄙㄞˋ ㄅㄟˇ coi3 bak1 (old) territories north of the Great Wall
- 塞外 Sài wài ㄙㄞˋ ㄨㄞˋ coi3 ngoi6 (old) territories beyond the Great Wall
- 塞子 sāi zi ㄙㄞ ˙ㄗ sak1 zi2 cork
- 塞尺 sāi chǐ ㄙㄞ ㄔˇ coi3 cek3 feeler gauge
- 塞族 Sài zú ㄙㄞˋ ㄗㄨˊ coi3 zuk6 Serb ethnic group (abbr. for 塞尔维亚族)
- 塞渊 塞淵 sāi yuān ㄙㄞ ㄩㄢ coi3 jyun1 honest and far-seeing
- 塞满 塞滿 sāi mǎn ㄙㄞ ㄇㄢˇ sak1 mun5 to stuff full
- 塞牙 sāi yá ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ sak1 ngaa4 to get food stuck between one's teeth
- 塞给 塞給 sāi gěi ㄙㄞ ㄍㄟˇ sak1 kap1 to slip sb sth
- 塞耳 sāi ěr ㄙㄞ ㄦˇ sak1 ji5 to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
- 塞语 塞語 Sài yǔ ㄙㄞˋ ㄩˇ coi3 jyu5 Serbian language
- 塞责 塞責 sè zé ㄙㄜˋ ㄗㄜˊ coi3 zaak3 to carry out one's duties perfunctorily; to fulfill one's responsibility
翁
- 富翁 fù wēng ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄥ fu3 jung1 rich person
- 主人翁 zhǔ rén wēng ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄥ zyu2 jan4 jung1 master (of the house)
- 尊翁 zūn wēng ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄥ zyun1 jung1 (honorific) your father
- 翁姑 wēng gū ㄨㄥ ㄍㄨ jung1 gu1 husband's father and mother
- 翁婿 wēng xù ㄨㄥ ㄒㄩˋ jung1 sai3 father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law
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- 翁山 Wēng Shān ㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ jung1 saan1 see 昂山
- 翁源 Wēng yuán ㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ jung1 jyun4 see 翁源县
- 老翁 lǎo wēng ㄌㄠˇ ㄨㄥ lou5 jung1 old man
- 莎翁 Shā wēng ㄕㄚ ㄨㄥ saa1 jung1 Shakespeare
- 负翁 負翁 fù wēng ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄥ fu6 jung1 debtor (jocular term, homonymous with 富翁)
- 醉翁 zuì wēng ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ zeoi3 jung1 wine-lover
- 凫翁 鳧翁 fú wēng ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄥ fu4 jung1 watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
- 不倒翁 bù dǎo wēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄥ bat1 dou2 jung1 roly-poly toy
- 信天翁 xìn tiān wēng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄥ seon3 tin1 jung1 albatross (family Diomedeidae)
- 大富翁 Dà fù wēng ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄥ daai6 fu3 jung1 Monopoly (game)
- 富家翁 fù jiā wēng ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄥ fu3 gaa1 jung1 man of wealth; rich man
- 白头翁 白頭翁 bái tóu wēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨㄥ baak6 tau4 jung1 root of Chinese pulsatilla
- 翁安县 翁安縣 Wēng ān Xiàn ㄨㄥ ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jung1 on1 jyun6 Weng'an County in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
- 翁源县 翁源縣 Wēng yuán Xiàn ㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jung1 jyun4 jyun6 Wengyuan, a county in Shaoguan City 韶关市, Guangdong
- 翁牛特 Wēng niú tè ㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄜˋ jung1 ngau4 dak6 Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
失
- 丢失 丟失 diū shī ㄉㄧㄡ ㄕ diu1 sat1 to lose; to misplace
- 丧失 喪失 sàng shī ㄙㄤˋ ㄕ song3 sat1 to lose
- 失事 shī shì ㄕ ㄕˋ sat1 si6 (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
- 失传 失傳 shī chuán ㄕ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sat1 cyun4 (of skills etc) to die out
- 失利 shī lì ㄕ ㄌㄧˋ sat1 lei6 to lose
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- 失去 shī qù ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ sat1 heoi3 to lose
- 失恋 失戀 shī liàn ㄕ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sat1 lyun2 to lose one's love
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 失掉 shī diào ㄕ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sat1 diu6 to lose
- 失控 shī kòng ㄕ ㄎㄨㄥˋ sat1 hung3 to go out of control
- 失效 shī xiào ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ sat1 haau6 to fail
- 失败 失敗 shī bài ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ sat1 baai6 to be defeated
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 失业 失業 shī yè ㄕ ㄧㄝˋ sat1 jip6 unemployment
- 失眠 shī mián ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sat1 min4 to suffer from insomnia
- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 失误 失誤 shī wù ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 lapse
- 失踪 失蹤 shī zōng ㄕ ㄗㄨㄥ sat1 zung1 to be missing
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)
马 馬
- 出马 出馬 chū mǎ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄚˇ ceot1 maa5 to set out (on a campaign)
- 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ maa5 soeng6 at once
- 马力 馬力 mǎ lì ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ maa5 lik6 horsepower
- 马戏 馬戲 mǎ xì ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋ maa5 hei3 circus
- 马桶 馬桶 mǎ tǒng ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ maa5 tung2 chamber pot
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- 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ maa1 fu1 careless
- 马路 馬路 mǎ lù ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ maa5 lou6 street
- 马车 馬車 mǎ chē ㄇㄚˇ ㄔㄜ maa5 ce1 cart
- 骏马 駿馬 jùn mǎ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ zeon3 maa5 fine horse
- 黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ ㄏㄟ ㄇㄚˇ hak1 maa5 dark horse
- 拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì ㄆㄞ ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧˋ paak3 maa5 pei3 to flatter
- 马后炮 馬後炮 mǎ hòu pào ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ maa5 hau6 paau3 (Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
- 马铃薯 馬鈴薯 mǎ líng shǔ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨˇ maa5 ling4 syu4 potato
- 千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
- 上马 上馬 shàng mǎ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ soeng5 maa5 to get on a horse
- 下马 下馬 xià mǎ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ haa6 maa5 to dismount from a horse
- 人马 人馬 rén mǎ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄚˇ jan4 maa5 men and horses
- 伽马 伽馬 gā mǎ ㄍㄚ ㄇㄚˇ gaa1 maa5 (loanword) gamma (Greek letter Γ, γ)
- 作马 作馬 zuò mǎ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ zok3 maa5 sawhorse
- 侯马 侯馬 Hóu mǎ ㄏㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ hau4 maa5 see 侯马市
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塞翁失马 塞翁失馬
Every cloud has a silver lining.
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