夜猫子 夜貓子
夜猫子 夜貓子 yè māo zi ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠ ˙ㄗ je6 maau1 zi2
- owl
- (fig.) night owl
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夜
- 半夜 bàn yè ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ bun3 je6 midnight
- 夜市 yè shì ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ je6 si5 night market
- 夜晚 yè wǎn ㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄢˇ je6 maan5 night
- 夜景 yè jǐng ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ je6 ging2 nightscape
- 夜校 yè xiào ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ je6 haau6 evening school
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- 夜班 yè bān ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄢ je6 baan1 night shift
- 夜里 夜裡 yè li ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧ je6 leoi5 during the night
- 夜间 夜間 yè jiān ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢ je6 gaan1 nighttime
- 彻夜 徹夜 chè yè ㄔㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ cit3 je6 the whole night
- 日夜 rì yè ㄖˋ ㄧㄝˋ jat6 je6 day and night
- 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè ㄓㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ zau3 je6 day and night
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 深夜 shēn yè ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 je6 very late at night
- 熬夜 áo yè ㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ ngou4 je6 to stay up late or all night
- 连夜 連夜 lián yè ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ lin4 je6 that very night
- 黑夜 hēi yè ㄏㄟ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 je6 night
- 夜总会 夜總會 yè zǒng huì ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ je6 zung2 wui2 nightclub; nightspot
- 年夜饭 年夜飯 nián yè fàn ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄢˋ nin4 je6 faan6 reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
- 开夜车 開夜車 kāi yè chē ㄎㄞ ㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄜ hoi1 je6 ce1 to burn the midnight oil
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
猫 貓
- 熊猫 熊貓 xióng māo ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄇㄠ hung4 maau1 panda
- 大熊猫 大熊貓 dà xióng māo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄇㄠ daai6 hung4 maau1 giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
- 光猫 光貓 guāng māo ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄠ gwong1 maau1 optical network terminal (ONT); optical network unit (ONU); optical modem
- 公猫 公貓 gōng māo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄠ gung1 maau1 male cat
- 吸猫 吸貓 xī māo ㄒㄧ ㄇㄠ kap1 maau1 (neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats
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- 奶猫 奶貓 nǎi māo ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄠ naai5 maau1 very young kitten
- 家猫 家貓 jiā māo ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄠ gaa1 maau1 domestic cat; house cat
- 小猫 小貓 xiǎo māo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄠ siu2 maau1 kitten
- 山猫 山貓 shān māo ㄕㄢ ㄇㄠ saan1 maau1 lynx
- 懒猫 懶貓 lǎn māo ㄌㄢˇ ㄇㄠ laan5 maau1 drowsy or slow-moving cat
- 撸猫 擼貓 lū māo ㄌㄨ ㄇㄠ (slang) to pet a cat
- 狸猫 狸貓 lí māo ㄌㄧˊ ㄇㄠ lei4 maau1 leopard cat
- 狞猫 獰貓 níng māo ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄠ ning4 maau1 caracal
- 花猫 花貓 huā māo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄠ faa1 maau1 tabby cat; calico cat
- 薮猫 藪貓 sǒu māo ㄙㄡˇ ㄇㄠ serval (Leptailurus serval)
- 豹猫 豹貓 bào māo ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄠ paau3 maau1 leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
- 猫儿 貓兒 māo ér ㄇㄠ ㄦˊ maau1 ji4 kitten
- 猫匿 貓匿 māo nì ㄇㄠ ㄋㄧˋ maau1 nik1 variant of 猫腻
- 猫咖 貓咖 māo kā ㄇㄠ ㄎㄚ maau1 gaa3 cat café
- 猫咪 貓咪 māo mī ㄇㄠ ㄇㄧ maau1 mi1 kitty
子
- 位子 wèi zi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ wai2 zi2 place
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 个子 個子 gè zi ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ go3 zi2 stature; height; size (of a person or object)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
- 兔子 tù zi ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ tou3 zi2 hare
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- 凳子 dèng zi ㄉㄥˋ ˙ㄗ dang3 zi2 stool
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 刷子 shuā zi ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ caat3 zi2 brush
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 卡子 qiǎ zi ㄑㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄗ kaa1 zi2 clip
- 卷子 juǎn zi ㄐㄩㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gyun2 zi2 steamed roll
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 叉子 chā zi ㄔㄚ ˙ㄗ caa1 zi2 fork
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 句子 jù zi ㄐㄩˋ ˙ㄗ geoi3 zi2 sentence
- 君子 jūn zǐ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ gwan1 zi2 nobleman
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 嗓子 sǎng zi ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ song1 zi2 throat
- 圈子 quān zi ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ hyun1 zi2 circle
Idioms with these characters
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 巴山夜雨 Bā shān yè yǔ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ baa1 saan1 je6 jyu5 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
- 俾夜作昼 俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
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- 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
- 长夜漫漫 長夜漫漫 cháng yè màn màn ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ coeng4 je6 maan6 maan6 endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè ㄏㄟ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 tin1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the middle of the night
- 漫漫长夜 漫漫長夜 màn màn cháng yè ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ maan6 maan6 coeng4 je6 endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
- 阿猫阿狗 阿貓阿狗 ā māo ā gǒu ㄚ ㄇㄠ ㄚ ㄍㄡˇ aa3 maau1 aa3 gau2 (idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry; just about anyone (used dismissively)
- 猫哭耗子 貓哭耗子 māo kū hào zi ㄇㄠ ㄎㄨ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ maau1 huk1 hou3 zi2 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
- 猫哭老鼠 貓哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ ㄇㄠ ㄎㄨ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
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- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3 benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
- 膏粱子弟 gāo liáng zǐ dì ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ gou1 loeng4 zi2 dai6 (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
- 狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2 lit. a dog who catches mice
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ gaai1 jan4 coi4 zi2 lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
Example sentences
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我 是 个 個 夜猫子 夜貓子 。
I'm a night owl.
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两 兩 点 點 怎么 怎麼 还 還 不 睡觉 睡覺 ， 你 这个 這個 夜猫子 夜貓子 ！
You stay up until two in the morning. You're such a night owl!
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