夹竹桃
夹竹桃夾竹桃 jiā zhú táo ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ gaap3 zuk1 tou4
- oleander (Nerium indicum)
- Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
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夹
- 夹杂夾雜 jiā zá ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄚˊ gaap3 zaap6 to mix together (disparate substances)
- 包夹包夾 bāo jiā ㄅㄠ ㄐㄧㄚ baau1 gaap3 to surround; to hem in
- 夹克夾克 jiā kè ㄐㄧㄚ ㄎㄜˋ gaap3 hak1 (loanword) jacket
- 夹具夾具 jiā jù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩˋ gaap3 geoi6 clamp
- 夹子夾子 jiā zi ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ gaap3 zi2 clip
- 夹层夾層 jiā céng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘㄥˊ gaap3 cang4 hollow layer between two solid layers
竹
- 爆竹 bào zhú ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄨˊ baau3 zuk1 firecracker
- 竹子 zhú zi ㄓㄨˊ ˙ㄗ zuk1 zi2 bamboo
- 竹竿 zhú gān ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄢ zuk1 gon1 bamboo pole
- 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨˊ hung1 jau5 sing4 zuk1 (idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
- 南竹 nán zhú ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ naam4 zuk1 see 毛竹[mao2 zhu2]
- 大竹 Dà zhú ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ daai6 zuk1 see 大竹縣|大竹县[Da4 zhu2 Xian4]
Idioms with these characters
- 金石丝竹金石絲竹 jīn shí sī zhú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ gam1 sek6 si1 zuk1 lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)
- 破竹建瓴 pò zhú jiàn líng ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ po3 zuk1 gin3 ling4 lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
- 破竹之势破竹之勢 pò zhú zhī shì ㄆㄛˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ po3 zuk1 zi1 sai3 lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
- 青梅竹马青梅竹馬 qīng méi zhú mǎ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄚˇ cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5 lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
- 罄竹难书罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
- 桃腮粉脸桃腮粉臉 táo sāi fěn liǎn ㄊㄠˊ ㄙㄞ ㄈㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ tou4 soi1 fan2 lim5 rosy-cheeked (idiom)
- 桃园结义桃園結義 táo yuán jié yì ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ tou4 jyun4 git3 ji6 to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) (idiom)
- 投桃报李投桃報李 tóu táo bào lǐ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ tau4 tou4 bou3 lei5 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
- 樱桃小嘴櫻桃小嘴 yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ ㄧㄥ ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ jing1 tou4 siu2 zeoi2 lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
- 走桃花运走桃花運 zǒu táo huā yùn ㄗㄡˇ ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄣˋ zau2 tou4 faa1 wan6 to have luck with the ladies (idiom)