寒酸 hán suān ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢ hon4 syun1
- wretched
- poverty-stricken
- unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)
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寒
- 寒假 hán jià ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ hon4 gaa3 winter vacation
- 寒冷 hán lěng ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ hon4 laang5 cold (climate)
- 伤寒 傷寒 shāng hán ㄕㄤ ㄏㄢˊ soeng1 hon4 typhoid
- 受寒 shòu hán ㄕㄡˋ ㄏㄢˊ sau6 hon4 affected by cold
- 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ jim4 hon4 bitter cold
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- 大寒 Dà hán ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˊ daai6 hon4 Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 20th January-3rd February
- 孤寒 gū hán ㄍㄨ ㄏㄢˊ gu1 hon4 alone and poor
- 寒亭 Hán tíng ㄏㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ hon4 ting4 see 寒亭区
- 寒伧 寒傖 hán chen ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄔㄣ variant of 寒碜
- 寒冬 hán dōng ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄥ hon4 dung1 cold winter
- 寒噤 hán jìn ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hon4 gam3 a shiver
- 寒士 hán shì ㄏㄢˊ ㄕˋ hon4 si6 (old) impoverished scholar
- 寒天 hán tiān ㄏㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ hon4 tin1 chilly weather
- 寒带 寒帶 hán dài ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ hon4 daai3 polar climate
- 寒微 hán wēi ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟ hon4 mei4 of humble origin
- 寒心 hán xīn ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ hon4 sam1 disillusioned
- 寒意 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ hon4 ji3 a nip in the air
- 寒战 寒戰 hán zhàn ㄏㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ hon4 zin3 shiver
- 寒暄 hán xuān ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢ hon4 hyun1 to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries
- 寒毛 hán máo ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ hon4 mou4 fine hair on the human body
酸
- 心酸 xīn suān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ sam1 syun1 to feel sad
- 辛酸 xīn suān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ san1 syun1 pungent (taste)
- 酸奶 suān nǎi ㄙㄨㄢ ㄋㄞˇ syun1 naai5 yogurt
- 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ syun1 tim4 fu2 laat6 lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
- 乙酸 yǐ suān ㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄢ jyut3 syun1 acetic acid (CH3COOH)
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- 乳酸 rǔ suān ㄖㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄢ jyu5 syun1 lactic acid
- 反酸 fǎn suān ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄢ faan2 syun1 acid reflux
- 嗳酸 噯酸 ǎi suān ㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄢ sour belching (medical term)
- 尖酸 jiān suān ㄐㄧㄢ ㄙㄨㄢ zim1 syun1 harsh
- 弱酸 ruò suān ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄢ joek6 syun1 weak acid
- 悲酸 bēi suān ㄅㄟ ㄙㄨㄢ bei1 syun1 bitter and sad
- 拈酸 niān suān ㄋㄧㄢ ㄙㄨㄢ nim1 syun1 (old) to be jealous
- 核酸 hé suān ㄏㄜˊ ㄙㄨㄢ hat6 syun1 nucleic acid
- 氯酸 lǜ suān ㄌㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄢ luk6 syun1 chloric acid HClO3
- 氰酸 qíng suān ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄢ cing4 syun1 cyanic acid HCN
- 油酸 yóu suān ㄧㄡˊ ㄙㄨㄢ jau4 syun1 oleic acid
- 泛酸 fàn suān ㄈㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄢ faan3 syun1 pantothenic acid
- 烟酸 煙酸 yān suān ㄧㄢ ㄙㄨㄢ jin1 syun1 niacin (vitamin B3)
- 甜酸 tián suān ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢ tim4 syun1 sweet and sour
- 甲酸 jiǎ suān ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢ gaap3 syun1 formylic acid (HCOOH)
Idioms with these characters
- 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6 lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- 唇亡齿寒 唇亡齒寒 chún wáng chǐ hán ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄔˇ ㄏㄢˊ seon4 mong4 ci2 hon4 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
- 寒风刺骨 寒風刺骨 hán fēng cì gǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ hon4 fung1 ci3 gwat1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
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- 饥寒交迫 飢寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò ㄐㄧ ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄛˋ gei1 hon4 gaau1 bik1 beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
- 噤若寒蝉 噤若寒蟬 jìn ruò hán chán ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
- 天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán dì dòng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ tin1 hon4 dei6 dung3 (idiom) bitterly cold; frigid
- 啼饥号寒 啼饑號寒 tí jī háo hán ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄠˊ ㄏㄢˊ tai4 gei1 hou4 hon4 (idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty
- 问寒问暖 問寒問暖 wèn hán wèn nuǎn ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ man6 hon4 man6 nyun5 (idiom) to show concern about sb's well-being
- 嘘寒问暖 噓寒問暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn ㄒㄩ ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ heoi1 hon4 man6 nyun5 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
- 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán ㄧ ㄆㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄢˊ jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
- 尝尽心酸 嘗盡心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
- 酸儿辣女 酸兒辣女 suān ér là nǚ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄦˊ ㄌㄚˋ ㄋㄩˇ syun1 ji4 laat6 neoi5 if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)
- 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ syun1 tim4 fu2 laat6 lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
Example sentences
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大楼 大樓 看上去 那么 那麼 寒酸 。
The buildings look so tiny.
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