寡淡 guǎ dàn ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ gwaa2 daam6
- insipid
- bland
- indifferent
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寡
- 多寡 duō guǎ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄚˇ do1 gwaa2 number; amount
- 寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ˙ㄈㄨ gwaa2 fu5 widow
- 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ㄍㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄨㄣˊ gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4 ignorant and inexperienced
- 孤寡 gū guǎ ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨㄚˇ gu1 gwaa2 orphans and widows
- 守寡 shǒu guǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄚˇ sau2 gwaa2 to live as widow
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- 寡人 guǎ rén ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gwaa2 jan4 I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
- 寡助 guǎ zhù ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ gwaa2 zo6 (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
- 寡居 guǎ jū ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄩ gwaa2 geoi1 to live as a widow
- 寡情 guǎ qíng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ gwaa2 cing4 heartless
- 寡糖 guǎ táng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄤˊ gwaa2 tong4 oligosaccharide
- 寡言 guǎ yán ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ gwaa2 jin4 taciturn
- 寡陋 guǎ lòu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄡˋ gwaa2 lau6 having little knowledge
- 寡头 寡頭 guǎ tóu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ gwaa2 tau4 oligarch
- 众寡 衆寡 zhòng guǎ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ zung3 gwaa2 the many or the few
- 守活寡 shǒu huó guǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ sau2 wut6 gwaa2 to stay at home while one's husband is away
- 优柔寡断 優柔寡斷 yōu róu guǎ duàn ㄧㄡ ㄖㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun6 indecisive
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 失道寡助 shī dào guǎ zhù ㄕ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ sat1 dou6 gwaa2 zo6 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
- 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 one who is cut off from others (idiom)
- 孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ ㄍㄨ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄋㄩˇ a single man and a single woman
淡
- 冷淡 lěng dàn ㄌㄥˇ ㄉㄢˋ laang5 daam6 cold
- 平淡 píng dàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ping4 ping4 flat
- 冲淡 沖淡 chōng dàn ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄢˋ cung1 taam5 to dilute
- 淡化 dàn huà ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ daam6 faa3 to water down
- 淡季 dàn jì ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ daam6 gwai3 off season
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- 淡水 dàn shuǐ ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ taam5 seoi2 freshwater
- 清淡 qīng dàn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ cing1 daam6 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
- 恬淡 tián dàn ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ tim4 daam6 quiet and contented
- 惨淡 慘淡 cǎn dàn ㄘㄢˇ ㄉㄢˋ caam2 daam6 dark
- 扯淡 chě dàn ㄔㄜˇ ㄉㄢˋ ce2 taam5 to talk nonsense
- 暗淡 àn dàn ㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ am3 daam6 dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab
- 涵淡 hán dàn ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ haam4 daam6 waves
- 淡光 dàn guāng ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ daam6 gwong1 shimmer
- 淡入 dàn rù ㄉㄢˋ ㄖㄨˋ taam5 jap6 to fade in (cinema)
- 淡出 dàn chū ㄉㄢˋ ㄔㄨ taam5 ceot1 to fade out (cinema)
- 淡啤 dàn pí ㄉㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ taam5 be1 light beer
- 淡妆 淡妝 dàn zhuāng ㄉㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤ taam5 zong1 light makeup
- 淡定 dàn dìng ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ daam6 ding6 calm and collected
- 淡忘 dàn wàng ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ daam6 mong4 to gradually forget as time passes; to have (sth) fade from one's memory
- 淡水 Dàn shuǐ ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ taam5 seoi2 Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
Idioms with these characters
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 habitually silent (idiom)
- 敌众我寡 敵眾我寡 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄚˇ dik6 zung3 ngo5 gwaa2 multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
- 寡不敌众 寡不敵眾 guǎ bù dí zhòng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gwaa2 bat1 dik6 zung3 the few are no match for the many
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- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 鳏寡孤独 鰥寡孤獨 guān guǎ gū dú ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ gwaan1 gwaa2 gu1 duk6 lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom)
- 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 one who is cut off from others (idiom)
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 落落寡交 luò luò guǎ jiāo ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠ lok6 lok6 gwaa2 gaau1 aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
- 木讷寡言 木訥寡言 mù nè guǎ yán ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ muk6 neot6 gwaa2 jin4 honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
- 裒多益寡 póu duō yì guǎ ㄆㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ pau4 do1 jik1 gwaa2 to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)
- 惨淡经营 慘淡經營 cǎn dàn jīng yíng ㄘㄢˇ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄥˊ caam2 daam6 ging1 jing4 to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
- 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 lei6 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 zi3 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
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- 淡妆浓抹 淡妝濃抹 dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ ㄉㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄛˇ daam6 zong1 nung4 mut3 in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
- 平淡无奇 平淡無奇 píng dàn wú qí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ping4 daam6 mou4 kei4 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
- 轻描淡写 輕描淡寫 qīng miáo dàn xiě ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ hing1 miu4 daam6 se2 (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal