尺八
尺八 chǐ bā ㄔˇ ㄅㄚ cek3 baat3
- shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
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More words with these characters
尺
- 公尺 gōng chǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ gung1 cek3 (Tw) meter (unit of length)
- 尺子 chǐ zi ㄔˇ ˙ㄗ cek3 zi2 ruler (measuring instrument)
- 尺寸 chǐ cun ㄔˇ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ cek3 cyun3 size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
- 尺度 chǐ dù ㄔˇ ㄉㄨˋ cek3 dou6 scale
- 卡尺 kǎ chǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄔˇ kaa1 cek3 calipers
- 卷尺 juǎn chǐ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄔˇ gyun2 cek3 tape measure (usu. retractable)
八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 五花八门五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
Idioms with these characters
- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
- 得寸进尺得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3 (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- 咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá ㄓˇ ㄔˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ zi2 cek3 tin1 ngaai4 so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
- 横七竖八橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 胡诌八扯胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 乱七八糟亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder