悬河 懸河
悬河 懸河 xuán hé ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyun4 ho4
- "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)
- (literary) waterfall
- cataract
- (fig.) torrent of words
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悬 懸
- 悬崖 懸崖 xuán yá ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ jyun4 ngaai4 precipice
- 悬念 懸念 xuán niàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ jyun4 nim6 suspense in a movie, play etc
- 悬挂 懸掛 xuán guà ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ jyun4 gwaa3 to suspend
- 悬殊 懸殊 xuán shū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ jyun4 syu4 vastly different; poles apart
- 倒悬 倒懸 dào xuán ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ dou3 jyun4 lit. to hang upside down
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- 悬停 懸停 xuán tíng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ jyun4 ting4 to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
- 悬垂 懸垂 xuán chuí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ jyun4 seoi4 to hang down
- 悬壶 懸壺 xuán hú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ jyun4 wu4 (literary) to practice medicine
- 悬岩 懸岩 xuán yán ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ jyun4 ngaam4 cliff
- 悬带 懸帶 xuán dài ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ jyun4 daai2 sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)
- 悬揣 懸揣 xuán chuǎi ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄞˇ jyun4 cyun2 to speculate
- 悬案 懸案 xuán àn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄢˋ jyun4 on3 unresolved question
- 悬浮 懸浮 xuán fú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ jyun4 fau4 to float (in the air etc)
- 悬疑 懸疑 xuán yí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧˊ jyun4 ji4 suspense
- 悬荡 懸盪 xuán dàng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄤˋ jyun4 dong6 to hang suspended; to dangle
- 悬空 懸空 xuán kōng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥ jyun4 hung1 to hang in the air
- 悬臂 懸臂 xuán bì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ jyun4 bei3 cantilever
- 悬赏 懸賞 xuán shǎng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄤˇ jyun4 soeng2 to offer a reward
- 悬浮物 懸浮物 xuán fú wù ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˋ jyun4 fau4 mat6 suspended matter
- 悬浮窗 懸浮窗 xuán fú chuāng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄤ jyun4 fau4 coeng1 (computing) floating window
河
- 河流 hé liú ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ho4 lau4 river
- 河畔 hé pàn ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄢˋ ho4 bun6 riverside
- 运河 運河 yùn hé ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ wan6 ho4 canal
- 三河 Sān hé ㄙㄢ ㄏㄜˊ saam1 ho4 see 三河市
- 五河 Wǔ hé ㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ ng5 ho4 see 五河县
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- 先河 xiān hé ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ sin1 ho4 source; precursor; forerunner
- 内河 內河 nèi hé ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ noi6 ho4 river that flows only within a country's borders; inland waterway (esp. for transportation, in contrast to coastal or maritime waters)
- 两河 兩河 Liǎng hé ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄜˊ loeng5 ho4 the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period)
- 冰河 bīng hé ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄜˊ bing1 ho4 glacier
- 凌河 Líng hé ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ling4 ho4 see 凌河区
- 剑河 劍河 Jiàn hé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ gim3 ho4 see 剑河县
- 包河 Bāo hé ㄅㄠ ㄏㄜˊ baau1 ho4 see 包河区
- 唐河 Táng hé ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ tong4 ho4 see 唐河县
- 商河 Shāng hé ㄕㄤ ㄏㄜˊ soeng1 ho4 see 商河县
- 塔河 Tǎ hé ㄊㄚˇ ㄏㄜˊ taap3 ho4 see 塔河县
- 夏河 Xià hé ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ haa6 ho4 see 夏河县
- 大河 dà hé ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ daai6 ho4 large river (esp the Yellow River)
- 天河 Tiān hé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ tin1 ho4 Milky Way
- 小河 xiǎo hé ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ siu2 ho4 creek; stream; brook
- 山河 shān hé ㄕㄢ ㄏㄜˊ saan1 ho4 mountains and rivers
Idioms with these characters
- 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
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- 解民倒悬 解民倒懸 jiě mín dào xuán ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ gaai2 man4 dou2 jyun4 lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
- 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
- 明镜高悬 明鏡高懸 míng jìng gāo xuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ming4 geng3 gou1 jyun4 perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
- 天地悬隔 天地懸隔 tiān dì xuán gé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄜˊ tin1 dei6 jyun4 gaak3 lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom)
- 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ jyun4 ji4 mei6 kyut3 (idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance
- 悬梁刺股 懸樑刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ jyun4 loeng4 ci3 gu2 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
- 悬崖勒马 懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ jyun4 ngaai4 lak6 maa5 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
- 暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ bou6 fu2 fung4 ho4 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
- 过河拆桥 過河拆橋 guò hé chāi qiáo ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gwo3 ho4 caak3 kiu4 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
- 海晏河清 hǎi yàn hé qīng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ lit. the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)
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- 河东狮吼 河東獅吼 Hé dōng shī hǒu ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄏㄡˇ ho4 dung1 si1 haau1 lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
- 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 信口开河 信口開河 xìn kǒu kāi hé ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄜˊ seon3 hau2 hoi1 ho4 to speak without thinking (idiom)
- 血流成河 xuè liú chéng hé ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ hyut3 lau4 sing4 ho4 rivers of blood (idiom)