拔茅茹 bá máo rú ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄖㄨˊ bat6 maau4 jyu4
- lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow
- fig. also involving others
- inextricably tangled together
- Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
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拔
- 提拔 tí bá ㄊㄧˊ ㄅㄚˊ tai4 bat6 to promote to a higher job
- 海拔 hǎi bá ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄚˊ hoi2 bat6 height above sea level
- 选拔 選拔 xuǎn bá ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄚˊ syun2 bat6 to select the best
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 俊拔 jùn bá ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄅㄚˊ zeon3 bat6 outstandingly talented
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- 劲拔 勁拔 jìng bá ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄚˊ ging6 bat6 tall and straight
- 孤拔 Gū bá ㄍㄨ ㄅㄚˊ gu1 bat6 Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War
- 把拔 bǎ bá ㄅㄚˇ ㄅㄚˊ baa2 bat6 (Tw) (slang) daddy (pun on 爸爸)
- 拓拔 Tuò bá ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄚˊ tok3 bat6 branch of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
- 拔取 bá qǔ ㄅㄚˊ ㄑㄩˇ bat6 ceoi2 to pick out
- 拔地 bá dì ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ bat6 dei6 to rise steeply from level ground
- 拔尖 bá jiān ㄅㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄢ bat6 zim1 top-notch (colloquial)
- 拔掉 bá diào ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ bat6 diu6 to pluck
- 拔擢 bá zhuó ㄅㄚˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ bat6 zok6 select the best people for promotion
- 拔染 bá rǎn ㄅㄚˊ ㄖㄢˇ bat6 jim5 discharge
- 拔根 bá gēn ㄅㄚˊ ㄍㄣ bat6 gan1 (lit. and fig.) to uproot
- 拔毒 bá dú ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄨˊ bat6 duk6 draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area
- 拔毛 bá máo ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ bat6 mou4 to pull out hair
- 拔河 bá hé ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄜˊ bat6 ho4 tug-of-war
- 拔海 bá hǎi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ bat6 hoi2 elevation (above sea level)
茅
- 茅台 茅臺 máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 maotai liquor 茅台酒
- 仙茅 xiān máo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄠˊ sin1 maau4 golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides)
- 前茅 qián máo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ cin4 maau4 forward patrol (military) (old)
- 包茅 bāo máo ㄅㄠ ㄇㄠˊ baau1 maau4 bundled thatch
- 思茅 Sī máo ㄙ ㄇㄠˊ si1 maau4 see 思茅区
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- 白茅 bái máo ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ baak6 maau4 cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
- 茅坑 máo kēng ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ maau4 haang1 latrine pit
- 茅屋 máo wū ㄇㄠˊ ㄨ maau4 uk1 thatched cottage
- 茅山 Máo Shān ㄇㄠˊ ㄕㄢ maau4 saan1 Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容, Jiangsu Province
- 茅厕 茅廁 máo si ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄙ maau4 ci3 (dialect) latrine
- 茅庐 茅廬 máo lú ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ maau4 lou4 thatched cottage
- 茅房 máo fáng ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊ maau4 fong4 toilet (rural euphemism)
- 茅棚 máo péng ㄇㄠˊ ㄆㄥˊ maau4 paang4 thatched shed
- 茅盾 Máo Dùn ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ maau4 teon5 Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
- 茅竹 máo zhú ㄇㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ maau4 zuk1 variant of 毛竹
- 茅箭 Máo jiàn ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ maau4 zin3 see 茅箭区
- 茅台 茅臺 Máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
- 茅舍 máo shè ㄇㄠˊ ㄕㄜˋ maau4 se3 cottage
- 茅草 máo cǎo ㄇㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ maau4 cou2 see 白茅
- 香茅 xiāng máo ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄠˊ hoeng1 maau4 lemongrass (Cymbopogon)
茹
- 竹茹 zhú rú ㄓㄨˊ ㄖㄨˊ zuk1 jyu4 bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
- 茹痛 rú tòng ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ jyu4 tung3 to endure (suffering or sorrow)
- 茹素 rú sù ㄖㄨˊ ㄙㄨˋ jyu4 sou3 to eat a vegetarian diet
- 茹荤 茹葷 rú hūn ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄣ jyu4 fan1 to eat meat
- 茹藘 rú lǘ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄩˊ see 茜草
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- 茹鱼 茹魚 rú yú ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ jyu4 jyu2 putrid fish
- 菜茹 cài rú ㄘㄞˋ ㄖㄨˊ coi3 jyu4 greens
- 梁静茹 梁靜茹 Liáng Jìng rú ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ loeng4 zing6 jyu4 Fish Leong (1978–), Malaysian pop singer
- 茹志鹃 茹誌鵑 Rú Zhì juān ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄐㄩㄢ jyu4 zi3 gyun1 Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician
- 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄎㄨˇ ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
- 拔毛连茹 拔毛連茹 bá máo lián rú ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ bat6 mou4 lin4 jyu4 variant of 拔茅连茹
- 拔茅连茹 拔茅連茹 bá máo lián rú ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
- 茹古涵今 rú gǔ hán jīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣ jyu4 gu2 haam4 gam1 to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
- 茹毛饮血 茹毛飲血 rú máo yǐn xuè ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ jyu4 mou4 jam2 hyut3 devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)
- 茹苦含辛 rú kǔ hán xīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jyu4 fu2 ham4 san1 bitter hardship
- 茹荤饮酒 茹葷飲酒 rú hūn yǐn jiǔ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ jyu4 fan1 jam2 zau2 to eat meat and drink wine
- 饭糗茹草 飯糗茹草 fàn qiǔ rú cǎo ㄈㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ faan6 jau2 jyu4 cou2 lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 拔茅连茹 拔茅連茹 bá máo lián rú ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
- 拔苗助长 拔苗助長 bá miáo zhù zhǎng ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
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- 吹灯拔蜡 吹燈拔蠟 chuī dēng bá là ㄔㄨㄟ ㄉㄥ ㄅㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
- 出类拔萃 出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì ㄔㄨ ㄌㄟˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
- 剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄤ gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- 坚韧不拔 堅韌不拔 jiān rèn bù bá ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ gin1 ngan6 bat1 bat6 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄞ maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
- 三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ saam1 gu3 maau4 lou4 lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义 in which Liu Bei 刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 to his cause by visiting him three times)