拾荒 shí huāng ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄤ sap6 fong1
- to glean
- to collect scraps
- to eke out a meager living
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拾
- 收拾 shōu shi ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ sau1 sap6 to put in order
- 执拾 執拾 zhí shí ㄓˊ ㄕˊ zap1 sap6 to tidy up (dialect)
- 拾取 shí qǔ ㄕˊ ㄑㄩˇ sap6 ceoi2 to pick up
- 拾得 Shí dé ㄕˊ ㄉㄜˊ sap6 dak1 Shide, Tang Buddhist poet who lived at the Guoqing Temple on Mt Tiantai 天台山
- 拾得 shí dé ㄕˊ ㄉㄜˊ sap6 dak1 to find
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- 拾掇 shí duo ㄕˊ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ sap6 zyut3 to clear up
- 拾物 shí wù ㄕˊ ㄨˋ sap6 mat6 picked up items (i.e. lost property)
- 拾获 拾獲 shí huò ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ sap6 wok6 to find
- 拾级 拾級 shè jí ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ sap6 kap1 to go up or down stairs step by step
- 拾芥 shí jiè ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ sap6 gaai3 to pick up cress
- 拾遗 拾遺 shí yí ㄕˊ ㄧˊ sap6 wai4 to pocket a lost article
- 拾零 shí líng ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sap6 ling4 to pick up bits
- 捡拾 撿拾 jiǎn shí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ gim2 sap6 to pick up; to gather
- 重拾 chóng shí ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕˊ cung4 sap6 to pick up (a theme etc)
- 拾音器 shí yīn qì ㄕˊ ㄧㄣ ㄑㄧˋ sap6 jam1 hei3 pickup (electro-acoustic transducer)
- 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6 (idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
- 俯拾即是 fǔ shí jí shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 zik1 si6 see 俯拾皆是
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 拾人涕唾 shí rén tì tuò ㄕˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄛˋ sap6 jan4 tai3 to3 to plagiarize (idiom)
- 拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì ㄕˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
荒
- 荒唐 huāng táng ㄏㄨㄤ ㄊㄤˊ fong1 tong4 beyond belief
- 荒凉 荒涼 huāng liáng ㄏㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˊ fong1 loeng4 desolate
- 荒诞 荒誕 huāng dàn ㄏㄨㄤ ㄉㄢˋ fong1 daan3 beyond belief
- 荒谬 荒謬 huāng miù ㄏㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄡˋ fong1 mau6 absurd; ridiculous
- 备荒 備荒 bèi huāng ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄤ bei6 fong1 to prepare against natural disasters
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- 凶荒 xiōng huāng ㄒㄩㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ hung1 fong1 (literary) famine
- 剧荒 劇荒 jù huāng ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄤ kek6 fong1 (neologism, attested by 2016) TV drama drought; nothing good to watch
- 包荒 bāo huāng ㄅㄠ ㄏㄨㄤ baau1 fong1 to be tolerant
- 丧荒 喪荒 sāng huāng ㄙㄤ ㄏㄨㄤ song3 fong1 funerals and famines
- 垦荒 墾荒 kěn huāng ㄎㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄤ han2 fong1 to open up land (for agriculture)
- 抛荒 拋荒 pāo huāng ㄆㄠ ㄏㄨㄤ paau1 fong1 to lie idle (of arable land)
- 拓荒 tuò huāng ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄤ tok3 fong1 to open up land (for agriculture)
- 灾荒 災荒 zāi huāng ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄤ zoi1 fong1 natural disaster
- 熟荒 shú huāng ㄕㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄤ suk6 fong1 abandoned land
- 烧荒 燒荒 shāo huāng ㄕㄠ ㄏㄨㄤ siu1 fong1 to clear waste land or forest by burning
- 粮荒 糧荒 liáng huāng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤ loeng4 fong1 famine
- 色荒 sè huāng ㄙㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄤ sik1 fong1 wallowing in lust
- 荒井 Huāng jǐng ㄏㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄥˇ fong1 zeng2 Arai (Japanese surname)
- 荒僻 huāng pì ㄏㄨㄤ ㄆㄧˋ fong1 pik1 desolate
- 荒原 huāng yuán ㄏㄨㄤ ㄩㄢˊ fong1 jyun4 wasteland
Idioms with these characters
- 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6 (idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
- 道不拾遗 道不拾遺 dào bù shí yí ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ dou6 bat1 sap6 wai4 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
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- 路不拾遗 路不拾遺 lù bù shí yí ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ lou6 bat1 sap6 wai4 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
- 拾级而上 拾級而上 shè jí ér shàng ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ sap6 kap1 ji4 soeng5 to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
- 拾金不昧 shí jīn bù mèi ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄟˋ sap6 gam1 bat1 mui6 to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
- 拾人涕唾 shí rén tì tuò ㄕˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄛˋ sap6 jan4 tai3 to3 to plagiarize (idiom)
- 拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì ㄕˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
- 兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ bing1 fong1 maa5 lyun6 (idiom) war-torn; ravaged by war; in a state of utter chaos
- 荒谬绝伦 荒謬絕倫 huāng miù jué lún ㄏㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ fong1 mau6 zyut6 leon4 absolutely ridiculous (idiom); preposterous
- 荒无人烟 荒無人煙 huāng wú rén yān ㄏㄨㄤ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ fong1 mou4 jan4 jin1 desolate and uninhabited (idiom)
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- 荒烟蔓草 荒煙蔓草 huāng yān màn cǎo ㄏㄨㄤ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄢˋ ㄘㄠˇ fong1 jin1 maan6 cou2 lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds
- 天荒地老 tiān huāng dì lǎo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄠˇ tin1 fong1 dei6 lou5 (idiom) until the end of time
- 业荒于嬉 業荒於嬉 yè huāng yú xī ㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧ jip6 fong1 jyu1 hei1 to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)