按图索骥 按圖索驥
按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ on3 tou4 saak3 kei3
- lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- to try and find sth with the help of a clue
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按
- 按摩 àn mó ㄢˋ ㄇㄛˊ on3 mo1 massage
- 按时 按時 àn shí ㄢˋ ㄕˊ on3 si4 on time
- 按照 àn zhào ㄢˋ ㄓㄠˋ on3 ziu3 according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
- 按说 按說 àn shuō ㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 syut3 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
- 按键 按鍵 àn jiàn ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ on3 gin6 button or key (on a device)
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- 按理说 按理說 àn lǐ shuō ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 lei5 syut3 it is reasonable to say that...
- 按下 àn xià ㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ on3 haa6 to press down
- 按压 按壓 àn yā ㄢˋ ㄧㄚ on3 aat3 to press
- 按天 àn tiān ㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ on3 tin1 daily (law)
- 按季 àn jì ㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ on3 gwai3 according to season
- 按察 àn chá ㄢˋ ㄔㄚˊ on3 caat3 to investigate (old)
- 按扣 àn kòu ㄢˋ ㄎㄡˋ on3 kau3 snap fastener
- 按捺 àn nà ㄢˋ ㄋㄚˋ on3 naat6 to restrain
- 按揭 àn jiē ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ on3 kit3 a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
- 按日 àn rì ㄢˋ ㄖˋ on3 jat6 daily (law)
- 按月 àn yuè ㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ on3 jyut6 monthly
- 按期 àn qī ㄢˋ ㄑㄧ on3 kei4 on schedule
- 按理 àn lǐ ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ on3 lei5 according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
- 按立 àn lì ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ on3 laap6 ordination
- 按纳 按納 àn nà ㄢˋ ㄋㄚˋ on3 naap6 variant of 按捺
图 圖
- 企图 企圖 qǐ tú ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄨˊ kei5 tou4 to attempt
- 图像 圖像 tú xiàng ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ tou4 zoeng6 image; picture; graphic
- 图形 圖形 tú xíng ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ tou4 jing4 picture
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 图案 圖案 tú àn ㄊㄨˊ ㄢˋ tou4 on3 design; pattern
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- 图片 圖片 tú piàn ㄊㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ tou4 pin2 picture; photograph
- 图画 圖畫 tú huà ㄊㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tou4 waa2 drawing
- 图章 圖章 tú zhāng ㄊㄨˊ ㄓㄤ tou4 zoeng1 stamp
- 图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓˇ tou4 zi2 blueprint
- 图表 圖表 tú biǎo ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ tou4 biu2 chart
- 图腾 圖騰 tú téng ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄥˊ tou4 tang4 totem (loanword)
- 地图 地圖 dì tú ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ dei6 tou4 map
- 意图 意圖 yì tú ㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ ji3 tou4 intent
- 插图 插圖 chā tú ㄔㄚ ㄊㄨˊ caap3 tou4 illustration
- 蓝图 藍圖 lán tú ㄌㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ laam4 tou4 blueprint
- 试图 試圖 shì tú ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ si3 tou4 to attempt
- 图书馆 圖書館 tú shū guǎn ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄢˇ tou4 syu1 gun2 library
- 发愤图强 發憤圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
- P图 P圖 P tú P ㄊㄨˊ tou4 (Internet slang) to photoshop a picture; photoshopped picture
- 不图 不圖 bù tú ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨˊ bat1 tou4 not to seek (sth)
索
- 利索 lì suo ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ lei6 sok3 nimble
- 勒索 lè suǒ ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ lak6 sok3 to blackmail
- 思索 sī suǒ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si1 sok3 to think deeply
- 探索 tàn suǒ ㄊㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ taam3 saak3 to explore; to probe
- 搜索 sōu suǒ ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ sau2 saak3 to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
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- 摸索 mō suo ㄇㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ mo2 saak3 to feel about
- 索取 suǒ qǔ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩˇ saak3 ceoi2 to ask
- 索性 suǒ xìng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sok3 sing3 you might as well (do it)
- 索赔 索賠 suǒ péi ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄟˊ sok3 pui4 to ask for compensation
- 线索 線索 xiàn suǒ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ sin3 sok3 trail
- 导火索 導火索 dǎo huǒ suǒ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ dou6 fo2 sok3 fuse (for explosive)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 伊索 Yī suǒ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ji1 sok3 Aesop (c. 620–560 BC), ancient Greek storyteller and supposed author of Aesop's Fables
- 吊索 diào suǒ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ diu3 sok3 sling; hoisting rope
- 套索 tào suǒ ㄊㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ tou3 sok3 a lasso
- 披索 pī suǒ ㄆㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ pei1 sok3 (Tw) (loanword) peso (monetary unit)
- 拿索 Ná suǒ ㄋㄚˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ naa4 sok3 Nassau, capital of The Bahamas (Tw)
- 推索 tuī suǒ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛˇ teoi1 saak3 to inquire into
- 检索 檢索 jiǎn suǒ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ gim2 sok3 to retrieve (data)
- 比索 Bǐ suǒ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bei2 sok3 (Tw) Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
骥 驥
- 老骥 老驥 lǎo jì ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ lou5 kei3 old thoroughbred
- 骥骜 驥驁 jì ào ㄐㄧˋ ㄠˋ kei3 ngou4 fine horse
- 冯骥才 馮驥才 Féng Jì cái ㄈㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄘㄞˊ fung4 kei3 coi4 Feng Jicai (1942-), novelist from Tianjin, author of Extraordinary people in our ordinary world 俗世奇人
- 牛骥同槽 牛驥同槽 niú jì tóng cáo ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠˊ ngau4 kei3 tung4 cou4 cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
- 牛骥同皂 牛驥同皂 niú jì tóng zào ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄠˋ ngau4 kei3 tung4 zou6 cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
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- 老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
- 老骥嘶风 老驥嘶風 lǎo jì sī fēng ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄙ ㄈㄥ lou5 kei3 sai1 fung1 old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations