挖掘机 挖掘機

挖

• 挖掘 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gwat6 to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
• 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
• 挖坑 wā kēng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄥ waat3 haang1 to dig a hole
• 挖坟 挖墳 wā fén ㄨㄚ ㄈㄣˊ waat3 fan4 to dig a grave
• 挖掉 wā diào ㄨㄚ ㄉㄧㄠˋ waat3 diu6 to dig out

掘

• 挖掘 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gwat6 to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
• 发掘 發掘 fā jué ㄈㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ faat3 gwat6 to excavate
• 掘出 jué chū ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄔㄨ gwat6 ceot1 to exhume
• 掘客 Jué kè ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄜˋ gwat6 haak3 Digg (social news website)
• 采掘 採掘 cǎi jué ㄘㄞˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ coi2 gwat6 to excavate

机 機

• 伺机 伺機 sì jī ㄙˋ ㄐㄧ zi6 gei1 to wait for an opportunity
• 动机 動機 dòng jī ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧ dung6 gei1 motive; motivation
• 危机 危機 wēi jī ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ngai4 gei1 crisis
• 司机 司機 sī jī ㄙ ㄐㄧ si1 gei1 chauffeur; driver
• 契机 契機 qì jī ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧ kai3 gei1 opportunity; turning point

• 挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ waat3 hung1 sam1 si1 to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
• 挖肉补疮 挖肉補瘡 wā ròu bǔ chuāng ㄨㄚ ㄖㄡˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄤ waat3 juk6 bou2 cong1 to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient

• 掘墓鞭尸 掘墓鞭屍 jué mù biān shī ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕ gwat6 mou6 bin1 si1 to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
• 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
• 罗雀掘鼠 羅雀掘鼠 luó què jué shǔ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄨˇ lo4 zoek3 gwat6 syu2 lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)

• 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
• 费尽心机 費盡心機 fèi jìn xīn jī ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ fai3 zeon6 sam1 gei1 to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)
• 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye