插曲

插

• 插嘴 chā zuǐ ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ caap3 zeoi2 to interrupt (sb talking)
• 插图 插圖 chā tú ㄔㄚ ㄊㄨˊ caap3 tou4 illustration
• 插手 chā shǒu ㄔㄚ ㄕㄡˇ caap3 sau2 to get involved in
• 插花 chā huā ㄔㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ caap3 faa1 flower arranging
• 内插 內插 nèi chā ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄚ noi6 caap3 to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral)

曲

• 小曲 xiǎo qǔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˇ siu2 kuk1 popular song
• 弯曲 彎曲 wān qū ㄨㄢ ㄑㄩ waan1 kuk1 to bend
• 戏曲 戲曲 xì qǔ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ hei3 kuk1 Chinese opera
• 扭曲 niǔ qū ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ nau2 kuk1 to twist
• 曲折 qū zhé ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ kuk1 zit3 winding

• 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi ㄔㄚ ㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
• 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn ㄔㄚ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄣˋ caap3 fo1 daa2 wan6 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
• 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄚ ㄓㄣ gin3 fung6 caap3 zam1 lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch

• 盘旋曲折 盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
• 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ ㄑㄩˇ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ kuk1 gou1 wo4 gwaa2 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
• 曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn ㄑㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄓㄣˇ kuk1 gwang1 ji4 zam3 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)