插槽
插槽 chā cáo ㄔㄚ ㄘㄠˊ caap3 cou4
- slot
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
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
- 插曲 chā qǔ ㄔㄚ ㄑㄩˇ caap3 kuk1 music played during a movie, play etc
- 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)
槽
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 跳槽 tiào cáo ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄠˊ tiu3 cou4 to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere
- 倒槽 dǎo cáo ㄉㄠˇ ㄘㄠˊ dou2 cou4 to die out (of livestock)
- 凹槽 āo cáo ㄠ ㄘㄠˊ nap1 cou4 recess
- 卡槽 kǎ cáo ㄎㄚˇ ㄘㄠˊ kaa1 cou4 (electronics) card slot (for SD card, SIM card etc)
- 吐槽 tǔ cáo ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄠˊ tou3 cou4 (coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 两肋插刀兩肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄠ loeng5 lak6 caap3 dou1 lit. to take knives in both sides (idiom)
- 无心插柳無心插柳 wú xīn chā liǔ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄡˇ mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated
- 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
- 三马同槽三馬同槽 sān mǎ tóng cáo ㄙㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠˊ saam1 maa5 tung4 cou4 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
- 水落归槽水落歸槽 shuǐ luò guī cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 lok6 gwai1 cou4 spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong