旦角

旦

• 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
• 元旦 Yuán dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
• 乾旦 qián dàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ gon1 daan3 male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
• 平旦 píng dàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ping4 daan3 (literary) daybreak
• 复旦 復旦 Fù dàn ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ fuk6 daan3 Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 复旦大学

角

• 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
• 主角 zhǔ jué ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zyu2 gok3 leading role; lead
• 墙角 牆角 qiáng jiǎo ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ coeng4 gok3 corner (junction of two walls)
• 棱角 稜角 léng jiǎo ㄌㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ling4 gok3 edge and corner
• 视角 視角 shì jiǎo ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ si6 gok3 angle from which one observes an object

• 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3 (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)
• 命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6 to be at death's door (idiom)
• 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄢˋ tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3 overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long

• 初露头角 初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
• 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fung6 mou4 leon4 gok3 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
• 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo ㄍㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)