望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3
- lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- fig. to console oneself with illusions
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望
- 可望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ho2 mong6 can be expected (to)
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 奢望 shē wàng ㄕㄜ ㄨㄤˋ ce1 mong6 an extravagant hope
- 展望 zhǎn wàng ㄓㄢˇ ㄨㄤˋ zin2 mong6 outlook
- 希望 xī wàng ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ hei1 mong6 to hope
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- 欲望 慾望 yù wàng ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ juk6 mong6 desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 指望 zhǐ wàng ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ zi2 mong6 to count on; to hope for
- 探望 tàn wàng ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ taam3 mong6 to visit
- 有望 yǒu wàng ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ jau5 mong6 hopeful
- 望见 望見 wàng jiàn ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ mong6 gin3 to espy
- 期望 qī wàng ㄑㄧ ㄨㄤˋ kei4 mong6 to have expectations
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 盼望 pàn wàng ㄆㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ paan3 mong6 to hope for; to look forward to
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- 绝望 絕望 jué wàng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄤˋ zyut6 mong6 to despair
- 声望 聲望 shēng wàng ㄕㄥ ㄨㄤˋ sing1 mong6 reputation; prestige; public esteem
- 观望 觀望 guān wàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨㄤˋ gun1 mong6 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
- 愿望 願望 yuàn wàng ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ jyun6 mong6 desire
- 望远镜 望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mong6 jyun5 geng3 telescope; binoculars
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
梅
- 梅花 méi huā ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄚ mui4 faa1 plum blossom
- 梅子 méi zi ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄗ mui4 zi2 plum
- 梅州 Méi zhōu ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄡ mui4 zau1 see 梅州市
- 梅斯 Méi sī ㄇㄟˊ ㄙ mui4 si1 Metz (city in France)
- 梅林 Méi lín ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ mui4 lam4 Merlin
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- 梅森 Méi sēn ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄣ mui4 sam1 Martin Mersenne (1588-1648, French mathematician)
- 梅毒 méi dú ㄇㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ mui4 duk6 syphilis
- 梅氏 Méi shì ㄇㄟˊ ㄕˋ mui4 si6 Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
- 梅江 Méi jiāng ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄤ mui4 gong1 see 梅江区
- 梅洛 Méi luò ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ mui4 lok6 Melo (city in Uruguay)
- 梅派 Méi pài ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄞˋ mui4 paai3 the Mei Lanfang School
- 梅瑟 Méi sè ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄜˋ mui4 sat1 Moses (Catholic translation)
- 梅红 梅紅 méi hóng ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ mui4 hung4 pinkish-red (color)
- 梅县 梅縣 Méi xiàn ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ mui4 jyun6 see 梅县区
- 梅西 Méi xī ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧ mui4 sai1 Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
- 梅雨 méi yǔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄩˇ mui4 jyu5 East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer)
- 杨梅 楊梅 yáng méi ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˊ joeng4 mui4 red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry
- 腊梅 臘梅 là méi ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ laap6 mui4 wintersweet
- 蜡梅 蠟梅 là méi ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ laap6 mui4 variant of 腊梅
- 西梅 xī méi ㄒㄧ ㄇㄟˊ sai1 mui4 European plum (Prunus domestica), esp. prune plum
止
- 不止 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 incessantly
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
- 制止 zhì zhǐ ㄓˋ ㄓˇ zai3 zi2 to curb
- 废止 廢止 fèi zhǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇ fai3 zi2 to repeal (a law)
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- 截止 jié zhǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˇ zit6 zi2 to end; to close
- 止咳 zhǐ ké ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˊ zi2 kat1 to suppress coughing
- 止步 zhǐ bù ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ zi2 bou6 to halt
- 止血 zhǐ xuè ㄓˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ zi2 hyut3 to staunch (bleeding)
- 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ wai4 zi2 until
- 禁止 jìn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ gam3 zi2 to prohibit
- 终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to stop; to terminate
- 举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ ㄐㄩˇ ㄓˇ geoi2 zi2 bearing
- 防止 fáng zhǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ fong4 zi2 to prevent
- 阻止 zǔ zhǐ ㄗㄨˇ ㄓˇ zo2 zi2 to prevent
- 静止 靜止 jìng zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓˇ zing6 zi2 still
- 迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ ngat6 gam1 wai4 zi2 so far
- 休止 xiū zhǐ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓˇ jau1 zi2 to stop
- 何止 hé zhǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓˇ ho4 zi2 far more than
- 劝止 勸止 quàn zhǐ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄓˇ hyun3 zi2 to dissuade; to persuade sb to desist
渴
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 解渴 jiě kě ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄜˇ gaai2 hot3 to quench
- 干渴 乾渴 gān kě ㄍㄢ ㄎㄜˇ gon1 hot3 parched
- 口渴 kǒu kě ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ hau2 hot3 thirsty
- 消渴 xiāo kě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄎㄜˇ siu1 hot3 condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
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- 渴慕 kě mù ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄨˋ hot3 mou6 to thirst for
- 渴求 kě qiú ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ hot3 kau4 to long for
- 饥渴 飢渴 jī kě ㄐㄧ ㄎㄜˇ gei1 hot3 hungry and thirsty
- 如饥似渴 如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ jyu4 gei1 ci5 hot3 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- 爱才若渴 愛才若渴 ài cái ruò kě ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ oi3 coi4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
- 求贤若渴 求賢若渴 qiú xián ruò kě ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ kau4 jin4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
- 渴不可耐 kě bù kě nài ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ hot3 bat1 ho2 noi6 to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
- 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
- 临渴穿井 臨渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)