杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄥˇ bui1 gung1 se4 jing2
- lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- overly fearful
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杯
- 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟ gon1 bui1 to drink a toast
- 杯子 bēi zi ㄅㄟ ˙ㄗ bui1 zi2 cup
- 奖杯 獎杯 jiǎng bēi ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄟ zoeng2 bui1 trophy cup
- 世界杯 Shì jiè bēi ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄟ sai3 gaai3 bui1 World Cup
- 对杯 對杯 duì bēi ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄟ deoi3 bui1 to raise glasses together; to toast one another
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- 捧杯 pěng bēi ㄆㄥˇ ㄅㄟ pung2 bui1 to hold the winner's trophy; to win the championship
- 掷杯 擲杯 zhì bēi ㄓˋ ㄅㄟ zaak6 bui1 see 掷筊
- 杯具 bēi jù ㄅㄟ ㄐㄩˋ bui1 geoi6 cup
- 杯垫 杯墊 bēi diàn ㄅㄟ ㄉㄧㄢˋ bui1 zin3 (beverage) coaster
- 杯套 bēi tào ㄅㄟ ㄊㄠˋ bui1 tou3 cup sleeve
- 杯托 bēi tuō ㄅㄟ ㄊㄨㄛ bui1 tok3 a saucer
- 杯珓 bēi jiào ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄠˋ bui1 gaau3 see 筊杯
- 杯筊 bēi jiǎo ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄠˇ see 筊杯
- 杯葛 bēi gé ㄅㄟ ㄍㄜˊ bui1 got3 (dialect) (loanword) to boycott
- 杯盖 杯蓋 bēi gài ㄅㄟ ㄍㄞˋ bui1 goi3 cup lid; cup cover
- 杯面 杯麵 bēi miàn ㄅㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bui1 min6 cup noodles
- 烧杯 燒杯 shāo bēi ㄕㄠ ㄅㄟ siu1 bui1 beaker (glassware)
- 筊杯 jiǎo bēi ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄟ (folk religion) moon blocks – a pair of crescent-shaped divination blocks thrown on the ground to seek a deity's response
- 纸杯 紙杯 zhǐ bēi ㄓˇ ㄅㄟ zi2 bui1 paper cup
- 续杯 續杯 xù bēi ㄒㄩˋ ㄅㄟ zuk6 bui1 to refill (a beverage cup)
弓
- 弓弦 gōng xián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ gung1 jin4 bowstring
- 弓弩 gōng nǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄨˇ gung1 nou5 bow and crossbow
- 弓形 gōng xíng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gung1 jing4 circular segment
- 弓状 弓狀 gōng zhuàng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋ gung1 zong6 bowed
- 弓箭 gōng jiàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gung1 zin3 bow and arrow
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- 弓背 gōng bèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋ gung1 bui3 to hunch over
- 弓腰 gōng yāo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ gung1 jiu1 to bow
- 弓臂 gōng bì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄧˋ gung1 bei3 (archery) bow limb
- 弓虫 弓蟲 gōng chóng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ gung1 cung4 Toxoplasma gondii
- 弓足 gōng zú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ gung1 zuk1 bound feet
- 弓身 gōng shēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ gung1 san1 to bend the body at the waist
- 弩弓 nǔ gōng ㄋㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ nou5 gung1 crossbow
- 弹弓 彈弓 dàn gōng ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ daan6 gung1 catapult
- 柘弓 zhè gōng ㄓㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ze3 gung1 bow made from the 柘 tree
- 琴弓 qín gōng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kam4 gung1 bow (of a stringed instrument)
- 腱弓 jiàn gōng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ gin3 gung1 tendon arch (anatomy)
- 角弓 jiǎo gōng ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ gok3 gung1 bow decorated with animal horns
- 足弓 zú gōng ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ zuk1 gung1 arch (of a foot)
- 长弓 長弓 cháng gōng ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ coeng4 gung1 longbow
- 开弓 開弓 kāi gōng ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ hoi1 gung1 to draw a bow; to pull back a bowstring
蛇
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 人蛇 rén shé ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ jan4 se4 illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders)
- 委蛇 wēi yí ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ wai2 se4 variant of 逶迤
- 巳蛇 sì shé ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˊ zi6 se4 Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 毒蛇 dú shé ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄜˊ duk6 se4 viper
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- 水蛇 shuǐ shé ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ seoi2 se4 water snake
- 游蛇 yóu shé ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ jau4 se4 water snake
- 蚺蛇 rán shé ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄜˊ jim4 se4 boa
- 蛇信 shé xìn ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ se4 seon3 snake's tongue
- 蛇岛 蛇島 Shé dǎo ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄠˇ se4 dou2 Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
- 蛇年 shé nián ㄕㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ se4 nin4 Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 蛇形 shé xíng ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ se4 jing4 S-shaped
- 蛇果 Shé guǒ ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ se4 gwo2 Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
- 蛇毒 shé dú ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄨˊ se4 duk6 snake venom
- 蛇皮 shé pí ㄕㄜˊ ㄆㄧˊ se4 pei4 snake skin
- 蛇矛 shé máo ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ se4 maau4 ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
- 蛇管 shé guǎn ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ se4 gun2 flexible hose
- 蛇胆 蛇膽 shé dǎn ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄢˇ se4 daam2 snake gall (used in TCM)
- 蛇莓 shé méi ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ se4 mui4 Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
- 蛇蒿 shé hāo ㄕㄜˊ ㄏㄠ se4 hou1 tarragon
影
- 合影 hé yǐng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄥˇ hap6 jing2 group photo
- 幻影 huàn yǐng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ waan6 jing2 phantom
- 影像 yǐng xiàng ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jing2 zoeng6 image
- 影印 yǐng yìn ㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄣˋ jing2 jan3 photographic reproduction
- 影子 yǐng zi ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ jing2 zi2 shadow
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- 影射 yǐng shè ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄜˋ jing2 se6 to refer obliquely to
- 影星 yǐng xīng ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥ jing2 sing1 film star
- 影本 yǐng běn ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ jing2 bun2 copy (of a document)
- 影片 yǐng piàn ㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ jing2 pin2 a copy of a film
- 影视 影視 yǐng shì ㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ jing2 si6 movies and television
- 影迷 yǐng mí ㄧㄥˇ ㄇㄧˊ jing2 mai4 film enthusiast
- 影响 影響 yǐng xiǎng ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jing2 hoeng2 influence
- 摄影 攝影 shè yǐng ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ sip3 jing2 to take a photograph
- 缩影 縮影 suō yǐng ㄙㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ suk1 jing2 miniature version of sth
- 身影 shēn yǐng ㄕㄣ ㄧㄥˇ san1 jing2 silhouette
- 录影 錄影 lù yǐng ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄥˇ luk6 jing2 to videotape
- 阴影 陰影 yīn yǐng ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˇ jam1 jing2 (lit. and fig.) shadow
- 电影 電影 diàn yǐng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ din6 jing2 movie; film
- 摄影师 攝影師 shè yǐng shī ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄕ sip3 jing2 si1 photographer; cinematographer; cameraman
- 摄影机 攝影機 shè yǐng jī ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧ sip3 jing2 gei1 (old) camera