柴胡 chái hú ㄔㄞˊ ㄏㄨˊ caai4 wu4
- Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense)
- root of Chinese thorowax (used in TCM)
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柴
- 火柴 huǒ chái ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ fo2 caai4 match (for lighting fire)
- 劈柴 pī chái ㄆㄧ ㄔㄞˊ pek3 caai4 to chop firewood
- 劈柴 pǐ chai ㄆㄧˇ ˙ㄔㄞ pek3 caai4 chopped wood
- 废柴 廢柴 fèi chái ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄞˊ fai3 caai4 (Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing
- 引柴 yǐn chái ㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄞˊ jan5 caai4 kindling (to light a fire)
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- 打柴 dǎ chái ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄞˊ daa2 caai4 to chop firewood
- 木柴 mù chái ㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄞˊ muk6 caai4 firewood
- 柴桑 Chái sāng ㄔㄞˊ ㄙㄤ caai4 song1 see 柴桑区
- 柴油 chái yóu ㄔㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ caai4 jau4 diesel fuel
- 柴火 chái huo ㄔㄞˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ caai4 fo2 plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc)
- 柴犬 chái quǎn ㄔㄞˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ caai4 hyun2 shiba inu (Japanese dog breed)
- 柴田 Chái tián ㄔㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ caai4 tin4 Shibata (Japanese surname and place name)
- 柴禾 chái hé ㄔㄞˊ ㄏㄜˊ caai4 wo4 plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc)
- 柴草 chái cǎo ㄔㄞˊ ㄘㄠˇ caai4 cou2 firewood
- 柴薪 chái xīn ㄔㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣ caai4 san1 firewood
- 柴车 柴車 chái chē ㄔㄞˊ ㄔㄜ caai4 ce1 simple and crude cart (or chariot)
- 柴门 柴門 chái mén ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ caai4 mun4 lit. woodcutter's family
- 柴鸡 柴雞 chái jī ㄔㄞˊ ㄐㄧ caai4 gai1 a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs
- 豆柴 dòu chái ㄉㄡˋ ㄔㄞˊ dau2 caai4 a small-sized Shiba Inu dog (often marketed as "Mame Shiba", not a recognized breed)
- 北柴胡 běi chái hú ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄞˊ ㄏㄨˊ bak1 caai4 wu4 honewort
胡
- 胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ wu4 lyun6 careless
- 胡说 胡說 hú shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 syut3 to talk nonsense
- 胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào ㄏㄨˊ ㄋㄠˋ wu4 naau6 to act willfully and make a scene
- 胡子 鬍子 hú zi ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄗ wu4 zi2 beard
- 胡同儿 胡同兒 hú tòng r ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄦ wu4 tung4 ji4 erhua form of 胡同
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- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 二胡 èr hú ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˊ ji6 wu2 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
- 五胡 Wǔ hú ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ng5 wu4 Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鲜卑, Jie 羯, Di 氐, Qiang 羌, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六国
- 京胡 jīng hú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ging1 wu4 jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera
- 含胡 hán hu ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨ ham4 wu4 variant of 含糊
- 四胡 sì hú ㄙˋ ㄏㄨˊ sei3 wu4 sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
- 坠胡 墜胡 zhuì hú ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˊ zeoi6 wu2 two-stringed bowed instrument
- 东胡 東胡 Dōng hú ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨˊ dung1 wu4 Eastern barbarian
- 板胡 bǎn hú ㄅㄢˇ ㄏㄨˊ baan2 wu4 a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard
- 模胡 mó hu ㄇㄛˊ ˙ㄏㄨ mou4 wu4 variant of 模糊
- 羯胡 Jié hú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨˊ kit3 wu4 Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
- 胡人 hú rén ㄏㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ wu4 jan4 ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times
- 胡佛 Hú fó ㄏㄨˊ ㄈㄛˊ wu4 fat6 Hoover (name)
- 胡佳 Hú Jiā ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wu4 gaai1 Hu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist
- 胡来 胡來 hú lái ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ wu4 loi4 to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules
Idioms with these characters
- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 柴米油盐 柴米油鹽 chái mǐ yóu yán ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ caai4 mai5 jau4 jim4 lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom)
- 干柴烈火 乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ ㄍㄢ ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
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- 跋胡疐尾 bá hú zhì wěi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˇ (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
- 胡编乱造 胡編亂造 hú biān luàn zào ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ wu4 pin1 lyun6 zou6 to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
- 胡搅蛮缠 胡攪蠻纏 hú jiǎo mán chán ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ wu4 gaau2 maan4 cin4 (idiom) to pester endlessly
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- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 胡天胡帝 hú tiān hú dì ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ wu4 tin1 wu4 dai3 with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
- 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ ㄏㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ wu4 jin4 lyun6 jyu5 babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
- 胡诌八扯 胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 胡诌乱傍 胡謅亂傍 hú zhōu luàn bàng ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄤˋ wu4 zau1 lyun6 bong6 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 胡诌乱扯 胡謅亂扯 hú zhōu luàn chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 lyun6 ce2 to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head
- 胡诌乱道 胡謅亂道 hú zhōu luàn dào ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ wu4 zau1 lyun6 dou6 to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head