槽点 槽點

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)

点 點

• 一点 一點 yī diǎn ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jat1 dim2 a bit; a little bit
• 亮点 亮點 liàng diǎn ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ loeng6 dim2 highlight
• 优点 優點 yōu diǎn ㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jau1 dim2 merit
• 地点 地點 dì diǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ dei6 dim2 place
• 差点 差點 chà diǎn ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ caa1 dim2 almost

• 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 司马懿 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

• 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
• 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ dim2 zing1 zi1 bat1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
• 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem