欲盖弥彰 欲蓋彌彰
欲盖弥彰 欲蓋彌彰 yù gài mí zhāng ㄩˋ ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄓㄤ juk6 goi3 nei4 zoeng1
- trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
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欲
- 欲望 慾望 yù wàng ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ juk6 mong6 desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 食欲 食慾 shí yù ㄕˊ ㄩˋ sik6 juk6 appetite
- 摇摇欲坠 搖搖欲墜 yáo yáo yù zhuì ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6 tottering
- 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ceoi4 sam1 so2 juk6 (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
- 利欲 利慾 lì yù ㄌㄧˋ ㄩˋ lei6 juk6 cupidity
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- 嗜欲 嗜慾 shì yù ㄕˋ ㄩˋ si3 juk6 lust
- 几欲 幾欲 jī yù ㄐㄧ ㄩˋ gei2 juk6 almost
- 急欲 jí yù ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˋ to be keen to ...
- 性欲 性慾 xìng yù ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ sing3 juk6 sexual desire
- 恣欲 zì yù ㄗˋ ㄩˋ zi3 juk6 to follow lustful desires
- 情欲 情慾 qíng yù ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ cing4 juk6 lust
- 意欲 yì yù ㄧˋ ㄩˋ to intend to
- 欲火 慾火 yù huǒ ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ juk6 fo2 lust
- 欲女 yù nǚ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ sex-crazed woman
- 欲念 yù niàn ㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ juk6 nim6 desire
- 欲求 yù qiú ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ to desire
- 欲海 yù hǎi ㄩˋ ㄏㄞˇ juk6 hoi2 ocean of lust (Buddhist term)
- 欲滴 yù dī ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ juk6 dik1 (suffix) replete (with moisture)
- 欲绝 欲絕 yù jué ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ juk6 zyut6 heartbroken
- 欲经 欲經 Yù jīng ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥ juk6 ging1 Kama Sutra
盖 蓋
- 掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gài ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄞˋ jim2 goi3 to conceal
- 涵盖 涵蓋 hán gài ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄞˋ haam4 goi3 to cover
- 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ sat1 goi3 knee
- 盖子 蓋子 gài zi ㄍㄞˋ ˙ㄗ goi3 zi2 cover
- 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄤ goi3 zoeng1 to affix a seal
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- 覆盖 覆蓋 fù gài ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄞˋ fuk1 goi3 to cover
- 遮盖 遮蓋 zhē gài ㄓㄜ ㄍㄞˋ ze1 goi3 to hide
- 井盖 井蓋 jǐng gài ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ zeng2 goi3 manhole cover (more formally, 窨井盖)
- 倾盖 傾蓋 qīng gài ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄞˋ king1 goi3 to meet in passing
- 冰盖 冰蓋 bīng gài ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄞˋ bing1 goi3 ice sheet
- 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄞˋ gaa1 goi3 to seal (with an official stamp)
- 涂盖 塗蓋 tú gài ㄊㄨˊ ㄍㄞˋ tou4 koi3 to coat
- 宝盖 寶蓋 bǎo gài ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄞˋ bou2 goi3 name of the "roof" radical 宀 (Kangxi radical 40)
- 封盖 封蓋 fēng gài ㄈㄥ ㄍㄞˋ fung1 goi3 cap
- 后盖 後蓋 hòu gài ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄞˋ hau6 goi3 back cover
- 搭盖 搭蓋 dā gài ㄉㄚ ㄍㄞˋ daap3 goi3 to build (esp. with simple materials)
- 杯盖 杯蓋 bēi gài ㄅㄟ ㄍㄞˋ bui1 goi3 cup lid; cup cover
- 淹盖 淹蓋 yān gài ㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ jim1 goi3 to submerge
- 瓶盖 瓶蓋 píng gài ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄞˋ ping4 goi3 bottle cap
- 翻盖 翻蓋 fān gài ㄈㄢ ㄍㄞˋ faan1 goi3 flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc)
弥 彌
- 弥漫 彌漫 mí màn ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄢˋ nei4 maan6 to pervade
- 弥补 彌補 mí bǔ ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ nei4 bou2 to complement
- 弥勒 彌勒 Mí lè ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ nei4 lak6 Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
- 弥合 彌合 mí hé ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄜˊ nei4 hap6 to cause a wound to close up and heal
- 弥天 彌天 mí tiān ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄢ nei4 tin1 filling the entire sky
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- 弥封 彌封 mí fēng ㄇㄧˊ ㄈㄥ nei4 fung1 to sign across the seal (as a precaution against fraud)
- 弥撒 彌撒 mí sa ㄇㄧˊ ˙ㄙㄚ nei4 saat3 (Catholic) Mass
- 弥散 彌散 mí sàn ㄇㄧˊ ㄙㄢˋ nei4 saan3 to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)
- 弥月 彌月 mí yuè ㄇㄧˊ ㄩㄝˋ nei4 jyut6 full moon
- 弥望 彌望 mí wàng ㄇㄧˊ ㄨㄤˋ nei4 mong6 a full view
- 弥渡 彌渡 Mí dù ㄇㄧˊ ㄉㄨˋ nei4 dou6 see 弥渡县
- 弥满 彌滿 mí mǎn ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄢˇ nei4 mun5 to be full
- 弥留 彌留 mí liú ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ nei4 lau4 seriously ill and about to die
- 弥缝 彌縫 mí féng ㄇㄧˊ ㄈㄥˊ nei4 fung4 to cover up mistakes or crimes
- 弥蒙 彌蒙 mí méng ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄥˊ nei4 mung4 impenetrable thick fog or smoke
- 弥陀 彌陀 Mí tuó ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ nei4 to4 Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise
- 沙弥 沙彌 shā mí ㄕㄚ ㄇㄧˊ saa1 nei4 novice Buddhist monk
- 弥漫 瀰漫 mí màn ㄇㄧˊ ㄇㄢˋ variant of 弥漫
- 须弥 須彌 Xū mí ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧˊ seoi1 nei4 Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
- 弥勒佛 彌勒佛 Mí lè fó ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄈㄛˊ nei4 lak6 fat6 Maitreya
彰
- 表彰 biǎo zhāng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄤ biu2 zoeng1 to honor
- 彰化 Zhāng huà ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zoeng1 faa3 Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan
- 彰彰 zhāng zhāng ㄓㄤ ㄓㄤ zoeng1 zoeng1 obvious
- 彰明 zhāng míng ㄓㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zoeng1 ming4 to show clearly
- 彰武 Zhāng wǔ ㄓㄤ ㄨˇ zoeng1 mou5 see 彰武县
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- 彰显 彰顯 zhāng xiǎn ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˇ zoeng1 hin2 to put on display (sth abstract)
- 彰化市 Zhāng huà shì ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˋ zoeng1 faa3 si5 Zhanghua or Changhua city in west Taiwan, capital of Changhua county
- 彰化县 彰化縣 Zhāng huà Xiàn ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zoeng1 faa3 jyun6 Zhanghua or Changhua County in west Taiwan
- 彰武县 彰武縣 Zhāng wǔ Xiàn ㄓㄤ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zoeng1 mou5 jyun6 Zhangwu, a county in Fuxin City 阜新市, Liaoning
- 彰善瘅恶 彰善癉惡 zhāng shàn dàn è ㄓㄤ ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄜˋ zoeng1 sin6 daan3 ok3 to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil
- 彰明较著 彰明較著 zhāng míng jiào zhù ㄓㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨˋ zoeng1 ming4 gaau3 zyu3 obvious
- 恶名昭彰 惡名昭彰 è míng zhāo zhāng ㄜˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄤ ok3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1 infamous
- 相得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄤ soeng1 dak1 jik1 zoeng1 to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
- 众目昭彰 眾目昭彰 zhòng mù zhāo zhāng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄤ zung3 muk6 ciu1 zoeng1 lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom)
- 臭名昭彰 chòu míng zhāo zhāng ㄔㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄤ cau3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1 notorious for his misdeeds (idiom)
- 跌宕昭彰 diē dàng zhāo zhāng ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄤˋ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄤ dit3 dong6 ciu1 zoeng1 flowing (of prose)