水袖 shuǐ xiù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ seoi2 zau6
- flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
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水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
袖
- 袖珍 xiù zhēn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄣ zau6 zan1 pocket-sized
- 领袖 領袖 lǐng xiù ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ling5 zau6 leader
- 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
- 套袖 tào xiù ㄊㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ tou3 zau6 sleeve cover
- 攘袖 rǎng xiù ㄖㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ joeng4 zau6 to roll up the sleeves
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- 断袖 斷袖 duàn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun6 zau6 homosexual
- 短袖 duǎn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun2 zau6 short sleeves
- 衣袖 yī xiù ㄧ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ji1 zau6 the sleeve of a garment
- 袖口 xiù kǒu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄡˇ zau6 hau2 cuff
- 袖套 xiù tào ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄠˋ zau6 tou3 sleeve cover
- 袖子 xiù zi ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄗ zau6 zi2 sleeve
- 袖扣 xiù kòu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ zau6 kau3 cuff link
- 袖标 袖標 xiù biāo ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄠ zau6 biu1 armband
- 袖章 xiù zhāng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄤ zau6 zoeng1 armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
- 袖筒 xiù tǒng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ zau6 tung2 sleeve
- 袖箍 xiù gū ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨ zau6 ku1 armband
- 袖管 xiù guǎn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zau6 gun2 sleeve
- 袖箭 xiù jiàn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zau6 zin3 spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
- 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ coeng4 zau6 long sleeves
- 捋袖子 luō xiù zi ㄌㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄗ lyut3 zau6 zi2 to push up one's sleeves
Idioms with these characters
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
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- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 长袖善舞 長袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄨˇ coeng4 zau6 sin6 mou5 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
- 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓ ㄆㄧˇ dyun6 zau6 zi1 pik1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
- 拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩˋ fat1 zau6 ji4 heoi3 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
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- 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 清风两袖 清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ cing1 fung1 loeng5 zau6 honest and upright (idiom)
- 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger