河童 hé tóng ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ho4 tung4
- kappa, a child-size humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore
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河
- 河流 hé liú ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ho4 lau4 river
- 河畔 hé pàn ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄢˋ ho4 bun6 riverside
- 运河 運河 yùn hé ㄩㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ wan6 ho4 canal
- 三河 Sān hé ㄙㄢ ㄏㄜˊ saam1 ho4 see 三河市
- 五河 Wǔ hé ㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ ng5 ho4 see 五河县
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- 先河 xiān hé ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ sin1 ho4 source; precursor; forerunner
- 内河 內河 nèi hé ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ noi6 ho4 river that flows only within a country's borders; inland waterway (esp. for transportation, in contrast to coastal or maritime waters)
- 两河 兩河 Liǎng hé ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄜˊ loeng5 ho4 the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period)
- 冰河 bīng hé ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄜˊ bing1 ho4 glacier
- 凌河 Líng hé ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ling4 ho4 see 凌河区
- 剑河 劍河 Jiàn hé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ gim3 ho4 see 剑河县
- 包河 Bāo hé ㄅㄠ ㄏㄜˊ baau1 ho4 see 包河区
- 唐河 Táng hé ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ tong4 ho4 see 唐河县
- 商河 Shāng hé ㄕㄤ ㄏㄜˊ soeng1 ho4 see 商河县
- 塔河 Tǎ hé ㄊㄚˇ ㄏㄜˊ taap3 ho4 see 塔河县
- 夏河 Xià hé ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ haa6 ho4 see 夏河县
- 大河 dà hé ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ daai6 ho4 large river (esp the Yellow River)
- 天河 Tiān hé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ tin1 ho4 Milky Way
- 小河 xiǎo hé ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ siu2 ho4 creek; stream; brook
- 山河 shān hé ㄕㄢ ㄏㄜˊ saan1 ho4 mountains and rivers
童
- 儿童 兒童 ér tóng ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ji4 tung4 child
- 童年 tóng nián ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ tung4 nin4 childhood
- 童话 童話 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 waa2 children's fairy tales
- 乩童 jī tóng ㄐㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ gei1 tung4 (Daoism) a spirit medium, often a young person, believed to be possessed by a deity during rituals, acting as an intermediary for communication between the spirit world and humans
- 仙童 xiān tóng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄨㄥˊ sin1 tung4 elf
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- 报童 報童 bào tóng ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bou3 tung4 paperboy
- 女童 nǚ tóng ㄋㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ neoi5 tung4 little girl
- 娈童 孌童 luán tóng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ lyun5 tung4 catamite (boy as homosexual partner)
- 孕童 yùn tóng ㄩㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jan6 tung4 (market segment) maternity and early childhood
- 孩童 hái tóng ㄏㄞˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ haai4 tung4 child
- 学童 學童 xué tóng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ hok6 tung4 schoolchild
- 家童 jiā tóng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄨㄥˊ gaa1 tung4 servant
- 幼童 yòu tóng ㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jau3 tung4 young child
- 文童 wén tóng ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ man4 tung4 a person studying for the imperial examinations
- 梓童 zǐ tóng ㄗˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ zi2 tung4 (often used in traditional novels) term used by an emperor to address the empress
- 牧童 mù tóng ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ muk6 tung4 shepherd boy
- 球童 qiú tóng ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ kau4 tung4 ball boy (tennis)
- 男童 nán tóng ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ naam4 tung4 boy
- 神童 shén tóng ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ san4 tung4 child prodigy
- 童乩 tóng jī ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧ tung4 gei1 see 乩童
Idioms with these characters
- 暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ bou6 fu2 fung4 ho4 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
- 过河拆桥 過河拆橋 guò hé chāi qiáo ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gwo3 ho4 caak3 kiu4 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
- 海晏河清 hǎi yàn hé qīng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ lit. the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)
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- 河东狮吼 河東獅吼 Hé dōng shī hǒu ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄏㄡˇ ho4 dung1 si1 haau1 lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
- 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
- 信口开河 信口開河 xìn kǒu kāi hé ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄜˊ seon3 hau2 hoi1 ho4 to speak without thinking (idiom)
- 血流成河 xuè liú chéng hé ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ hyut3 lau4 sing4 ho4 rivers of blood (idiom)
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nǚ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ gam1 tung4 juk6 neoi5 lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)
- 童叟无欺 童叟無欺 tóng sǒu wú qī ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧ tung4 sau2 mou4 hei1 cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
Example sentences
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在 学校 學校 我 喜欢 喜歡 阅读 閱讀 日本 文学 文學 的 英文 翻译 翻譯 ， 特别 特別 是 夏目漱石 的 我 是 一 只 隻 猫 貓 和 心 ， 和 芥 川 龙 龍 之 介 的 鼻子 和 河童 。
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
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