河蟹 hé xiè ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ho4 haai5
- river crab
- Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和谐 和諧 hé xié ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ , which is blocked by the great firewall of China)
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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
Show 15 more words with 河
- 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
蟹
- 巨蟹 Jù xiè ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ geoi6 haai5 Cancer (star sign)
- 溪蟹 xī xiè ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˋ kai1 haai5 crab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs
- 蛤蟹 gé xiè ㄍㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ haa1 haai5 clams and crabs
- 螃蟹 páng xiè ㄆㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ pong4 haai5 crab
- 蟹化 xiè huà ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ haai5 faa3 (biology) to carcinize
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- 蟹獴 xiè měng ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄥˇ haai5 mung4 crab-eating mongoose
- 蟹粉 xiè fěn ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄣˇ haai5 fan2 crab meat
- 蟹肉 xiè ròu ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄖㄡˋ haai5 juk6 crab meat
- 蟹酱 蟹醬 xiè jiàng ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haai5 zoeng3 crab paste
- 蟹黄 蟹黃 xiè huáng ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ haai5 wong4 the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)
- 雪蟹 xuě xiè ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ syut3 haai5 snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)
- 和乐蟹 和樂蟹 hé lè xiè ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ wo4 lok6 haai5 Hele crab
- 大闸蟹 大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ daai6 zaap6 haai5 Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab
- 天蟹座 Tiān xiè zuò ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ tin1 haai5 zo6 Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 寄居蟹 jì jū xiè ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gei3 geoi1 haai5 hermit crab
- 巨蟹座 Jù xiè zuò ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ geoi6 haai5 zo6 Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 帝王蟹 dì wáng xiè ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ dai3 wong4 haai5 king crab (esp. Paralithodes camtschaticus)
- 招潮蟹 zhāo cháo xiè ㄓㄠ ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ziu1 ciu4 haai5 fiddler crab (genus Uca)
- 摩蟹座 Mó xiè zuò ㄇㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ mo1 haai5 zo6 Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 椰子蟹 yē zi xiè ㄧㄝ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄝˋ je4 zi2 haai5 coconut crab (Birgus latro)
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)
Show 6 more idioms with 河
- 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)
Example sentences
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「 说到 說到 一 百 零 八 ， 这不 這不 就是 代表 烦恼 煩惱 的 数字 數字 吗 嗎 。」「 那么 那麼 你 有 甚 么 麼 烦恼 煩惱 呀 ？」「 告诉 告訴 你 并不 並不 是 不可以 ， 但是 内容 內容 会 會 给 給 河蟹 掉 的 。」
"Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."
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