泥垢 ní gòu ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄡˋ nai4 gau3
- dirt
- grime
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泥
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 泥潭 ní tán ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ nai4 taam4 quagmire
- 印泥 yìn ní ㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧˊ jan3 nai4 red ink paste used for seal
- 封泥 fēng ní ㄈㄥ ㄋㄧˊ fung1 nai4 sealing clay
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- 彩泥 cǎi ní ㄘㄞˇ ㄋㄧˊ coi2 nai4 playdough
- 拘泥 jū nì ㄐㄩ ㄋㄧˋ keoi1 nai4 to be a stickler for formalities
- 果泥 guǒ ní ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄧˊ gwo2 nai4 fruit puree; fruit pulp
- 枣泥 棗泥 zǎo ní ㄗㄠˇ ㄋㄧˊ zou2 nai4 jujube paste
- 污泥 wū ní ㄨ ㄋㄧˊ wu1 nai4 mud
- 泥人 ní rén ㄋㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ nai4 jan4 clay figurine
- 泥刀 ní dāo ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄠ nai4 dou1 trowel
- 泥古 nì gǔ ㄋㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ nai4 gu2 stick-in-the-mud
- 泥坑 ní kēng ㄋㄧˊ ㄎㄥ nai4 haang1 mud pit
- 泥塑 ní sù ㄋㄧˊ ㄙㄨˋ nai4 sou3 clay modeling
- 泥子 nì zi ㄋㄧˋ ˙ㄗ nai4 zi2 putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)
- 泥孩 ní hái ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄞˊ nai4 haai4 clay doll
- 泥守 nì shǒu ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄡˇ nai4 sau2 stubborn and conservative
- 泥封 ní fēng ㄋㄧˊ ㄈㄥ nai4 fung1 to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute
- 泥岩 ní yán ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ nai4 ngaam4 mudstone
垢
- 水垢 shuǐ gòu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˋ seoi2 gau3 limescale
- 污垢 汙垢 wū gòu ㄨ ㄍㄡˋ variant of 污垢
- 污垢 wū gòu ㄨ ㄍㄡˋ wu1 gau3 dirt; filth; grime
- 油垢 yóu gòu ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄡˋ jau4 gau3 greasy dirt
- 牙垢 yá gòu ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄡˋ ngaa4 gau3 dental plaque
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- 积垢 積垢 jī gòu ㄐㄧ ㄍㄡˋ zik1 gau3 deeply accumulated filth
- 耳垢 ěr gòu ㄦˇ ㄍㄡˋ ji5 gau3 earwax
- 茶垢 chá gòu ㄔㄚˊ ㄍㄡˋ caa4 gau3 tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
- 鼻垢 bí gòu ㄅㄧˊ ㄍㄡˋ bei6 gau3 dried nasal mucus
- 去垢剂 去垢劑 qù gòu jì ㄑㄩˋ ㄍㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ heoi3 gau3 zai1 detergent
- 除垢剂 除垢劑 chú gòu jì ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ceoi4 gau3 zai1 detergent
- 含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄡˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄖㄨˇ ham4 gau3 jan2 juk6 (idiom) to bear shame and humiliation
- 忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 gau3 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
- 忍辱含垢 rěn rǔ hán gòu ㄖㄣˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄡˋ jan2 juk6 ham4 gau3 see 含垢忍辱
- 澡垢索疵 zǎo gòu suǒ cī ㄗㄠˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘ cou3 gau3 sok3 ci1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
- 纯真无垢 純真無垢 chún zhēn wú gòu ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄣ ㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ seon4 zan1 mou4 gau3 pure of heart
- 蓬头垢面 蓬頭垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn ㄆㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ pung4 tau4 gau3 min6 messy hair and dirty face
- 蓬首垢面 péng shǒu gòu miàn ㄆㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ pung4 sau2 gau3 min6 see 蓬头垢面
- 藏垢纳污 藏垢納污 cáng gòu nà wū ㄘㄤˊ ㄍㄡˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄨ cong4 gau3 naap6 wu1 see 藏污纳垢
- 藏污纳垢 藏污納垢 cáng wū nà gòu ㄘㄤˊ ㄨ ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄡˋ cong4 wu1 naap6 gau3 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
Idioms with these characters
- 烂醉如泥 爛醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní ㄌㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ laan6 zeoi3 jyu4 nai4 (idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered
- 泥古不化 nì gǔ bù huà ㄋㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nai4 gu2 bat1 faa3 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
- 泥牛入海 ní niú rù hǎi ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ nai4 ngau4 jap6 hoi2 lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
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- 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 判若云泥 判若雲泥 pàn ruò yún ní ㄆㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ pun3 joek6 wan4 nai4 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
- 拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní dài shuǐ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2 (idiom) muddy and wet
- 雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄠˇ syut3 nai4 hung4 zaau2 a goose's footprint in the snow
- 云泥之别 雲泥之別 yún ní zhī bié ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝˊ wan4 nai4 zi1 bit6 (idiom) a world of difference
- 藏污纳垢 藏污納垢 cáng wū nà gòu ㄘㄤˊ ㄨ ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄡˋ cong4 wu1 naap6 gau3 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
- 含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄡˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄖㄨˇ ham4 gau3 jan2 juk6 (idiom) to bear shame and humiliation
- 忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 gau3 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)