泥岩 ní yán ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ nai4 ngaam4
- mudstone
- shale
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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
- 泥垢 ní gòu ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄡˋ nai4 gau3 dirt
- 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
岩
- 岩石 yán shí ㄧㄢˊ ㄕˊ ngaam4 sek6 (geology) rock
- 吕岩 呂岩 Lǚ Yán ㄌㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
- 基岩 jī yán ㄐㄧ ㄧㄢˊ gei1 ngaam4 bedrock
- 层岩 層巖 céng yán ㄘㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ cang4 ngaam4 stratified rock
- 岩仓 岩倉 Yán cāng ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄤ ngaam4 cong1 Iwakura, Japanese name and place-name
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- 岩壑 yán hè ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ngaam4 kok3 rocky mountain valley
- 岩屑 yán xiè ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ngaam4 sit3 (rock) debris
- 岩层 岩層 yán céng ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄥˊ ngaam4 cang4 rock strata
- 岩崎 Yán qí ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ngaam4 kei1 Iwasaki (Japanese surname)
- 岩径 岩徑 yán jìng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngaam4 ging3 mountain path
- 岩手 Yán shǒu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ngaam4 sau2 Iwate (prefecture in Japan)
- 岩溶 yán róng ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ngaam4 jung4 (geology) karst
- 岩浆 岩漿 yán jiāng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ngaam4 zoeng1 (geology) magma
- 岩燕 yán yàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˋ ngaam4 jin3 (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- 岩穴 yán xué ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ngaam4 jyut6 grotto
- 岩羊 yán yáng ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ ngaam4 joeng4 bharal
- 岩降 yán jiàng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ngaam4 gong3 rappelling; abseiling
- 岩鸽 岩鴿 yán gē ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ ngaam4 gaap3 (bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)
- 岩鹭 岩鷺 yán lù ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ ngaam4 lou6 (bird species of China) Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra)
- 岩盐 岩鹽 yán yán ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ngaam4 jim4 rock salt
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