泼水难收 潑水難收
泼水难收 潑水難收 pō shuǐ nán shōu ㄆㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ put3 seoi2 naan4 sau1
- water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
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泼 潑
- 活泼 活潑 huó po ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ wut6 put3 lively
- 泼冷水 潑冷水 pō lěng shuǐ ㄆㄛ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ put3 laang5 seoi2 to pour cold water on
- 撒泼 撒潑 sā pō ㄙㄚ ㄆㄛ saat3 put3 to make an unreasonable scene
- 泼妇 潑婦 pō fù ㄆㄛ ㄈㄨˋ put3 fu5 shrew
- 泼掉 潑掉 pō diào ㄆㄛ ㄉㄧㄠˋ put3 diu6 spill
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- 泼水 潑水 pō shuǐ ㄆㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ put3 seoi2 to splash water
- 泼溅 潑濺 pō jiàn ㄆㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˋ put3 zin3 to spatter
- 泼物 潑物 pō wù ㄆㄛ ㄨˋ put3 mat6 evil creature (curse word)
- 泼贱 潑賤 pō jiàn ㄆㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˋ put3 zin6 base
- 泼辣 潑辣 pō la ㄆㄛ ˙ㄌㄚ put3 laat6 shrewish
- 瓢泼 瓢潑 piáo pō ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄛ piu4 put3 (of rain) pouring
- 耍泼 耍潑 shuǎ pō ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄆㄛ saa2 put3 (dialect) to make an unreasonable scene
- 风泼 風潑 fēng pō ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛ fung1 put3 crazy
- 油泼面 油潑麵 yóu pō miàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛ ㄇㄧㄢˋ jau4 put3 min6 see 油泼扯面
- 泼水节 潑水節 Pō shuǐ jié ㄆㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ put3 seoi2 zit3 Songkran (Thai New Year)
- 泼烟花 潑煙花 pō yān huā ㄆㄛ ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ put3 jin1 faa1 low-class prostitute
- 泼贱人 潑賤人 pō jiàn rén ㄆㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ put3 zin6 jan4 slut
- 泼脏水 潑髒水 pō zāng shuǐ ㄆㄛ ㄗㄤ ㄕㄨㄟˇ put3 zong1 seoi2 (fig.) to sling mud at; to smear; to slander
- 油泼扯面 油潑扯麵 yóu pō chě miàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛ ㄔㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ jau4 put3 ce2 min6 broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻝𰻝面
- 泼妇骂街 潑婦罵街 pō fù mà jiē ㄆㄛ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ put3 fu5 maa6 gaai1 shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife
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)
难 難
- 刁难 刁難 diāo nàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ diu1 naan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 灾难 災難 zāi nàn ㄗㄞ ㄋㄢˋ zoi1 naan6 disaster; catastrophe
- 为难 為難 wéi nán ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward
- 磨难 磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
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- 空难 空難 kōng nàn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˋ hung1 naan6 air crash
- 罹难 罹難 lí nàn ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄢˋ lei4 naan6 to die in an accident or disaster
- 艰难 艱難 jiān nán ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gaan1 naan4 difficult
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 遇难 遇難 yù nàn ㄩˋ ㄋㄢˋ jyu6 naan6 to perish
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 难以 難以 nán yǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ naan4 ji5 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 难免 難免 nán miǎn ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ naan4 min5 hard to avoid
- 难受 難受 nán shòu ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ naan4 sau6 to feel unwell
- 难堪 難堪 nán kān ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢ naan4 ham1 hard to take
- 难度 難度 nán dù ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ naan4 dou6 degree of difficulty
- 难得 難得 nán dé ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ naan4 dak1 seldom
- 难忘 難忘 nán wàng ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ naan4 mong4 unforgettable
- 难怪 難怪 nán guài ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ naan4 gwaai3 (it's) no wonder (that...)
- 难民 難民 nàn mín ㄋㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ naan6 man4 refugee
收
- 吸收 xī shōu ㄒㄧ ㄕㄡ kap1 sau1 to absorb
- 回收 huí shōu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡ wui4 sau1 to recycle
- 增收 zēng shōu ㄗㄥ ㄕㄡ zang1 sau1 to increase revenue
- 征收 徵收 zhēng shōu ㄓㄥ ㄕㄡ zing1 sau1 to levy (a tax)
- 招收 zhāo shōu ㄓㄠ ㄕㄡ ziu1 sau1 to hire
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- 接收 jiē shōu ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡ zip3 sau1 reception (of transmitted signal)
- 收入 shōu rù ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨˋ sau1 jap6 to take in
- 收到 shōu dào ㄕㄡ ㄉㄠˋ sau1 dou3 to receive
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 收回 shōu huí ㄕㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˊ sau1 wui4 to regain
- 收复 收復 shōu fù ㄕㄡ ㄈㄨˋ sau1 fuk6 to recover (lost territory etc)
- 收拾 shōu shi ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ sau1 sap6 to put in order
- 收据 收據 shōu jù ㄕㄡ ㄐㄩˋ sau1 geoi3 receipt
- 收支 shōu zhī ㄕㄡ ㄓ sau1 zi1 cash flow
- 收敛 收斂 shōu liǎn ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau1 lim5 to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish
- 收留 shōu liú ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄡˊ sau1 lau4 to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
- 收益 shōu yì ㄕㄡ ㄧˋ sau1 jik1 earnings
- 收看 shōu kàn ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
- 收获 收穫 shōu huò ㄕㄡ ㄏㄨㄛˋ sau1 wok6 to harvest
- 收缩 收縮 shōu suō ㄕㄡ ㄙㄨㄛ sau1 suk1 to pull back