消渴 xiāo kě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄎㄜˇ siu1 hot3
- condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
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消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
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- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 消毒 xiāo dú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊ siu1 duk6 to disinfect; to sterilize
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 消耗 xiāo hào ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋ siu1 hou3 to consume; to use up
- 消费 消費 xiāo fèi ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ siu1 fai3 to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
- 消遣 xiāo qiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ siu1 hin2 to while the time away
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消费者 消費者 xiāo fèi zhě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu1 fai3 ze2 consumer
- 不消 bù xiāo ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠ bat1 siu1 to not need
- 低消 dī xiāo ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄠ dai1 siu1 minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消费)
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 夜消 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 variant of 夜宵
渴
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 解渴 jiě kě ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄜˇ gaai2 hot3 to quench
- 干渴 乾渴 gān kě ㄍㄢ ㄎㄜˇ gon1 hot3 parched
- 口渴 kǒu kě ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ hau2 hot3 thirsty
- 渴慕 kě mù ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄨˋ hot3 mou6 to thirst for
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- 渴求 kě qiú ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ hot3 kau4 to long for
- 饥渴 飢渴 jī kě ㄐㄧ ㄎㄜˇ gei1 hot3 hungry and thirsty
- 如饥似渴 如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ jyu4 gei1 ci5 hot3 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- 爱才若渴 愛才若渴 ài cái ruò kě ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ oi3 coi4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
- 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 求贤若渴 求賢若渴 qiú xián ruò kě ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ kau4 jin4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
- 渴不可耐 kě bù kě nài ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ hot3 bat1 ho2 noi6 to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
- 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- 临渴穿井 臨渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4 (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- 无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- 香消玉殒 香消玉殞 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
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- 消愁解闷 消愁解悶 xiāo chóu jiě mèn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- 云消雾散 雲消霧散 yún xiāo wù sàn ㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ wan4 siu1 mou6 saan3 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
- 爱才若渴 愛才若渴 ài cái ruò kě ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ oi3 coi4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
- 临渴穿井 臨渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
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- 求贤若渴 求賢若渴 qiú xián ruò kě ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ kau4 jin4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
- 如饥似渴 如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ jyu4 gei1 ci5 hot3 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)