淹盖 淹蓋
淹盖 淹蓋 yān gài ㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ jim1 goi3
- to submerge
- to flood
- to drown out
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淹
- 淹博 yān bó ㄧㄢ ㄅㄛˊ jim1 bok3 widely read
- 淹死 yān sǐ ㄧㄢ ㄙˇ jim1 sei2 to drown
- 淹水 yān shuǐ ㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄟˇ jim1 seoi2 to be flooded
- 淹没 淹沒 yān mò ㄧㄢ ㄇㄛˋ jim1 mut6 to submerge
- 淹灭 淹滅 yān miè ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ jim1 mit6 to submerge
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- 淹灌 yān guàn ㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄢˋ jim1 gun3 basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)
- 淹留 yān liú ㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ jim1 lau4 to stay for a long period
- 范仲淹 Fàn Zhòng yān ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ faan6 zung6 jim1 Fan Zhongyan (989–1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳阳楼记
- 淹头搭脑 淹頭搭腦 yān tóu dā nǎo ㄧㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄚ ㄋㄠˇ jim1 tau4 daap3 nou5 listless
盖 蓋
- 掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gài ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄞˋ jim2 goi3 to conceal
- 涵盖 涵蓋 hán gài ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄞˋ haam4 goi3 to cover
- 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ sat1 goi3 knee
- 盖子 蓋子 gài zi ㄍㄞˋ ˙ㄗ goi3 zi2 cover
- 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄤ goi3 zoeng1 to affix a seal
Show 15 more words with 盖 蓋
- 覆盖 覆蓋 fù gài ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄞˋ fuk1 goi3 to cover
- 遮盖 遮蓋 zhē gài ㄓㄜ ㄍㄞˋ ze1 goi3 to hide
- 井盖 井蓋 jǐng gài ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ zeng2 goi3 manhole cover (more formally, 窨井盖)
- 倾盖 傾蓋 qīng gài ㄑㄧㄥ ㄍㄞˋ king1 goi3 to meet in passing
- 冰盖 冰蓋 bīng gài ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄞˋ bing1 goi3 ice sheet
- 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄞˋ gaa1 goi3 to seal (with an official stamp)
- 涂盖 塗蓋 tú gài ㄊㄨˊ ㄍㄞˋ tou4 koi3 to coat
- 宝盖 寶蓋 bǎo gài ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄞˋ bou2 goi3 name of the "roof" radical 宀 (Kangxi radical 40)
- 封盖 封蓋 fēng gài ㄈㄥ ㄍㄞˋ fung1 goi3 cap
- 后盖 後蓋 hòu gài ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄞˋ hau6 goi3 back cover
- 搭盖 搭蓋 dā gài ㄉㄚ ㄍㄞˋ daap3 goi3 to build (esp. with simple materials)
- 杯盖 杯蓋 bēi gài ㄅㄟ ㄍㄞˋ bui1 goi3 cup lid; cup cover
- 瓶盖 瓶蓋 píng gài ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄞˋ ping4 goi3 bottle cap
- 翻盖 翻蓋 fān gài ㄈㄢ ㄍㄞˋ faan1 goi3 flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc)
- 臭盖 臭蓋 chòu gài ㄔㄡˋ ㄍㄞˋ cau3 goi3 to drivel (Tw)
Idioms with these characters
- 才华盖世 才華蓋世 cái huá gài shì ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ coi4 waa4 goi3 sai3 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
- 盖棺定论 蓋棺定論 gài guān dìng lùn ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ goi3 gun1 ding6 leon6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
- 盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìng ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ goi3 gun1 leon6 ding6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
Show 4 more idioms with 盖 蓋
- 功高盖主 功高蓋主 gōng gāo gài zhǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄨˇ gung1 gou1 goi3 zyu2 lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)
- 劈头盖脸 劈頭蓋臉 pī tóu gài liǎn ㄆㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ pek3 tau4 goi3 lim5 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
- 铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 pū tiān gài dì ㄆㄨ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ pou1 tin1 goi3 dei6 lit. eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom)
- 欲盖弥彰 欲蓋彌彰 yù gài mí zhāng ㄩˋ ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄓㄤ juk6 goi3 nei4 zoeng1 trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.