火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6
- lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
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火
- 上火 shàng huǒ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ soeng6 fo2 to get angry
- 战火 戰火 zhàn huǒ ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ zin3 fo2 the flames of war; the ravages of war
- 救火 jiù huǒ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gau3 fo2 to put out a fire
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 火力 huǒ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 lik6 fire
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- 火山 huǒ shān ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ fo2 saan1 volcano
- 火暴 huǒ bào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄠˋ fo2 bou6 variant of 火爆
- 火柴 huǒ chái ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ fo2 caai4 match (for lighting fire)
- 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ fo2 zoi1 serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
- 火炬 huǒ jù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩˋ fo2 geoi6 (flaming) torch
- 火焰 huǒ yàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄢˋ fo2 jim6 blaze
- 火热 火熱 huǒ rè ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ fo2 jit6 fiery
- 火箭 huǒ jiàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fo2 zin3 rocket
- 火腿 huǒ tuǐ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ fo2 teoi2 ham
- 火花 huǒ huā ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄚ fo2 faa1 spark
- 火药 火藥 huǒ yào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ fo2 joek6 gunpowder
- 火车 火車 huǒ chē ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ fo2 ce1 train
- 火速 huǒ sù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ fo2 cuk1 at top speed
- 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛ fo2 wo1 hotpot
- 焰火 yàn huǒ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ jim6 fo2 fireworks
中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
取
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄥˋ ceoi2 sing3 to score a victory
- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋ ceoi2 jyut6 to try to please
- 取暖 qǔ nuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 nyun5 to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
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- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 取样 取樣 qǔ yàng ㄑㄩˇ ㄧㄤˋ ceoi2 joeng6 to take a sample
- 取款 qǔ kuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 fun2 to withdraw money from a bank
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 取经 取經 qǔ jīng ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ceoi2 ging1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
- 取缔 取締 qǔ dì ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄧˋ ceoi2 dai3 to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
- 吸取 xī qǔ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to absorb
- 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩˇ dyut6 ceoi2 to seize
- 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ coi2 ceoi2 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 换取 換取 huàn qǔ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˇ wun6 ceoi2 to obtain (sth) in exchange
- 摄取 攝取 shè qǔ ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ sip3 ceoi2 to absorb (nutrients etc)
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 汲取 jí qǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to draw; to derive; to absorb
- 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ zang1 ceoi2 to fight for
栗
- 上栗 Shàng lì ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ soeng6 leot6 see 上栗县
- 悸栗 悸慄 jì lì ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ gwai3 leot6 to tremble with fear
- 栗然 慄然 lì rán ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ leot6 jin4 (literary) shivering
- 战栗 戰慄 zhàn lì ㄓㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ zin3 leot6 to tremble
- 板栗 bǎn lì ㄅㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ baan2 leot6 Chinese chestnut
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- 栗子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ leot6 zi2 chestnut
- 栗色 lì sè ㄌㄧˋ ㄙㄜˋ leot6 sik1 maroon (color)
- 栗鸢 栗鳶 lì yuān ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄢ leot6 jyun1 (bird species of China) Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus)
- 栗鳽 lì yán ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄢˊ leot6 gin1 (bird species of China) Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi)
- 栗鸮 栗鴞 lì xiāo ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠ leot6 hiu1 (bird species of China) oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
- 栗鹀 栗鵐 lì wú ㄌㄧˋ ㄨˊ leot6 mou4 (bird species of China) chestnut bunting (Emberiza rutila)
- 栗鼠 lì shǔ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄨˇ leot6 syu2 chinchilla
- 榛栗 zhēn lì ㄓㄣ ㄌㄧˋ zeon1 leot6 hazelnut
- 水栗 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 leot6 see 荸荠
- 股栗 股慄 gǔ lì ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ gu2 leot6 (literary) to tremble with fear
- 苗栗 Miáo lì ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ miu4 leot6 Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan
- 觱栗 觱慄 bì lì ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ancient bamboo reed instrument
- 醋栗 cù lì ㄘㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ cou3 leot6 gooseberry
- 震栗 震慄 zhèn lì ㄓㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ zan3 leot6 trembling
- 颤栗 顫慄 zhàn lì ㄓㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ zin3 leot6 variant of 战栗