灰姑娘 Huī gū niang ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ fui1 gu1 noeng4
- Cinderella
- a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
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More words with these characters
灰
- 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
- 灰心 huī xīn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ fui1 sam1 to lose heart
- 灰色 huī sè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ fui1 sik1 gray
- 吃灰 chī huī ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟ hek3 fui1 (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
- 吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1 to blow away dust
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- 扒灰 pá huī ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟ paa4 fui1 incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
- 抹灰 mǒ huī ㄇㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄟ mut3 fui1 to plaster
- 泥灰 ní huī ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄟ nai4 fui1 lime plaster (construction)
- 洋灰 yáng huī ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄟ joeng4 fui1 cement
- 灰土 huī tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ fui1 tou2 dust
- 灰岩 huī yán ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ fui1 ngaam4 limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩)
- 灰度 huī dù ㄏㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˋ fui1 dou6 grayscale
- 灰暗 huī àn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄢˋ fui1 am3 dull gray
- 灰水 huī shuǐ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fui1 seoi2 gray water
- 灰泥 huī ní ㄏㄨㄟ ㄋㄧˊ fui1 nai4 plaster
- 灰浆 灰漿 huī jiāng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄤ fui1 zoeng1 mortar (for masonry)
- 灰熊 huī xióng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄥˊ fui1 hung4 grizzly bear
- 灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fui1 zeon6 ashes
- 灰獴 huī měng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄇㄥˇ fui1 mung4 gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)
- 灰产 灰產 huī chǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄢˇ fui1 caan2 gray-market industry; industry operating in legal or ethical gray areas (abbr. for 灰色产业)
姑
- 姑丈 gū zhàng ㄍㄨ ㄓㄤˋ gu1 zoeng6 husband of paternal aunt
- 姑姑 gū gu ㄍㄨ ˙ㄍㄨ gu1 gu1 paternal aunt
- 姑娘 gū niang ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ gu1 noeng4 girl
- 仙姑 xiān gū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨ sin1 gu1 female immortal
- 大姑 dà gū ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨ daai6 gu1 father's oldest sister
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- 姑且 gū qiě ㄍㄨ ㄑㄧㄝˇ gu1 ce2 for the time being; tentatively
- 姑夫 gū fu ㄍㄨ ˙ㄈㄨ gu1 fu1 father's sister's husband
- 姑婆 gū pó ㄍㄨ ㄆㄛˊ gu1 po4 grandfather's sister
- 姑妈 姑媽 gū mā ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚ gu1 maa1 (coll.) father's married sister
- 姑子 gū zi ㄍㄨ ˙ㄗ gu1 zi2 husband's sister
- 姑息 gū xī ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ gu1 sik1 excessively tolerant
- 姑母 gū mǔ ㄍㄨ ㄇㄨˇ gu1 mou5 father's sister
- 姑父 gū fu ㄍㄨ ˙ㄈㄨ gu1 fu6 father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle
- 姑爹 gū diē ㄍㄨ ㄉㄧㄝ gu1 de1 husband of father's sister
- 姑爷 姑爺 gū ye ㄍㄨ ˙ㄧㄝ gu1 je4 son-in-law (used by wife's family)
- 姑苏 姑蘇 Gū sū ㄍㄨ ㄙㄨ gu1 sou1 see 姑苏区
- 家姑 jiā gū ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨ gaa1 gu1 (polite) father's sisters
- 小姑 xiǎo gū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨ siu2 gu1 father's youngest sister
- 尼姑 ní gū ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨ nei4 gu1 Buddhist nun
- 度姑 dù gū ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨ dok6 gu1 (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
娘
- 姑娘 gū niang ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ gu1 noeng4 girl
- 娘家 niáng jiā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ noeng4 gaa1 wife's family (before marriage)
- 新娘 xīn niáng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄤˊ san1 noeng4 bride
- 老板娘 老闆娘 lǎo bǎn niáng ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ female proprietor
- 干娘 乾娘 gān niáng ㄍㄢ ㄋㄧㄤˊ gon1 noeng4 adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
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- 伴娘 bàn niáng ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ bun6 noeng2 bridesmaid
- 伪娘 偽娘 wěi niáng ㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ngai6 noeng4 (ACG) femboy
- 叔娘 shū niáng ㄕㄨ ㄋㄧㄤˊ suk1 noeng4 (dialect) wife of father's younger brother; aunt
- 喜娘 xǐ niáng ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ hei2 noeng4 matron of honor (old)
- 大娘 dà niáng ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ daai6 noeng4 (coll.) father's older brother's wife
- 奶娘 nǎi niáng ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ naai5 noeng4 (dialect) wet nurse
- 姥娘 lǎo niáng ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ lou5 noeng4 maternal grandmother (dialectal)
- 姨娘 yí niáng ㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ji4 noeng4 maternal aunt
- 娘俩 娘倆 niáng liǎ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄚˇ noeng4 loeng5 (coll.) mother and her child
- 娘娘 niáng niang ㄋㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ noeng4 noeng4 queen
- 娘妈 娘媽 niáng mā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄚ noeng4 maa1 (coll.) woman
- 娘子 niáng zǐ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ noeng4 zi2 (dialect) form of address for one's wife
- 娘惹 Niáng rě ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ noeng4 je5 Nyonya
- 娘泡 niáng pào ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄠˋ noeng4 paau1 variant of 娘炮
- 娘炮 niáng pào ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄠˋ noeng4 paau3 (slang) effeminate man
Idioms with these characters
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 灰不溜丢 灰不溜丟 huī bu liū diū ㄏㄨㄟ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄡ fui1 bat1 lau6 diu1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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- 灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ sei2 fui1 fuk6 jin4 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
- 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟ maan6 nim6 keoi1 fui1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
- 妇姑勃溪 婦姑勃谿 fù gū bó xī ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨ ㄅㄛˊ ㄒㄧ fu5 gu1 but6 kai1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
- 姑息养奸 姑息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
- 姑置勿论 姑置勿論 gū zhì wù lùn ㄍㄨ ㄓˋ ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ gu1 zi3 mat6 leon6 (idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment
Example sentences
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像 灰姑娘 这样 這樣 的 故事 可以 在 中国 中國 、 日本 及 世界 任何 国家 國家 都 可以 找到 。
Stories like Cinderella can be found in China, Japan and in every land of the world.
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