灰岩 huī yán ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ fui1 ngaam4
- limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩 shí huī yán ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ )
- CL: 块 塊 kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ
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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)
- 灰白 huī bái ㄏㄨㄟ ㄅㄞˊ fui1 baak6 ash-colored
岩
- 岩石 yán shí ㄧㄢˊ ㄕˊ ngaam4 sek6 (geology) rock
- 吕岩 呂岩 Lǚ Yán ㄌㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet
- 基岩 jī yán ㄐㄧ ㄧㄢˊ gei1 ngaam4 bedrock
- 层岩 層巖 céng yán ㄘㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ cang4 ngaam4 stratified rock
- 岩仓 岩倉 Yán cāng ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄤ ngaam4 cong1 Iwakura, Japanese name and place-name
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- 岩壑 yán hè ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ngaam4 kok3 rocky mountain valley
- 岩屑 yán xiè ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ngaam4 sit3 (rock) debris
- 岩层 岩層 yán céng ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄥˊ ngaam4 cang4 rock strata
- 岩崎 Yán qí ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ ngaam4 kei1 Iwasaki (Japanese surname)
- 岩径 岩徑 yán jìng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngaam4 ging3 mountain path
- 岩手 Yán shǒu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ngaam4 sau2 Iwate (prefecture in Japan)
- 岩溶 yán róng ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ngaam4 jung4 (geology) karst
- 岩浆 岩漿 yán jiāng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ngaam4 zoeng1 (geology) magma
- 岩燕 yán yàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˋ ngaam4 jin3 (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- 岩穴 yán xué ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ngaam4 jyut6 grotto
- 岩羊 yán yáng ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ ngaam4 joeng4 bharal
- 岩降 yán jiàng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ngaam4 gong3 rappelling; abseiling
- 岩鸽 岩鴿 yán gē ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ ngaam4 gaap3 (bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)
- 岩鹭 岩鷺 yán lù ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ ngaam4 lou6 (bird species of China) Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra)
- 岩盐 岩鹽 yán yán ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ngaam4 jim4 rock salt
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