焚尸 焚屍
焚尸 焚屍 fén shī ㄈㄣˊ ㄕ fan4 si1
- to cremate
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焚
- 焚烧 焚燒 fén shāo ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄠ fan4 siu1 to burn
- 心急如焚 xīn jí rú fén ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄣˊ sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4 see 心急火燎
- 焚化 fén huà ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan4 faa3 to cremate
- 焚毁 焚毀 fén huǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇ fan4 wai2 to burn down
- 焚毁 焚燬 fén huǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇ to burn down
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- 焚砚 焚硯 fén yàn ㄈㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ fan4 jin6 to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)
- 焚风 焚風 fén fēng ㄈㄣˊ ㄈㄥ fan4 fung1 foehn wind (loanword)
- 焚香 fén xiāng ㄈㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ fan4 hoeng1 to burn incense
- 自焚 zì fén ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ zi6 fan4 to set oneself on fire; to self-immolate
- 焚尸炉 焚屍爐 fén shī lú ㄈㄣˊ ㄕ ㄌㄨˊ fan4 si1 lou4 crematorium
- 欲火焚身 慾火焚身 yù huǒ fén shēn ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄣ juk6 fo2 fan4 san1 burning with desire
- 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gau3 fan4 jik1 san1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- 焚书坑儒 焚書坑儒 fén shū kēng rú ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄎㄥ ㄖㄨˊ fan4 syu1 haang1 jyu4 to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇)
- 焚琴煮鹤 焚琴煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ hè ㄈㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄏㄜˋ fan4 kam4 zyu2 hok6 lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
- 焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
- 焚香敬神 fén xiāng jìng shén ㄈㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ fan4 hoeng1 ging3 san4 to burn incense in prayer to a God
- 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄣˊ juk6 sek6 keoi1 fan4 to burn both jade and common stone
- 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ waan4 fo2 zi6 fan4 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
- 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙嘆 zhī fén huì tàn ㄓ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˋ zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
- 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén ㄌㄢˊ ㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˊ laan4 ngaai6 tung4 fan4 lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
尸 屍
- 尸体 屍體 shī tǐ ㄕ ㄊㄧˇ si1 tai2 corpse; dead body
- 干尸 乾屍 gān shī ㄍㄢ ㄕ gon1 si1 desiccated corpse; mummified body
- 停尸 停屍 tíng shī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄕ ting4 si1 to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)
- 全尸 全屍 quán shī ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕ cyun4 si1 intact corpse
- 分尸 分屍 fēn shī ㄈㄣ ㄕ fan1 si1 to dismember a corpse
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- 锉尸 剉屍 cuò shī ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕ co3 si1 to cut the corpse of a criminal into pieces
- 丧尸 喪屍 sāng shī ㄙㄤ ㄕ song3 si1 zombie
- 奸尸 姦屍 jiān shī ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ gaan1 si1 to have sex with a corpse
- 尸禄 尸祿 shī lù ㄕ ㄌㄨˋ to hold a sinecure
- 尸罗 尸羅 shī luó ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˊ si1 lo4 sila (Buddhism)
- 尸僵 屍僵 shī jiāng ㄕ ㄐㄧㄤ si1 goeng1 rigor mortis
- 尸块 屍塊 shī kuài ㄕ ㄎㄨㄞˋ si1 faai3 body parts (of a mutilated corpse)
- 尸布 屍布 shī bù ㄕ ㄅㄨˋ si1 bou3 pall (casket covering)
- 尸斑 屍斑 shī bān ㄕ ㄅㄢ si1 baan1 livor mortis
- 尸检 屍檢 shī jiǎn ㄕ ㄐㄧㄢˇ si1 gim2 autopsy
- 尸臭 屍臭 shī chòu ㄕ ㄔㄡˋ si1 cau3 odor of a dead body
- 尸身 屍身 shī shēn ㄕ ㄕㄣ si1 san1 corpse; dead body
- 尸首 屍首 shī shou ㄕ ˙ㄕㄡ si1 sau2 dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 尸首分离 or 尸首异处, decapitation is implied.)
- 尸骨 屍骨 shī gǔ ㄕ ㄍㄨˇ si1 gwat1 skeleton of the dead
- 尸骸 屍骸 shī hái ㄕ ㄏㄞˊ si1 haai4 corpse
Idioms with these characters
- 焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
- 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gau3 fan4 jik1 san1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén ㄌㄢˊ ㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˊ laan4 ngaai6 tung4 fan4 lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
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- 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ waan4 fo2 zi6 fan4 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
- 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄣˊ juk6 sek6 keoi1 fan4 to burn both jade and common stone
- 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙嘆 zhī fén huì tàn ㄓ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˋ zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
- 借尸还魂 借屍還魂 jiè shī huán hún ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
- 掘墓鞭尸 掘墓鞭屍 jué mù biān shī ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕ gwat6 mou6 bin1 si1 to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
- 马革裹尸 馬革裹屍 mǎ gé guǒ shī ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕ maa5 gaak3 gwo2 si1 to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
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- 尸横遍野 屍橫遍野 shī héng biàn yě ㄕ ㄏㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄝˇ si1 waang4 pin3 je5 (idiom) corpses are strewn across the field (typically after a battle)
- 尸山血海 屍山血海 shī shān xuè hǎi ㄕ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄞˇ si1 saan1 hyut3 hoi2 lit. mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom)
- 尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān ㄕ ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄢ si1 wai6 sou3 caan1 to hold a sinecure (idiom)
- 碎尸万段 碎屍萬段 suì shī wàn duàn ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄕ ㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ seoi3 si1 maan6 dyun6 (idiom) to cut up sb's body into thousands of pieces (a hyperbolic threat)
- 五马分尸 五馬分屍 wǔ mǎ fēn shī ㄨˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄣ ㄕ ng5 maa5 fan1 si1 (idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember
- 行尸走肉 行屍走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕ ㄗㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ hang4 si1 zau2 juk6 walking corpse (idiom)