焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷
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
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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
- 焚尸 焚屍 fén shī ㄈㄣˊ ㄕ fan4 si1 to cremate
- 焚毁 焚毀 fén huǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇ fan4 wai2 to burn down
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- 焚毁 焚燬 fén huǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˇ to burn down
- 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
膏
- 牙膏 yá gāo ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ ngaa4 gou1 toothpaste
- 石膏 shí gāo ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ sek6 gou1 gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
- 受膏 shòu gāo ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄠ sau6 gou1 to be anointed
- 唇膏 chún gāo ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄠ seon4 gou1 lip balm
- 恩膏 ēn gāo ㄣ ㄍㄠ jan1 gou1 rich favor
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- 油膏 yóu gāo ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄠ jau4 gou1 semi-solid fat-based substance
- 熬膏 áo gāo ㄠˊ ㄍㄠ ngou4 gou1 to simmer to a paste
- 脂膏 zhī gāo ㄓ ㄍㄠ zi1 gou1 fat
- 膏方 gāo fāng ㄍㄠ ㄈㄤ gou1 fong1 medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)
- 膏立 gào lì ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ gou1 laap6 to annoint
- 膏粱 gāo liáng ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ gou1 loeng4 fatty meat and fine grains; (by extension) exquisite food
- 膏药 膏藥 gāo yao ㄍㄠ ˙ㄧㄠ gou1 joek6 herbal plaster applied to a wound
- 膏血 gāo xuè ㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄝˋ gou1 hyut3 lit. fat and blood
- 药膏 藥膏 yào gāo ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄠ joek6 gou1 ointment
- 软膏 軟膏 ruǎn gāo ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄍㄠ jyun5 gou1 ointment
- 剃须膏 剃鬚膏 tì xū gāo ㄊㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄠ tai3 sou1 gou1 shaving cream
- 导热膏 導熱膏 dǎo rè gāo ㄉㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ ㄍㄠ dou6 jit6 gou1 thermal grease
- 挤牙膏 擠牙膏 jǐ yá gāo ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ zai1 ngaa4 gou1 lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
- 散热膏 散熱膏 sàn rè gāo ㄙㄢˋ ㄖㄜˋ ㄍㄠ saan2 jit6 gou1 thermal grease
- 枇杷膏 pí pá gāo ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ ㄍㄠ pei4 paa4 gou1 Pei Pa Koa, proprietary cough syrup made with traditional Chinese herbs
继 繼
- 相继 相繼 xiāng jì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˋ soeng1 gai3 in succession
- 继承 繼承 jì chéng ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ gai3 sing4 to inherit
- 继母 繼母 jì mǔ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ gai3 mou5 stepmother
- 继父 繼父 jì fù ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ gai3 fu6 stepfather
- 继续 繼續 jì xù ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩˋ gai3 zuk6 to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
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- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
- 中继 中繼 zhōng jì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ zung1 gai3 to relay
- 出继 出繼 chū jì ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˋ ceot1 gai3 to become adopted as heir
- 承继 承繼 chéng jì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ sing4 gai3 adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
- 继任 繼任 jì rèn ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄣˋ gai3 jam6 to succeed sb in a job
- 继位 繼位 jì wèi ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ gai3 wai6 to succeed to the throne
- 继兄 繼兄 jì xiōng ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ gai3 hing1 older stepbrother
- 继嗣 繼嗣 jì sì ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ gai3 zi6 to continue
- 继女 繼女 jì nǚ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ gai3 neoi5 stepdaughter
- 继妹 繼妹 jì mèi ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄟˋ gai3 mui6 younger stepsister
- 继姐 繼姐 jì jiě ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ gai3 ze2 older stepsister
- 继子 繼子 jì zǐ ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ gai3 zi2 stepson
- 继室 繼室 jì shì ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ gai3 sat1 second wife (of a widower)