焦头烂额 焦頭爛額
焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄢˋ ㄜˊ ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6
- lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
- fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
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焦
- 焦急 jiāo jí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ziu1 gap1 anxiety
- 焦虑 焦慮 jiāo lǜ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄩˋ ziu1 leoi6 anxious
- 焦距 jiāo jù ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ziu1 keoi5 focal length
- 焦躁 jiāo zào ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄠˋ ziu1 cou3 fretful
- 焦点 焦點 jiāo diǎn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ziu1 dim2 (lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
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- 三焦 sān jiāo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ saam1 ziu1 (TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"
- 上焦 shàng jiāo ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ soeng5 ziu1 (TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)
- 下焦 xià jiāo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠ haa6 ziu1 (TCM) lower burner, the part of the body within the pelvic cavity (below the navel, including the kidneys, bladder and intestines)
- 中焦 zhōng jiāo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ zung1 ziu1 (TCM) middle burner, the part of the body within the abdominal cavity (between the diaphragm and the navel, including the spleen and stomach)
- 共焦 gòng jiāo ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ gung6 ziu1 confocal (math.)
- 千焦 qiān jiāo ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ cin1 ziu1 kilojoule
- 对焦 對焦 duì jiāo ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠ deoi3 ziu1 to focus (a camera)
- 心焦 xīn jiāo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠ sam1 ziu1 worried
- 散焦 sàn jiāo ㄙㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠ saan2 ziu1 to defocus
- 烤焦 kǎo jiāo ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠ haau1 ziu1 to burn (food by overroasting etc)
- 焦作 Jiāo zuò ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ziu1 zok3 see 焦作市
- 焦化 jiāo huà ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ziu1 faa3 to coke
- 焦噪 jiāo zào ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄠˋ ziu1 cou3 variant of 焦躁
- 焦土 jiāo tǔ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨˇ ziu1 tou2 scorched earth
- 焦外 jiāo wài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄞˋ ziu1 ngoi6 bokeh (photography)
头 頭
- 一头 一頭 yī tóu ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ jat1 tau4 one head
- 上头 上頭 shàng tou ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ soeng6 tau4 the top; the upper part; (its) surface
- 丫头 丫頭 yā tou ㄧㄚ ˙ㄊㄡ aa1 tau4 girl
- 低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 to bow the head
- 兆头 兆頭 zhào tou ㄓㄠˋ ˙ㄊㄡ siu6 tau4 omen
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- 出头 出頭 chū tóu ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ceot1 tau4 to get out of a predicament
- 前头 前頭 qián tou ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ cin4 tau4 in front
- 劲头 勁頭 jìn tóu ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ging6 tau4 enthusiasm
- 势头 勢頭 shì tóu ㄕˋ ㄊㄡˊ sai3 tau4 power
- 口头 口頭 kǒu tóu ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ hau2 tau4 oral
- 回头 回頭 huí tóu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ wui4 tau4 to turn round; to turn one's head
- 外头 外頭 wài tou ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄡ ngoi6 tau4 outside; outdoors
- 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ geoi6 tau4 tycoon
- 带头 帶頭 dài tóu ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ daai3 tau4 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
- 后头 後頭 hòu tou ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ hau6 tau4 behind
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 念头 念頭 niàn tou ㄋㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡ nim6 tau4 thought; idea; intention
- 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ sau2 tau4 on hand
- 扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ nau2 tau4 to turn one's head
- 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ toi4 tau4 to raise one's head; to look up
烂 爛
- 灿烂 燦爛 càn làn ㄘㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ caan3 laan6 to glitter
- 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
- 腐烂 腐爛 fǔ làn ㄈㄨˇ ㄌㄢˋ fu6 laan6 to rot
- 唬烂 唬爛 hǔ làn ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄢˋ fu2 laan6 (slang) (Tw) to bullshit
- 度烂 度爛 dù làn ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ dok6 laan6 see 赌烂
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- 捣烂 搗爛 dǎo làn ㄉㄠˇ ㄌㄢˋ dou2 laan6 to mash
- 撕烂 撕爛 sī làn ㄙ ㄌㄢˋ si1 laan6 to tear up
- 撞烂 撞爛 zhuàng làn ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄢˋ zong6 laan6 to destroy by smashing
- 摆烂 擺爛 bǎi làn ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄢˋ baai2 laan6 (neologism, attested by 2014) (slang) to stop striving (esp. when one knows one cannot succeed); to let it all go to hell; (sports) to tank
- 朽烂 朽爛 xiǔ làn ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄢˋ nau2 laan6 rotten
- 比烂 比爛 bǐ làn ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄢˋ bei2 laan6 to compare two unsatisfactory things
- 溃烂 潰爛 kuì làn ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄢˋ kui2 laan6 to fester; to ulcerate
- 烂人 爛人 làn rén ㄌㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ laan6 jan4 (coll.) scumbag; lowlife; asshole
- 烂俗 爛俗 làn sú ㄌㄢˋ ㄙㄨˊ laan6 zuk6 clichéd
- 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi ㄌㄢˋ ㄨㄟˇ laan6 mei5 (of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)
- 烂崽 爛崽 làn zǎi ㄌㄢˋ ㄗㄞˇ laan6 zoi2 (dialect) hooligan; low-life
- 烂梗 爛梗 làn gěng ㄌㄢˋ ㄍㄥˇ lame joke
- 烂泥 爛泥 làn ní ㄌㄢˋ ㄋㄧˊ laan6 nai4 mud
- 烂漫 爛漫 làn màn ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ laan6 maan6 unaffected; unpretentious
- 烂熟 爛熟 làn shú ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄨˊ laan6 suk6 (of fruit) fully ripe; overripe
额 額
- 份额 份額 fèn é ㄈㄣˋ ㄜˊ fan6 ngaak6 share
- 匾额 匾額 biǎn é ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄜˊ bin2 ngaak6 a horizontal inscribed board
- 名额 名額 míng é ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˊ ming4 ngaak6 quota
- 定额 定額 dìng é ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄜˊ ding6 ngaak6 fixed amount
- 巨额 巨額 jù é ㄐㄩˋ ㄜˊ geoi6 ngaak2 a huge sum; an enormous amount (of money)
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- 差额 差額 chā é ㄔㄚ ㄜˊ caa1 ngaak6 balance (financial)
- 数额 數額 shù é ㄕㄨˋ ㄜˊ sou3 ngaak6 amount
- 总额 總額 zǒng é ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄜˊ zung2 ngaak2 total (amount or value)
- 金额 金額 jīn é ㄐㄧㄣ ㄜˊ gam1 ngaak2 sum of money; amount of money
- 额外 額外 é wài ㄜˊ ㄨㄞˋ ngaak6 ngoi6 extra
- 余额 餘額 yú é ㄩˊ ㄜˊ jyu4 ngaak2 balance (of an account, bill etc)
- 高额 高額 gāo é ㄍㄠ ㄜˊ gou1 ngaak2 high quota
- 全额 全額 quán é ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄜˊ cyun4 ngaak6 the full amount
- 前额 前額 qián é ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄜˊ cin4 ngaak6 forehead
- 员额 員額 yuán é ㄩㄢˊ ㄜˊ jyun4 ngaak6 authorized number of employees; staff quota
- 扁额 扁額 biǎn é ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄜˊ bin2 ngaak6 variant of 匾额
- 挽额 挽額 wǎn é ㄨㄢˇ ㄜˊ waan5 ngaak6 elegiac tablet
- 横额 橫額 héng é ㄏㄥˊ ㄜˊ waang4 ngaak6 horizontal tablet (for an inscription)
- 满额 滿額 mǎn é ㄇㄢˇ ㄜˊ mun5 ngaak2 the full amount
- 碑额 碑額 bēi é ㄅㄟ ㄜˊ bei1 ngaak6 the top part of a tablet