爬灰 pá huī ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟ paa4 fui1
- incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
- also written 扒灰
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爬
- 爬山 pá shān ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄢ paa4 saan1 to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
- 连滚带爬 連滾帶爬 lián gǔn dài pá ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄚˊ lin4 gwan2 daai3 paa4 (idiom) stumbling and crawling; scrambling; frantically trying to escape
- 攀爬 pān pá ㄆㄢ ㄆㄚˊ paan1 paa4 to climb
- 爬上 pá shàng ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄤˋ paa4 soeng5 to climb up
- 爬升 pá shēng ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄥ paa4 sing1 to rise
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- 爬坡 pá pō ㄆㄚˊ ㄆㄛ paa4 bo1 to climb a slope; to go uphill
- 爬梳 pá shū ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄨ paa4 so1 to comb through (historical documents etc); to unravel
- 爬泳 pá yǒng ㄆㄚˊ ㄩㄥˇ paa4 wing6 (swimming) the crawl (front crawl stroke)
- 爬墙 爬牆 pá qiáng ㄆㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ paa4 coeng4 to climb a wall
- 爬犁 pá lí ㄆㄚˊ ㄌㄧˊ paa4 lai4 sledge
- 爬竿 pá gān ㄆㄚˊ ㄍㄢ paa4 gon1 pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)
- 爬虾 爬蝦 pá xiā ㄆㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄚ paa4 haa1 mantis shrimp
- 爬虫 爬蟲 pá chóng ㄆㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ paa4 cung4 reptile
- 爬行 pá xíng ㄆㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ paa4 hang4 to crawl
- 爬山虎 pá shān hǔ ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨˇ paa4 saan1 fu2 Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
- 爬格子 pá gé zi ㄆㄚˊ ㄍㄜˊ ˙ㄗ paa4 gaak3 zi2 (oral) to write (esp. for a living)
- 爬虫类 爬蟲類 pá chóng lèi ㄆㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄟˋ paa4 cung4 leoi6 reptiles
- 爬行类 爬行類 pá xíng lèi ㄆㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄟˋ paa4 hang4 leoi6 reptiles
- 狗爬式 gǒu pá shì ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄕˋ gau2 paa4 sik1 dog paddle (swimming style)
- 草爬子 cǎo pá zi ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄚˊ ˙ㄗ cou2 paa4 zi2 tick (zoology)
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)
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