牛膝草 niú xī cǎo ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄠˇ ngau4 sat1 cou2
- hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
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牛
- 吹牛 chuī niú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ceoi1 ngau4 to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 奶牛 nǎi niú ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ naai5 ngau4 milk cow
- 牛奶 niú nǎi ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ ngau4 naai5 cow's milk
- 牛排 niú pái ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄞˊ ngau4 paai4 steak
- 蜗牛 蝸牛 wō niú ㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo1 ngau4 snail
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- 牛仔裤 牛仔褲 niú zǎi kù ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ ㄎㄨˋ ngau4 zai2 fu3 jeans
- 丑牛 chǒu niú ㄔㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ cau2 ngau4 Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
- 乳牛 rǔ niú ㄖㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ jyu5 ngau4 dairy cattle
- 公牛 gōng niú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄡˊ gung1 ngau4 bull
- 原牛 yuán niú ㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ jyun4 ngau4 aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox
- 和牛 hé niú ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo4 ngau4 wagyu
- 土牛 tǔ niú ㄊㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tou2 ngau4 clay ox
- 大牛 dà niú ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ daai6 ngau4 (coll.) leading light
- 天牛 tiān niú ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tin1 ngau4 Longhorn beetle
- 小牛 xiǎo niú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ siu2 ngau4 calf
- 斗牛 Dǒu Niú ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ dau2 ngau4 Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
- 牦牛 氂牛 máo niú ㄇㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ lei4 ngau4 yak (Bos grunniens)
- 水牛 shuǐ niú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ seoi2 ngau4 water buffalo
- 海牛 hǎi niú ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ hoi2 ngau4 manatee
- 牛B niú B ㄋㄧㄡˊ B ngau4 see 牛屄
膝
- 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ sat1 goi3 knee
- 促膝 cù xī ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cuk1 sat1 to sit knee to knee
- 牛膝 niú xī ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧ ngau4 sat1 Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
- 盘膝 盤膝 pán xī ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄧ pun4 sat1 cross-legged
- 绕膝 繞膝 rào xī ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ jiu5 sat1 (children) run around parent's knees
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- 膝下 xī xià ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sat1 haa6 at the knee (in reference to children)
- 膝袒 xī tǎn ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˇ sat1 taan2 to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
- 护膝 護膝 hù xī ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧ wu6 sat1 kneepad
- 双膝 雙膝 shuāng xī ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧ soeng1 sat1 both knees
- 齐膝 齊膝 qí xī ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ cai4 sat1 level with one's knees
- 屈膝礼 屈膝禮 qū xī lǐ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˇ wat1 sat1 lai5 curtsy
- 磕膝盖 磕膝蓋 kē xī gài ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ hap6 sat1 goi3 (dialect) knee
- 膝上型 xī shàng xíng ㄒㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat1 soeng6 jing4 laptop (computer)
- 膝上舞 xī shàng wǔ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ sat1 soeng6 mou5 lap dance
- 膝盖骨 膝蓋骨 xī gài gǔ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ sat1 goi3 gwat1 kneecap
- 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
- 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
- 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
- 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
草
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 草原 cǎo yuán ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ cou2 jyun4 grassland
- 草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ cou2 cung4 underbrush
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- 草地 cǎo dì ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ cou2 dei6 lawn
- 草坪 cǎo píng ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou2 ping4 lawn
- 草案 cǎo àn ㄘㄠˇ ㄢˋ cou2 on3 draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 草率 cǎo shuài ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ cou2 seot1 careless
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 起草 qǐ cǎo ㄑㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ hei2 cou2 to make a draft
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 乳草 rǔ cǎo ㄖㄨˇ ㄘㄠˇ jyu5 cou2 milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
- 干草 乾草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gon1 cou2 hay
- 仙草 xiān cǎo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ sin1 cou2 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 出草 chū cǎo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ceot1 cou2 (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
- 割草 gē cǎo ㄍㄜ ㄘㄠˇ got3 cou2 mow grass
- 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ ging6 cou2 tough upright grass
- 吃草 chī cǎo ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ hek3 cou2 to graze; to eat grass
Idioms with these characters
- 带牛佩犊 帶牛佩犢 dài niú pèi dú ㄉㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄟˋ ㄉㄨˊ daai3 ngau4 pui3 duk6 to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
- 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄠˊ do1 jyu4 ngau4 mou4 lit. as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
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- 汗牛充栋 汗牛充棟 hàn niú chōng dòng ㄏㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hon6 ngau4 cung1 dung3 lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
- 呼牛呼马 呼牛呼馬 hū niú hū mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 fu1 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 呼牛作马 呼牛作馬 hū niú zuò mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 zok3 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1 lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 老牛舐犊 老牛舐犢 lǎo niú shì dú ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨˊ lou5 ngau4 saai5 duk6 lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)
- 目无全牛 目無全牛 mù wú quán niú ㄇㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ muk6 mou4 cyun4 ngau4 to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled
- 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
- 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
- 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义)
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- 草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ cou2 gaan1 jan4 ming6 to have disregard for human life (idiom)
- 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˇ cou2 mun5 ling4 jyu5 lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1 (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 饭糗茹草 飯糗茹草 fàn qiǔ rú cǎo ㄈㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ faan6 jau2 jyu4 cou2 lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
Example sentences
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如果 雪松 着火 著火 了 ， 从 從 墙 牆 里 裡 长出 長出 来 來 的 牛膝草 会 會 说 說 什么 什麼 呢 ？
If the cedars have caught fire, what will the hyssops that grow out of the wall say?
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