璧还
璧还璧還 bì huán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ bik1 waan4
- return (a borrowed object) with thanks
- decline (a gift) with thanks
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More words with these characters
璧
- 合璧 hé bì ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ hap6 bik1 to match harmoniously
- 完璧 wán bì ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ jyun4 bik1 flawless piece of jade
- 拱璧 gǒng bì ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄧˋ gung2 bik1 a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center
- 璧山 Bì shān ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄢ bik1 saan1 see 璧山區|璧山区[Bi4 shan1 Qu1]
- 璧玉 bì yù ㄅㄧˋ ㄩˋ bik1 juk6 jade disk with a hole in the center
- 璧谢璧謝 bì xiè ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ bik1 ze6 decline (a gift) with thanks
还
- 偿还償還 cháng huán ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ soeng4 waan4 to repay; to reimburse
- 归还歸還 guī huán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwai1 waan4 to return sth
- 返还返還 fǎn huán ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ faan2 waan4 restitution
- 还原還原 huán yuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ waan4 jyun4 to restore to the original state
- 还好還好 hái hǎo ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ waan4 hou2 not bad; pretty good
- 还是還是 hái shi ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄕ waan4 si6 still (as before)
Idioms with these characters
- 怀璧其罪懷璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ waai4 bik1 kei4 zeoi6 lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
- 完璧归赵完璧歸趙 wán bì guī Zhào ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄠˋ jyun4 bik1 gwai1 ziu6 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
- 中西合璧 Zhōng Xī hé bì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ zung1 sai1 hap6 bik1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
- 珠联璧合珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé ㄓㄨ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ zyu1 lyun4 bik1 hap6 string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination
- 珠流璧转珠流璧轉 zhū liú bì zhuǎn ㄓㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ zyu1 lau4 bik1 zyun2 lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
- 返老还童返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 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
- 买椟还珠買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 衣锦还乡衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ji1 gam2 waan4 hoeng1 lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom)