瓮中之鳖 甕中之鱉
瓮中之鳖 甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zi1 bit3
- lit. like a turtle in a jar
- to be trapped (idiom)
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瓮 甕
- 瓮城 甕城 wèng chéng ㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ ung3 sing4 enceinte of a city gate
- 瓮安 甕安 Wèng ān ㄨㄥˋ ㄢ ung3 on1 see 瓮安县
- 瓮棺 甕棺 wèng guān ㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ung3 gun1 funerary urn
- 瓮菜 甕菜 wèng cài ㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ variant of 蕹菜
- 瓮安县 甕安縣 Wèng ān Xiàn ㄨㄥˋ ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ung3 on1 jyun6 Weng'an, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
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- 瓮棺葬 甕棺葬 wèng guān zàng ㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄗㄤˋ ung3 gun1 zong3 urn burial
- 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zuk3 bit3 lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
- 瓮声瓮气 甕聲甕氣 wèng shēng wèng qì ㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ung3 seng1 ung3 hei3 to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
- 蓬户瓮牖 蓬戶甕牖 péng hù wèng yǒu ㄆㄥˊ ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ pung4 wu6 ung3 jau5 thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house
- 请君入瓮 請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄥˋ cing2 gwan1 jap6 ung3 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
之
- 之一 zhī yī ㄓ ㄧ zi1 jat1 one of (sth)
- 之下 zhī xià ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zi1 haa6 under
- 之中 zhī zhōng ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ zi1 zung1 inside
- 之内 之內 zhī nèi ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ zi1 noi6 inside; within
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
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- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 总之 總之 zǒng zhī ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ zung2 zi1 in a word
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
- 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 不正之风 不正之風 bù zhèng zhī fēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1 unhealthy tendency
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
鳖 鱉
- 土鳖 土鱉 tǔ biē ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄝ tou2 bit3 ground beetle
- 地鳖 地鱉 dì biē ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝ dei6 bit3 Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
- 斑鳖 斑鱉 bān biē ㄅㄢ ㄅㄧㄝ baan1 bit3 Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
- 马鳖 馬鱉 mǎ biē ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄧㄝ maa5 bit3 leech
- 鳖甲 鱉甲 biē jiǎ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bit3 gaap3 turtle shell
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- 鳖裙 鱉裙 biē qún ㄅㄧㄝ ㄑㄩㄣˊ bit3 kwan4 the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
- 鳖边 鱉邊 biē biān ㄅㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄢ (dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
- 山瑞鳖 山瑞鱉 shān ruì biē ㄕㄢ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧㄝ saan1 seoi6 bit3 wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
- 木鳖果 木鱉果 mù biē guǒ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄍㄨㄛˇ gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis)
- 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zuk3 bit3 lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
- 番木鳖碱 番木鱉鹼 fān mù biē jiǎn ㄈㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ faan1 muk6 bit3 gaan2 strychnine (C21H22N2O2)