甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜 jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓ ㄇㄧˋ ㄊㄤˊ , ㄧˇ ㄓ ㄆㄧ ㄕㄨㄤ gaap3 zi1 mat6 tong4 jyut3 zi1 pei1 soeng1
- one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
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甲
- 指甲 zhǐ jia ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ zi2 gaap3 fingernail
- 一甲 yī jiǎ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jat1 gaap3 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 状元, 榜眼, and 探花, respectively)
- 三甲 sān jiǎ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˇ saam1 gaap3 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
- 二甲 èr jiǎ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ji6 gaap3 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
- 保甲 bǎo jiǎ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bou2 gaap3 historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲 and jia are grouped in bao 保
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- 六甲 Liù jiǎ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ luk6 gaap3 (place name)
- 卜甲 bǔ jiǎ ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ buk1 gaap3 oracle tortoise shell
- 意甲 Yì Jiǎ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ji3 gaap3 Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system
- 戎甲 róng jiǎ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jung4 gaap3 weapons and armor
- 披甲 pī jiǎ ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ pei1 gaap3 to don armor
- 某甲 mǒu jiǎ ㄇㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ mau5 gaap3 somebody
- 机甲 機甲 jī jiǎ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ gei1 gaap3 mecha (human-operated robots in Japanese manga)
- 甲乙 jiǎ yǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧˇ gaap3 jyut3 first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- 甲亢 jiǎ kàng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄤˋ gaap3 gong1 hyperthyroidism
- 甲冑 jiǎ zhòu ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡˋ variant of 甲胄
- 甲午 jiǎ wǔ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇ gaap3 ng5 thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
- 甲型 jiǎ xíng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gaap3 jing4 type A
- 甲基 jiǎ jī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧ gaap3 gei1 methyl group (chemistry)
- 甲子 jiǎ zǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ gaap3 zi2 first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支)
- 甲寅 jiǎ yín ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄣˊ gaap3 jan4 51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
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
蜜
- 甜蜜 tián mì ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ tim4 mat6 sweet
- 蜂蜜 fēng mì ㄈㄥ ㄇㄧˋ fung1 mat6 honey
- 蜜月 mì yuè ㄇㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ mat6 jyut6 honeymoon
- 蜜蜂 mì fēng ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄥ mat6 fung1 bee
- 唇蜜 chún mì ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ seon4 mat6 lip gloss
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- 小蜜 xiǎo mì ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧˋ siu2 mat6 (derog.) girlfriend of a married man
- 糖蜜 táng mì ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄧˋ tong4 mat6 molasses
- 花蜜 huā mì ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄧˋ faa1 mat6 nectar
- 蜜囊 mì náng ㄇㄧˋ ㄋㄤˊ mat6 nong4 honey sac (bee anatomy)
- 蜜柑 mì gān ㄇㄧˋ ㄍㄢ mat6 gam1 mandarin orange
- 蜜桃 mì táo ㄇㄧˋ ㄊㄠˊ mat6 tou4 honey peach
- 蜜枣 蜜棗 mì zǎo ㄇㄧˋ ㄗㄠˇ mat6 zou2 candied jujube
- 蜜源 mì yuán ㄇㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ mat6 jyun4 nectar source
- 蜜獾 mì huān ㄇㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄢ honey badger (Mellivora capensis)
- 蜜穴 mì xué ㄇㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ mat6 jyut6 (coll.) vagina
- 蜜糖 mì táng ㄇㄧˋ ㄊㄤˊ mat6 tong4 honey
- 蜜罐 mì guàn ㄇㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ mat6 gun3 honey pot
- 蜜胺 mì àn ㄇㄧˋ ㄢˋ mat6 on1 melamine (loanword)
- 蜜蜡 蜜蠟 mì là ㄇㄧˋ ㄌㄚˋ mat6 laap6 beeswax
- 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ ㄇㄧˋ ㄩˇ mat6 jyu5 sweet words
糖
- 喜糖 xǐ táng ㄒㄧˇ ㄊㄤˊ hei2 tong2 sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
- 砂糖 shā táng ㄕㄚ ㄊㄤˊ saa1 tong4 granulated sugar
- 糖果 táng guǒ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ tong4 gwo2 candy
- 口香糖 kǒu xiāng táng ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄤˊ hau2 hoeng1 tong2 chewing gum
- 糖尿病 táng niào bìng ㄊㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ tong4 niu6 beng6 diabetes; diabetes mellitus
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- 丁糖 dīng táng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ding1 tong4 tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
- 丙糖 bǐng táng ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄤˊ bing2 tong4 triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛
- 乳糖 rǔ táng ㄖㄨˇ ㄊㄤˊ jyu5 tong4 lactose
- 二糖 èr táng ㄦˋ ㄊㄤˊ ji6 tong4 disaccharide
- 代糖 dài táng ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄤˊ doi6 tong4 sugar substitute
- 冰糖 bīng táng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄊㄤˊ bing1 tong4 crystal sugar
- 单糖 單糖 dān táng ㄉㄢ ㄊㄤˊ daan1 tong4 monosaccharide
- 多糖 duō táng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄊㄤˊ do1 tong4 polysaccharide
- 寡糖 guǎ táng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄤˊ gwaa2 tong4 oligosaccharide
- 己糖 jǐ táng ㄐㄧˇ ㄊㄤˊ gei2 tong4 hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
- 庚糖 gēng táng ㄍㄥ ㄊㄤˊ gang1 tong4 heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
- 戊糖 wù táng ㄨˋ ㄊㄤˊ mou6 tong4 pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖
- 方糖 fāng táng ㄈㄤ ㄊㄤˊ fong1 tong4 sugar cube
- 木糖 mù táng ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄤˊ muk6 tong4 xylose (type of sugar)
- 果糖 guǒ táng ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄤˊ gwo2 tong4 fructose
Idioms with these characters
- 案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ on3 bing1 cuk1 gaap3 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ on3 gaap3 jau1 bing1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 丢盔弃甲 丟盔棄甲 diū kuī qì jiǎ ㄉㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ diu1 kwai1 hei3 gaap3 (idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat
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- 富甲一方 fù jiǎ yī fāng ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ fu3 gaap3 jat1 fong1 (idiom) to be the richest person (or family) in a region; to possess great wealth in one's locality
- 花甲之年 huā jiǎ zhī nián ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ faa1 gaap3 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old
- 身怀六甲 身懷六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 to be pregnant (idiom)
- 枕戈寝甲 枕戈寢甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ ㄓㄣˇ ㄍㄜ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ zam3 gwo1 cam2 gaap3 lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 必经之路 必經之路 bì jīng zhī lù ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨˋ bit1 ging1 zi1 lou6 (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
- 不败之地 不敗之地 bù bài zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6 (idiom) invincible position
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- 不急之务 不急之務 bù jí zhī wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓ ㄨˋ bat1 gap1 zi1 mou6 (idiom) a matter of no great urgency
- 不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 mou4 zi1 dei6 (idiom) barren land; desert
- 不情之请 不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥˇ bat1 cing4 zi1 cing2 (idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request
- 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄓ ㄎㄜˋ bat1 cuk1 zi1 haak3 (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest
- 不祥之兆 bù xiáng zhī zhào ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄓ ㄓㄠˋ bat1 coeng4 zi1 siu6 (idiom) bad omen
- 操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí ㄘㄠ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
- 成人之美 chéng rén zhī měi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄟˇ sing4 jan4 zi1 mei5 (idiom) beauty of helping others succeed; act of helping sb fulfill their wish
Example sentences
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甲 之 蜜糖 ， 乙 之 砒霜 。
One man's meat is another man's poison.
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