甲壳 甲殼
甲壳 甲殼 jiǎ qiào ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gaap3 hok3
- carapace
- crust
- outer shell
- also pr. [jia3 ke2]
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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
壳 殼
- 贝壳 貝殼 bèi ké ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄜˊ bui3 hok3 shell (of a mollusk)
- 介壳 介殼 jiè qiào ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gaai3 hok3 (zoology) shell
- 借壳 借殼 jiè ké ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄜˊ ze3 hok3 (finance) to acquire a company as a shell
- 卡壳 卡殼 qiǎ ké ㄑㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ kaa1 hok3 (of a bullet or shell) to jam
- 地壳 地殼 dì qiào ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˋ dei6 hok3 the Earth's crust
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- 外壳 外殼 wài ké ㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄜˊ ngoi6 hok3 envelope
- 弹壳 彈殼 dàn ké ㄉㄢˋ ㄎㄜˊ daan2 hok3 ammunition case
- 枳壳 枳殼 zhǐ qiào ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ zi2 hok3 bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM)
- 椰壳 椰殼 yē ké ㄧㄝ ㄎㄜˊ je4 hok3 coconut shell
- 机壳 機殼 jī qiào ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gei1 hok3 case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
- 壳儿 殼兒 ké r ㄎㄜˊ ㄦ hok3 ji4 shell
- 壳幔 殼幔 ké màn ㄎㄜˊ ㄇㄢˋ hok3 maan6 crust-mantle (geology)
- 壳牌 殼牌 Qiào pái ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄞˊ hok3 paai4 see 壳牌公司
- 壳菜 殼菜 qiào cài ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˋ hok3 coi3 mussels (as food)
- 壳质 殼質 qiào zhì ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄓˋ hok3 zat1 chitin
- 洋壳 洋殼 yáng qiào ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ joeng4 hok3 oceanic crust (geology)
- 皮壳 皮殼 pí qiào ㄆㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ pei4 hok3 carapace
- 破壳 破殼 pò ké ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄜˊ po3 hok3 (of a bird, insect etc) to hatch
- 硬壳 硬殼 yìng ké ㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˊ ngaang6 hok3 crust; hard shell
- 稻壳 稻殼 dào ké ㄉㄠˋ ㄎㄜˊ dou6 hok3 rice husk
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)