白茅
白茅 bái máo ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ baak6 maau4
- cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
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More words with these characters
白
茅
- 茅台茅臺 máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒[mao2 tai2 jiu3]
- 仙茅 xiān máo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄠˊ sin1 maau4 golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides)
- 前茅 qián máo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ cin4 maau4 forward patrol (military) (old)
- 包茅 bāo máo ㄅㄠ ㄇㄠˊ baau1 maau4 bundled thatch
- 思茅 Sī máo ㄙ ㄇㄠˊ si1 maau4 see 思茅區|思茅区[Si1 mao2 Qu1]
- 茅坑 máo kēng ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ maau4 haang1 latrine pit
Idioms with these characters
- 白费唇舌白費唇舌 bái fèi chún shé ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ baak6 fai3 seon4 sit3 to whistle down the wind
- 白驹过隙白駒過隙 bái jū guò xì ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˋ baak6 keoi1 gwo3 kwik1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
- 白旄黄钺白旄黃鉞 bái máo huáng yuè ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ baak6 mou4 wong4 jyut6 white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 白面书生白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 拔茅连茹拔茅連茹 bá máo lián rú ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
- 初出茅庐初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 茅塞顿开茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄞ maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
- 三顾茅庐三顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ saam1 gu3 maau4 lou4 lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times)
- 土阶茅茨土階茅茨 tǔ jiē máo cí ㄊㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄇㄠˊ ㄘˊ tou2 gaai1 maau4 ci4 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut