秀逗 xiù dòu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄡˋ sau3 dau6
- to short-circuit
- (fig.) to have a mental lapse
- to get one's wires crossed
- to be addled
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秀
- 优秀 優秀 yōu xiù ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄡˋ jau1 sau3 outstanding; excellent
- 秀美 xiù měi ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄟˇ sau3 mei5 elegant
- 秀丽 秀麗 xiù lì ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧˋ sau3 lai6 pretty; beautiful
- 作秀 zuò xiù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ zok3 sau3 to show off (loanword, from English "show")
- 俊秀 jùn xiù ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ zeon3 sau3 well-favored
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- 娟秀 juān xiù ㄐㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄡˋ gyun1 sau3 beautiful
- 宜秀 Yí xiù ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ji4 sau3 see 宜秀区
- 心秀 xīn xiù ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄡˋ sam1 sau3 not manifesting one's inner quality
- 新秀 xīn xiù ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄡˋ san1 sau3 rising star; new talent
- 清秀 qīng xiù ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄡˋ cing1 sau3 delicate and pretty
- 独秀 獨秀 dú xiù ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ duk6 sau3 to surpass
- 秀场 秀場 xiù chǎng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄤˇ sau3 coeng4 live show venue
- 秀山 Xiù shān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢ sau3 saan1 Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重庆
- 秀峰 Xiù fēng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥ sau3 fung1 see 秀峰区
- 秀屿 秀嶼 Xiù yǔ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄩˇ sau3 jyu4 see 秀屿区
- 秀才 xiù cai ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄘㄞ sau3 coi4 a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
- 秀林 Xiù lín ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ sau3 lam4 Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien County 花莲县, east Taiwan
- 秀气 秀氣 xiù qi ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄑㄧ sau3 hei3 delicate
- 秀水 Xiù shuǐ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ sau3 seoi2 Xiushui or Hsiushui Township in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 秀洲 Xiù zhōu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄡ sau3 zau1 see 秀洲区
逗
- 逗留 dòu liú ㄉㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ dau6 lau4 to stay for a while; to sojourn
- 句逗 jù dòu ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄡˋ geoi3 dau6 punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
- 引逗 yǐn dòu ㄧㄣˇ ㄉㄡˋ jan5 dau6 to tantalize
- 挑逗 tiǎo dòu ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋ tiu1 dau6 to provoke
- 撩逗 liáo dòu ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄡˋ liu4 dau6 to provoke
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- 逗人 dòu rén ㄉㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ dau6 jan4 amusing
- 逗哏 dòu gén ㄉㄡˋ ㄍㄣˊ dau6 gan1 funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 对口相声)
- 逗嘴 dòu zuǐ ㄉㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ dau6 zeoi2 to banter
- 逗弄 dòu nòng ㄉㄡˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ dau6 lung6 to tease
- 逗引 dòu yǐn ㄉㄡˋ ㄧㄣˇ dau6 jan5 to make fun of
- 逗情 dòu qíng ㄉㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ dau6 cing4 to flirt
- 逗乐 逗樂 dòu lè ㄉㄡˋ ㄌㄜˋ dau6 lok6 to amuse oneself
- 逗比 dòu bī ㄉㄡˋ ㄅㄧ dau6 bei2 (slang) silly but amusing person
- 逗笑 dòu xiào ㄉㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ dau6 siu3 to amuse
- 逗号 逗號 dòu hào ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄠˋ dau6 hou6 comma (punct.)
- 逗趣 dòu qù ㄉㄡˋ ㄑㄩˋ dau6 ceoi3 to amuse
- 逗逼 dòu bī ㄉㄡˋ ㄅㄧ dau6 bik1 (slang) silly but amusing person
- 逗遛 dòu liú ㄉㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ dau6 lau4 variant of 逗留
- 逗点 逗點 dòu diǎn ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ dau6 dim2 comma
- 挑逗性 tiǎo dòu xìng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ tiu1 dau6 sing3 provocative
Idioms with these characters
- 后起之秀 後起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄡˋ hau6 hei2 zi1 sau3 (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
- 山明水秀 shān míng shuǐ xiù ㄕㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ saan1 ming4 seoi2 sau3 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
- 山清水秀 shān qīng shuǐ xiù ㄕㄢ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ saan1 cing1 seoi2 sau3 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
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- 秀色可餐 xiù sè kě cān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄘㄢ sau3 sik1 ho2 caan1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
- 秀外慧中 xiù wài huì zhōng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sau3 ngoi6 wai6 zung1 good-looking and intelligent (idiom)
- 一枝独秀 一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù ㄧ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ jat1 zi1 duk6 sau3 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
- 钟灵毓秀 鍾靈毓秀 zhōng líng yù xiù ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)