秋霜
秋霜 qiū shuāng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄨㄤ cau1 soeng1
- autumn frost
- fig. white hair as sign of old age
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More words with these characters
秋
- 秋天 qiū tiān ㄑㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ cau1 tin1 autumn
- 秋季 qiū jì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ cau1 gwai3 autumn
- 中秋节中秋節 Zhōng qiū jié ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zung1 cau1 zit3 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
- 中秋 Zhōng qiū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ zung1 cau1 the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
- 仲秋 zhòng qiū ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ zung6 cau1 second month of autumn
- 初秋 chū qiū ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ co1 cau1 early autumn
霜
- 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄨㄤ syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1 (idiom) to make matters even worse
- 冰霜 bīng shuāng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ bing1 soeng1 (literary) ice formed in freezing weather as frost or icicles etc (often used as a metaphor for moral uprightness, strictness, sternness or aloofness)
- 早霜 zǎo shuāng ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ zou2 soeng1 early frost
- 白霜 bái shuāng ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄤ baak6 soeng1 hoar frost
- 眼霜 yǎn shuāng ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄤ ngaan5 soeng1 eye cream
- 砒霜 pī shuāng ㄆㄧ ㄕㄨㄤ pei1 soeng1 white arsenic
Idioms with these characters
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 冰壶秋月冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ bing1 wu2 cau1 jyut6 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- 春秋大梦春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (idiom)
- 风霜雨雪風霜雨雪 fēng shuāng yǔ xuě ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ fung1 soeng1 jyu5 syut3 lit. wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom)
- 冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng ㄌㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ laang5 joek6 bing1 soeng1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
- 欺霜傲雪 qī shuāng ào xuě ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ hei1 soeng1 ngou6 syut3 lit. cold-resistant (idiom)
- 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄨㄤ syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1 (idiom) to make matters even worse