竭泽而渔 竭澤而漁
竭泽而渔 竭澤而漁 jié zé ér yú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˊ kit3 zaak6 ji4 jyu4
- lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
- fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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竭
- 竭力 jié lì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ kit3 lik6 to do one's utmost
- 衰竭 shuāi jié ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˊ seoi1 kit3 organ failure
- 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6 (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
- 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zing1 pei4 lik6 kit3 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
- 匮竭 匱竭 kuì jié ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gwai6 kit3 exhausted
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- 枯竭 kū jié ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧㄝˊ fu1 kit3 used up
- 殚竭 殫竭 dān jié ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˊ daan1 kit3 to use up
- 磬竭 qìng jié ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ hing3 kit3 used up
- 穷竭 窮竭 qióng jié ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ kung4 kit3 to exhaust
- 竭心 jié xīn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄣ kit3 sam1 to do one's utmost
- 竭尽 竭盡 jié jìn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ kit3 zeon6 to use up; to exhaust
- 竭诚 竭誠 jié chéng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄥˊ kit3 sing4 wholeheartedly
- 罄竭 qìng jié ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ hing3 kit3 variant of 磬竭
- 血竭 xuè jié ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ hyut3 kit3 dragon's blood (bright red tree resin)
- 热衰竭 熱衰竭 rè shuāi jié ㄖㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jit6 seoi1 kit3 heat exhaustion
- 穷竭法 窮竭法 qióng jié fǎ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄚˇ kung4 kit3 faat3 Archimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus)
- 再衰三竭 zài shuāi sān jié ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zoi3 seoi1 saam1 kit3 weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
- 心力衰竭 xīn lì shuāi jié ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˊ sam1 lik6 seoi1 kit3 heart failure
- 殚精竭虑 殫精竭慮 dān jīng jié lǜ ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄩˋ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
- 尽心竭力 盡心竭力 jìn xīn jié lì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ zeon6 sam1 kit3 lik6 to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
泽 澤
- 光泽 光澤 guāng zé ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄜˊ gwong1 zaak6 luster
- 沼泽 沼澤 zhǎo zé ㄓㄠˇ ㄗㄜˊ ziu2 zaak6 marsh
- 色泽 色澤 sè zé ㄙㄜˋ ㄗㄜˊ sik1 zaak6 color and luster
- 任泽 任澤 Rén zé ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ jam6 zaak6 see 任泽区
- 光泽 光澤 Guāng zé ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄜˊ gwong1 zaak6 see 光泽县
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- 安泽 安澤 Ān zé ㄢ ㄗㄜˊ on1 zaak6 see 安泽县
- 山泽 山澤 shān zé ㄕㄢ ㄗㄜˊ saan1 zaak6 the countryside
- 川泽 川澤 chuān zé ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗㄜˊ cyun1 zaak6 marshes
- 彭泽 彭澤 Péng zé ㄆㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ paang4 zaak6 see 彭泽县
- 恩泽 恩澤 ēn zé ㄣ ㄗㄜˊ jan1 zaak6 favor from an emperor or high official
- 会泽 會澤 Huì zé ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄜˊ wui6 zaak6 see 会泽县
- 津泽 津澤 jīn zé ㄐㄧㄣ ㄗㄜˊ zeon1 zaak6 fluids (esp. in plants)
- 洪泽 洪澤 Hóng zé ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ hung4 zaak6 see 洪泽区
- 深泽 深澤 Shēn zé ㄕㄣ ㄗㄜˊ sam1 zaak6 see 深泽县
- 润泽 潤澤 rùn zé ㄖㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄜˊ jeon6 zaak6 moist
- 泽塔 澤塔 zé tǎ ㄗㄜˊ ㄊㄚˇ zaak6 taap3 zeta (Greek letter Ζζ)
- 泽州 澤州 Zé zhōu ㄗㄜˊ ㄓㄡ zaak6 zau1 see 泽州县
- 泽库 澤庫 Zé kù ㄗㄜˊ ㄎㄨˋ zaak6 fu3 see 泽库县
- 泽普 澤普 Zé pǔ ㄗㄜˊ ㄆㄨˇ zaak6 pou2 see 泽普县
- 泽泻 澤瀉 zé xiè ㄗㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ zaak6 se3 common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica)
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
渔 漁
- 渔民 漁民 yú mín ㄩˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ jyu4 man4 fisherman
- 渔船 漁船 yú chuán ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ jyu4 syun4 fishing boat
- 李渔 李漁 Lǐ Yú ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˊ lei5 jyu4 Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist
- 渔人 漁人 yú rén ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ jyu4 jan4 fisherman
- 渔具 漁具 yú jù ㄩˊ ㄐㄩˋ jyu4 geoi6 fishing gear
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- 渔利 漁利 yú lì ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ jyu4 lei6 to make an unethical profit
- 渔场 漁場 yú chǎng ㄩˊ ㄔㄤˇ jyu4 coeng4 fishing ground
- 渔夫 漁夫 yú fū ㄩˊ ㄈㄨ jyu4 fu1 fisherman
- 渔妇 漁婦 yú fù ㄩˊ ㄈㄨˋ jyu4 fu5 fisherwoman
- 渔捞 漁撈 yú lāo ㄩˊ ㄌㄠ jyu4 laau4 fishing (as a commercial activity)
- 渔业 漁業 yú yè ㄩˊ ㄧㄝˋ jyu4 jip6 fishing industry
- 渔樵 漁樵 yú qiáo ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ (literary) fishermen and woodcutters (used to refer to rustic people or a simple, pastoral lifestyle)
- 渔汛 漁汛 yú xùn ㄩˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ jyu4 seon3 fishing season
- 渔港 漁港 yú gǎng ㄩˊ ㄍㄤˇ jyu4 gong2 fishing port
- 渔获 漁獲 yú huò ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ jyu4 wok6 fish catch
- 渔猎 漁獵 yú liè ㄩˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ jyu4 lip6 fishing and hunting
- 渔笼 漁籠 yú lóng ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ jyu4 lung4 fishing pot (trap)
- 渔网 漁網 yú wǎng ㄩˊ ㄨㄤˇ jyu4 mong5 fishing net
- 渔线 漁線 yú xiàn ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jyu4 sin3 fishing line
- 渔轮 漁輪 yú lún ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ jyu4 leon4 fishing vessel