绵里藏针 綿裡藏針
绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄓㄣ min4 leoi5 cong4 zam1
- lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
- fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance
- a wolf in sheep's clothing
- an iron fist in a velvet glove
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绵 綿
- 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ hoi2 min4 (zoology) sea sponge
- 绵延 綿延 mián yán ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ min4 jin4 (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
- 连绵 連綿 lián mián ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ lin4 min4 continuous
- 延绵 延綿 yán mián ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ jin4 min4 to extend continuously
- 石绵 石綿 shí mián ㄕˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ sek6 min4 asbestos
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- 福绵 福綿 Fú mián ㄈㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ fuk1 min4 see 福绵区
- 丝绵 絲綿 sī mián ㄙ ㄇㄧㄢˊ si1 min4 silk floss
- 绵亘 綿亙 mián gèn ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄣˋ min4 gang2 to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)
- 绵力 綿力 mián lì ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ min4 lik6 one's limited power (humble expr.)
- 绵子 綿子 mián zi ㄇㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄗ min4 zi2 (dial.) silk floss
- 绵密 綿密 mián mì ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ min4 mat6 detailed
- 绵惙 綿惙 mián chuò ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄛˋ min4 zyut3 critically ill
- 绵竹 綿竹 Mián zhú ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ min4 zuk1 see 绵竹市
- 绵绸 綿綢 mián chóu ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄡˊ min4 cau4 rough-textured fabric of waste silk
- 绵绵 綿綿 mián mián ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ min4 min4 continuous
- 绵羊 綿羊 mián yáng ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ min4 joeng2 sheep
- 绵联 綿聯 mián lián ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ min4 lyun4 variant of 绵连
- 绵薄 綿薄 mián bó ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ min4 bok6 my humble effort
- 绵连 綿連 mián lián ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ min4 lin4 continuous
- 绵远 綿遠 mián yuǎn ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˇ min4 jyun5 remote
里 裡
- 公里 gōng lǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇ gung1 lei5 kilometer
- 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ naa5 leoi5 where?
- 夜里 夜裡 yè li ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧ je6 leoi5 during the night
- 家里 家裡 jiā lǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˇ gaa1 leoi5 home
- 心里 心裡 xīn li ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧ sam1 leoi5 chest
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- 怀里 懷裡 huái lǐ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ waai4 leoi5 embrace
- 手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ sau2 leoi5 in hand
- 里面 裏面 lǐ miàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ variant of 里面
- 里边 裡邊 lǐ bian ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ leoi5 bin1 inside
- 里面 裡面 lǐ miàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ leoi5 min6 inside
- 里头 裡頭 lǐ tou ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄊㄡ leoi5 tau4 inside; interior
- 这里 這裏 zhè lǐ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ variant of 这里
- 这里 這裡 zhè lǐ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ze2 leoi5 here
- 那里 那裡 nà li ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄧ naa5 leoi5 there; that place
- 邻里 鄰里 lín lǐ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ leon4 lei5 neighbor
- 里程 lǐ chéng ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ lei5 cing4 mileage (distance traveled)
- 心里话 心裡話 xīn li huà ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sam1 leoi5 waa6 (to express one's) true feelings
- 暗地里 暗地裡 àn dì li ㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧ am3 dei6 leoi5 secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- 里程碑 lǐ chéng bēi ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄟ lei5 cing4 bei1 milestone
- 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ paang4 cing4 maan6 lei5 the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
藏
- 埋藏 mái cáng ㄇㄞˊ ㄘㄤˊ maai4 cong4 to bury
- 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng ㄅㄠˇ ㄗㄤˋ bou2 zong6 precious mineral deposits
- 收藏 shōu cáng ㄕㄡ ㄘㄤˊ sau1 cong4 to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark
- 潜藏 潛藏 qián cáng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄤˊ cim4 cong4 hidden beneath the surface
- 珍藏 zhēn cáng ㄓㄣ ㄘㄤˊ zan1 cong4 a collection of rare and valuable items
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- 矿藏 礦藏 kuàng cáng ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄘㄤˊ kwong3 cong4 mineral resources
- 藏匿 cáng nì ㄘㄤˊ ㄋㄧˋ cong4 nik1 to cover up
- 藏品 cáng pǐn ㄘㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zong6 ban2 museum piece
- 藏身 cáng shēn ㄘㄤˊ ㄕㄣ cong4 san1 to hide
- 蕴藏 蘊藏 yùn cáng ㄩㄣˋ ㄘㄤˊ wan2 cong4 to hold in store
- 贮藏 貯藏 zhù cáng ㄓㄨˋ ㄘㄤˊ cyu5 cong4 to store up
- 躲藏 duǒ cáng ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄤˊ do2 cong4 to conceal oneself
- 隐藏 隱藏 yǐn cáng ㄧㄣˇ ㄘㄤˊ jan2 cong4 to hide
- 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄧˊ ㄘㄤˊ zuk1 mai4 cong4 to play hide-and-seek
- 三藏 Sān zàng ㄙㄢ ㄗㄤˋ saam1 zong6 Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
- 保藏 bǎo cáng ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄤˊ bou2 cong4 to keep in store
- 储藏 儲藏 chǔ cáng ㄔㄨˇ ㄘㄤˊ cyu5 cong4 to store
- 典藏 diǎn cáng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄤˊ din2 cong4 repository of items of cultural significance
- 冷藏 lěng cáng ㄌㄥˇ ㄘㄤˊ laang5 cong4 refrigeration
- 包藏 bāo cáng ㄅㄠ ㄘㄤˊ baau1 cong4 to contain
针 針
- 打针 打針 dǎ zhēn ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄣ daa2 zam1 to give or get an injection
- 方针 方針 fāng zhēn ㄈㄤ ㄓㄣ fong1 zam1 policy
- 针对 針對 zhēn duì ㄓㄣ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zam1 deoi3 to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
- 针灸 針灸 zhēn jiǔ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zam1 gau3 acupuncture and moxibustion
- 指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ zi2 naam4 zam1 compass
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- 针锋相对 針鋒相對 zhēn fēng xiāng duì ㄓㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zam1 fung1 soeng1 deoi3 to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
- 分针 分針 fēn zhēn ㄈㄣ ㄓㄣ fan1 zam1 minute hand (of a clock or watch)
- 别针 別針 bié zhēn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄣ bit6 zam1 pin
- 唱针 唱針 chàng zhēn ㄔㄤˋ ㄓㄣ coeng3 zam1 stylus (needle) of a record player
- 扎针 扎針 zhā zhēn ㄓㄚ ㄓㄣ zaat3 zam1 to give or have an acupuncture treatment
- 指针 指針 zhǐ zhēn ㄓˇ ㄓㄣ zi2 zam1 pointer on a gauge
- 排针 排針 pái zhēn ㄆㄞˊ ㄓㄣ paai4 zam1 (electronics) pin header; male header
- 探针 探針 tàn zhēn ㄊㄢˋ ㄓㄣ taam3 zam1 probe
- 撞针 撞針 zhuàng zhēn ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄣ zong6 zam1 firing pin
- 时针 時針 shí zhēn ㄕˊ ㄓㄣ si4 zam1 hand of a clock
- 晕针 暈針 yùn zhēn ㄩㄣˋ ㄓㄣ wan4 zam1 to faint during acupuncture or injection
- 松针 松針 sōng zhēn ㄙㄨㄥ ㄓㄣ cung4 zam1 pine needle
- 毫针 毫針 háo zhēn ㄏㄠˊ ㄓㄣ hou4 zam1 acupuncture needle
- 留针 留針 liú zhēn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄣ lau4 zam1 to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture)
- 砭针 砭針 biān zhēn ㄅㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ bin1 zam1 remonstrance