苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 hau2 po4 sam1
- earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
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苦
- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 刻苦 kè kǔ ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ hak1 fu2 hardworking
- 受苦 shòu kǔ ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ sau6 fu2 to suffer hardship
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
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- 痛苦 tòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung3 fu2 pain
- 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gaan1 fu2 difficult
- 苦力 kǔ lì ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ fu2 lik6 bitter work
- 苦工 kǔ gōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ fu2 gung1 hard labor (in penal code)
- 苦心 kǔ xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 sam1 painstaking effort
- 苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ fu2 nou5 vexed
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 苦衷 kǔ zhōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ fu2 cung1 secret trouble
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇ sou3 fu2 to grumble
- 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ pan4 fu2 poverty-stricken
- 辛苦 xīn kǔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ san1 fu2 exhausting
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
口
- 人口 rén kǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ jan4 hau2 population
- 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
- 伤口 傷口 shāng kǒu ㄕㄤ ㄎㄡˇ soeng1 hau2 wound
- 入口 rù kǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ jap6 hau2 entrance
- 出口 chū kǒu ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ceot1 hau2 an exit
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- 口令 kǒu lìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ hau2 ling6 oral command
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 口吻 kǒu wěn ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ hau2 man5 tone of voice
- 口味 kǒu wèi ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ hau2 mei6 a person's preferences
- 口哨 kǒu shào ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ hau2 saau3 whistle
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 口径 口徑 kǒu jìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hau2 ging3 bore; caliber; diameter; aperture
- 口感 kǒu gǎn ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢˇ hau2 gam2 mouthfeel; texture (of food)
- 口才 kǒu cái ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ hau2 coi4 eloquence
- 口气 口氣 kǒu qì ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ hau2 hei3 tone of voice
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 口碑 kǒu bēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄟ hau2 bei1 public praise
- 口红 口紅 kǒu hóng ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ hau2 hung4 lipstick
- 口罩 kǒu zhào ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄠˋ hau2 zaau3 mask (surgical etc)
- 口腔 kǒu qiāng ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ hau2 hong1 oral cavity
婆
- 外婆 wài pó ㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ ngoi6 po4 (coll.) mother's mother
- 婆婆 pó po ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ po4 po2 husband's mother
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 巫婆 wū pó ㄨ ㄆㄛˊ mou4 po4 witch
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
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- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
- 公婆 gōng pó ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄛˊ gung1 po4 husband's parents; parents-in-law
- 占婆 Zhān pó ㄓㄢ ㄆㄛˊ zim1 po4 Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam
- 叔婆 shū pó ㄕㄨ ㄆㄛˊ suk1 po4 aunt by marriage
- 太婆 tài pó ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ taai3 po4 great-grandmother
- 姑婆 gū pó ㄍㄨ ㄆㄛˊ gu1 po4 grandfather's sister
- 姨婆 yí pó ㄧˊ ㄆㄛˊ ji4 po4 (strictly speaking) sister of one's maternal grandmother; (more broadly) grandaunt; sister of one's mother's mother or mother's father
- 婆姨 pó yí ㄆㄛˊ ㄧˊ po4 ji4 (dialect) wife
- 婆娑 pó suō ㄆㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ po4 so1 to swirl about
- 婆娘 pó niang ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ po4 noeng4 (dialect) wife
- 婆媳 pó xí ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧˊ po4 sik1 mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
- 婆子 pó zi ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄗ po4 zi2 old woman
- 婆心 pó xīn ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄣ po4 sam1 (literary) kindheartedness
- 媒婆 méi pó ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄛˊ mui4 po4 matchmaker
- 孟婆 Mèng pó ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ maang6 po4 (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life
心
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 人心 rén xīn ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jan4 sam1 popular feeling
- 信心 xìn xīn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ seon3 sam1 confidence
- 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn ㄕㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ soeng1 sam1 to grieve
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- 内心 內心 nèi xīn ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ noi6 sam1 heart; innermost being
- 同心 tóng xīn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tung4 sam1 to be of one mind; united
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 好心 hǎo xīn ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ hou2 sam1 kindness
- 存心 cún xīn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cyun4 sam1 deliberately
- 安心 ān xīn ㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ on1 sam1 at ease
- 专心 專心 zhuān xīn ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ zyun1 sam1 to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 心中 xīn zhōng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ sam1 zung1 central point
- 心事 xīn shì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ sam1 si6 a load on one's mind
- 心得 xīn dé ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄜˊ sam1 dak1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 心情 xīn qíng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sam1 cing4 mood; frame of mind
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 心爱 心愛 xīn ài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄞˋ sam1 oi3 beloved