草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3
- lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义 三國演義 Sān guó Yǎn yì ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ )
- fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
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草
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 草原 cǎo yuán ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ cou2 jyun4 grassland
- 草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ cou2 cung4 underbrush
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- 草地 cǎo dì ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ cou2 dei6 lawn
- 草坪 cǎo píng ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou2 ping4 lawn
- 草案 cǎo àn ㄘㄠˇ ㄢˋ cou2 on3 draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 草率 cǎo shuài ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ cou2 seot1 careless
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 起草 qǐ cǎo ㄑㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ hei2 cou2 to make a draft
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 乳草 rǔ cǎo ㄖㄨˇ ㄘㄠˇ jyu5 cou2 milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
- 干草 乾草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gon1 cou2 hay
- 仙草 xiān cǎo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ sin1 cou2 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 出草 chū cǎo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ceot1 cou2 (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
- 割草 gē cǎo ㄍㄜ ㄘㄠˇ got3 cou2 mow grass
- 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ ging6 cou2 tough upright grass
- 吃草 chī cǎo ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ hek3 cou2 to graze; to eat grass
船
- 划船 huá chuán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ waa1 syun4 to row a boat
- 帆船 fān chuán ㄈㄢ ㄔㄨㄢˊ faan4 syun4 sailboat
- 渔船 漁船 yú chuán ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ jyu4 syun4 fishing boat
- 船员 船員 chuán yuán ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ syun4 jyun4 sailor
- 船桨 船槳 chuán jiǎng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ syun4 zoeng2 oar
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- 船舶 chuán bó ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ syun4 bok6 shipping
- 船长 船長 chuán zhǎng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ syun4 zoeng2 captain (of a boat)
- 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓ syun4 zek3 ship
- 轮船 輪船 lún chuán ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ leon4 syun4 steamship; steamer; steamboat
- 游船 遊船 yóu chuán ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ pleasure boat
- 飞船 飛船 fēi chuán ㄈㄟ ㄔㄨㄢˊ fei1 syun4 spaceship
- 水涨船高 水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄠ seoi2 zoeng3 syun4 gou1 the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
- 上船 shàng chuán ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng5 syun4 to get on the boat
- 乘船 chéng chuán ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sing4 syun4 to embark
- 兵船 bīng chuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bing1 syun4 man-of-war
- 冰船 bīng chuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bing1 syun4 ice breaker (ship)
- 包船 bāo chuán ㄅㄠ ㄔㄨㄢˊ baau1 syun4 to charter a ship
- 商船 shāng chuán ㄕㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ soeng1 syun4 merchant ship
- 客船 kè chuán ㄎㄜˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ haak3 syun4 passenger ship
- 宝船 寶船 bǎo chuán ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ bou2 syun4 Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 郑和
借
- 借助 jiè zhù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ ze3 zo6 to draw support from
- 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
- 借条 借條 jiè tiáo ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ze3 tiu4 receipt for a loan
- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 借贷 借貸 jiè dài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ ze3 taai3 to borrow or lend money
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- 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ze3 gaam3 to draw on (others' experience)
- 凭借 憑借 píng jiè ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ pang4 ze3 to rely on
- 借代 jiè dài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ ze3 doi6 metonymy
- 借以 jiè yǐ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ze3 ji5 so as to
- 借位 jiè wèi ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄟˋ ze3 wai2 in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
- 借住 jiè zhù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ ze3 zyu6 to lodge
- 借债 借債 jiè zhài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄞˋ ze3 zaai3 to borrow money
- 借光 jiè guāng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ze3 gwong1 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
- 借出 jiè chū ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄨ ze3 ceot1 to lend
- 借势 借勢 jiè shì ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ ze3 sai3 to borrow sb's authority
- 借取 jiè qǔ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩˇ ze3 ceoi2 to borrow
- 借命 jiè mìng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ze3 ming6 to live out a pointless existence
- 借问 借問 jiè wèn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄣˋ ze3 man6 (honorific) May I ask?
- 借单 借單 jiè dān ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄢ ze3 daan1 receipt for a loan
- 借喻 jiè yù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩˋ ze3 jyu6 to use sth as a metaphor
箭
- 火箭 huǒ jiàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fo2 zin3 rocket
- 令箭 lìng jiàn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ling6 zin3 arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
- 契箭 qì jiàn ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ kai3 zin3 arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
- 射箭 shè jiàn ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ se6 zin3 archery
- 弓箭 gōng jiàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gung1 zin3 bow and arrow
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- 暗箭 àn jiàn ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ am3 zin3 attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
- 箭杆 箭桿 jiàn gǎn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄢˇ zin3 gon1 arrow shaft
- 箭步 jiàn bù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ zin3 bou6 sudden big stride forward
- 箭牌 Jiàn pái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄞˊ zin3 paai4 Wrigley (chewing gum company)
- 箭矢 jiàn shǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˇ zin3 ci2 arrow
- 箭竹 jiàn zhú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˊ zin3 zuk1 bamboo (genus Fargesia)
- 箭镞 箭鏃 jiàn zú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄨˊ zin3 zuk6 arrowhead
- 箭靶 jiàn bǎ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˇ zin3 baa2 archery target; (fig.) target of criticism, pressure, attack or blame
- 箭头 箭頭 jiàn tóu ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ zin3 tau2 arrowhead
- 箭鱼 箭魚 jiàn yú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ zin3 jyu2 variant of 剑鱼
- 绿箭 綠箭 Lǜ jiàn ㄌㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ luk6 zin3 Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
- 茅箭 Máo jiàn ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ maau4 zin3 see 茅箭区
- 袖箭 xiù jiàn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zau6 zin3 spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
- 钢箭 鋼箭 gāng jiàn ㄍㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gong3 zin3 iron arrow
- 响箭 響箭 xiǎng jiàn ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hoeng2 zin3 whistling arrow (used in ancient times as a signal)