药食同源 藥食同源
药食同源 藥食同源 yào shí tóng yuán ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ joek6 sik6 tung4 jyun4
- lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
- fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
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药 藥
- 中药 中藥 zhōng yào ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ zung1 joek6 traditional Chinese medicine
- 火药 火藥 huǒ yào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ fo2 joek6 gunpowder
- 炸药 炸藥 zhà yào ㄓㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ zaa3 joek6 explosive; blasting agent; dynamite
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 药品 藥品 yào pǐn ㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ joek6 ban2 medicaments
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- 药店 藥店 yào diàn ㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ joek6 dim3 pharmacy; drugstore
- 药房 藥房 yào fáng ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤˊ joek6 fong4 pharmacy; drugstore
- 药方 藥方 yào fāng ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤ joek6 fong1 prescription
- 药材 藥材 yào cái ㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ joek6 coi4 medicinal ingredient
- 药水 藥水 yào shuǐ ㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ joek6 seoi2 medicine in liquid form
- 药片 藥片 yào piàn ㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ joek6 pin2 a (medicine) pill or tablet
- 药物 藥物 yào wù ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˋ joek6 mat6 medicaments
- 农药 農藥 nóng yào ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄠˋ nung4 joek6 agricultural chemical
- 医药 醫藥 yī yào ㄧ ㄧㄠˋ ji1 joek6 medical care and medicines
- 安眠药 安眠藥 ān mián yào ㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠˋ on1 min4 joek6 sleeping pill
- 下药 下藥 xià yào ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ haa6 joek6 to prescribe medicine
- 丹药 丹藥 dān yào ㄉㄢ ㄧㄠˋ daan1 joek6 Daoist elixir
- 仙药 仙藥 xiān yào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄧㄠˋ sin1 joek6 legendary magic potion of immortals
- 令药 令藥 lìng yào ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ling6 joek6 seasonal medication
- 假药 假藥 jiǎ yào ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaa2 joek6 fake drugs
食
- 主食 zhǔ shí ㄓㄨˇ ㄕˊ zyu2 sik6 staple food
- 伙食 huǒ shí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕˊ fo2 sik6 food
- 偏食 piān shí ㄆㄧㄢ ㄕˊ pin1 sik6 partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)
- 吸食 xī shí ㄒㄧ ㄕˊ kap1 sik6 (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
- 粮食 糧食 liáng shi ㄌㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄕ loeng4 sik6 foodstuff
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- 素食 sù shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊ sou3 sik6 vegetarian food
- 美食 měi shí ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˊ mei5 sik6 culinary delicacy
- 膳食 shàn shí ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˊ sin6 sik6 meals; food
- 零食 líng shí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ling4 sik6 snack; nibbles
- 食品 shí pǐn ㄕˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ sik6 ban2 foodstuff; food; provisions
- 食堂 shí táng ㄕˊ ㄊㄤˊ sik6 tong4 dining hall; cafeteria
- 食宿 shí sù ㄕˊ ㄙㄨˋ sik6 suk1 board and lodging
- 食欲 食慾 shí yù ㄕˊ ㄩˋ sik6 juk6 appetite
- 食物 shí wù ㄕˊ ㄨˋ sik6 mat6 food
- 食用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sik6 jung6 to eat; to consume
- 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ jam2 sik6 eating and drinking
- 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 乞食 qǐ shí ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ hat1 sik6 to beg for food
同
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 共同 gòng tóng ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ gung6 tung4 common
- 协同 協同 xié tóng ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ hip3 tung4 to cooperate
- 合同 hé tong ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄨㄥ hap6 tung4 contract; agreement
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- 同一 tóng yī ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧ tung4 jat1 identical; the same
- 同事 tóng shì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ tung4 si6 colleague; co-worker
- 同人 tóng rén ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ tung4 jan4 people from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague
- 同伙 tóng huǒ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ tung4 fo2 colleague
- 同伴 tóng bàn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄢˋ tung4 bun6 companion; comrade; fellow
- 同化 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 faa3 assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
- 同学 同學 tóng xué ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ tung4 hok6 to study at the same school
- 同年 tóng nián ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ tung4 nin4 the same year
- 同心 tóng xīn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tung4 sam1 to be of one mind; united
- 同志 tóng zhì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓˋ tung4 zi3 comrade
- 同情 tóng qíng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ tung4 cing4 to sympathize with
- 同意 tóng yì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ tung4 ji3 to agree
- 同感 tóng gǎn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄢˇ tung4 gam2 (have the) same feeling
- 同时 同時 tóng shí ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˊ tung4 si4 at the same time; simultaneously
- 同期 tóng qī ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧ tung4 kei4 the corresponding time period (in a different year etc)
源
- 来源 來源 lái yuán ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ loi4 jyun4 source (of information etc)
- 根源 gēn yuán ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gan1 jyun4 origin
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 泉源 quán yuán ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ cyun4 jyun4 springhead
- 渊源 淵源 yuān yuán ㄩㄢ ㄩㄢˊ jyun1 jyun4 origin
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- 源于 源於 yuán yú ㄩㄢˊ ㄩˊ jyun4 jyu1 has its origins in
- 源泉 yuán quán ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ jyun4 cyun4 fountainhead
- 源头 源頭 yuán tóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ jyun4 tau4 source; origin; fountainhead
- 能源 néng yuán ㄋㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ nang4 jyun4 energy sources; energy
- 资源 資源 zī yuán ㄗ ㄩㄢˊ zi1 jyun4 natural resource (such as water or minerals)
- 起源 qǐ yuán ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄢˊ hei2 jyun4 origin
- 电源 電源 diàn yuán ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ din6 jyun4 electric power source
- 来源于 來源於 lái yuán yú ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄩˊ loi4 jyun4 jyu1 to originate in
- 发源地 發源地 fā yuán dì ㄈㄚ ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ faat3 jyun4 dei6 place of origin
- 源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jyun4 jyun4 bat1 dyun6 (idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
- 乳源 Rǔ yuán ㄖㄨˇ ㄩㄢˊ jyu5 jyun4 see 乳源瑶族自治县
- 光源 guāng yuán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄩㄢˊ gwong1 jyun4 light source
- 内源 內源 nèi yuán ㄋㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ noi6 jyun4 source
- 兵源 bīng yuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄩㄢˊ bing1 jyun4 manpower resources (for military service)
- 凌源 Líng yuán ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ling4 jyun4 see 凌源市