虚有其表 虛有其表
虚有其表 虛有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo ㄒㄩ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ heoi1 jau5 kei4 biu2
- looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
- not as good as it looks
- a reputation with no substance
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虚 虛
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 虚假 虛假 xū jiǎ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄚˇ heoi1 gaa2 false; phony; sham
- 虚伪 虛偽 xū wěi ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˇ heoi1 ngai6 false
- 虚幻 虛幻 xū huàn ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄢˋ heoi1 waan6 imaginary
- 虚弱 虛弱 xū ruò ㄒㄩ ㄖㄨㄛˋ heoi1 joek6 weak
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- 虚心 虛心 xū xīn ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ heoi1 sam1 open-minded
- 虚拟 虛擬 xū nǐ ㄒㄩ ㄋㄧˇ heoi1 ji5 to imagine; to make up
- 虚构 虛構 xū gòu ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ heoi1 kau3 to make up
- 谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩ him1 heoi1 modest
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 乘虚 乘虛 chéng xū ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ sing4 heoi1 to take advantage of weakness
- 务虚 務虛 wù xū ㄨˋ ㄒㄩ mou6 heoi1 to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)
- 太虚 太虛 Tài xū ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄩ taai3 heoi1 Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)
- 太虚 太虛 tài xū ㄊㄞˋ ㄒㄩ taai3 heoi1 great emptiness
- 心虚 心虛 xīn xū ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ sam1 heoi1 lacking in confidence
- 气虚 氣虛 qì xū ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄩ hei3 heoi1 deficiency of 气 (TCM)
- 玄虚 玄虛 xuán xū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩ jyun4 heoi1 (intentionally) mysterious; arcane
- 发虚 發虛 fā xū ㄈㄚ ㄒㄩ faat3 heoi1 to feel weak
- 脾虚 脾虛 pí xū ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄩ pei4 heoi1 depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)
- 虚像 虛像 xū xiàng ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi1 zoeng6 virtual image
有
- 享有 xiǎng yǒu ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ hoeng2 jau5 to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
- 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ zim3 jau5 to have
- 共有 gòng yǒu ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ gung6 jau5 in total there are ...
- 具有 jù yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄡˇ geoi6 jau5 to have; to possess
- 原有 yuán yǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ jyun4 jau5 original
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- 只有 zhǐ yǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ zi2 jau5 only have ...; there is only ...
- 含有 hán yǒu ㄏㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ham4 jau5 to contain
- 固有 gù yǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ gu3 jau5 intrinsic to sth
- 国有 國有 guó yǒu ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡˇ gwok3 jau5 nationalized
- 大有 dà yǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai6 jau5 there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望)
- 富有 fù yǒu ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ fu3 jau5 rich; wealthy; affluent
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 带有 帶有 dài yǒu ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai3 jau5 to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
- 患有 huàn yǒu ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ waan6 jau5 to contract (an illness)
- 所有 suǒ yǒu ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ so2 jau5 all
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 拥有 擁有 yōng yǒu ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ jung2 jau5 to have; to possess; to own
- 有事 yǒu shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ jau5 si6 to be occupied with sth
- 有些 yǒu xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ jau5 se1 some
- 有人 yǒu rén ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ jau5 jan4 someone
其
- 其中 qí zhōng ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ kei4 zung1 among
- 其他 qí tā ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄚ kei4 taa1 other
- 其实 其實 qí shí ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ kei4 sat6 actually; in fact; really
- 其后 其後 qí hòu ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ kei4 hau6 next
- 其次 qí cì ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ kei4 ci3 next
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- 其间 其間 qí jiān ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ kei4 gaan1 in between
- 其余 其餘 qí yú ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˊ kei4 jyu4 the rest
- 及其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ kap6 kei4 (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 尤其 yóu qí ㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ jau4 kei4 especially; particularly
- 极其 極其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ gik6 kei4 extremely
- 与其 與其 yǔ qí ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ jyu5 kei4 rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- 名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ ming4 fu3 kei4 sat6 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
- 恰如其分 qià rú qí fèn ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄣˋ hap1 jyu4 kei4 fan6 (idiom) appropriate
- 突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái ㄊㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 to arise abruptly
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán ㄎㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ kwaa1 kwaa1 kei4 taam4 (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
- 顺其自然 順其自然 shùn qí zì rán ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ seon6 kei4 zi6 jin4 to let nature take its course (idiom)
- 何其 hé qí ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ho4 kei4 (literary) (similar to 多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
- 其一 qí yī ㄑㄧˊ ㄧ kei4 jat1 one of the given (options etc)
- 其三 qí sān ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄢ kei4 saam1 thirdly
表
- 代表 dài biǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ doi6 biu2 representative
- 仪表 儀表 yí biǎo ㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ ji4 biu2 appearance
- 图表 圖表 tú biǎo ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ tou4 biu2 chart
- 地表 dì biǎo ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ dei6 biu2 the surface (of the earth)
- 报表 報表 bào biǎo ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ bou3 biu2 forms for reporting statistics
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- 外表 wài biǎo ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 biu2 external
- 手表 手錶 shǒu biǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄠˇ sau2 biu1 wristwatch
- 发表 發表 fā biǎo ㄈㄚ ㄅㄧㄠˇ faat3 biu2 to issue
- 表彰 biǎo zhāng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄤ biu2 zoeng1 to honor
- 表情 biǎo qíng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ biu2 cing4 (facial) expression
- 表态 表態 biǎo tài ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ biu2 taai3 to declare one's position
- 表扬 表揚 biǎo yáng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄤˊ biu2 joeng4 to praise
- 表明 biǎo míng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ biu2 ming4 to make clear
- 表格 biǎo gé ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄜˊ biu2 gaak3 form; table
- 表决 表決 biǎo jué ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ biu2 kyut3 to decide by vote
- 表演 biǎo yǎn ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ biu2 jin2 play
- 表率 biǎo shuài ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ biu2 seot1 example
- 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ biu2 jin6 to show
- 表白 biǎo bái ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˊ biu2 baak6 to explain oneself
- 表示 biǎo shì ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ biu2 si6 (of sb) to express; to state; to show