蜗居 蝸居
蜗居 蝸居 wō jū ㄨㄛ ㄐㄩ wo1 geoi1
- humble abode
- to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
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蜗 蝸
- 蜗牛 蝸牛 wō niú ㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo1 ngau4 snail
- 耳蜗 耳蝸 ěr wō ㄦˇ ㄨㄛ ji5 wo1 (anatomy) cochlea
- 蜗庐 蝸廬 wō lú ㄨㄛ ㄌㄨˊ wo1 lou4 humble abode
- 蜗旋 蝸旋 wō xuán ㄨㄛ ㄒㄩㄢˊ wo1 syun4 to spiral
- 蜗杆 蝸桿 wō gǎn ㄨㄛ ㄍㄢˇ wo1 gon1 worm (mechanical engineering)
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- 蜗窗 蝸窗 wō chuāng ㄨㄛ ㄔㄨㄤ wo1 coeng1 (anatomy) round window (one of the two openings from the middle ear into the inner ear)
- 蜗蜒 蝸蜒 wō yán ㄨㄛ ㄧㄢˊ wo1 jin4 snail
- 蜗行 蝸行 wō xíng ㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄥˊ wo1 hang4 to advance at a snail's pace
- 蜗杆副 蝸桿副 wō gǎn fù ㄨㄛ ㄍㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ wo1 gon1 fu3 worm-gear pair
- 人工耳蜗 人工耳蝸 rén gōng ěr wō ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˇ ㄨㄛ jan4 gung1 ji5 wo1 cochlear implant
- 无壳蜗牛 無殼蝸牛 wú ké wō niú ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˊ ㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˊ mou4 hok3 wo1 ngau4 fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
- 蜗行牛步 蝸行牛步 wō xíng niú bù ㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ wo1 hang4 ngau4 bou6 lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom)
- 蚁斗蜗争 蟻鬥蝸爭 yǐ dòu wō zhēng ㄧˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄨㄛ ㄓㄥ ngai5 dau3 wo1 zang1 lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
居
- 定居 dìng jū ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩ ding6 geoi1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
- 居住 jū zhù ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋ geoi1 zyu6 to reside
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 群居 qún jū ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄩ kwan4 geoi1 to live together (in a large group or flock)
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- 邻居 鄰居 lín jū ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩ leon4 geoi1 neighbor
- 居民楼 居民樓 jū mín lóu ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄡˊ geoi1 man4 lau4 apartment building
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 人居 rén jū ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩ jan4 geoi1 human habitat
- 仙居 Xiān jū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄩ sin1 geoi1 see 仙居县
- 位居 wèi jū ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩ wai6 geoi1 to be located at
- 住居 zhù jū ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄩ zyu6 geoi1 to live
- 侨居 僑居 qiáo jū ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ kiu4 geoi1 to live far away from one's native place
- 分居 fēn jū ㄈㄣ ㄐㄩ fan1 geoi1 to separate (married couple)
- 卜居 bǔ jū ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄩ buk1 geoi1 to choose a home
- 同居 tóng jū ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩ tung4 geoi1 to live together
- 埃居 āi jū ㄞ ㄐㄩ aai1 geoi1 écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)
- 姘居 pīn jū ㄆㄧㄣ ㄐㄩ ping1 geoi1 to cohabit with a lover illicitly
- 孀居 shuāng jū ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄩ soeng1 geoi1 to live in widowhood (formal)
- 安居 Ān jū ㄢ ㄐㄩ on1 geoi1 see 安居区
Idioms with these characters
- 安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè ㄢ ㄐㄩ ㄌㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 geoi1 ngaau6 jip6 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
- 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ gung1 sing4 bat1 geoi1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
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- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi ㄐㄩ ㄢ ㄙ ㄨㄟ geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4 to think of danger in times of safety
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄠˋ geoi1 gung1 zi6 ngou6 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
- 居无定所 居無定所 jū wú dìng suǒ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
- 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ geoi1 sam1 bat1 loeng4 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
- 居心叵测 居心叵測 jū xīn pǒ cè ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ geoi1 sam1 po2 caak1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent