越描越黑 yuè miáo yuè hēi ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄟ jyut6 miu4 jyut6 hak1
- lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get
- fig. to only make matters worse
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越
- 优越 優越 yōu yuè ㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ jau1 jyut6 superior
- 卓越 zhuó yuè ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ coek3 jyut6 outstanding
- 穿越 chuān yuè ㄔㄨㄢ ㄩㄝˋ cyun1 jyut6 to pass through
- 超越 chāo yuè ㄔㄠ ㄩㄝˋ ciu1 jyut6 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
- 越发 越發 yuè fā ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄚ jyut6 faat3 increasingly
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- 越过 越過 yuè guò ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ jyut6 gwo3 to cross over
- 跨越 kuà yuè ㄎㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ kwaa3 jyut6 to step across
- 越来越 越來越 yuè lái yuè ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄝˋ jyut6 loi4 jyut6 more and more
- 僭越 jiàn yuè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ cim3 jyut6 to usurp
- 北越 Běi Yuè ㄅㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ bak1 jyut6 North Vietnam
- 南越 Nán Yuè ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ naam4 jyut6 South Vietnam
- 吴越 吳越 Wú Yuè ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ng4 jyut6 states of south China in different historical periods
- 攀越 pān yuè ㄆㄢ ㄩㄝˋ paan1 jyut6 to climb over
- 横越 橫越 héng yuè ㄏㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ waang4 jyut6 to cross
- 檀越 tán yuè ㄊㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ taan4 jyut6 (Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)
- 清越 qīng yuè ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄝˋ cing1 jyut6 clear and melodious
- 激越 jī yuè ㄐㄧ ㄩㄝˋ gik1 jyut6 intense
- 百越 Bǎi Yuè ㄅㄞˇ ㄩㄝˋ baak3 jyut6 Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups
- 翻越 fān yuè ㄈㄢ ㄩㄝˋ faan1 jyut6 to cross
- 胡越 Hú Yuè ㄏㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ wu4 jyut6 the peoples north, west and south of China
描
- 扫描 掃描 sǎo miáo ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ sou3 miu4 to scan
- 描写 描寫 miáo xiě ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ miu4 se2 to describe; to depict; to portray
- 描绘 描繪 miáo huì ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ miu4 kui2 to describe; to depict; to portray
- 描述 miáo shù ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄨˋ miu4 seot6 to describe
- 素描 sù miáo ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ sou3 miu4 sketch
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- 回描 huí miáo ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ wui4 miu4 flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube)
- 描图 描圖 miáo tú ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄨˊ miu4 tou4 to trace
- 描摹 miáo mó ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄛˊ miu4 mou4 to trace over
- 描画 描畫 miáo huà ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ miu4 waak6 to draw
- 描红 描紅 miáo hóng ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ miu4 hung4 to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write)
- 描金 miáo jīn ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ miu4 gam1 to outline in gold
- 白描 bái miáo ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ baak6 miu4 line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style
- 扫描仪 掃描儀 sǎo miáo yí ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄧˊ sou3 miu4 ji4 scanner (device)
- 扫描器 掃描器 sǎo miáo qì ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ sou3 miu4 hei3 scanner
- 人物描写 人物描寫 rén wù miáo xiě ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ jan4 mat6 miu4 se2 portrayal
- 愈描愈黑 yù miáo yù hēi ㄩˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄟ jyu6 miu4 jyu6 hak1 see 越描越黑
- 数码扫描 數碼掃描 shù mǎ sǎo miáo ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ sou3 maa5 sou3 miu4 a digital scan
- 断层扫描 斷層掃描 duàn céng sǎo miáo ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ tyun5 cang4 sou3 miu4 CT scan (computed tomography scan)
- 超声扫描 超聲掃描 chāo shēng sǎo miáo ㄔㄠ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ciu1 sing1 sou3 miu4 ultrasonic scan
- 轻描淡写 輕描淡寫 qīng miáo dàn xiě ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ hing1 miu4 daam6 se2 (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal
黑
- 黑夜 hēi yè ㄏㄟ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 je6 night
- 黑客 hēi kè ㄏㄟ ㄎㄜˋ hak1 haak3 (computing) (loanword) hacker
- 黑心 hēi xīn ㄏㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ hak1 sam1 ruthless and lacking in conscience
- 黑手 hēi shǒu ㄏㄟ ㄕㄡˇ hak1 sau2 (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
- 黑暗 hēi àn ㄏㄟ ㄢˋ hak1 am3 dark
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- 黑板 hēi bǎn ㄏㄟ ㄅㄢˇ hak1 baan2 blackboard
- 黑白 hēi bái ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ hak1 baak6 black and white
- 黑色 hēi sè ㄏㄟ ㄙㄜˋ hak1 sik1 black
- 黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ ㄏㄟ ㄇㄚˇ hak1 maa5 dark horse
- 黑名单 黑名單 hēi míng dān ㄏㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ hak1 ming4 daan1 blacklist
- 黑社会 黑社會 hēi shè huì ㄏㄟ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ hak1 se5 wui2 criminal underworld
- 傍黑 bàng hēi ㄅㄤˋ ㄏㄟ bong6 hak1 dusk
- 天黑 tiān hēi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄟ tin1 hak1 to get dark
- 打黑 dǎ hēi ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄟ daa2 hak1 to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
- 抹黑 mǒ hēi ㄇㄛˇ ㄏㄟ mut3 hak1 to discredit
- 拉黑 lā hēi ㄌㄚ ㄏㄟ laai1 hak1 to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc)
- 扫黑 掃黑 sǎo hēi ㄙㄠˇ ㄏㄟ sou3 hak1 to crack down on illegal activities
- 揭黑 jiē hēi ㄐㄧㄝ ㄏㄟ kit3 hak1 to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc)
- 摸黑 mō hēi ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ mo2 hak1 to grope about in the dark
- 暗黑 àn hēi ㄢˋ ㄏㄟ am3 hak1 dark; dim