防波堤 fáng bō dī ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄛ ㄉㄧ fong4 bo1 tai4
- breakwater
- seawall
- fig. defensive buffer zone
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防
- 国防 國防 guó fáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄤˊ gwok3 fong4 national defense
- 提防 dī fang ㄉㄧ ˙ㄈㄤ tai4 fong4 to guard against
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 防备 防備 fáng bèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ fong4 bei6 to guard against
- 防守 fáng shǒu ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ fong4 sau2 to defend
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- 防止 fáng zhǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ fong4 zi2 to prevent
- 防水 fáng shuǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong4 seoi2 waterproof
- 防汛 fáng xùn ㄈㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ fong4 seon3 flood control
- 防治 fáng zhì ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˋ fong4 zi6 to prevent and cure
- 防疫 fáng yì ㄈㄤˊ ㄧˋ fong4 jik6 to prevent epidemics
- 防盗 防盜 fáng dào ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ fong4 dou6 to guard against theft
- 防御 防禦 fáng yù ㄈㄤˊ ㄩˋ fong4 jyu6 defense
- 防范 防範 fáng fàn ㄈㄤˊ ㄈㄢˋ fong4 faan6 to be on guard
- 防卫 防衛 fáng wèi ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ fong4 wai6 to defend
- 防护 防護 fáng hù ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨˋ fong4 wu6 to defend
- 预防 預防 yù fáng ㄩˋ ㄈㄤˊ jyu6 fong4 to prevent
- 防火墙 防火牆 fáng huǒ qiáng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ fong4 fo2 coeng4 firewall
- 防盗门 防盜門 fáng dào mén ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ fong4 dou6 mun4 security door
- 人防 rén fáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ jan4 fong4 civil air defence (abbr. for 人民防空)
- 以防 yǐ fáng ㄧˇ ㄈㄤˊ ji5 fong4 (so as) to avoid
波
- 奔波 bēn bō ㄅㄣ ㄅㄛ ban1 bo1 to rush about
- 波动 波動 bō dòng ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄥˋ bo1 dung6 to undulate
- 波及 bō jí ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧˊ bo1 kap6 to spread to
- 波折 bō zhé ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ bo1 zit3 twists and turns
- 波浪 bō làng ㄅㄛ ㄌㄤˋ bo1 long6 wave
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- 波涛 波濤 bō tāo ㄅㄛ ㄊㄠ bo1 tou4 billows; great waves; surging waves
- 波澜 波瀾 bō lán ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊ bo1 laan4 billows
- 风波 風波 fēng bō ㄈㄥ ㄅㄛ fung1 bo1 disturbance
- 微波炉 微波爐 wēi bō lú ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨˊ mei4 bo1 lou4 microwave oven
- 中波 Zhōng Bō ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄛ zung1 bo1 Chinese-Polish
- 中波 zhōng bō ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄛ zung1 bo1 medium wave (radio frequency range)
- 光波 guāng bō ㄍㄨㄤ ㄅㄛ gwong1 bo1 light wave
- 削波 xuē bō ㄒㄩㄝ ㄅㄛ soek3 bo1 clipping (signal processing)
- 力波 Lì bō ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄛ lik6 bo1 Reeb, a beer brand
- 劫波 jié bō ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄛ gip3 bo1 kalpa (loanword) (Hinduism)
- 古波 Gǔ bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛ gu2 bo1 Gubo (a personal name)
- 周波 zhōu bō ㄓㄡ ㄅㄛ zau1 bo1 cycle (physics)
- 回波 huí bō ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ wui4 bo1 echo (e.g. radar)
- 基波 jī bō ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛ gei1 bo1 fundamental (wave)
- 宁波 寧波 Níng bō ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄛ ning4 bo1 see 宁波市
堤
- 堤坝 堤壩 dī bà ㄉㄧ ㄅㄚˋ tai4 baa3 dam
- 堤岸 dī àn ㄉㄧ ㄢˋ tai4 ngon6 embankment
- 堤防 dī fáng ㄉㄧ ㄈㄤˊ tai4 fong4 dike
- 决堤 決隄 jué dī ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧ kyut3 tai4 (of a watercourse) to breach its dike
- 海堤 hǎi dī ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧ hoi2 tai4 levee
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- 路堤 lù dī ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄧ lou6 tai4 (road or railway) embankment
- 那堤 nà tí ㄋㄚˋ ㄊㄧˊ naa5 tai4 (Tw) (loanword) latte
- 防潮堤 fáng cháo dī ㄈㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄧ fong4 ciu4 tai4 tide embankment
- 小孩堤防 Xiǎo hái Dī fáng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄉㄧ ㄈㄤˊ siu2 haai4 tai4 fong4 Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists
Idioms with these characters
- 防不胜防 防不勝防 fáng bù shèng fáng ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ fong4 bat1 sing1 fong4 (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent
- 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 mang4 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 波光粼粼 bō guāng lín lín ㄅㄛ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bo1 gwong1 leon4 leon4 (idiom) (of water) shimmering with ripples; glistening
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
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- 古井无波 古井無波 gǔ jǐng wú bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄅㄛ gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 (idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences
- 随波逐流 隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ceoi4 bo1 zuk6 lau4 to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
- 推波助澜 推波助瀾 tuī bō zhù lán ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum