颐养
颐养頤養 yí yǎng ㄧˊ ㄧㄤˇ ji4 joeng5
- to nourish
- to nurture
- to strengthen
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More words with these characters
颐
- 伙颐伙頤 huǒ yí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ fo2 ji4 variant of 夥頤|夥颐[huo3 yi2]
- 夥颐夥頤 huǒ yí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ fo2 ji4 (literary) very many
- 朵颐朵頤 duǒ yí ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ do2 ji4 (literary) to munch
- 程颐程頤 Chéng Yí ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˊ cing4 ji4 Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar
- 解颐解頤 jiě yí ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄧˊ gaai2 ji4 to smile
- 颐指頤指 yí zhǐ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ji4 zi2 to order with the chin
养
- 休养休養 xiū yǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ jau1 joeng5 to recuperate
- 供养供養 gōng yǎng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄤˇ gung1 joeng5 to supply
- 保养保養 bǎo yǎng ㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄤˇ bou2 joeng5 to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
- 修养修養 xiū yǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ sau1 joeng5 accomplishment
- 培养培養 péi yǎng ㄆㄟˊ ㄧㄤˇ pui4 joeng5 to cultivate
- 奉养奉養 fèng yǎng ㄈㄥˋ ㄧㄤˇ fung6 joeng5 to look after (elderly parents)
Idioms with these characters
- 大快朵颐大快朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ daai6 faai3 do2 ji4 (idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth)
- 颐性养寿頤性養壽 yí xìng yǎng shòu ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˋ ji4 sing3 joeng5 sau6 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
- 颐养天年頤養天年 yí yǎng tiān nián ㄧˊ ㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji4 joeng5 tin1 nin4 lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
- 颐指风使頤指風使 yí zhǐ fēng shǐ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄈㄥ ㄕˇ ji4 zi2 fung1 sai2 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- 颐指气使頤指氣使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ ㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ ji4 zi2 hei3 sai2 lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- 姑息养奸姑息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
- 俭以养廉儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
- 韬光养晦韜光養晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì ㄊㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ tou1 gwong1 joeng5 fui3 to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
- 修心养性修心養性 xiū xīn yǎng xìng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sau1 sam1 joeng5 sing3 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
- 养虎伤身養虎傷身 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄕㄤ ㄕㄣ joeng5 fu2 soeng1 san1 Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later