食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘
食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1
- to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
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食
- 主食 zhǔ shí ㄓㄨˇ ㄕˊ zyu2 sik6 staple food
- 伙食 huǒ shí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕˊ fo2 sik6 food
- 偏食 piān shí ㄆㄧㄢ ㄕˊ pin1 sik6 partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)
- 吸食 xī shí ㄒㄧ ㄕˊ kap1 sik6 (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
- 粮食 糧食 liáng shi ㄌㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄕ loeng4 sik6 foodstuff
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- 素食 sù shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊ sou3 sik6 vegetarian food
- 美食 měi shí ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˊ mei5 sik6 culinary delicacy
- 膳食 shàn shí ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˊ sin6 sik6 meals; food
- 零食 líng shí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ling4 sik6 snack; nibbles
- 食品 shí pǐn ㄕˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ sik6 ban2 foodstuff; food; provisions
- 食堂 shí táng ㄕˊ ㄊㄤˊ sik6 tong4 dining hall; cafeteria
- 食宿 shí sù ㄕˊ ㄙㄨˋ sik6 suk1 board and lodging
- 食欲 食慾 shí yù ㄕˊ ㄩˋ sik6 juk6 appetite
- 食物 shí wù ㄕˊ ㄨˋ sik6 mat6 food
- 食用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sik6 jung6 to eat; to consume
- 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ jam2 sik6 eating and drinking
- 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 乞食 qǐ shí ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ hat1 sik6 to beg for food
荼
- 荼毒 tú dú ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄨˊ tou4 duk6 (literary) to cause great suffering
- 曼荼罗 曼荼羅 màn tú luó ㄇㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ maan6 tou4 lo4 (Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala
- 如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ jyu4 fo2 jyu4 tou4 like wildfire (idiom)
- 秋荼密网 秋荼密網 qiū tú mì wǎng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ cau1 tou4 mat6 mong5 flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
- 荼毒生灵 荼毒生靈 tú dú shēng líng ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tou4 duk6 sang1 ling4 to torment the people (idiom)
卧 臥
- 卧室 臥室 wò shì ㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ngo6 sat1 bedroom
- 卧房 臥房 wò fáng ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ ngo6 fong4 bedroom
- 卧铺 臥鋪 wò pù ㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄨˋ ngo6 pou1 a bed (on a train)
- 仰卧 仰臥 yǎng wò ㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ joeng5 ngo6 to lie supine
- 伏卧 伏臥 fú wò ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ fuk6 ngo6 lying down
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- 俯卧 俯臥 fǔ wò ㄈㄨˇ ㄨㄛˋ fu2 ngo6 to lie prone
- 倒卧 倒臥 dǎo wò ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄛˋ dou2 ngo6 to lie down
- 侧卧 側臥 cè wò ㄘㄜˋ ㄨㄛˋ zak1 ngo6 to lie on one's side
- 僵卧 僵臥 jiāng wò ㄐㄧㄤ ㄨㄛˋ goeng1 ngo6 to lie rigid and motionless
- 动卧 動臥 dòng wò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄛˋ dung6 ngo6 D-class (high-speed) sleeper train (D stands for Dongche 动车) (abbr. for 卧铺动车组列车)
- 横卧 橫臥 héng wò ㄏㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ waang4 ngo6 to recline
- 硬卧 硬臥 yìng wò ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄛˋ ngaang6 ngo6 hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)
- 卧位 臥位 wò wèi ㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ ngo6 wai2 berth
- 卧佛 臥佛 wò fó ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄛˊ ngo6 fat6 reclining Buddha
- 卧倒 臥倒 wò dǎo ㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˇ ngo6 dou2 to lie down
- 卧内 臥內 wò nèi ㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄟˋ ngo6 noi6 bedroom
- 卧具 臥具 wò jù ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄩˋ ngo6 geoi6 bedding
- 卧床 臥床 wò chuáng ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ngo6 cong4 to lie in bed
- 卧底 臥底 wò dǐ ㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˇ ngo6 dai2 to hide (as an undercover agent)
- 卧式 臥式 wò shì ㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ngo6 sik1 (of an object or device) horizontal in design; intended to lie flat or operate in a lying position
棘
- 棘手 jí shǒu ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ gik1 sau2 thorny (problem)
- 荆棘 荊棘 jīng jí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ging1 gik1 thistles and thorns
- 棘楚 jí chǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄨˇ gik1 co2 thorny problem
- 棘轮 棘輪 jí lún ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ gik1 leon4 ratchet
- 沙棘 shā jí ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧˊ saa1 gik1 (botany) sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
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- 腔棘鱼 腔棘魚 qiāng jí yú ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ hong1 gik1 jyu2 coelacanth
- 披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- 棘皮动物 棘皮動物 jí pí dòng wù ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ gik1 pei4 dung6 mat6 echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc
- 荆棘载途 荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 lit. a path covered in brambles