鲜花插在牛粪上 鮮花插在牛糞上
鲜花插在牛粪上 鮮花插在牛糞上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄔㄚ ㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 fan3 soeng5
- lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure
- fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
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鲜 鮮
- 保鲜 保鮮 bǎo xiān ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ bou2 sin1 to keep fresh; to preserve freshness
- 新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ san1 sin1 fresh (experience, food etc)
- 海鲜 海鮮 hǎi xiān ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢ hoi2 sin1 seafood
- 鲜奶 鮮奶 xiān nǎi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄞˇ sin1 naai5 fresh milk
- 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sin1 ming4 (of colors) bright; fresh and clear
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- 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sin1 wut6 vivid; lively
- 鲜美 鮮美 xiān měi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄟˇ sin1 mei5 fresh and delicious; tasty
- 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ sin1 faa1 flower
- 鲜血 鮮血 xiān xuè ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˋ sin1 hyut3 blood
- 鲜艳 鮮豔 xiān yàn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˋ bright-colored; gaily-colored
- 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢ saam1 sin1 three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
- 光鲜 光鮮 guāng xiān ㄍㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄢ gwong1 sin1 bright and neat
- 尝鲜 嘗鮮 cháng xiān ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ soeng4 sin1 to taste (fresh food or a delicacy)
- 朝鲜 朝鮮 Cháo xiǎn ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ciu4 sin1 North Korea
- 河鲜 河鮮 hé xiān ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ho4 sin1 freshwater fish, shrimp, crabs and clams etc
- 浅鲜 淺鮮 qiǎn xiǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ cin2 sin1 meager
- 生鲜 生鮮 shēng xiān ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ saang1 sin1 fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
- 鲜亮 鮮亮 xiān liang ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ sin1 loeng6 bright (color)
- 鲜剥 鮮剝 xiān bāo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄠ sin1 mok1 (of fruit, prawns etc) freshly peeled
- 鲜卑 鮮卑 Xiān bēi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄟ sin1 bei1 Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
花
- 插花 chā huā ㄔㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ caap3 faa1 flower arranging
- 桂花 guì huā ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ gwai3 faa1 osmanthus flowers
- 桃花 táo huā ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ tou4 faa1 peach blossom
- 梅花 méi huā ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄚ mui4 faa1 plum blossom
- 棉花 mián hua ㄇㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ min4 faa1 cotton
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- 火花 huǒ huā ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄚ fo2 faa1 spark
- 烟花 煙花 yān huā ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ jin1 faa1 fireworks
- 花卉 huā huì ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄟˋ faa1 wai2 flowers and plants
- 花园 花園 huā yuán ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˊ faa1 jyun2 garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
- 花心 huā xīn ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ faa1 sam1 fickle in love; unfaithful
- 花朵 huā duǒ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄛˇ faa1 do2 flower
- 花样 花樣 huā yàng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄤˋ faa1 joeng2 pattern
- 花瓣 huā bàn ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄢˋ faa1 faan2 petal
- 花瓶 huā píng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄆㄧㄥˊ faa1 ping4 flower vase
- 花生 huā shēng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄥ faa1 sang1 peanut
- 花盆 huā pén ㄏㄨㄚ ㄆㄣˊ faa1 pun4 flower pot
- 花纹 花紋 huā wén ㄏㄨㄚ ㄨㄣˊ faa1 man4 decorative design
- 花色 huā sè ㄏㄨㄚ ㄙㄜˋ faa1 sik1 variety
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 花费 花費 huā fèi ㄏㄨㄚ ㄈㄟˋ faa1 fai3 expense
插
- 插嘴 chā zuǐ ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ caap3 zeoi2 to interrupt (sb talking)
- 插图 插圖 chā tú ㄔㄚ ㄊㄨˊ caap3 tou4 illustration
- 插手 chā shǒu ㄔㄚ ㄕㄡˇ caap3 sau2 to get involved in
- 插曲 chā qǔ ㄔㄚ ㄑㄩˇ caap3 kuk1 music played during a movie, play etc
- 插花 chā huā ㄔㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ caap3 faa1 flower arranging
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- 内插 內插 nèi chā ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄚ noi6 caap3 to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral)
- 外插 wài chā ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄚ ngoi6 caap3 to extrapolate
- 安插 ān chā ㄢ ㄔㄚ on1 caap3 to place in a certain position
- 扦插 qiān chā ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ (agriculture) to plant by cuttage; to propagate from cuttings
- 抽插 chōu chā ㄔㄡ ㄔㄚ cau1 caap3 to slide in and out
- 排插 pái chā ㄆㄞˊ ㄔㄚ paai4 caap3 power strip
- 插上 chā shang ㄔㄚ ˙ㄕㄤ caap3 soeng5 to plug into
- 插件 chā jiàn ㄔㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˋ caap3 gin2 plug-in (software or hardware)
- 插值 chā zhí ㄔㄚ ㄓˊ caap3 zik6 interpolation (math.)
- 插入 chā rù ㄔㄚ ㄖㄨˋ caap3 jap6 to insert; to stick in; to plug in
- 插口 chā kǒu ㄔㄚ ㄎㄡˇ caap3 hau2 socket (for an electric plug)
- 插喉 chā hóu ㄔㄚ ㄏㄡˊ caap3 hau4 (coll.) to intubate
- 插孔 chā kǒng ㄔㄚ ㄎㄨㄥˇ caap3 hung2 jack
- 插座 chā zuò ㄔㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ caap3 zo6 socket
- 插排 chā pái ㄔㄚ ㄆㄞˊ caap3 paai4 power strip
在
- 何在 hé zài ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ho4 zoi6 where?
- 内在 內在 nèi zài ㄋㄟˋ ㄗㄞˋ noi6 zoi6 inner
- 在世 zài shì ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ zoi6 sai3 to be alive
- 在乎 zài hu ㄗㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨ zoi6 fu4 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 在内 在內 zài nèi ㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄟˋ zoi6 noi6 (included) in it
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- 在场 在場 zài chǎng ㄗㄞˋ ㄔㄤˇ zoi6 coeng4 to be present; to be on the scene
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 在座 zài zuò ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zoi6 zo6 to be present
- 在意 zài yì ㄗㄞˋ ㄧˋ zoi6 ji3 to care about
- 在于 在於 zài yú ㄗㄞˋ ㄩˊ zoi6 jyu1 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 在线 在線 zài xiàn ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zoi6 sin3 online; connected to the Internet
- 在职 在職 zài zhí ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˊ zoi6 zik1 to be employed
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
- 存在 cún zài ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ cyun4 zoi6 to exist
- 实在 實在 shí zài ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ sat6 zoi6 really
- 所在 suǒ zài ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞˋ so2 zoi6 place
- 旨在 zhǐ zài ㄓˇ ㄗㄞˋ zi2 zoi6 to have as its purpose
- 正在 zhèng zài ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ zing3 zoi6 to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 潜在 潛在 qián zài ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ cim4 zoi6 hidden
Idioms with these characters
- 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
- 屡见不鲜 屢見不鮮 lǚ jiàn bù xiān ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢ leoi5 gin3 bat1 sin1 a common occurrence (idiom)
- 旗帜鲜明 旗幟鮮明 qí zhì xiān míng ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ kei4 ci3 sin1 ming4 to show one's colors
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- 数见不鲜 數見不鮮 shuò jiàn bù xiān ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢ sou3 gin3 bat1 sin1 a common occurrence (idiom)
- 鲜为人知 鮮為人知 xiǎn wéi rén zhī ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ sin2 wai4 jan4 zi1 rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown
- 鲜血淋漓 鮮血淋漓 xiān xuè lín lí ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ sin1 hyut3 lam4 lei4 (idiom) drenched with blood; dripping with blood
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄤˋ baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
- 败柳残花 敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ baai6 lau5 caan4 faa1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
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- 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ pin3 dei6 hoi1 faa1 (idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
- 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
- 残花败柳 殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 春暖花开 春暖花開 chūn nuǎn huā kāi ㄔㄨㄣ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ceon1 nyun5 faa1 hoi1 lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom)
- 洞房花烛 洞房花燭 dòng fáng huā zhú ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˊ dung6 fong4 faa1 zuk1 bridal room and ornamented candles
- 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄩㄝˋ fung1 faa1 syut3 jyut6 wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance
- 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ faa1 hou2 jyut6 jyun4 lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
- 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi ㄔㄚ ㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
- 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn ㄔㄚ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄣˋ caap3 fo1 daa2 wan6 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
- 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄚ ㄓㄣ gin3 fung6 caap3 zam1 lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
- 安闲自在 安閑自在 ān xián zì zai ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ on1 haan4 zi6 zoi6 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 骨鲠在喉 骨鯁在喉 gǔ gěng zài hóu ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄡˊ gwat1 gang2 zoi6 hau4 fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
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- 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3 (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- 乐在其中 樂在其中 lè zài qí zhōng ㄌㄜˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ lok6 zoi6 kei4 zung1 to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
- 历历在目 歷歷在目 lì lì zài mù ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄨˋ lik6 lik6 zoi6 muk6 vivid in one's mind (idiom)
- 满不在乎 滿不在乎 mǎn bù zài hu ㄇㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨ mun5 bat1 zoi6 fu4 not in the least concerned (idiom)
- 芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi ㄇㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄟˋ mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
- 蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ ㄇㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ mung4 zoi6 gu2 leoi5 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
- 命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6 to be at death's door (idiom)
Example sentences
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别 別 把 鲜花 鮮花 插 在 牛 粪 糞 上 。
Don't cast pearls before swine.
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