鳖甲
鳖甲鱉甲 biē jiǎ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bit3 gaap3
- turtle shell
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More words with these characters
鳖
- 土鳖土鱉 tǔ biē ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄝ tou2 bit3 ground beetle
- 地鳖地鱉 dì biē ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝ dei6 bit3 Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
- 斑鳖斑鱉 bān biē ㄅㄢ ㄅㄧㄝ baan1 bit3 Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
- 马鳖馬鱉 mǎ biē ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄧㄝ maa5 bit3 leech
- 鳖裙鱉裙 biē qún ㄅㄧㄝ ㄑㄩㄣˊ bit3 kwan4 the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
- 鳖边鱉邊 biē biān ㄅㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄢ (dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
甲
- 指甲 zhǐ jia ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ zi2 gaap3 fingernail
- 一甲 yī jiǎ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jat1 gaap3 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)
- 三甲 sān jiǎ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˇ saam1 gaap3 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
- 二甲 èr jiǎ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ji6 gaap3 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
- 保甲 bǎo jiǎ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bou2 gaap3 historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲[jia3] and jia are grouped in bao 保[bao3]
- 六甲 Liù jiǎ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ luk6 gaap3 (place name)
Idioms with these characters
- 瓮中之鳖甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zi1 bit3 lit. like a turtle in a jar
- 瓮中捉鳖甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē ㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄝ ung3 zung1 zuk3 bit3 lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
- 案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ on3 bing1 cuk1 gaap3 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ on3 gaap3 jau1 bing1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 丢盔弃甲丟盔棄甲 diū kuī qì jiǎ ㄉㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ diu1 kwai1 hei3 gaap3 (idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat
- 富甲一方 fù jiǎ yī fāng ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ fu3 gaap3 jat1 fong1 (idiom) to be the richest person (or family) in a region; to possess great wealth in one's locality
- 花甲之年 huā jiǎ zhī nián ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ faa1 gaap3 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old