呀 aa¹ {ya}

1. In rhetorical question, it is used as an interrogative word; (interjection) 1. Oh! 2. Wow!

其 kei⁴ {qí}

(1) used in many idioms or sayings as rhetorical word

胺 on¹ {àn}

(word particle) It is a chemical compound

査 {chá}

1. to research
2. to check
3. to investigate
4. to examine
5. to refer to
6. to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

蛵 {xíng}

less common word for dragonfly 蜻蜓

丅 {xià}

1. down
2. downwards
3. below
4. lower
5. later
6. next (week etc)
7. second (of two parts)
8. to decline
9. to go down
10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
11. measure word to show the frequency of an action

虰 {dīng}

less common word for dragonfly 蜻蜓

辭〔辞〕 {cí}

1. word
2. statement
3. speech
4. lyrics
5. CL: 組,個
6. classical Chinese poem
7. CL: 首

㯭〔橹〕 {lǔ}

scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat) (free word)

樐〔橹〕 {lǔ}

scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat) (free word)

艣〔橹〕 {lǔ}

scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat) (free word)

艪〔橹〕 {lǔ}

scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat) (free word)

䛐〔词〕 {cí}

1. word
2. statement
3. speech
4. lyrics
5. CL: 組,個
6. classical Chinese poem
7. CL: 首

辤〔辞〕 {cí}

1. word
2. statement
3. speech
4. lyrics
5. CL: 組,個
6. classical Chinese poem
7. CL: 首

俤 {dì}

1. younger brother
2. junior male
3. I (modest word in letter)

服 {fú}

1. dose (measure word for medicine)
2. Taiwan pr. [fu2]

查 caa⁴ {chá}

1. to research
2. to check
3. to investigate
4. to examine
5. to refer to
6. to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

弟 dai⁶ {dì}

1. younger brother
2. junior male
3. I (modest word in letter)

讀〔读〕 duk⁶ {dú}

1. to read
2. to study
3. reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音

服 fuk⁶ {fù}

1. dose (measure word for medicine)
2. Taiwan pr. [fu2]

駕〔驾〕 gaa³ {jià}

1. to harness
2. to draw (a cart etc)
3. to drive
4. to pilot
5. to sail
6. to ride
7. your good self
8. prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)

下 haa⁶ {xià}

1. down
2. downwards
3. below
4. lower
5. later
6. next (week etc)
7. second (of two parts)
8. to decline
9. to go down
10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
11. measure word to show the frequency of an action

越 jyut⁶ {Yuè}

1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南

量 loeng⁴ {liàng}

1. capacity
2. quantity
3. amount
4. to estimate
5. abbr. for 量詞, classifier (in Chinese grammar)
6. measure word

呢 ne¹ {ne}

1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
5. particle indicating strong affirmation

些 se¹ {xiē}

1. some
2. few
3. several
4. measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)

諱〔讳〕 wai⁵ {huì}

1. to avoid mentioning
2. taboo word
3. name of deceased emperor or superior

字 zi⁶ {zì}

1. letter
2. symbol
3. character
4. word
5. CL: 個
6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

把屁 baa² pei³ {bǎ pì}

(slang with a swear word) an expression to say that something is useless; futile; pointless; meaningless

春袋 ceon¹ doi² {chūn dài}

(noun) (of men genitals) testicles; balls; scrotum a swear word to call someone a moron, dummy or fool

鏘鏘〔锵锵〕 coeng¹ coeng¹ {qiāng qiāng}

mimetic word, sounds of clashing metal, similar to 'clang clang'

串字 cyun³ zi⁶ {chuàn zì}

spell a word

屌閪 diu² hai¹ {diǎo sē}

Cantonese swearing word: it means man fucking a woman's vagina

屌你 diu² nei⁵ {diǎo nǐ}

Cantonese swearing word: fuck you

粉腸〔-肠〕 fan² coeng² {fěn cháng}

hopeless, lazy and having no progress in life; literally 'pig's intestine'; chitterlings (the small intestines of livestocks used as food); can be used as a curse word to call someone a jerk, used as an euphemism for the swear words 'dickface'

該煨〔该-〕 goi¹ wui¹ {gāi wēi}

(slang) (adjective) terrible; to be down on one's luck; to be out of luck; pitiful; tragic; serves one right, deserved; damnable; to have brought it upon oneself; to have it coming; deserving of the consquences; to have asked for it(interjection) oh my god!; my goodness!; goodness me!; my word!; oh my!1

人士 jan⁴ si⁶ {rén shì}

(noun) (A formal word of) folks

一部 jat¹ bou⁶ {yī bù}

Radical 1, [measure word] a thing, usually used with object or thing like cellphone or movie

一場〔-场〕 jat¹ coeng⁴ {yī cháng}

[measure word] one round or an event, such as a round of game, a dream, or a speech.

一份 jat¹ fan⁶ {yī fèn}

[measure word] a portion

一群 jat¹ kwan⁴ {yī qún}

[measure word] a group

一回 jat¹ wui⁴ {yī huí}

[measure word] one round, one time

一碗 jat¹ wun² {yì wǎn}

[measure word] a bowl of something

兩粒〔两-〕 loeng⁵ nap¹ {liǎng lì}

[measure word] two pieces

回歸〔-归〕 wui⁴ gwai¹ {huí guī}

(verb) 1. Revert back; for HongKongese, the word "回歸" always refers to Hong Kong回歸 reverts back to China in July 1, 1997.

造詞〔-词〕 zou⁶ ci⁴ {zào cí}

word creation

逐字 zuk⁶ zi⁶ {zhú zì}

word by word; character by character

吱聲〔-声〕 {zīshēng}

1. to utter a word
2. to make a sound
3. to cheep
4. to squeak
5. also pr. [zi1 sheng1]

阿巴 aa³ baa¹ {Ā bā}

1. Aba, southeast Nigerian city
2. Aba, the Lisu 傈僳 word for grandfather

阿爸 aa³ baa¹ {Ā bà}

1. Abba (Aramaic word father)
2. by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

暗合 am³ hap⁶ {àn hé}

1. to agree implicitly
2. of one mind
3. views coincide without a word exchanged

暗語〔-语〕 am³ jyu⁵ {àn yǔ}

code word

避忌 bei⁶ gei⁶ {bì jì}

taboo word

避諱〔-讳〕 bei⁶ wai⁵ {bì huì}

to avoid a taboo word or topic

避諱〔-讳〕 bei⁶ wai⁵ {bì hui}

1. to avoid a taboo word or topic
2. to refrain from
3. to avoid

變卦〔变-〕 bin³ gwaa³ {biàn guà}

1. to change one's mind
2. to go back on one's word

背約〔-约〕 bui³ joek³ {bèi yuē}

1. to break an agreement
2. to go back on one's word
3. to fail to keep one's promise

詞法〔词-〕 ci⁴ faat³ {cí fǎ}

1. morphology (linguistics)
2. word formation and inflection

詞庫〔词库〕 ci⁴ fu³ {cí kù}

1. word stock
2. lexicon

詞根〔词-〕 ci⁴ gan¹ {cí gēn}

radical of a compound word (in European language)

詞幹〔词干〕 ci⁴ gon³ {cí gàn}

word stem (in linguistics)

詞意〔词-〕 ci⁴ ji³ {cí yì}

1. meaning of word
2. sense

詞義〔词义〕 ci⁴ ji⁶ {cí yì}

meaning of a word

詞語〔词语〕 ci⁴ jyu⁵ {cí yǔ}

1. word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
2. term (e.g. technical term)
3. expression

詞源〔词-〕 ci⁴ jyun⁴ {cí yuán}

1. etymology
2. root of a word

詞類〔词类〕 ci⁴ leoi⁶ {cí lèi}

1. parts of speech (grammar)
2. word class
3. lexical category

詞頻〔词频〕 ci⁴ pan⁴ {cí pín}

word frequency

辭書〔辞书〕 ci⁴ syu¹ {cí shū}

1. word book
2. dictionary
3. encyclopedia

詞彙〔词汇〕 ci⁴ wui⁶ {cí huì}

1. vocabulary
2. list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)
3. word

詞序〔词-〕 ci⁴ zeoi⁶ {cí xù}

word order

詞綴〔词缀〕 ci⁴ zeoi⁶ {cí zhuì}

1. prefix or suffix of a compound word
2. affix (linguistics)

詞族〔词-〕 ci⁴ zuk⁶ {cí zú}

word family (cognate words within a given language)

暹羅〔-罗〕 cim³ lo⁴ {Xiān luó}

1. Siam (old word for Thailand)
2. Siamese

切音 cit³ jam¹ {qiè yīn}

to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words

潮語〔-语〕 ciu⁴ jyu⁵ {cháo yǔ}

1. fashionable word or phrase
2. abbr. for 潮流用語

蟲豸〔虫-〕 cung⁴ zi⁶ {chóng zhì}

1. small bug
2. base person (used as a curse word)

重音 cung⁵ jam¹ {zhòng yīn}

1. accent (of a word)
2. stress (on a syllable)

傳揚〔传扬〕 cyun⁴ joeng⁴ {chuán yáng}

to spread (by word of mouth)

單詞〔单词〕 daan¹ ci⁴ {dān cí}

1. word
2. CL: 個

單字〔单-〕 daan¹ zi⁶ {dān zì}

1. single Chinese character
2. word (in a foreign language)

搭話〔-话〕 daap³ waa⁶ {dā huà}

1. to talk
2. to get into conversation with
3. to send word

點穿〔点-〕 dim² cyun¹ {diǎn chuān}

1. to lay bare in a few words
2. to expose with a word

點破〔点-〕 dim² po³ {diǎn pò}

1. to lay bare in a few words
2. to expose with a word
3. to point out bluntly

虰蛵 ding¹ hing¹ {dīng xíng}

less common word for dragonfly 蜻蜓

倒裝〔-装〕 dou² zong¹ {dào zhuāng}

1. inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect)
2. anastrophe

反口 faan² hau² {fǎn kǒu}

1. to correct oneself
2. to renege
3. to break one's word

反嘴 faan² zeoi² {fǎn zuǐ}

1. to answer back
2. to contradict
3. to renege
4. to go back on one's word

分詞〔-词〕 fan¹ ci⁴ {fēn cí}

1. participle
2. word segmentation

複詞〔复词〕 fuk¹ ci⁴ {fù cí}

1. compound word
2. polysyllabic word

福晉〔-晋〕 fuk¹ zeon³ {fú jìn}

in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife

格物 gaak³ mat⁶ {gé wù}

1. to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學
2. word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

格緻〔-致〕 gaak³ zi³ {gé zhì}

1. to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge
2. abbr. for 格物致知
3. word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

感化 gam² faa³ {gǎn huà}

1. corrective influence
2. to reform (a criminal)
3. redemption (of a sinner)
4. to influence (a malefactor to a better life)
5. to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example

禁語〔-语〕 gam³ jyu⁵ {jìn yǔ}

1. taboo (word)
2. unmentionable word

虼蚤 gat¹ zou² {gè zao}

flea (common colloquial word)

叫板 giu³ baan² {jiào bǎn}

1. to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
2. (coll.) to challenge

改嘴 goi² zeoi² {gǎi zuǐ}

1. to deny
2. to go back on one's word

古義〔-义〕 gu² ji⁶ {gǔ yì}

1. ancient meaning
2. original or etymological meaning of a word

過火〔过-〕 gwo³ fo² {guò huǒ}

1. to go too far (in word or deed)
2. over the top

吭聲〔-声〕 hang¹ seng¹ {kēng shēng}

to utter a word

口令 hau² ling⁶ {kǒu lìng}

1. oral command
2. a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts)
3. password (used by sentry)

虛詞〔虚词〕 heoi¹ ci⁴ {xū cí}

word having grammatical function but no meaning

謙詞〔谦词〕 him¹ ci⁴ {qiān cí}

modest word (grammar)

音譯〔-译〕 jam¹ jik⁶ {yīn yì}

1. transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
2. characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)
3. transcription (linguistics)
4. to transcribe phonetic symbols

引申 jan⁵ san¹ {yǐn shēn}

1. to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc)
2. derivation

疑冰 ji⁴ bing¹ {yí bīng}

1. ignorant
2. doubt stemming from ignorance
3. (a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 莊子)

兒化〔儿-〕 ji⁴ faa³ {ér huà}

1. nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese
2. also called retroflex final or r-ization

耳垢 ji⁵ gau³ {ěr gòu}

1. ear dirt
2. common word for earwax 耵聹

義項〔义项〕 ji⁶ hong⁶ {yì xiàng}

sense (of a word)

異文〔异-〕 ji⁶ man⁴ {yì wén}

1. variant character
2. loan word
3. variant written form (for the same word)
4. different edition

譯詞〔译词〕 jik⁶ ci⁴ {yì cí}

translated word (such as company 公司 or bus 巴士 or club 俱樂部)

譯自〔译-〕 jik⁶ zi⁶ {yì zì}

1. translation from
2. loan from (e.g. English word)

應點〔应点〕 jing³ dim² {yìng diǎn}

to act on one's word

要之 jiu³ zi¹ {yào zhī}

1. in brief
2. in a word

約言〔约-〕 joek³ jin⁴ {yuē yán}

1. promise
2. one's word
3. pledge
4. abbreviation

語詞〔语词〕 jyu⁵ ci⁴ {yǔ cí}

1. word
2. significative
3. predicate

語尾〔语-〕 jyu⁵ mei⁵ {yǔ wěi}

1. word ending
2. suffix
3. inflection (grammar)

語序〔语-〕 jyu⁵ zeoi⁶ {yǔ xù}

word order

構詞〔构词〕 kau³ ci⁴ {gòu cí}

composite word

冷字 laang⁵ zi⁶ {lěng zì}

1. obscure word
2. unfamiliar character

留話〔-话〕 lau⁴ waa⁶ {liú huà}

1. to leave word
2. to leave a message

連寫〔连写〕 lin⁴ se² {lián xiě}

1. to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
2. (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)

連書〔连书〕 lin⁴ syu¹ {lián shū}

1. to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
2. (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)

煉字〔炼-〕 lin⁶ zi⁶ {liàn zì}

1. calligraphy practice
2. to search for the right word

零族 ling⁴ zuk⁶ {líng zú}

1. lit. zero group
2. another word for the inert or noble gases 惰性氣體

列缺 lit⁶ kyut³ {liè quē}

lightning (archaic word)

量詞〔-词〕 loeng⁶ ci⁴ {liàng cí}

1. classifier (in Chinese grammar)
2. measure word

聯想〔联-〕 lyun⁴ soeng² {lián xiǎng}

1. to associate (cognitively)
2. to make an associative connection
3. mental association
4. word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs

尾生 mei⁵ sang¹ {Wěi Shēng}

1. Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)
2. sb who keeps to their word no matter what

覓句〔觅-〕 mik⁶ geoi³ {mì jù}

to search for the right word (of poet)

冥合 ming⁵ hap⁶ {míng hé}

1. to agree implicitly
2. of one mind
3. views coincide without a word exchanged

爬蟲〔-虫〕 paa⁴ cung⁴ {pá chóng}

reptile (old or common word for 爬行動物)

潑物〔泼-〕 put³ mat⁶ {pō wù}

evil creature (curse word)

生詞〔-词〕 saang¹ ci⁴ {shēng cí}

1. new word (in textbook)
2. word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
3. CL: 組,個

捎信 saau¹ seon³ {shāo xìn}

1. to take a letter
2. to send word

實詞〔实词〕 sat⁶ ci⁴ {shí cí}

content word

守約〔-约〕 sau² joek³ {shǒu yuē}

1. to keep an appointment
2. to keep one's word

水玉 seoi² juk⁶ {shuǐ yù}

1. crystal
2. old word for 水晶

食言 sik⁶ jin⁴ {shí yán}

1. lit. to eat one's words
2. to break a promise
3. to go back on one's word
4. to renege
5. unsworn testimony

聲訓〔声训〕 sing¹ fan³ {shēng xùn}

explaining a character or word by using a homophone

縮語〔缩语〕 suk¹ jyu⁵ {suō yǔ}

1. abbreviated word
2. acronym

送信 sung³ seon³ {sòng xìn}

1. to send word
2. to deliver a letter

算數〔-数〕 syun³ sou³ {suàn shù}

1. to count numbers
2. to keep to one's word
3. to hold (i.e. to remain valid)
4. to count (i.e. to be important)

說話〔说话〕 syut³ waa⁶ {shuō huà}

1. to speak
2. to say
3. to talk
4. to gossip
5. to tell stories
6. talk
7. word

天螻〔-蝼〕 tin¹ lau⁴ {tiān lóu}

1. mole cricket
2. slang word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa

土狗 tou² gau² {tǔ gǒu}

1. native dog
2. mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄)

脫誤〔脱误〕 tyut³ ng⁶ {tuō wù}

1. omission
2. missing word

諱稱〔讳称〕 wai⁵ cing¹ {huì chēng}

1. euphemism
2. word used to avoid a taboo reference

韻腳〔韵脚〕 wan⁵ goek³ {yùn jiǎo}

1. rhyming word ending a line of verse
2. rhyme

會幕〔会-〕 wui² mok⁶ {huì mù}

tabernacle (biblical word for a meeting hall or tent)

會社〔会-〕 wui⁶ se⁵ {huì shè}

1. a guild
2. (in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild
3. the Japanese word for company

活用 wut⁶ jung⁶ {huó yòng}

1. to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly
2. to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)

進言〔进-〕 zeon³ jin⁴ {jìn yán}

1. to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position)
2. to offer a word of advice

吱聲〔-声〕 zi¹ seng¹ {zhī shēng}

1. to utter a word
2. to make a sound
3. to cheep
4. to squeak
5. also pr. [zi1 sheng1]

字根 zi⁶ gan¹ {zì gēn}

1. character root
2. word root
3. etymon

字數〔-数〕 zi⁶ sou³ {zì shù}

1. number of written characters
2. number of words
3. word-count

字組〔-组〕 zi⁶ zou² {zì zǔ}

1. block (of data)
2. code word

照抄 ziu³ caau¹ {zhào chāo}

to copy word-for-word

組詞〔组词〕 zou² ci⁴ {zǔ cí}

1. to combine words
2. word formation

組字〔组-〕 zou² zi⁶ {zǔ zì}

word formation

忠告 zung¹ gou³ {zhōng gào}

1. to give sb a word of advice
2. advice
3. counsel
4. a wise word

中綴〔-缀〕 zung¹ zeoi³ {zhōng zhuì}

infix (grammar), particle attached within a word or expression

總之〔总-〕 zung² zi¹ {zǒng zhī}

1. in a word
2. in short
3. in brief

轉口〔转-〕 zyun² hau² {zhuǎn kǒu}

1. entrepot
2. transit (of goods)
3. (coll.) to deny
4. to go back on one's word

煲冬瓜 bou¹ dung¹ gwaa¹ {bāo dōng guā}

a pun on the word 'Putonghua' (Mandarin); literally 'to boil a winter melon'

大家好 daai⁶ gaa¹ hou² {dà gū hǎo}

It is a greeting word, "hi everybody"

大懵鬼 daai⁶ mung² gwai² {dà měng guǐ}

noun; derogatory word, describes someone who is confused; muddle-headed, stupid

一個骨〔-个-〕 jat¹ go³ gwat¹ {yī ge gǔ}

15 minutes; quarter-hour; literal meaning: a piece of bone; Cantonese slang, derived from the English word 'quarter', the pronunciation of 'quart' sounds similar to the Cantonese pronunciation of '骨' (gwat1)

漏口風〔--风〕 lau⁶ hau² fung¹ {lòu kǒu fēng}

one's word exposing secrets (spoken)

馬介休〔马--〕 maa⁵ gaai³ jau¹ {mǎ jiè xiū}

Bacalhau, the Portuguese word for cod (dried and salted)

戇鳩仔〔戆鸠-〕 ngong⁶ gau¹ zai² {zhuàng jiū zǐ}

noun; swearing word, similar in meaning as idiot or stupid

阿爸父 aa³ baa¹ fu⁶ {Ā bà fù}

1. Abba (Aramaic word father)
2. by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

不做聲〔--声〕 bat¹ zou⁶ seng¹ {bù zuò shēng}

1. keep silent
2. not say a word

比喻義〔--义〕 bei² jyu⁶ ji⁶ {bǐ yù yì}

figurative meaning (of a word)

標題語〔标题语〕 biu¹ tai⁴ jyu⁵ {biāo tí yǔ}

1. title word
2. entry (in dictionary)

抽象詞〔--词〕 cau¹ zoeng⁶ ci⁴ {chōu xiàng cí}

abstract word

打招呼 daa² ziu¹ fu¹ {dǎ zhāo hu}

1. to greet sb by word or action
2. to give prior notice

單音詞〔单-词〕 daan¹ jam¹ ci⁴ {dān yīn cí}

monosyllabic word

單純詞〔单纯词〕 daan¹ seon⁴ ci⁴ {dān chún cí}

1. (linguistics) single-morpheme word
2. simple word

吊死鬼 diu³ sei² gwai² {diào sǐ guǐ}

1. ghost of a person who died by hanging
2. hanged person
3. (coll.) inchworm
4. hangman (word game)

多義詞〔-义词〕 do¹ ji⁶ ci⁴ {duō yì cí}

1. polyseme
2. polysemous word

倒裝句〔-装-〕 dou² zong¹ geoi³ {dào zhuāng jù}

1. inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect)
2. anastrophe

獨語句〔独语-〕 duk⁶ jyu⁵ geoi³ {dú yǔ jù}

one-word sentence

動量詞〔动-词〕 dung⁶ loeng⁶ ci⁴ {dòng liàng cí}

1. verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
2. measure word applying mainly to verbs

花大姐 faa¹ daai⁶ ze² {huā dà jiě}

common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢虫

發語詞〔发语词〕 faat³ jyu⁵ ci⁴ {fā yǔ cí}

1. form word
2. in classical Chinese, first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function

分至點〔--点〕 fan¹ zi³ dim² {fēn zhì diǎn}

1. common word for equinox and solstice
2. point of difference
3. point of divergence

呼呼哱 fu¹ fu¹ but⁶ {hū hū bō}

colloquial word for hoopoe bird (Upupa epops)

複合詞〔复-词〕 fuk¹ hap⁶ ci⁴ {fù hé cí}

compound word

複音詞〔复-词〕 fuk¹ jam¹ ci⁴ {fù yīn cí}

1. disyllabic word
2. polysyllabic word

噶舉派〔-举-〕 gaa¹ geoi² paai³ {Gá jǔ pài}

Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist

格斯塔 gaak³ si¹ taap³ {Gé sī tǎ}

1. Gestalt (loanword)
2. coherent whole
3. technical word used in psychology meaning the whole is more than the sum of its parts
4. holistic
5. integrated
6. total
7. also written 格式塔

檢字表〔检--〕 gim² zi⁶ biu² {jiǎn zì biǎo}

word index (of a dictionary)

官二代 gun¹ ji⁶ doi⁶ {guān èr dài}

1. children of officials
2. word created by analogy with 富二代

功能詞〔--词〕 gung¹ nang⁴ ci⁴ {gōng néng cí}

function word

過勞死〔过劳-〕 gwo³ lou⁴ sei² {guò láo sǐ}

karoshi (loan word from Japanese), death from overwork

合成詞〔--词〕 hap⁶ sing⁴ ci⁴ {hé chéng cí}

compound word

後置詞〔后-词〕 hau⁶ zi³ ci⁴ {hòu zhì cí}

1. postposition
2. suffix
3. word placed after

一句話〔--话〕 jat¹ geoi³ waa⁶ {yī jù huà}

1. in a word
2. in short

兒化韻〔儿-韵〕 ji⁴ faa³ wan⁵ {ér huà yùn}

1. retroflex final
2. nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese

異讀詞〔异读词〕 ji⁶ duk⁶ ci⁴ {yì dú cí}

word having alternative pronunciations

異形詞〔异-词〕 ji⁶ jing⁴ ci⁴ {yì xíng cí}

1. variant spelling of the same Chinese word, e.g. 筆劃 and 筆畫
2. exact synonym and homonym written with different characters

語助詞〔语-词〕 jyu⁵ zo⁶ ci⁴ {yǔ zhù cí}

auxiliary word

扣帽子 kau³ mou² zi² {kòu mào zi}

1. to tag sb with unfair label
2. power word

離合詞〔离-词〕 lei⁴ hap⁶ ci⁴ {lí hé cí}

separable word (in Chinese grammar)

聯綿詞〔联绵词〕 lyun⁴ min⁴ ci⁴ {lián mián cí}

two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏

名量詞〔--词〕 ming⁴ loeng⁶ ci⁴ {míng liàng cí}

1. nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
2. measure word applying mainly to nouns

奧利安〔奥--〕 ou³ lei⁶ on¹ {Ào lì ān}

1. Orion (constellation, loan word)
2. also written 獵戶座

派生詞〔--词〕 paai³ sang¹ ci⁴ {pài shēng cí}

derivative word

三字經〔--经〕 saam¹ zi⁶ ging¹ {sān zì jīng}

1. (slang) swearword
2. four-letter word

守信用 sau² seon³ jung⁶ {shǒu xìn yòng}

1. to keep one's word
2. trustworthy

小雞雞〔-鸡鸡〕 siu² gai¹ gai¹ {xiǎo jī jī}

penis (child's word)

縮略語〔缩-语〕 suk¹ loek⁶ jyu⁵ {suō lüè yǔ}

1. abbreviated word
2. acronym

頭文字〔头--〕 tau⁴ man⁴ zi⁶ {tóu wén zì}

1. initial
2. first letter of word (in Latin script)

中心語〔--语〕 zung¹ sam¹ jyu⁵ {zhōng xīn yǔ}

qualified word

搭句說話〔--说话〕 daap³ geoi³ syut³ waa⁶ {dā jù shuō huà}

to pass on a message; send word

低頭不語〔-头-语〕 dai¹ tau⁴ bat¹ jyu⁵ {dī tóu bù yǔ}

head down without a word spoken

讀破字膽〔读--胆〕 duk⁶ po³ zi⁶ daam² {dú pò zì dǎn}

To read the word wrongly

戙企水魚〔---鱼〕 dung⁶ kei⁵ seoi² jyu² {dòng qǐ shuǐ yú}

adj; word to ridicule short and fat people

一言以蔽 jat¹ jin⁴ ji⁵ bai³ {yī yán yǐ bì}

In a word

一字咁淺〔---浅〕 jat¹ zi⁶ gam² cin² {yī zì gān qiǎn}

as simple as the word "one"

一字之差 jat¹ zi⁶ zi¹ caa¹ {yī zì zhī chā}

a difference of a single word or character

粒聲唔出〔-声--〕 lap¹ seng¹ m⁴ ceot¹ {lì shēng ń chū}

without a word; silently; to be silent

力透紙背〔--纸-〕 lik⁶ tau³ zi² bui³ {lì tòu zhǐ bèi}

The word is used to describe the beautiful composition and the deep main theme of a poem or other kinds of literature

文字處理〔--处-〕 man⁴ zi⁶ cyu² lei⁵ {wén zì chǔ lǐ}

word processing

隻言片語〔只--语〕 zek³ jin⁴ pin³ jyu⁵ {zhī yán piàn yǔ}

a few words;a word or two

字字珠璣〔---玑〕 zi⁶ zi⁶ zyu¹ gei¹ {zì zì zhū jī}

it describes one's speech/ word choice is very elegant

閉門覓句〔闭门觅-〕 bai³ mun⁴ mik⁶ geoi³ {bì mén mì jù}

lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

不動聲色〔-动声-〕 bat¹ dung⁶ sing¹ sik¹ {bù dòng shēng sè}

1. not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
2. not batting an eyelid

不言不語〔---语〕 bat¹ jin⁴ bat¹ jyu⁵ {bù yán bù yǔ}

1. to not say a word (idiom)
2. to keep silent

出爾反爾〔-尔-尔〕 ceot¹ ji⁵ faan² ji⁵ {chū ěr fǎn ěr}

1. old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
2. to blow hot and cold
3. to contradict oneself
4. inconsistent

詞長效應〔词长-应〕 ci⁴ coeng⁴ haau⁶ jing³ {cí cháng xiào yìng}

word length effect

詞優效應〔词优-应〕 ci⁴ jau¹ haau⁶ jing³ {cí yōu xiào yìng}

word superiority effect

詞頻效應〔词频-应〕 ci⁴ pan⁴ haau⁶ jing³ {cí pín xiào yìng}

word frequency effect (psych.)

詞綴剝除〔词缀剥-〕 ci⁴ zeoi³ mok¹ ceoi⁴ {cí zhuì bō chú}

1. affix stripping
2. to determine the root of a word by removing prefix and suffix

對比聯想〔对-联-〕 deoi³ bei² lyun⁴ soeng² {duì bǐ lián xiǎng}

1. word association
2. association of ideas

多音節詞〔--节词〕 do¹ jam¹ zit³ ci⁴ {duō yīn jié cí}

1. polysyllabic word
2. Chinese word made up of three or more characters

坊間傳言〔-间传-〕 fong¹ gaan¹ cyun⁴ jin⁴ {fāng jiān chuán yán}

1. rumors
2. the word on the street

基本詞彙〔--词汇〕 gei¹ bun² ci⁴ wui⁶ {jī běn cí huì}

basic word

合義複詞〔-义复词〕 hap⁶ ji⁶ fuk¹ ci⁴ {hé yì fù cí}

compound word such as 教室, 國家, but unlike 玫瑰, whose meaning is related to the component hanzi

口無擇言〔-无择-〕 hau² mou⁴ zaak⁶ jin⁴ {kǒu wú zé yán}

1. to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
2. wrongly used for 口不擇言

口誅筆伐〔-诛笔-〕 hau² zyu¹ bat¹ fat⁶ {kǒu zhū bǐ fá}

1. to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
2. to denounce by word and pen

喜大普奔 hei² daai⁶ pou² ban¹ {xǐ dà pǔ bēn}

1. (of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang)
2. acronym from 喜聞樂見, 大快人心, 普天同慶 and 奔走相告

一竅不通〔-窍--〕 jat¹ hiu³ bat¹ tung¹ {yī qiào bù tōng}

1. lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2. I don't understand a word (idiom)
3. it's all Greek to me

一言不發〔---发〕 jat¹ jin⁴ bat¹ faat³ {yī yán bù fā}

to not say a word (idiom)

一言千金 jat¹ jin⁴ cin¹ gam¹ {yī yán qiān jīn}

1. one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2. words of enormous weight

一言九鼎 jat¹ jin⁴ gau² ding² {yī yán jiǔ dǐng}

one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

一言一動〔---动〕 jat¹ jin⁴ jat¹ dung⁶ {yī yán yī dòng}

(one's) every word and deed (idiom)

一言一行 jat¹ jin⁴ jat¹ hang⁶ {yī yán yī xíng}

every word and action (idiom)

一言為重〔--为-〕 jat¹ jin⁴ wai⁴ cung⁵ {yī yán wéi zhòng}

1. each word carries weight
2. a promise must be kept (idiom)

一言為定〔--为-〕 jat¹ jin⁴ wai⁴ ding⁶ {yī yán wéi dìng}

1. one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!
2. That's settled then.

一語不發〔-语-发〕 jat¹ jyu⁵ bat¹ faat³ {yī yǔ bù fā}

to not say a word (idiom)

一語道破〔-语--〕 jat¹ jyu⁵ dou⁶ po³ {yī yǔ dào pò}

1. one word says it all (idiom)
2. to hit the nail on the head
3. to be pithy and correct

一聲不吭〔-声--〕 jat¹ sing¹ bat¹ hang¹ {yī shēng bù kēng}

to not say a word

一字不差 jat¹ zi⁶ bat¹ caa¹ {yī zì bù chā}

1. word for word
2. verbatim

一字不漏 jat¹ zi⁶ bat¹ lau⁶ {yī zì bù lòu}

without missing a word

一字不提 jat¹ zi⁶ bat¹ tai⁴ {yī zì bù tí}

to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

一字褒貶〔---贬〕 jat¹ zi⁶ bou¹ bin² {yī zì bāo biǎn}

1. dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2. concise and powerful style

一字千金 jat¹ zi⁶ cin¹ gam¹ {yī zì qiān jīn}

1. one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2. words of enormous weight

一字一淚〔---泪〕 jat¹ zi⁶ jat¹ leoi⁶ {yī zì yī lèi}

each word is a teardrop (idiom)

以人廢言〔--废-〕 ji⁵ jan⁴ fai³ jin⁴ {yǐ rén fèi yán}

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

言行一致 jin⁴ hang⁶ jat¹ zi³ {yán xíng yī zhì}

1. word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word
2. to match words with deeds
3. Practice what you preach.

言行若一 jin⁴ hang⁶ joek⁶ jat¹ {yán xíng ruò yī}

1. word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word
2. to match words with deeds
3. Practice what you preach.

言而有信 jin⁴ ji⁴ jau⁵ seon³ {yán ér yǒu xìn}

to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word

言而無信〔--无-〕 jin⁴ ji⁴ mou⁴ seon³ {yán ér wú xìn}

1. to go back on one's word
2. to break one's promise
3. to be unfaithful
4. to be untrustworthy

言聽計從〔-听计从〕 jin⁴ ting¹ gai³ cung⁴ {yán tīng jì cóng}

1. to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice
2. to take sb at his word

衍聲複詞〔-声复词〕 jin⁵ sing¹ fuk¹ ci⁴ {yǎn shēng fù cí}

compound word such as 玫瑰, 咖啡, whose meaning is unrelated to the component hanzi, which often cannot be used singly

強辯到底〔强辩--〕 koeng⁵ bin⁶ dou³ dai² {qiǎng biàn dào dǐ}

1. to argue endlessly
2. to try to have the last word

擴散周知〔扩---〕 kong³ saan³ zau¹ zi¹ {kuò sàn zhōu zhī}

1. to let everyone know
2. spread the word!

聞一知十〔闻---〕 man⁴ jat¹ zi¹ sap⁶ {wén yī zhī shí}

1. lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
2. a word to the wise

文書處理〔-书处-〕 man⁴ syu¹ cyu² lei⁵ {wén shū chǔ lǐ}

word processing

望文生義〔---义〕 mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶ {wàng wén shēng yì}

1. lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word-by-word without understanding the meaning
2. a far-fetched interpretation

內涵意義〔内--义〕 noi⁶ haam⁴ ji³ ji⁶ {nèi hán yì yì}

1. implied meaning
2. intended meaning
3. the logical content of a word or technical notion

心服口服 sam¹ fuk⁶ hau² fuk⁶ {xīn fú kǒu fú}

1. lit. convinced in heart and by word (idiom)
2. sincerely convinced and ready to concede

守口如瓶 sau² hau² jyu⁴ ping⁴ {shǒu kǒu rú píng}

1. lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
2. reticent
3. not breathing a word

成語接龍〔-语-龙〕 sing⁴ jyu⁵ zip³ lung⁴ {chéng yǔ jiē lóng}

game where the last word of one idiom 成語 is the first of the next

說到做到〔说---〕 syut³ dou³ zou⁶ dou³ {shuō dào zuò dào}

1. to be as good as one's word (idiom)
2. to keep one's promise

說一不二〔说---〕 syut³ jat¹ bat¹ ji⁶ {shuō yī bù èr}

to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word

說話算話〔说话-话〕 syut³ waa⁶ syun³ waa⁶ {shuō huà suàn huà}

1. to do as promised
2. to be as good as one's word
3. to honor one's word
4. to mean what one says

諱莫如深〔讳---〕 wai⁵ mok⁶ jyu⁴ sam¹ {huì mò rú shēn}

important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!

隻字不提〔只---〕 zek³ zi⁶ bat¹ tai⁴ {zhī zì bù tí}

1. not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
2. fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
3. to censor

只言片語〔---语〕 zi² jin⁴ pin³ jyu⁵ {zhǐ yán piàn yǔ}

just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases

字斟句酌 zi⁶ zam¹ geoi³ zoek³ {zì zhēn jù zhuó}

weighing every word

字字珠玉 zi⁶ zi⁶ zyu¹ juk⁶ {zì zì zhū yù}

every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing

正言厲色〔--厉-〕 zing³ jin⁴ lai⁶ sik¹ {zhèng yán lì sè}

1. solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
2. also written 正顏厲色

照本宣科 ziu³ bun² syun¹ fo¹ {zhào běn xuān kē}

a wooden word-by-word reading

逐字逐句 zuk⁶ zi⁶ zuk⁶ geoi³ {zhú zì zhú jù}

1. literal
2. word by word and phrase by phrase

總而言之〔总---〕 zung² ji⁴ jin⁴ zi¹ {zǒng ér yán zhī}

1. in short
2. in a word
3. in brief

好行夾唔送〔--夹--〕 hou² haang⁴ gaap³ m⁴ sung³ {hǎo xíng jiā ń sòng}

Ironic word, which means you are not welcome, please go away.

不以人廢言〔---废-〕 bat¹ ji⁵ jan⁴ fai³ jin⁴ {bù yǐ rén fèi yán}

not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

詞相似效應〔词---应〕 ci⁴ soeng¹ ci⁵ haau⁶ jing³ {cí xiāng sì xiào yìng}

word similarity effect

詞通達模型〔词-达--〕 ci⁴ tung¹ daat⁶ mou⁴ jing⁴ {cí tōng dá mó xíng}

word access model

漢語大詞典〔汉语-词-〕 hon³ jyu⁵ daai⁶ ci⁴ din² {Hàn yǔ Dà Cí diǎn}

Hanyu Da Cidian, the most comprehensive Chinese dictionary with over 375,000 word entries, first published between 1986-1994

一言以蔽之 jat¹ jin⁴ ji⁵ bai³ zi¹ {yī yán yǐ bì zhī}

1. one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2. in a nutshell

說話不當話〔说话-当话〕 syut³ waa⁶ bat¹ dong¹ waa⁶ {shuō huà bù dàng huà}

1. to fail to keep to one's word
2. to break a promise

雞乸咁大隻字〔鸡---只-〕 gai¹ naa² gam² daai⁶ zek³ zi⁶ {jī ná gān dà zhī zì}

a very big word / letter / character

聯合式合成詞〔联----词〕 lyun⁴ hap⁶ sik¹ hap⁶ sing⁴ ci⁴ {lián hé shì hé chéng cí}

coordinative compound word

偏正式合成詞〔-----词〕 pin¹ zing³ sik¹ hap⁶ sing⁴ ci⁴ {piān zhèng shì hé chéng cí}

modified compound word

一言驚醒夢中人〔--惊-梦--〕 jat¹ jin⁴ ging¹ sing² mung⁶ zung¹ jan⁴ {yī yán jīng xing mèng zhōng rén}

It means saying the right word to someone at the most appropriate time, so that that person has a sudden realization

唔知個醜字點寫〔--个丑-点写〕 m⁴ zi¹ go³ cau² zi⁶ dim² se² {ń zhī gè chǒu zì diǎn xiě}

do not know how to write the word of [ugly, or shame], which is used to refer to somebody is shameless

言必信，行必果 jin⁴ bit¹ seon³ ，hang⁴ bit¹ gwo² {yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ}

one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)

君子一言，駟馬難追〔-----驷马难-〕 gwan¹ zi² jat¹ jin⁴ ，si³ maa⁵ naan⁴ zeoi¹ {jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī}

a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)