出 ceot¹ {chū}

(adjective) outside; (verb) to pay (salary)

齣〔出〕 {chū}

1. to go out
2. to come out
3. to occur
4. to produce
5. to go beyond
6. to rise
7. to put forth
8. to happen
9. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

出 ceot¹ {chū}

1. to go out
2. to come out
3. to occur
4. to produce
5. to go beyond
6. to rise
7. to put forth
8. to happen
9. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

出埠 ceot¹ au⁶ {chū bù}

go abroad (for work)

出便 ceot¹ bin⁶ {chū biàn}

(adverb / preposition / noun) outside

出冊〔-册〕 ceot¹ caak³ {chū cè}

release from jail or prison (spoken)

出千 ceot¹ cin¹ {chū qiān}

(verb) to cheat; to deceive (this usually refers to gambling games)

出沖〔-冲〕 ceot¹ cung¹ {chū chōng}

a terminology in mahjong, melding another player's discard

出銃〔-铳〕 ceot¹ cung³ {chū chòng}

1. to discard a tile that causes opponent to win immediately (mahjong) 2. to show one's weakness to your enemy

出痘 ceot¹ dau⁶ {chū dòu}

suffer from chicken pox

出碟 ceot¹ dip⁶ {chū dié}

releasing an album (music)

出發〔-发〕 ceot¹ faat³ {chū fā}

to depart

出火 ceot¹ fo² {chū huǒ}

hand job provided as a sexual service by a prostitute

出街 ceot¹ gaai¹ {chū jiē}

(v.) going out.

出更 ceot¹ gang¹ {chū gèng}

on duty (uniform officer)

出工 ceot¹ gung¹ {chū gōng}

go to work; attend a work shift

出氣〔-气〕 ceot¹ hei³ {chū qì}

express of anger on an unrelated one

出去 ceot¹ heoi³ {chū qù}

get out; exit

出入 ceot¹ jap⁶ {chū rù}

1. difference 2. entering and exiting; travelling into and out

出嘢 ceot¹ je⁵ {chū yě}

to make something happen, to create something

出嚟 ceot¹ lei⁴ {chū lí}

come out

出力 ceot¹ lik⁶ {chū lì}

to get hands-on in helping or charity

出糧〔-粮〕 ceot¹ loeng⁴ {chū liáng}

payment of wages / salary

出路 ceot¹ lou⁶ {chū lù}

exit (of a place)

出痲〔-麻〕 ceot¹ maa⁴ {chū má}

getting measles

出麻 ceot¹ maa⁴ {chū má}

getting measles

出馬〔-马〕 ceot¹ maa⁵ {chū mǎ}

to get involved or participate

出貓〔-猫〕 ceot¹ maau¹ {chū māo}

(verb) to cheat in an exam

出名 ceot¹ meng² {chū míng}

(adjective) 1. famous; 2. renowned

出面 ceot¹ min² {chū miàn}

(adverb, adjective) outside

出沒〔-没〕 ceot¹ mut⁶ {chū mò}

to appear; to show up

出年 ceot¹ nin² {chū nián}

(noun / adverb) next year

出山 ceot¹ saan¹ {chū shān}

to take on an important role

出生 ceot¹ saang¹ {chū shēng}

(noun) birth-

出手 ceot¹ sau² {chū shǒu}

to intervene

出聲〔-声〕 ceot¹ seng¹ {chū shēng}

(verb) 1. ask; 2. say something

出水 ceot¹ seoi² {chūshuǐ}

(Cooking technique) Blanch or blanching

出術〔-术〕 ceot¹ seot⁶ {chū shù}

(verb) to swindle; to fraud; to deceive; to cheat

出息 ceot¹ sik¹ {chū xi}

to achieve in one's life (esp. in career)

出騷〔-骚〕 ceot¹ sou¹ {chū sāo}

1. show time 2. to participate in a show

出頭〔-头〕 ceot¹ tau⁴ {chū tóu}

1. to suceed or achieve 2. to stand up or defend for another person

出土 ceot¹ tou² {chū tǔ}

(adjective) (of archaeology) Excavated

出位 ceot¹ wai² {chū wèi}

outstanding; extraordinary; to do something that attracts the attention of others

出汁 ceot¹ zap¹ {chū zhī}

very; to the max

出租 ceot¹ zou¹ {chū zū}

for lease

出版 ceot¹ baan² {chū bǎn}

1. to publish
2. to come off the press
3. to put out

出包 ceot¹ baau¹ {chū bāo}

1. to contract out
2. to run into problems

出奔 ceot¹ ban¹ {chū bēn}

1. to flee
2. to escape into exile

出品 ceot¹ ban² {chū pǐn}

1. to produce an item
2. output
3. items that are produced

出殯〔-殡〕 ceot¹ ban³ {chū bìn}

1. funeral
2. funeral procession

出兵 ceot¹ bing¹ {chū bīng}

to send troops

出榜 ceot¹ bong² {chū bǎng}

to publish class list of successful exam candidates

出差 ceot¹ caai¹ {chū chāi}

to go on an official or business trip

出產〔-产〕 ceot¹ caan² {chū chǎn}

1. to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc)
2. to yield
3. to turn out
4. produce
5. products

出診〔-诊〕 ceot¹ can² {chū zhěn}

1. to visit a patient at home (of a doctor)
2. house call

出輯〔-辑〕 ceot¹ cap¹ {chū jí}

to release an album (of a musician)

出醜〔-丑〕 ceot¹ cau² {chū chǒu}

1. shameful
2. scandalous
3. to be humiliated
4. to make a fool of sb or oneself
5. to make sb lose face

出糗 ceot¹ cau³ {chū qiǔ}

(coll.) to have sth embarrassing happen

出車〔-车〕 ceot¹ ce¹ {chū chē}

to drive (people or goods to a destination)

出巡 ceot¹ ceon⁴ {chū xún}

to go on an inspection tour

出錢〔-钱〕 ceot¹ cin² {chū qián}

to pay

出清 ceot¹ cing¹ {chū qīng}

1. to clear out accumulated items
2. (retailing) to hold a clearance sale

出超 ceot¹ ciu¹ {chū chāo}

1. trade surplus
2. favorable balance of trade

出鞘 ceot¹ ciu³ {chū qiào}

(of a sword etc) to unsheath

出錯〔-错〕 ceot¹ co³ {chū cuò}

1. to make a mistake
2. error

出場〔-场〕 ceot¹ coeng⁴ {chū chǎng}

1. to appear (on stage, in a show, in a photo etc)
2. to play (for a team)
3. to enter (arena or stage)
4. to send sb out (e.g. off the field for a foul)

出賽〔-赛〕 ceot¹ coi³ {chū sài}

1. to compete
2. to take part (in a sports event)

出廠〔-厂〕 ceot¹ cong² {chū chǎng}

to leave the factory (of finished goods)

出操 ceot¹ cou¹ {chū cāo}

1. to drill
2. to exercise
3. to go outdoors for physical exercise

出草 ceot¹ cou² {chū cǎo}

(of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition

出處〔-处〕 ceot¹ cyu³ {chū chù}

1. source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion)
2. origin
3. where sth comes from

出道 ceot¹ dou⁶ {chū dào}

1. to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)
2. to start one's career

出動〔-动〕 ceot¹ dung⁶ {chū dòng}

1. to start out on a trip
2. to dispatch troops

出飯〔-饭〕 ceot¹ faan⁶ {chū fàn}

to swell on steaming (of hard rice grain)

出發〔-发〕 ceot¹ faat³ {chū fā}

1. to start out
2. to set off

出貨〔-货〕 ceot¹ fo³ {chū huò}

1. to take money or valuables out of storage
2. to recover
3. to ship goods
4. to extract (chemicals from solution)

出訪〔-访〕 ceot¹ fong² {chū fǎng}

1. to travel on business
2. to visit (a foreign country)
3. same as 外出訪問

出乎 ceot¹ fu⁴ {chū hū}

1. due to
2. to stem from
3. to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc)
4. to go against (expectations)

出伏 ceot¹ fuk⁶ {chū fú}

end of 三伏 (the hottest period of the year)

出家 ceot¹ gaa¹ {chū jiā}

to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)

出價〔-价〕 ceot¹ gaa³ {chū jià}

to bid

出嫁 ceot¹ gaa³ {chū jià}

to get married (of woman)

出界 ceot¹ gaai³ {chū jiè}

1. to cross a border
2. to go out of bounds (sport)

出格 ceot¹ gaak³ {chū gé}

1. to overstep the bounds of what is proper
2. to take sth too far
3. (of a measuring device) to go off the scale

出繼〔-继〕 ceot¹ gai³ {chū jì}

to become adopted as heir

出鏡〔-镜〕 ceot¹ geng³ {chū jìng}

1. to appear on camera
2. to play a role in a film

出具 ceot¹ geoi⁶ {chū jù}

1. to issue (document, certificate etc)
2. to provide

出擊〔-击〕 ceot¹ gik¹ {chū jī}

1. to sally
2. to attack

出境 ceot¹ ging² {chū jìng}

1. to leave a country or region
2. emigration
3. outbound (tourism)

出警 ceot¹ ging² {chū jǐng}

to dispatch police to the scene of crime, accident etc

出閣〔-阁〕 ceot¹ gok³ {chū gé}

(of a girl) to marry (literary)

出港 ceot¹ gong² {chū gǎng}

1. to leave harbor
2. departure (at airport)

出局 ceot¹ guk⁶ {chū jú}

1. to send off (player for a foul)
2. to knock out (i.e. to beat in a knock-out tournament)
3. to eliminate
4. to call out
5. to kill off
6. to pull out of (a competition)
7. to retire (a runner in baseball)
8. out (i.e. man out in baseball)

出官 ceot¹ gun¹ {chū guān}

to leave the capital for an official post

出恭 ceot¹ gung¹ {chū gōng}

1. to defecate (euphemism)
2. to go to the toilet

出軌〔-轨〕 ceot¹ gwai² {chū guǐ}

1. derailment (railway accident)
2. to leave the rails
3. fig. to overstep bounds
4. fig. to have an extramarital affair

出櫃〔-柜〕 ceot¹ gwai⁶ {chū guì}

1. to come out of the closet
2. to reveal one's sexual orientation

出國〔-国〕 ceot¹ gwok³ {chū guó}

1. to go abroad
2. to leave the country
3. emigration

出圈 ceot¹ gyun⁶ {chū quān}

1. to muck out
2. to clean muck from a cowshed, pigsty etc

出行 ceot¹ hang⁴ {chū xíng}

1. to set out on a long journey
2. to travel afar

出口 ceot¹ hau² {chū kǒu}

1. an exit
2. CL: 個
3. to speak
4. to export
5. (of a ship) to leave port

出氣〔-气〕 ceot¹ hei³ {chū qì}

to give vent to anger

出去 ceot¹ heoi³ {chū qù}

to go out

出險〔-险〕 ceot¹ him² {chū xiǎn}

1. to get out of trouble
2. to escape from danger
3. a danger appears
4. threatened by danger

出海 ceot¹ hoi² {chū hǎi}

to go out to sea

出汗 ceot¹ hon⁶ {chū hàn}

1. to perspire
2. to sweat

出航 ceot¹ hong⁴ {chū háng}

to set out (on a trip)

出號〔-号〕 ceot¹ hou⁶ {chū hào}

1. large-sized (of clothes, shoes)
2. (old) to give an order
3. (old) to quit one's job in a store

出血 ceot¹ hyut³ {chū xuè}

1. bleeding
2. hemorrhage
3. fig. spending money

出任 ceot¹ jam⁶ {chū rèn}

1. to take up a post
2. to start in a new job

出入 ceot¹ jap⁶ {chū rù}

1. to go out and come in
2. entrance and exit
3. expenditure and income
4. discrepancy
5. inconsistent

出遊〔-游〕 ceot¹ jau⁴ {chū yóu}

1. to go on a tour
2. to have an outing

出言 ceot¹ jin⁴ {chū yán}

1. to speak
2. words

出現〔-现〕 ceot¹ jin⁶ {chū xiàn}

1. to appear
2. to arise
3. to emerge
4. to show up

出迎 ceot¹ jing⁴ {chū yíng}

1. to greet
2. to go out to meet

出洋 ceot¹ joeng⁴ {chū yáng}

to go abroad (old)

出讓〔-让〕 ceot¹ joeng⁶ {chū ràng}

to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else)

出獄〔-狱〕 ceot¹ juk⁶ {chū yù}

to be released from prison

出於〔-于〕 ceot¹ jyu¹ {chū yú}

1. due to
2. to stem from

出院 ceot¹ jyun² {chū yuàn}

1. to leave hospital
2. to be discharged from hospital

出月 ceot¹ jyut⁶ {chū yuè}

1. next month
2. after this month

出勤 ceot¹ kan⁴ {chū qín}

1. to start work
2. to show up on time for work

出奇 ceot¹ kei⁴ {chū qí}

1. extraordinary
2. exceptional
3. unusual

出缺 ceot¹ kyut³ {chū quē}

1. to fall vacant
2. a job opening at a high level

出溜 ceot¹ lau⁶ {chū liu}

1. to slip
2. to slide

出力 ceot¹ lik⁶ {chū lì}

to exert oneself

出獵〔-猎〕 ceot¹ lip⁶ {chū liè}

to go out hunting

出列 ceot¹ lit⁶ {chū liè}

1. to step out of the ranks
2. Soldier X, step forward!

出來〔-来〕 ceot¹ loi⁴ {chū lái}

1. to come out
2. to appear
3. to arise

出來〔-来〕 ceot¹ loi⁴ {chu lai}

(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)

出落 ceot¹ lok⁶ {chū luò}

1. to grow (prettier etc)
2. to mature into
3. to blossom

出爐〔-炉〕 ceot¹ lou⁴ {chū lú}

1. to take out of the furnace
2. fresh out of the oven
3. fig. newly announced
4. recently made available

出路 ceot¹ lou⁶ {chū lù}

a way out (of a difficulty etc)

出露 ceot¹ lou⁶ {chū lù}

to emerge

出籠〔-笼〕 ceot¹ lung⁴ {chū lóng}

1. just out of the steamer basket 蒸籠
2. to appear (of products, publications, sometimes derog., "lots of shoddy material is appearing nowadays")

出馬〔-马〕 ceot¹ maa⁵ {chū mǎ}

1. to set out (on a campaign)
2. to stand for election
3. to throw one's cap in the ring

出賣〔-卖〕 ceot¹ maai⁶ {chū mài}

1. to offer for sale
2. to sell
3. to sell out or betray

出名 ceot¹ meng² {chū míng}

1. well-known for sth
2. to become well known
3. to make one's mark

出面 ceot¹ min² {chū miàn}

1. to appear personally
2. to step in
3. to step forth
4. to show up

出苗 ceot¹ miu⁴ {chū miáo}

1. to sprout
2. to come out (of seedling)
3. to bud

出亡 ceot¹ mong⁴ {chū wáng}

to go into exile

出門〔-门〕 ceot¹ mun⁴ {chū mén}

1. to go out
2. to leave home
3. to go on a journey
4. away from home
5. (of a woman) to get married

出沒〔-没〕 ceot¹ mut⁶ {chū mò}

1. to come and go
2. to roam about (mostly unseen)
3. (of a ghost) to haunt (a place)
4. (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets)
5. (of the sun) to rise and set

出納〔-纳〕 ceot¹ naap⁶ {chū nà}

1. cashier
2. to receive and hand over payment
3. to lend and borrow books

出外 ceot¹ ngoi⁶ {chū wài}

1. to go out
2. to leave for another place

出盤〔-盘〕 ceot¹ pun⁴ {chū pán}

1. to sell up
2. to wind up a business

出山 ceot¹ saan¹ {chū shān}

1. to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
2. to come out of obscurity to a government job
3. to take a leading position

出生 ceot¹ saang¹ {chū shēng}

to be born

出世 ceot¹ sai³ {chū shì}

1. to be born
2. to come into being
3. to withdraw from worldly affairs

出新 ceot¹ san¹ {chū xīn}

1. to make new advances
2. to move forwards

出身 ceot¹ san¹ {chū shēn}

1. to be born of
2. to come from
3. family background
4. class origin

出神 ceot¹ san⁴ {chū shén}

1. spellbound
2. entranced
3. lost in thought

出手 ceot¹ sau² {chū shǒu}

1. to dispose of
2. to spend (money)
3. to undertake a task

出售 ceot¹ sau⁶ {chū shòu}

1. to sell
2. to offer for sale
3. to put on the market

出聲〔-声〕 ceot¹ seng¹ {chū shēng}

1. to utter
2. to give voice

出水 ceot¹ seoi² {chū shuǐ}

1. to discharge water
2. to appear out of the water
3. to break the surface

出師〔-师〕 ceot¹ si¹ {chū shī}

1. to finish apprenticeship
2. to graduate
3. to send out troops (under a commander)

出使 ceot¹ si³ {chū shǐ}

1. to go abroad as ambassador
2. to be sent on a diplomatic mission

出事 ceot¹ si⁶ {chū shì}

1. to have an accident
2. to meet with a mishap

出仕 ceot¹ si⁶ {chū shì}

to take up an official post

出示 ceot¹ si⁶ {chū shì}

1. to show
2. to take out and show to others
3. to display

出息 ceot¹ sik¹ {chū xī}

1. to yield interest, profit etc
2. to exhale (Buddhism)

出色 ceot¹ sik¹ {chū sè}

1. remarkable
2. outstanding

出息 ceot¹ sik¹ {chū xi}

1. future prospects
2. profit
3. to mature
4. to grow up

出線〔-线〕 ceot¹ sin³ {chū xiàn}

1. out of bounds
2. over the line
3. beyond the pale

出喪〔-丧〕 ceot¹ song¹ {chū sāng}

to hold a funeral procession

出書〔-书〕 ceot¹ syu¹ {chū shū}

to publish books

出題〔-题〕 ceot¹ tai⁴ {chū tí}

to draw up the theme (for discussion)

出頭〔-头〕 ceot¹ tau⁴ {chū tóu}

1. to get out of a predicament
2. to stick out
3. to take the initiative
4. remaining odd fraction after a division
5. a little more than

出庭 ceot¹ ting⁴ {chū tíng}

to appear in court

出臺〔-台〕 ceot¹ toi⁴ {chū tái}

1. to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
2. to appear on stage
3. to appear publicly
4. prostitution

出土 ceot¹ tou² {chū tǔ}

1. to dig up
2. to appear in an excavation
3. unearthed
4. to come up out of the ground

出逃 ceot¹ tou⁴ {chū táo}

1. to run away
2. to flee (the country)

出脫〔-脱〕 ceot¹ tyut³ {chū tuō}

1. to manage to sell
2. to dispose of sth (by selling)
3. to get property off one's hands
4. to find excuses (to get off a charge)
5. to extricate sb (from trouble)
6. to vindicate
7. to become prettier (of child)

出活 ceot¹ wut⁶ {chū huó}

1. to finish a job on time
2. to produce the goods

出走 ceot¹ zau² {chū zǒu}

1. to leave home
2. to go off
3. to run away

出借 ceot¹ ze³ {chū jiè}

1. to lend
2. to put out a loan

出資〔-资〕 ceot¹ zi¹ {chū zī}

1. to fund
2. to put money into sth
3. to invest

出自 ceot¹ zi⁶ {chū zì}

to come from

出席 ceot¹ zik⁶ {chū xí}

1. to attend
2. to participate
3. present

出尖 ceot¹ zim¹ {chū jiān}

1. out of the ordinary
2. outstanding
3. egregious

出征 ceot¹ zing¹ {chū zhēng}

1. to go into battle
2. to campaign (military)

出招 ceot¹ ziu¹ {chū zhāo}

to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)

出租 ceot¹ zou¹ {chū zū}

to rent

出眾〔-众〕 ceot¹ zung³ {chū zhòng}

1. to stand out
2. outstanding

出版界 ceot¹ baan² gaai³ {chū bǎn jiè}

publishing industry

出版業〔--业〕 ceot¹ baan² jip⁶ {chū bǎn yè}

publishing industry

出風頭〔-风头〕 ceot¹ fung¹ tau⁴ {chū fēng tou}

to show off

出蠱惑〔-蛊-〕 ceot¹ gu² waak⁶ {chū gǔ huò}

(verb) (of gambling) to play tricks

出公數〔--数〕 ceot¹ gung¹ sou³ {chū gōng shù}

expenses on the company by one's employee

出入境 ceot¹ jap⁶ ging² {chū rù jìng}

entering and leaving a place through customs

出入口 ceot¹ jap⁶ hau² {chūrùkǒu}

(noun) (international trade) Import and export

出入證〔--证〕 ceot¹ jap⁶ zing³ {chū rù zhèng}

entry pass or identification

出夜街 ceot¹ je⁶ gaai¹ {chū yè jiē}

Go out at night

出勤率 ceot¹ kan⁴ leot⁶ {chū qín lǜ}

attendance rate

出嚟行 ceot¹ lai² hang⁴ {chū lí xíng}

1. to go for a walk outdoor 2. to participate in triad activities 3. to work or experience the real world or reality

出嚟撈〔--捞〕 ceot¹ lai⁴ lou¹ {chū lí lāo}

to make a living

出嚟蒲 ceot¹ lai⁴ pou⁴ {chū lí pú}

go clubbing or nightlife

出貓仔〔-猫-〕 ceot¹ maau¹ zai² {chū māo zǎi}

students cheating in exams or test (spoken)

出晒名 ceot¹ saai³ meng² {chū shài míng}

become famous

出世紙〔--纸〕 ceot¹ sai³ zi² {chū shì zhǐ}

a birth certificate

出水紙〔--纸〕 ceot¹ seoi² zi² {chū shuǐ zhǐ}

delivery order

出師表〔-师-〕 ceot¹ si¹ biu² {chū shī biǎo}

an article written by Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Kingdom before his invasion of Wei Kingdom, addressed to Liu Chan, the King of Shu Kingdom, and now widely used as teaching material in schools

出橫手 ceot¹ waang⁴ sau² {chū guāng shǒu}

to do dirty trick to achieve something, cheat

出主意 ceot¹ zyu² ji³ {chū zhǔ yi}

present an idea

出版物 ceot¹ baan² mat⁶ {chū bǎn wù}

publications

出版社 ceot¹ baan² se⁵ {chū bǎn shè}

publishing house

出版商 ceot¹ baan² soeng¹ {chū bǎn shāng}

publisher

出版者 ceot¹ baan² ze² {chū bǎn zhě}

publisher

出品人 ceot¹ ban² jan⁴ {chū pǐn rén}

producer (film)

出岔子 ceot¹ caa³ zi² {chū chà zi}

1. to go wrong
2. to take a wrong turning

出廠價〔-厂价〕 ceot¹ cong² gaa³ {chū chǎng jià}

1. invoice
2. factory price

出大差 ceot¹ daai⁶ caai¹ {chū dà chāi}

1. lit. to go on a long trip
2. fig. to be sent to the execution ground

出點子〔-点-〕 ceot¹ dim² zi² {chū diǎn zi}

1. to express an opinion
2. to offer advice

出發點〔-发点〕 ceot¹ faat³ dim² {chū fā diǎn}

1. starting point
2. the outset

出份子 ceot¹ fan⁶ zi² {chū fèn zi}

1. to club together (to offer a gift)
2. to hold a whip-round

出風口〔-风-〕 ceot¹ fung¹ hau² {chū fēng kǒu}

1. air vent
2. air outlet

出鋒頭〔-锋头〕 ceot¹ fung¹ tau⁴ {chū fēng tou}

1. to push oneself forward
2. to seek fame
3. to be in the limelight

出家人 ceot¹ gaa¹ jan⁴ {chū jiā rén}

1. monk
2. nun (Buddhist or Daoist)

出口貨〔--货〕 ceot¹ hau² fo³ {chū kǒu huò}

1. exports
2. goods for export

出口氣〔--气〕 ceot¹ hau² hei³ {chū kǒu qì}

1. to take one's revenge
2. to score off sb

出口額〔--额〕 ceot¹ hau² ngaak² {chū kǒu é}

export amount

出口商 ceot¹ hau² soeng¹ {chū kǒu shāng}

1. exporter
2. export business

出氣口〔-气-〕 ceot¹ hei³ hau² {chū qì kǒu}

1. gas or air outlet
2. emotional outlet

出氣筒〔-气-〕 ceot¹ hei³ tung² {chū qì tǒng}

1. (metaphorical) punching bag
2. undeserving target of sb's wrath

出圈兒〔--儿〕 ceot¹ hyun¹ ji⁴ {chū quān r}

1. to overstep the norm
2. to go out of bounds

出血熱〔--热〕 ceot¹ hyut³ jit⁶ {chū xuè rè}

hemorrhage fever

出血性 ceot¹ hyut³ sing³ {chū xuè xìng}

hemorrhagic

出人命 ceot¹ jan⁴ meng⁶ {chū rén mìng}

1. fatal
2. resulting in sb's death

出入口 ceot¹ jap⁶ hau² {chū rù kǒu}

gateway

出入門〔--门〕 ceot¹ jap⁶ mun⁴ {chū rù mén}

entrance and exit door

出洋相 ceot¹ joeng⁴ soeng³ {chū yáng xiàng}

to make a fool of oneself

出月子 ceot¹ jyut⁶ zi² {chū yuè zi}

1. to complete the month of confinement following childbirth
2. cf 坐月子

出婁子〔-娄-〕 ceot¹ lau⁴ zi² {chū lóu zi}

1. to run into difficulties
2. to cause trouble

出漏子 ceot¹ lau⁶ zi² {chū lòu zi}

1. to take a wrong turn
2. to go wrong

出了事 ceot¹ liu⁵ si⁶ {chū le shì}

sth bad happened

出老千 ceot¹ lou⁵ cin¹ {chū lǎo qiān}

to cheat (in gambling)

出亂子〔-乱-〕 ceot¹ lyun⁶ zi² {chū luàn zi}

1. to go wrong
2. to get into trouble

出問題〔-问题〕 ceot¹ man⁶ tai⁴ {chū wèn tí}

1. to have sth go wrong
2. to have a problem arise
3. to give problems

出毛病 ceot¹ mou⁴ beng⁶ {chū máo bìng}

1. a problem appears
2. to break down

出難題〔-难题〕 ceot¹ naan⁴ tai⁴ {chū nán tí}

to raise a tough question

出納員〔-纳员〕 ceot¹ naap⁶ jyun⁴ {chū nà yuán}

1. cashier
2. teller
3. treasurer

出生地 ceot¹ sang¹ dei⁶ {chū shēng dì}

birthplace

出生率 ceot¹ sang¹ leot² {chū shēng lǜ}

birthrate

出生證〔--证〕 ceot¹ sang¹ zing³ {chū shēng zhèng}

1. birth certificate
2. CL: 張

出水口 ceot¹ seoi² hau² {chū shuǐ kǒu}

1. water outlet
2. drainage outlet

出頭鳥〔-头鸟〕 ceot¹ tau⁴ niu⁵ {chū tóu niǎo}

1. to stand out (among a group)
2. distinguished

出席者 ceot¹ zik⁶ ze² {chū xí zhě}

attendant

出租車〔--车〕 ceot¹ zou¹ ce¹ {chū zū chē}

1. taxi
2. (Taiwan) rental car

出出入入 ceot¹ ceot¹ jap⁶ jap⁶ {chū chū rù rù}

in and out

出前一丁 ceot¹ cin⁴ jat¹ ding¹ {chū qián yì dīng}

Demae Ramen, a brand of Japanese instant noodles

出人頭地〔--头-〕 ceot¹ jan⁴ tau⁴ dei⁶ {chū rén tóu dì}

to earn fortune and fame

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

(idiom) To reverse someone's course or opinion

出以公心 Ceot¹ ji⁵ gung¹ sam¹ {chū yǐ gōng xīn}

keep the public interest in mind;act without any selfish considerations

出謀獻策〔-谋献-〕 ceot¹ mau⁴ hin³ caak³ {chū móu xiàn cè}

to come up and present strategies and plans

出雙入對〔-双-对〕 ceot¹ soeng¹ jap⁶ deoi³ {chū shuāng rù duì}

two person always seen together in public

出頭露面〔-头--〕 ceot¹ tau⁴ lou⁶ min⁶ {chū tóu lù miàn}

to be under the spotlight (under public scrutiny)

出土文物 ceot¹ tou² man⁴ mat⁶ {chū tǔ wén wù}

archaeological find; unearthed relics or artifacts

出盡百寶〔-尽-宝〕 ceot¹ zeon⁶ baak³ bou² {chū jìn bǎi bǎo}

to use all possible means

出盡八寶〔-尽-宝〕 ceot¹ zeon⁶ baat³ bou² {chū jìn bā bǎo}

to go all out on something; to exhaust all avenues; to try every means

出將入相〔-将--〕 ceot¹ zoeng³ jap⁶ soeng³ {chū jiàng rù xiàng}

one who has the ability to manage both military and civil services

出臭子兒〔---儿〕 ceot¹ cau³ zi² ji⁴ {chū chòu zǐ r}

to make a bad move (in a game of chess)

出錯信息〔-错--〕 ceot¹ co³ seon³ sik¹ {chū cuò xìn xī}

error message (computing)

出乎意料 ceot¹ fu⁴ ji³ liu⁶ {chū hū yì liào}

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

出乎意外 ceot¹ fu⁴ ji³ ngoi⁶ {chū hū yì wài}

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

出乎預料〔--预-〕 ceot¹ fu⁴ jyu⁶ liu² {chū hū yù liào}

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

出境檢查〔--检-〕 ceot¹ ging² gim² caa⁴ {chū jìng jiǎn chá}

emigration control

出港大廳〔---厅〕 ceot¹ gong² daai⁶ teng¹ {chū gǎng dà tīng}

departure lounge

出口產品〔--产-〕 ceot¹ hau² caan² ban² {chū kǒu chǎn pǐn}

export product

出口調查〔--调-〕 ceot¹ hau² diu⁶ caa⁴ {chū kǒu diào chá}

exit poll

出口成章 ceot¹ hau² sing⁴ zoeng¹ {chū kǒu chéng zhāng}

1. to speak like a printed book
2. quick and clever talking
3. the gift of the gab

出口商品 ceot¹ hau² soeng¹ ban² {chū kǒu shāng pǐn}

1. export product
2. export goods

出人意表 ceot¹ jan⁴ ji³ biu² {chū rén yì biǎo}

1. to exceed all expectations
2. to come as a surprise

出人意料 ceot¹ jan⁴ ji³ liu⁶ {chū rén yì liào}

1. unexpected (idiom)
2. surprising

出人意外 ceot¹ jan⁴ ji³ ngoi⁶ {chū rén yì wài}

turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected

出人頭地〔--头-〕 ceot¹ jan⁴ tau⁴ dei⁶ {chū rén tóu dì}

1. to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2. to excel

出入平安 ceot¹ jap⁶ ping⁴ on¹ {chū rù píng ān}

1. lit. peace when you come or go
2. peace wherever you go

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

出言不遜〔---逊〕 ceot¹ jin⁴ bat¹ seon³ {chū yán bù xùn}

to speak rudely

出其不意 ceot¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ji³ {chū qí bù yì}

to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard

出奇制勝〔---胜〕 ceot¹ kei⁴ zai³ sing³ {chū qí zhì shèng}

to win by a surprise move

出類拔萃〔-类--〕 ceot¹ leoi⁶ bat⁶ seoi⁶ {chū lèi bá cuì}

1. to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
2. preeminent
3. outstanding

出賣靈魂〔-卖灵-〕 ceot¹ maai⁶ ling⁴ wan⁴ {chū mài líng hún}

to sell one's soul

出謀劃策〔-谋划-〕 ceot¹ mau⁴ waak⁶ caak³ {chū móu huà cè}

1. to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
2. to give advice (idiom)

出沒無常〔-没无-〕 ceot¹ mut⁶ mou⁴ soeng⁴ {chū mò wú cháng}

to appear and disappear unpredictably

出埃及記〔---记〕 ceot¹ oi¹ kap⁶ gei³ {Chū āi jí jì}

1. Book of Exodus
2. Second Book of Moses

出神音樂〔---乐〕 ceot¹ san⁴ jam¹ ngok⁶ {chū shén yīn yuè}

trance (music genre)

出神入化 ceot¹ san⁴ jap⁶ faa³ {chū shén rù huà}

to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement

出生地點〔---点〕 ceot¹ sang¹ dei⁶ dim² {chū shēng dì diǎn}

place of birth

出生入死 ceot¹ sang¹ jap⁶ sei² {chū shēng rù sǐ}

1. from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
2. brave
3. willing to risk life and limb

出生日期 ceot¹ sang¹ jat⁶ kei⁴ {chū shēng rì qī}

date of birth

出生缺陷 ceot¹ sang¹ kyut³ haam⁶ {chū shēng quē xiàn}

birth defect

出生證明〔--证-〕 ceot¹ sang¹ zing³ ming⁴ {chū shēng zhèng míng}

1. birth certificate
2. CL: 張

出水芙蓉 ceot¹ seoi² fu⁴ jung⁴ {chū shuǐ fú róng}

as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)

出自肺腑 ceot¹ zi⁶ fai³ fu² {chū zì fèi fǔ}

from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)

出租汽車〔---车〕 ceot¹ zou¹ hei³ ce¹ {chū zū qì chē}

1. taxi
2. cab (PRC)
3. hire car (Tw)
4. CL: 輛

出租司機〔---机〕 ceot¹ zou¹ si¹ gei¹ {chū zū sī jī}

taxi driver

出生證明書〔--证-书〕 ceot¹ sang¹ zing³ ming⁴ syu¹ {chū shēng zhèng míng shū}

1. birth certificate
2. CL: 張

出污泥而不染 ceot¹ wu¹ nai⁴ ji⁴ bat¹ jim⁵ {chū wū ní ér bù rǎn}

emerge unstained from the filth

出血性登革熱〔-----热〕 ceot¹ hyut³ sing³ dang¹ gaak³ jit⁶ {chū xuè xìng dēng gé rè}

dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)

出入境管理局 ceot¹ jap⁶ ging² gun² lei⁵ guk² {Chū rù Jìng Guǎn lǐ jú}

Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)

出淤泥而不染 ceot¹ jyu¹ nai⁴ ji⁴ bat¹ jim⁵ {chū yū ní ér bù rǎn}

1. lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2. fig. to be principled and incorruptible

出席表決比例〔---决--〕 ceot¹ zik⁶ biu² kyut³ bei² lai⁶ {chū xí biǎo jué bǐ lì}

proportion of those present and voting

出入境檢驗檢疫局〔---检验检--〕 ceot¹ jap⁶ ging² gim² jim⁶ gim² jik⁶ guk² {chū rù jìng jiǎn yàn jiǎn yì jú}

entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau

出其不意攻其不備〔-------备〕 ceot¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ji³ gung¹ kei⁴ bat¹ bei⁶ {chū qí bù yì gōng qí bù bèi}

catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法)

出得廳堂，入得廚房〔--厅----厨-〕 ceot¹ dak¹ teng¹ tong⁴ ，jap⁶ dak¹ ceoi⁴ fong⁴ {chū de tīng táng , rù de chú fáng}

an ideal wife, who is presentable in lounge room, and is a great chef in the kitchen