異〔异〕 ji⁶ {yì}

1. different
2. other
3. hetero-
4. unusual
5. strange
6. surprising
7. to distinguish
8. to separate
9. to discriminate

異樣〔异样〕 ji⁶ joeng⁶ {yì yàng}

strange; fishy

異味〔异-〕 ji⁶ mei⁶ {yì wèi}

Peculiar smell; odor

異相〔异-〕 ji⁶ soeng³ {yì xiàng}

odd or strange looking; unusual; faux pas; social gaffe

異邦〔异-〕 ji⁶ bong¹ {yì bāng}

foreign country

異步〔异-〕 ji⁶ bou⁶ {yì bù}

asynchronous

異腈〔异-〕 ji⁶ cing¹ {yì jīng}

1. carbylamine
2. isocyanide

異彩〔异-〕 ji⁶ coi² {yì cǎi}

extraordinary splendor

異才〔异-〕 ji⁶ coi⁴ {yì cái}

extraordinary talent

異地〔异-〕 ji⁶ dei⁶ {yì dì}

1. different place
2. abroad

異讀〔异读〕 ji⁶ duk⁶ {yì dú}

variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading)

異端〔异-〕 ji⁶ dyun¹ {yì duān}

heresy

異化〔异-〕 ji⁶ faa³ {yì huà}

1. alienation (philosophy)
2. (of speech) dissimilation

異父〔异-〕 ji⁶ fu⁶ {yì fù}

with different father (e.g. of half-brother)

異教〔异-〕 ji⁶ gaau³ {yì jiào}

1. heresy
2. heathenism

異己〔异-〕 ji⁶ gei² {yì jǐ}

1. dissident
2. alien
3. outsider

異見〔异见〕 ji⁶ gin³ {yì jiàn}

1. dissident
2. dissenting
3. dissent

異國〔异国〕 ji⁶ gwok³ {yì guó}

1. exotic
2. foreign

異鄉〔异乡〕 ji⁶ hoeng¹ {yì xiāng}

1. foreign land
2. a place far from home

異香〔异-〕 ji⁶ hoeng¹ {yì xiāng}

rare perfume

異人〔异-〕 ji⁶ jan⁴ {yì rén}

1. eccentric
2. unusual person
3. talented individual

異議〔异议〕 ji⁶ ji⁵ {yì yì}

1. objection
2. dissent

異義〔异义〕 ji⁶ ji⁶ {yì yì}

differing opinion

異焉〔异-〕 ji⁶ jin⁴ {yì yān}

feeling surprised at sth

異言〔异-〕 ji⁶ jin⁴ {yì yán}

dissenting words

異形〔异-〕 ji⁶ jing⁴ {yì xíng}

1. not the usual type
2. atypical
3. heterotype

異樣〔异样〕 ji⁶ joeng⁶ {yì yàng}

1. difference
2. peculiar

異構〔异构〕 ji⁶ kau³ {yì gòu}

isomeric (chemistry)

異卵〔异-〕 ji⁶ leon² {yì luǎn}

1. (of twins) fraternal
2. dizygotic

異龍〔异龙〕 ji⁶ lung⁴ {yì lóng}

1. allosaurus
2. also written 異特龍

異文〔异-〕 ji⁶ man⁴ {yì wén}

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

異物〔异-〕 ji⁶ mat⁶ {yì wù}

1. rarity
2. rare delicacy
3. foreign matter
4. alien body
5. the dead
6. ghost
7. monstrosity
8. alien life-form

異母〔异-〕 ji⁶ mou⁵ {yì mǔ}

(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers

異能〔异-〕 ji⁶ nang⁴ {yì néng}

different function

異心〔异-〕 ji⁶ sam¹ {yì xīn}

1. disloyalty
2. infidelity

異事〔异-〕 ji⁶ si⁶ {yì shì}

1. sth else
2. a separate matter
3. not the same thing
4. with different jobs (not colleagues)
5. a remarkable thing
6. sth special
7. an odd thing
8. sth strange or incomprehensible

異性〔异-〕 ji⁶ sing³ {yì xìng}

1. the opposite sex
2. of the opposite sex
3. heterosexual
4. different in nature

異常〔异-〕 ji⁶ soeng⁴ {yì cháng}

1. exceptional
2. abnormal
3. an anomaly

異說〔异说〕 ji⁶ syut³ {yì shuō}

1. different opinion
2. dissident view
3. absurd remark

異體〔异体〕 ji⁶ tai² {yì tǐ}

variant form (of a Chinese character)

異同〔异-〕 ji⁶ tung⁴ {yì tóng}

1. comparison
2. differences and similarities

異域〔异-〕 ji⁶ wik⁶ {yì yù}

1. foreign country
2. alien land

異質〔异质〕 ji⁶ zat¹ {yì zhì}

heterogeneous

異像〔异-〕 ji⁶ zoeng⁶ {yì xiàng}

extraordinary image

異狀〔异状〕 ji⁶ zong⁶ {yì zhuàng}

1. unusual condition
2. something odd
3. strange shape

異族〔异-〕 ji⁶ zuk⁶ {yì zú}

different tribe

異種〔异种〕 ji⁶ zung² {yì zhǒng}

1. hetero-
2. variety

異丙醇〔异--〕 ji⁶ bing² seon⁴ {yì bǐng chún}

1. isopropanol
2. isopropyl alcohol C3H8O

異特龍〔异-龙〕 ji⁶ dak⁶ lung⁴ {yì tè lóng}

allosaurus

異地戀〔异-恋〕 ji⁶ dei⁶ lyun² {yì dì liàn}

1. long-distance romance
2. long-distance relationship

異丁烷〔异--〕 ji⁶ ding¹ jyun⁴ {yì dīng wán}

isobutane

異讀詞〔异读词〕 ji⁶ duk⁶ ci⁴ {yì dú cí}

word having alternative pronunciations

異端者〔异--〕 ji⁶ dyun¹ ze² {yì duān zhě}

a heretic

異教徒〔异--〕 ji⁶ gaau³ tou⁴ {yì jiào tú}

1. member of another religion
2. heathen
3. pagan
4. heretic
5. apostate

異見者〔异见-〕 ji⁶ gin³ ze² {yì jiàn zhě}

dissident

異鄉人〔异乡-〕 ji⁶ hoeng¹ jan⁴ {yì xiāng rén}

1. from another land
2. alien

異議者〔异议-〕 ji⁶ ji⁵ ze² {yì yì zhě}

1. dissenter
2. dissident

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

異構體〔异构体〕 ji⁶ kau³ tai² {yì gòu tǐ}

isomer (chemistry)

異咯嗪〔异--〕 ji⁶ lok⁶ ceon⁴ {yì gē qín}

isoalloxazine (name of organic chemical)

異食癖〔异--〕 ji⁶ sik⁶ pik¹ {yì shí pǐ}

pica (medicine)

異性戀〔异-恋〕 ji⁶ sing³ lyun² {yì xìng liàn}

1. heterosexuality
2. heterosexual love

異體字〔异体-〕 ji⁶ tai² zi⁶ {yì tǐ zì}

variant Chinese character

異質體〔异质体〕 ji⁶ zat¹ tai² {yì zhì tǐ}

variant

異裝癖〔异装-〕 ji⁶ zong¹ pik¹ {yì zhuāng pǐ}

transvestism

異端邪說〔异--说〕 ji⁶ dyun¹ ce⁴ syut³ {yì duān xié shuō}

heretical beliefs

異病同治〔异---〕 ji⁶ beng⁶ tung⁴ zi⁶ {yì bìng tóng zhì}

to use the same method to treat different diseases (TCM)

異化作用〔异---〕 ji⁶ faa³ zok³ jung⁶ {yì huà zuò yòng}

1. catabolism (biology)
2. metabolic breaking down and waste disposal
3. dissimilation

異乎尋常〔异-寻-〕 ji⁶ fu⁴ cam⁴ soeng⁴ {yì hū xún cháng}

1. unusual
2. extraordinary

異軍突起〔异军--〕 ji⁶ gwan¹ dat⁶ hei² {yì jūn tū qǐ}

to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)

異國情調〔异国-调〕 ji⁶ gwok³ cing⁴ diu⁶ {yì guó qíng diào}

1. exoticism
2. local color
3. exotic

異國他鄉〔异国-乡〕 ji⁶ gwok³ taa¹ hoeng¹ {yì guó tā xiāng}

foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

異口同聲〔异--声〕 ji⁶ hau² tung⁴ sing¹ {yì kǒu tóng shēng}

1. different mouths, same voice
2. to speak in unison (idiom)

異香撲鼻〔异-扑-〕 ji⁶ hoeng¹ pok³ bei⁶ {yì xiāng pū bí}

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

異議份子〔异议分-〕 ji⁶ ji⁵ fan⁶ zi² {yì yì fèn zǐ}

1. dissidents
2. dissenting faction

異議人士〔异议--〕 ji⁶ ji⁵ jan⁴ si⁶ {yì yì rén shì}

dissident

異曲同工〔异---〕 ji⁶ kuk¹ tung⁴ gung¹ {yì qǔ tóng gōng}

1. different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
2. different methods leading to the same result
3. different approach but equally satisfactory outcome

異亮氨酸〔异---〕 ji⁶ loeng⁶ on¹ syun¹ {yì liàng ān suān}

isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid

異戊二烯〔异---〕 ji⁶ mou⁶ ji⁶ hei¹ {yì wù èr xī}

isoprene

異戊橡膠〔异--胶〕 ji⁶ mou⁶ zoeng⁶ gaau¹ {yì wù xiàng jiāo}

isoprene rubber

異色樹鶯〔异-树莺〕 ji⁶ sik¹ syu⁶ ang¹ {yì sè shù yīng}

(Chinese bird species) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)

異性相吸〔异---〕 ji⁶ sing³ soeng¹ kap¹ {yì xìng xiāng xī}

1. opposite polarities attract
2. (fig.) opposite sexes attract
3. opposites attract

異想天開〔异--开〕 ji⁶ soeng² tin¹ hoi¹ {yì xiǎng tiān kāi}

1. to imagine the wildest thing
2. to indulge in fantasy

異維Ａ酸〔异维--〕 ji⁶ wai⁴ ei¹ syun¹ {yì wéi A suān}

isotretinoin (used in acne treatment)

異質網路〔异质网-〕 ji⁶ zat¹ mong⁵ lou⁶ {yì zhì wǎng lù}

heterogeneous network

異丁苯丙酸〔异----〕 ji⁶ ding¹ bun² bing² syun¹ {Yì dīng běn bǐng suān}

1. Ibuprofen or Nurofen
2. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Advil, Motrin, Nuprin etc, used as analgesic and antipyretic, e.g. for arthritis sufferers
3. also called 布洛芬

異源多倍體〔异---体〕 ji⁶ jyun⁴ do¹ pui⁵ tai² {yì yuán duō bèi tǐ}

allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)

異卵雙胞胎〔异-双--〕 ji⁶ leon² soeng¹ baau¹ toi¹ {yì luǎn shuāng bāo tāi}

fraternal twins

異戊巴比妥〔异----〕 ji⁶ mou⁶ baa¹ bei² to⁵ {yì wù bā bǐ tuǒ}

amobarbital (drug) (loanword)

異性戀主義〔异-恋-义〕 ji⁶ sing³ lyun² zyu² ji⁶ {yì xìng liàn zhǔ yì}

heterosexism

異性性接觸〔异---触〕 ji⁶ sing³ sing³ zip³ zuk¹ {yì xìng xìng jiē chù}

heterosexual sex

異步傳輸模式〔异-传输--〕 ji⁶ bou⁶ cyun⁴ syu¹ mou⁴ sik¹ {yì bù chuán shū mó shì}

1. asynchronous transfer mode
2. ATM

異頻雷達收發機〔异频-达-发机〕 ji⁶ pan⁴ leoi⁴ daat⁶ sau¹ faat³ gei¹ {yì pín léi dá shōu fā jī}

1. transponder
2. electronic device that responds to a radio code