彈〔弹〕 daan⁶ {dàn}

(verb) 1. spring; 2. bounce; 2. to complain; (of musical instrument) 1. play; 3. jump out; (adjective) bouncy

彈〔弹〕 daan⁶ {dàn}

1. crossball
2. bullet
3. shot
4. shell
5. ball

彈〔弹〕 daan⁶ {tán}

1. to pluck (a string)
2. to play (a string instrument)
3. to spring or leap
4. to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
5. (of cotton) to fluff or tease
6. to flick
7. to flip
8. to accuse
9. to impeach
10. elastic (of materials)

彈開〔弹开〕 daan² hoi¹ {dàn kāi}

to spring open; to go away

彈弓〔弹-〕 daan⁶ gung¹ {dàn gōng}

1. spring (bed mattress) 2. tricks (Cantonese)

彈票〔弹-〕 daan⁶ piu³ {dàn piào}

dishonour a cheque; a bounced cheque

彈性〔弹-〕 daan⁶ sing³ {tán xìng}

flexible

彈道〔弹-〕 daan² dou⁶ {dàn dào}

1. trajectory (of a projectile)
2. ballistic curve

彈坑〔弹-〕 daan² haang¹ {dàn kēng}

bomb crater

彈痕〔弹-〕 daan² han⁴ {dàn hén}

1. bullet hole
2. shell hole

彈殼〔弹壳〕 daan² hok³ {dàn ké}

ammunition case

彈孔〔弹-〕 daan² hung² {dàn kǒng}

bullet hole

彈藥〔弹药〕 daan² joek⁶ {dàn yào}

ammunition

彈片〔弹-〕 daan² pin³ {dàn piàn}

1. shrapnel
2. splinter from shell

彈頭〔弹头〕 daan² tau⁴ {dàn tóu}

warhead

彈壓〔弹压〕 daan⁶ aat³ {tán yā}

1. to suppress
2. to quell (a disturbance)
3. repression

彈出〔弹-〕 daan⁶ ceot¹ {tán chū}

1. to eject
2. to exit from
3. to pop up

彈花〔弹-〕 daan⁶ faa¹ {tán huā}

to soften cotton fiber by fluffing

彈夾〔弹夹〕 daan⁶ gaap³ {dàn jiā}

1. ammunition clip
2. cartridge clip
3. magazine (for ammunition)

彈糾〔弹纠〕 daan⁶ gau² {tán jiū}

1. to accuse
2. to impeach

彈弓〔弹-〕 daan⁶ gung¹ {dàn gōng}

1. catapult
2. slingshot

彈匣〔弹-〕 daan⁶ haap⁶ {dàn xiá}

magazine (for ammunition)

彈雨〔弹-〕 daan⁶ jyu⁵ {dàn yǔ}

hail of bullets

彈丸〔弹-〕 daan⁶ jyun² {dàn wán}

pellet

彈球〔弹-〕 daan⁶ kau⁴ {tán qiú}

to play marbles

彈力〔弹-〕 daan⁶ lik⁶ {tán lì}

1. elasticity
2. elastic force
3. spring
4. rebound
5. bounce

彈牙〔弹-〕 daan⁶ ngaa⁴ {tán yá}

al dente

彈射〔弹-〕 daan⁶ se⁶ {tán shè}

1. to catapult
2. to launch
3. to eject (from a plane)
4. to shoot

彈性〔弹-〕 daan⁶ sing³ {tán xìng}

1. flexibility
2. elasticity

彈跳〔弹-〕 daan⁶ tiu³ {tán tiào}

1. to bounce
2. to jump
3. to leap

彈簧〔弹-〕 daan⁶ wong⁴ {tán huáng}

spring

彈回〔弹-〕 daan⁶ wui⁴ {tán huí}

to rebound

彈子〔弹-〕 daan⁶ zi² {dàn zi}

1. slingshot pellet
2. playing marbles
3. billiards
4. CL: 粒,顆

彈子〔弹-〕 daan⁶ zi² {tán zi}

towrope

彈珠〔弹-〕 daan⁶ zyu¹ {dàn zhū}

marbles

彈撥〔弹拨〕 taan⁴ but⁶ {tán bō}

to pluck (a string)

彈詞〔弹词〕 taan⁴ ci⁴ {tán cí}

ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment

彈斥〔弹-〕 taan⁴ cik¹ {tán chì}

accuse and criticize

彈唱〔弹-〕 taan⁴ coeng³ {tán chàng}

to sing and play (plucked string instrument)

彈劾〔弹-〕 taan⁴ hat⁶ {tán hé}

1. to accuse of misconduct (in official task)
2. to impeach

彈琴〔弹-〕 taan⁴ kam⁴ {tán qín}

to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument

彈奏〔弹-〕 taan⁴ zau³ {tán zòu}

to play (musical instrument, esp. string)

彈指〔弹-〕 taan⁴ zi² {tán zhǐ}

1. a snap of the fingers
2. a short moment
3. in a flash
4. in the twinkling of an eye

彈道學〔弹-学〕 daan² dou⁶ hok⁶ {dàn dào xué}

noun; ballistics

彈結他〔弹结-〕 daan² git³ taa¹ {dàn jié tā}

play guitar

彈藥庫〔弹药库〕 daan² joek⁶ fu³ {dàn yào kù}

ammunition dump

彈球盤〔弹-盘〕 daan⁶ kau⁴ pun⁴ {tán qiú pán}

pachinko

彈射出〔弹--〕 daan⁶ se⁶ ceot¹ {tán shè chū}

1. to catapult
2. to shoot

彈跳板〔弹--〕 daan⁶ tiu³ baan² {tán tiào bǎn}

springboard

彈塗魚〔弹涂鱼〕 daan⁶ tou⁴ jyu² {tán tú yú}

mudskipper (amphibious fish)

彈簧秤〔弹--〕 daan⁶ wong⁴ cing³ {tán huáng chèng}

spring balance

彈簧刀〔弹--〕 daan⁶ wong⁴ dou¹ {tán huáng dāo}

1. flick knife
2. switchblade
3. spring-loaded knife

彈簧門〔弹-门〕 daan⁶ wong⁴ mun⁴ {tán huáng mén}

swing door

彈簧鎖〔弹-锁〕 daan⁶ wong⁴ so² {tán huáng suǒ}

spring lock

彈子鎖〔弹-锁〕 daan⁶ zi² so² {dàn zi suǒ}

1. pin tumbler lock
2. spring lock

彈珠檯〔弹-台〕 daan⁶ zyu¹ toi⁴ {dàn zhū tái}

pinball

彈撥樂〔弹拨乐〕 taan⁴ but⁶ ngok⁶ {tán bō yuè}

plucked string music

彈丸之地〔弹---〕 daan² jyun² zi¹ dei⁶ {dàn wán zhī dì}

small and narrow places

彈道導彈〔弹-导弹〕 daan² dou⁶ dou⁶ daan² {dàn dào dǎo dàn}

ballistic missile

彈盡糧絕〔弹尽粮绝〕 daan² zeon⁶ loeng⁴ zyut⁶ {dàn jìn liáng jué}

out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

彈盡援絕〔弹尽-绝〕 daan² zeon⁶ wun⁴ zyut⁶ {dàn jìn yuán jué}

out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

彈冠相慶〔弹--庆〕 daan⁶ gun³ soeng¹ hing³ {tán guān xiāng qìng}

1. lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
2. to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)

彈射座艙〔弹--舱〕 daan⁶ se⁶ zo⁶ cong¹ {tán shè zuò cāng}

ejection capsule (cabin)

彈射座椅〔弹---〕 daan⁶ se⁶ zo⁶ ji² {tán shè zuò yǐ}

ejection seat

彈性形變〔弹--变〕 daan⁶ sing³ jing⁴ bin³ {tán xìng xíng biàn}

elastic deformation

彈性模量〔弹---〕 daan⁶ sing³ mou⁴ loeng⁶ {tán xìng mó liàng}

1. modulus of elasticity
2. coefficient of restitution

彈簧墊圈〔弹-垫-〕 daan⁶ wong⁴ zin³ hyun¹ {tán huáng diàn quān}

spring washer

彈撥樂器〔弹拨乐-〕 taan⁴ but⁶ ngok⁶ hei³ {tán bō yuè qì}

1. plucked string instrument
2. CL: 件

彈指之間〔弹--间〕 taan⁴ zi² zi¹ gaan¹ {tán zhǐ zhī jiān}

1. a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
2. in a short moment
3. in a flash
4. in the twinkling of an eye

彈藥補給站〔弹药补给-〕 daan² joek⁶ bou² kap¹ zaam⁶ {dàn yào bǔ jǐ zhàn}

ammunition depot

彈指一揮間〔弹--挥间〕 taan⁴ zi² jat¹ fai¹ gaan¹ {tán zhǐ yī huī jiān}

in a flash (idiom)

彈到樹葉都落〔弹-树叶--〕 taan⁴ dou³ syu⁶ jip⁶ dou¹ lok⁶ {dàn dào shù yè dōu luò}

to criticize too much, to be overly judgemental