橫〔横〕 waang⁴ {héng}

(Cantonese) 1. harsh and unreasonable 2. unexpected

橫〔横〕 waang⁴ dim⁶ {Héng diān}

(adverb) anyhow; regardless

橫〔横〕 waang⁴ {héng}

1. horizontal
2. across
3. (horizontal character stroke)

橫〔横〕 waang⁴ {hèng}

1. harsh and unreasonable
2. unexpected

橫檔〔横档〕 waang⁴ dong² {héng dàng}

a rung; a crosspiece; a rail; a ledge; a transom

橫亘〔横-〕 waang⁴ gang² {héng gèn}

lies across; spans; run through

橫巷〔横-〕 waang⁴ hong² {héng xiàng}

an alleyway

橫脷〔横-〕 zyu¹ waang⁴ lei⁶ {héng lì}

pig pancreas

橫濱〔横滨〕 waang⁴ ban¹ {Héng bīn}

Yokohama, Japan

橫筆〔横笔〕 waang⁴ bat¹ {héng bǐ}

bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)

橫匾〔横-〕 waang⁴ bin² {héng biǎn}

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

橫標〔横标〕 waang⁴ biu¹ {héng biāo}

1. banner
2. horizontal slogan or advertisement

橫波〔横-〕 waang⁴ bo¹ {héng bō}

transverse wave

橫步〔横-〕 waang⁴ bou⁶ {héng bù}

1. sidestep (in dance)
2. step sideways

橫暴〔横-〕 waang⁴ bou⁶ {hèng bào}

1. brutal
2. violent

橫陳〔横陈〕 waang⁴ can⁴ {héng chén}

1. to lie in disarray
2. to cut across
3. to traverse

橫斜〔横-〕 waang⁴ ce⁴ {héng xié}

1. oblique
2. slanting

橫切〔横-〕 waang⁴ cit³ {héng qiē}

1. to cut across
2. a horizontal cut

橫財〔横财〕 waang⁴ coi⁴ {hèng cái}

1. easy money
2. windfall
3. ill-gotten gains
4. undeserved fortune
5. illegal profit

橫穿〔横-〕 waang⁴ cyun¹ {héng chuān}

1. to cross
2. to traverse

橫隊〔横队〕 waang⁴ deoi⁶ {héng duì}

1. row
2. horizontal troop formation

橫渡〔横-〕 waang⁴ dou⁶ {héng dù}

to cross (a body of water)

橫斷〔横断〕 waang⁴ dyun⁶ {héng duàn}

1. to cross (a road, an ocean etc)
2. to cut across

橫飛〔横飞〕 waang⁴ fei¹ {héng fēi}

1. to splash across
2. to splatter

橫幅〔横-〕 waang⁴ fuk¹ {héng fú}

1. horizontal scroll
2. banner
3. streamer

橫峰〔横-〕 waang⁴ fung¹ {Héng fēng}

Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒, Jiangxi

橫加〔横-〕 waang⁴ gaa¹ {héng jiā}

1. violently
2. flagrantly

橫街〔横-〕 waang⁴ gaai¹ {héng jiē}

1. side street
2. road branching from the main street

橫膈〔横-〕 waang⁴ gaak³ {héng gé}

diaphragm

橫隔〔横-〕 waang⁴ gaak³ {héng gé}

tabula (horizontal floor of polyp)

橫綱〔横纲〕 waang⁴ gong¹ {héng gāng}

yokozuna

橫槓〔横杠〕 waang⁴ gong³ {héng gàng}

1. bar
2. horizontal bar

橫貫〔横贯〕 waang⁴ gun³ {héng guàn}

1. horizontal traverse
2. to cut across
3. to cross transversally

橫骨〔横-〕 waang⁴ gwat¹ {héng gǔ}

pubic bone

橫過〔横过〕 waang⁴ gwo³ {héng guò}

to traverse

橫行〔横-〕 waang⁴ hang⁴ {héng xíng}

1. to go on the rampage
2. to riot
3. to run amuck

橫向〔横-〕 waang⁴ hoeng³ {héng xiàng}

1. horizontal
2. orthogonal
3. perpendicular
4. lateral
5. crosswise

橫空〔横-〕 waang⁴ hung¹ {héng kōng}

1. filling the atmosphere
2. covering the sky

橫溢〔横-〕 waang⁴ jat⁶ {héng yì}

1. to overflow
2. brimming with

橫肉〔横-〕 waang⁴ juk⁶ {héng ròu}

fierce-looking

橫縣〔横县〕 waang⁴ jyun⁶ {Héng xiàn}

Heng county in Nanning 南寧, Guangxi

橫越〔横-〕 waang⁴ jyut⁶ {héng yuè}

1. to cross
2. to pass over
3. to traverse
4. trans-

橫跨〔横-〕 waang⁴ kwaa¹ {héng kuà}

1. to span
2. to stretch across
3. to travel across

橫梁〔横-〕 waang⁴ loeng⁴ {héng liáng}

beam

橫路〔横-〕 waang⁴ lou⁶ {héng lù}

1. side street
2. crossroad

橫紋〔横纹〕 waang⁴ man⁴ {héng wén}

1. horizontal stripe
2. striation

橫楣〔横-〕 waang⁴ mei⁴ {héng méi}

lintel

橫眉〔横-〕 waang⁴ mei⁴ {héng méi}

1. to concentrate one's eyebrows
2. to frown
3. to scowl

橫木〔横-〕 waang⁴ muk⁶ {héng mù}

1. horizontal beam
2. wooden crossbar
3. thwart

橫額〔横额〕 waang⁴ ngaak⁶ {héng é}

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

橫眼〔横-〕 waang⁴ ngaan⁵ {héng yǎn}

1. from the side of the eye
2. askance

橫鉤〔横钩〕 waang⁴ ngau¹ {héng gōu}

horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

橫臥〔横卧〕 waang⁴ ngo⁶ {héng wò}

to recline

橫批〔横-〕 waang⁴ pai¹ {héng pī}

horizontal scroll (for inscription)

橫山〔横-〕 waang⁴ saan¹ {Héng shān}

1. Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
2. Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣, northwest Taiwan

橫心〔横-〕 waang⁴ sam¹ {héng xīn}

1. determined (to do sth)
2. bent on

橫生〔横-〕 waang⁴ sang¹ {héng shēng}

1. to grow without restraint
2. overflowing with
3. to happen unexpectedly

橫死〔横-〕 waang⁴ sei² {héng sǐ}

to die by violence

橫是〔横-〕 waang⁴ si⁶ {héng shi}

1. probably
2. most likely

橫線〔横线〕 waang⁴ sin³ {héng xiàn}

1. horizontal line
2. horizontal coordinate line

橫掃〔横扫〕 waang⁴ sou³ {héng sǎo}

1. to sweep away
2. to sweep across

橫豎〔横竖〕 waang⁴ syu⁶ {héng shu}

anyway

橫躺〔横-〕 waang⁴ tong² {héng tǎng}

to lie flat

橫禍〔横祸〕 waang⁴ wo⁶ {hèng huò}

unexpected calamity

橫直〔横-〕 waang⁴ zik⁶ {héng zhí}

1. (colloquial) whatever
2. come what may

橫摺〔横-〕 waang⁴ zip³ {héng zhé}

horizontal fold or tuck

橫折〔横-〕 waang⁴ zit³ {héng zhé}

(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)

橫截〔横-〕 waang⁴ zit⁶ {héng jié}

1. to cut across
2. cross-sectional
3. transverse

橫流〔横-〕 waang⁶ lau⁴ {héng liú}

1. to overflow
2. transverse flow
3. to flow over
4. cross flow

橫切面〔横--〕 waang⁴ cit³ min⁶ {héng qiē miàn}

cross-section

橫頭磡〔横头-〕 waang⁴ tau⁴ ham³ {héng tóu kàn}

Wang Tau Hom, an area in Hong Kong

橫濱市〔横滨-〕 waang⁴ ban¹ si⁵ {Héng bīn shì}

Yokohama, major port city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣, Japan

橫斜鉤〔横-钩〕 waang⁴ ce⁴ ngau¹ {héng xié gōu}

⺄ stroke in Chinese characters

橫斷物〔横断-〕 waang⁴ dyun⁶ mat⁶ {héng duàn wù}

transverse object

橫斷面〔横断-〕 waang⁴ dyun⁶ min² {héng duàn miàn}

horizontal section

橫剖面〔横--〕 waang⁴ fau² min⁶ {héng pōu miàn}

horizontal section

橫峰縣〔横-县〕 waang⁴ fung¹ jyun⁶ {Héng fēng xiàn}

Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒, Jiangxi

橫隔膜〔横--〕 waang⁴ gaak³ mok² {héng gé mó}

diaphragm

橫筋斗〔横--〕 waang⁴ gan¹ dau² {héng jīn dǒu}

cartwheel

橫結腸〔横结肠〕 waang⁴ git³ coeng⁴ {héng jié cháng}

1. transverse colon (anatomy)
2. second section of large intestine

橫桁帆〔横--〕 waang⁴ hang⁴ faan⁴ {héng héng fān}

boom sail

橫稜紋〔横棱纹〕 waang⁴ ling⁴ man⁴ {héng léng wén}

crosswise pattern

橫紋肌〔横纹-〕 waang⁴ man⁴ gei¹ {héng wén jī}

striated muscle

橫楣子〔横--〕 waang⁴ mei⁴ zi² {héng méi zi}

lintel

橫爬行〔横--〕 waang⁴ paa⁴ hang⁴ {héng pá xíng}

1. to walk sideways
2. crab-wise

橫山鄉〔横-乡〕 waang⁴ saan¹ hoeng¹ {Héng shān xiāng}

Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣, northwest Taiwan

橫山縣〔横-县〕 waang⁴ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Héng shān Xiàn}

Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi

橫神經〔横-经〕 waang⁴ san⁴ ging¹ {héng shén jīng}

transverse commissure

橫須賀〔横须贺〕 waang⁴ seoi¹ ho⁶ {Héng xū hè}

Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)

橫振動〔横-动〕 waang⁴ zan³ dung⁶ {héng zhèn dòng}

transverse vibration

橫截面〔横--〕 waang⁴ zit⁶ min⁶ {héng jié miàn}

cross-section

橫截線〔横-线〕 waang⁴ zit⁶ sin³ {héng jié xiàn}

transversal line

橫座標〔横坐标〕 waang⁴ zo⁶ biu¹ {héng zuò biāo}

1. horizontal coordinate
2. abscissa

橫財就手〔横财--〕 waang⁴ coi⁴ zau⁶ sau² {hèng cái jiù shǒu}

to wish someone a great windfall

橫風橫雨〔横风--〕 waang⁴ fung¹ waang⁴ jyu⁵ {héng fēng guāng yǔ}

raining cats and dogs; heavy rain and strong wind

橫街窄巷〔横---〕 waang⁴ gaai¹ zaak³ hong⁶ {héng jiē zhǎi xiàng}

the narrow street and alleyways

橫行無忌〔横-无-〕 waang⁴ hang⁴ mou⁴ gei⁶ {héng xíng wú jì}

to be lawless; to run wild; to run amok

橫徵暴斂〔横征-敛〕 waang⁴ zing¹ bou⁶ lim⁵ {héng zhēng bào liǎn}

ruthless exploitation and demanding exorbitant taxes and levies by force

橫斑林鶯〔横--莺〕 waang⁴ baan¹ lam⁴ ang¹ {héng bān lín yīng}

(Chinese bird species) barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria)

橫七豎八〔横-竖-〕 waang⁴ cat¹ syu⁶ baat³ {héng qī shù bā}

1. in disorder
2. at sixes and sevens (idiom)

橫衝直撞〔横冲--〕 waang⁴ cung¹ zik⁶ zong⁶ {héng chōng zhí zhuàng}

1. lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
2. to barge
3. to charge around violently

橫刀奪愛〔横-夺爱〕 waang⁴ dou¹ dyut⁶ oi³ {héng dāo duó ài}

to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

橫斷步道〔横断--〕 waang⁴ dyun⁶ bou⁶ dou⁶ {héng duàn bù dào}

pedestrian crossing

橫段山脈〔横--脉〕 waang⁴ dyun⁶ saan¹ mak⁶ {Héng duàn shān mài}

Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet

橫斷山脈〔横断-脉〕 waang⁴ dyun⁶ saan¹ mak⁶ {Héng duàn shān mài}

Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet

橫幅標語〔横-标语〕 waang⁴ fuk¹ biu¹ jyu⁵ {héng fú biāo yǔ}

slogan banner

橫加指責〔横--责〕 waang⁴ gaa¹ zi² zaak³ {héng jiā zhǐ zé}

to blame unscrupulously

橫行霸道〔横---〕 waang⁴ hang⁴ baa³ dou⁶ {héng xíng bà dào}

1. to oppress
2. to rule as a despot
3. to tyrannize

橫眉立目〔横---〕 waang⁴ mei⁴ laap⁶ muk⁶ {héng méi lì mù}

1. to scowl and stare down
2. to defy

橫眉怒目〔横---〕 waang⁴ mei⁴ nou⁶ muk⁶ {héng méi nù mù}

1. lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
2. to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)

橫眉豎眼〔横-竖-〕 waang⁴ mei⁴ syu⁶ ngaan⁵ {héng méi shù yǎn}

1. to scowl fiercely
2. to glare

橫三豎四〔横-竖-〕 waang⁴ saam¹ syu⁶ sei³ {héng sān shù sì}

1. in disorder
2. in a tremendous mess

橫生枝節〔横--节〕 waang⁴ sang¹ zi¹ zit³ {héng shēng zhī jié}

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

橫須賀市〔横须贺-〕 waang⁴ seoi¹ ho⁶ si⁵ {Héng xū hè shì}

Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan

橫屍遍野〔横尸--〕 waang⁴ si¹ pin³ je⁵ {héng shī biàn yě}

1. corpses strew the field
2. deadly (conflict)

橫掃千軍〔横扫-军〕 waang⁴ sou³ cin¹ gwan¹ {héng sǎo qiān jūn}

total annihilation

橫豎勁兒〔横竖劲儿〕 waang⁴ syu⁶ ging⁶ ji⁴ {héng shù jìn r}

firmness of determination

橫說豎說〔横说竖说〕 waang⁴ syut³ syu⁶ syut³ {héng shuō shù shuō}

1. to explain sth over and over again
2. to repeat

橫頭橫腦〔横头横脑〕 waang⁴ tau⁴ waang⁴ nou⁵ {héng tóu héng nǎo}

1. coarse and arrogant
2. always in the right

橫躺豎臥〔横-竖卧〕 waang⁴ tong² syu⁶ ngo⁶ {héng tǎng shù wò}

1. to lie down all over the place
2. exhausted and in disarray

橫征暴斂〔横--敛〕 waang⁴ zing¹ bou⁶ lim⁵ {héng zhēng bào liǎn}

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

橫正暴斂〔横--敛〕 waang⁴ zing³ bou⁶ lim⁵ {héng zhèng bào liǎn}

to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)

橫斑腹小鴞〔横---鸮〕 waang⁴ baan¹ fuk¹ siu² hiu¹ {héng bān fù xiǎo xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) spotted owlet (Athene brama)

橫眉冷對千夫指〔横--对---〕 waang⁴ mei⁴ laang⁵ deoi³ cin¹ fu¹ zi² {héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ}

1. to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
2. to treat with disdain
3. to defy

橫挑鼻子，豎挑眼〔横----竖--〕 waang⁴ tiu¹ bei⁶ zi² ，syu⁶ tiu¹ ngaan⁵ {héng tiāo bí zi , shù tiāo yǎn}

1. to pick on sth incessantly
2. to criticize right and left