畫〔画〕 {huà}

1. to delimit
2. to transfer
3. to assign
4. to plan
5. to draw (a line)
6. stroke of a Chinese character

畫〔画〕 waak⁶ {huà}

1. to draw
2. picture
3. painting
4. CL: 幅,張
5. classifier for paintings etc
6. variant of 劃

畫家〔画-〕 waa² gaa¹ {huà jiā}

artist (painter)

畫屏〔画-〕 waa² ping⁴ {huà píng}

painted screen

畫師〔画师〕 waa² si¹ {huà shī}

artist

畫匠〔画-〕 waa² zoeng⁶ {huà jiàng}

artisan-painter

畫龜〔画龟〕 waak⁶ gwai¹ {huà guī}

(verb) to sign

畫畫〔画画〕 waak⁶ waa² {huà huà}

(verb) to paint a painting; to draw a picture

畫則〔画则〕 waak⁶ zik¹ {huà zé}

Architect

畫筆〔画笔〕 waa² bat¹ {huà bǐ}

painting brush

畫報〔画报〕 waa² bou³ {huà bào}

1. pictorial (magazine)
2. CL: 本,份,冊,期

畫布〔画-〕 waa² bou³ {huà bù}

canvas (artist's painting surface)

畫冊〔画册〕 waa² caak³ {huà cè}

picture album

畫舫〔画-〕 waa² fong² {huà fǎng}

decorated pleasure boat

畫幅〔画-〕 waa² fuk¹ {huà fú}

1. painting
2. picture
3. dimension of a painting

畫家〔画-〕 waa² gaa¹ {huà jiā}

1. painter
2. CL: 個

畫架〔画-〕 waa² gaa² {huà jià}

1. easel
2. rack for painting

畫稿〔画-〕 waa² gou² {huà gǎo}

1. rough sketch (of a painting)
2. (of an official) to approve a document by signing it

畫卷〔画-〕 waa² gyun² {huà juǎn}

picture scroll

畫兒〔画儿〕 waa² ji⁴ {huà r}

1. picture
2. drawing
3. painting

畫框〔画-〕 waa² kwaang¹ {huà kuàng}

picture frame

畫廊〔画-〕 waa² long⁴ {huà láng}

gallery

畫面〔画-〕 waa² min⁶ {huà miàn}

1. scene
2. tableau
3. picture
4. image
5. screen (displayed by a computer)
6. (motion picture) frame
7. field of view

畫室〔画-〕 waa² sat¹ {huà shì}

1. artist's studio
2. atelier

畫壇〔画坛〕 waa² taan⁴ {huà tán}

1. painting world
2. painting circles

畫氈〔画毡〕 waa² zin¹ {huà zhān}

felt desk pad for calligraphy

畫展〔画-〕 waa² zin² {huà zhǎn}

art exhibition

畫像〔画-〕 waa² zoeng⁶ {huà xiàng}

1. portrait
2. portray

畫作〔画-〕 waa² zok³ {huà zuò}

1. painting
2. picture

畫軸〔画轴〕 waa² zuk⁶ {huà zhóu}

1. character scroll
2. scroll painting

畫眉〔画-〕 waa⁶ mei⁴ {huà méi}

1. to apply makeup to the eyebrows
2. (Chinese bird species) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)

畫皮〔画-〕 waa⁶ pei⁴ {huà pí}

painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)

畫押〔画-〕 waak⁶ aat³ {huà yā}

1. to sign
2. to make one's mark

畫法〔画-〕 waak⁶ faat³ {huà fǎ}

1. painting technique
2. drawing method

畫風〔画风〕 waak⁶ fung¹ {huà fēng}

painting style

畫圓〔画圆〕 waak⁶ jyun⁴ {huà yuán}

to draw a circle

畫圖〔画图〕 waak⁶ tou⁴ {huà tú}

1. to draw designs, maps etc
2. picture (e.g. of life in the city)

畫鬼腳〔画-脚〕 waak⁶ gwai² goek³ {huà guǐ jiǎo}

ghost leg (game)

畫則師〔画则师〕 waak⁶ zak¹ si¹ {huà zé shī}

(noun) an architect

畫外音〔画--〕 waa² ngoi⁶ jam¹ {huà wài yīn}

1. voice-over
2. background narration

畫等號〔画-号〕 waak⁶ dang² hou⁶ {huà děng hào}

1. to equate
2. to consider (two things) to be equivalent

畫十字〔画--〕 waak⁶ sap⁶ zi⁶ {huà shí zì}

1. to make the sign of the cross
2. to make a cross (on paper)

畫花口面〔画---〕 waak⁶ faa¹ hau² min⁶ {huà huā kǒu miàn}

(metaphor) to spread rumors changing good to bad

畫餅充飢〔画饼-饥〕 waak⁶ beng² cung¹ gei¹ {huà bǐng chōng jī}

1. lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
2. to feed on illusions (idiom)

畫插圖者〔画-图-〕 waak⁶ caap³ tou⁴ ze² {huà chā tú zhě}

illustrator

畫地為牢〔画-为-〕 waak⁶ dei⁶ wai⁴ lou⁴ {huà dì wéi láo}

1. lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
2. fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

畫地自限〔画---〕 waak⁶ dei⁶ zi⁶ haan⁶ {huà dì zì xiàn}

1. lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
2. fig. to impose restrictions on oneself

畫荻教子〔画---〕 waak⁶ dik⁶ gaau³ zi² {huà dí jiào zǐ}

1. to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
2. mother's admirable dedication to her children's education

畫法幾何〔画-几-〕 waak⁶ faat³ gei² ho⁴ {huà fǎ jǐ hé}

descriptive Geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)

畫虎類犬〔画-类-〕 waak⁶ fu² leoi⁶ hyun² {huà hǔ lèi quǎn}

drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition

畫龍點睛〔画龙点-〕 waak⁶ lung⁴ dim² zing¹ {huà lóng diǎn jīng}

1. to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
2. the crucial point that brings the subject to life
3. a few words to clinch the point

畫蛇添足〔画---〕 waak⁶ se⁴ tim¹ zuk¹ {huà shé tiān zú}

1. lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
2. to overdo it

畫公仔畫出腸〔画--画-肠〕 waak⁶ gung¹ zai² waak⁶ ceot¹ coeng⁴ {huà gōng zǎi huà chū cháng}

stating the obvious or anything unacceptable (slang)

畫公仔唔使畫出腸〔画----画-肠〕 waak⁶ gung¹ zai² m⁴ sai² waak⁶ ceot¹ coeng² {huà gōng zǎi ḿ shǐ huà chū cháng}

don't have to disclose everything; there is no need to spell it out