縱〔纵〕 zung¹ {zòng}

1. warp (the vertical threads in weaving)
2. vertical
3. longitudinal
4. north-south (lines of longitude)
5. lengthwise
6. to release
7. to indulge
8. even if

縱橫〔纵横〕 zung¹ waang⁴ {zòng héng}

to travel across in depth

縱壞〔纵坏〕 zung³ waai⁶ {zòng huài}

(verb) spoil; overindulge

縱隊〔纵队〕 zung¹ deoi⁶ {zòng duì}

1. column
2. file
3. CL: 列,路

縱隔〔纵-〕 zung¹ gaak³ {zòng gé}

mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)

縱肌〔纵-〕 zung¹ gei¹ {zòng jī}

longitudinal muscle

縱貫〔纵贯〕 zung¹ gun³ {zòng guàn}

1. lit. warp string in weaving
2. fig. vertical or north-south lines
3. to pass through
4. to cross lengthwise
5. to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)

縱向〔纵-〕 zung¹ hoeng³ {zòng xiàng}

1. longitudinal
2. vertical

縱裂〔纵-〕 zung¹ lit⁶ {zòng liè}

1. lobe
2. longitudinal slit
3. vertical fracture

縱梁〔纵-〕 zung¹ loeng⁴ {zòng liáng}

longitudinal beam

縱紋〔纵纹〕 zung¹ man⁴ {zòng wén}

stria longitudinalis (in the brain)

縱深〔纵-〕 zung¹ sam¹ {zòng shēn}

depth (of a battlefield or terrain)

縱線〔纵线〕 zung¹ sin³ {zòng xiàn}

1. vertical line
2. vertical coordinate line

縱橫〔纵横〕 zung¹ waang⁴ {zòng héng}

1. lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
2. length and breadth
3. criss-crossed
4. able to move unhindered
5. abbr. for 合縱連橫, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

縱波〔纵-〕 zung³ bo¹ {zòng bō}

longitudinal wave

縱步〔纵-〕 zung³ bou⁶ {zòng bù}

1. to stride
2. to bound

縱情〔纵-〕 zung³ cing⁴ {zòng qíng}

to your heart's content

縱火〔纵-〕 zung³ fo² {zòng huǒ}

1. to set on fire
2. to commit arson

縱放〔纵-〕 zung³ fong³ {zòng fàng}

1. undisciplined
2. untrammeled
3. to indulge

縱觀〔纵观〕 zung³ gun¹ {zòng guān}

1. to survey comprehensively
2. an overall survey

縱享〔纵-〕 zung³ hoeng² {zòng xiǎng}

1. to enjoy
2. to indulge in

縱意〔纵-〕 zung³ ji³ {zòng yì}

1. willfully
2. wantonly

縱然〔纵-〕 zung³ jin⁴ {zòng rán}

1. even if
2. even though

縱言〔纵-〕 zung³ jin⁴ {zòng yán}

to theorize generally

縱慾〔纵欲〕 zung³ juk⁶ {zòng yù}

to indulge in debauchery

縱容〔纵-〕 zung³ jung⁴ {zòng róng}

1. to indulge
2. to connive at

縱覽〔纵览〕 zung³ laam⁵ {zòng lǎn}

1. panoramic view
2. wide survey

縱論〔纵论〕 zung³ leon⁶ {zòng lùn}

to talk freely

縱令〔纵-〕 zung³ ling⁶ {zòng lìng}

1. to indulge
2. to give free rein
3. even if

縱目〔纵-〕 zung³ muk⁶ {zòng mù}

as far as the eye can see

縱身〔纵-〕 zung³ san¹ {zòng shēn}

1. to leap
2. to spring
3. to throw oneself

縱使〔纵-〕 zung³ si² {zòng shǐ}

1. even if
2. even though

縱聲〔纵声〕 zung³ sing¹ {zòng shēng}

1. loudly
2. in a loud voice

縱談〔纵谈〕 zung³ taam⁴ {zòng tán}

to talk freely

縱酒〔纵-〕 zung³ zau² {zòng jiǔ}

to drink excessively

縱斷面〔纵断-〕 zung¹ dyun⁶ min² {zòng duàn miàn}

1. vertical section
2. longitudinal section

縱剖面〔纵--〕 zung¹ fau² min² {zòng pōu miàn}

1. vertical section
2. longitudinal section

縱橫家〔纵横-〕 zung¹ waang⁴ gaa¹ {Zòng héng jiā}

School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦 and Zhang Yi 張儀

縱座標〔纵坐标〕 zung¹ zo⁶ biu¹ {zòng zuò biāo}

1. vertical coordinate
2. ordinate

縱火犯〔纵--〕 zung³ fo² faan² {zòng huǒ fàn}

arsonist

縱橫捭闔〔纵横-阖〕 zung¹ waang⁴ baai² hap⁶ {zòng héng bǎi hé}

to manoeuvre among various states or political groupings

縱情聲色〔纵-声-〕 zung³ cing⁴ sing¹ sik¹ {zòng qíng shēng sè}

addicted to sex and play

縱紋角鴞〔纵纹-鸮〕 zung¹ man⁴ gok³ hiu¹ {zòng wén jiǎo xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)

縱紋綠鵯〔纵纹绿鹎〕 zung¹ man⁴ luk⁶ bei¹ {zòng wén lǜ bēi}

(Chinese bird species) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)

縱神經索〔纵-经-〕 zung¹ san⁴ ging¹ sok³ {zòng shén jīng suǒ}

longitudinal nerve cord

縱橫馳騁〔纵横驰骋〕 zung¹ waang⁴ ci⁴ ping³ {zòng héng chí chěng}

1. to criss-cross
2. to run unhindered across the whole country

縱橫交錯〔纵横-错〕 zung¹ waang⁴ gaau¹ co³ {zòng héng jiāo cuò}

criss-crossed (idiom)

縱橫字謎〔纵横-谜〕 zung¹ waang⁴ zi⁶ mai⁴ {zòng héng zì mí}

crossword

縱虎歸山〔纵-归-〕 zung³ fu² gwai¹ saan¹ {zòng hǔ guī shān}

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

縱紋腹小鴞〔纵纹--鸮〕 zung¹ man⁴ fuk¹ siu² hiu¹ {zòng wén fù xiǎo xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) little owl (Athene noctua)