翹〔翘〕 kiu⁴ {qiáo}

1. outstanding
2. to raise

翹〔翘〕 kiu⁴ {qiào}

1. to stick up
2. to rise on one end
3. to tilt

翹班〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ baan¹ {qiào bān}

1. to skip work
2. to sneak out of work early

翹板〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ baan² {qiào bǎn}

a see-saw

翹楚〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ co² {qiáo chǔ}

person of outstanding talent

翹材〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ coi⁴ {qiáo cái}

outstanding talent

翹課〔翘课〕 kiu⁴ fo³ {qiào kè}

1. to skip school
2. to cut class

翹起〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ hei² {qiào qǐ}

1. to stick up
2. to point sth up

翹企〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ kei⁵ {qiáo qǐ}

1. to look forward eagerly
2. to long for

翹曲〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ kuk¹ {qiáo qū}

1. to warp
2. to bend
3. fig. distorted opinion
4. prejudice

翹稜〔翘棱〕 kiu⁴ ling⁴ {qiáo leng}

1. to warp
2. to bend

翹望〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ mong⁶ {qiáo wàng}

1. to raise one's head and look into the distance
2. fig. to forward to
3. to long for

翹硬〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ ngaang⁶ {qiào yìng}

1. hard
2. erect
3. to be in erection

翹盼〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ paan³ {qiáo pàn}

1. to long for
2. eager for

翹首〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ sau² {qiáo shǒu}

to raise one's head and look around (esp. at the state of the nation)

翹足〔翘-〕 kiu⁴ zuk¹ {qiáo zú}

1. lit. on tiptoes
2. to look forward eagerly
3. to long for

翹辮子〔翘辫-〕 kiu⁴ bin¹ zi² {qiào biàn zi}

1. (coll.) to die
2. to kick the bucket

翹尾巴〔翘--〕 kiu⁴ mei⁵ baa¹ {qiào wěi ba}

to be cocky

翹拇指〔翘--〕 kiu⁴ mou⁵ zi² {qiào mǔ zhǐ}

to give a thumbs-up

翹舌音〔翘--〕 kiu⁴ sit³ jam¹ {qiào shé yīn}

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

翹嘴鷸〔翘-鹬〕 kiu⁴ zeoi² wat⁶ {qiáo zuǐ yù}

(Chinese bird species) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

翹足引領〔翘--领〕 {qiàozúyǐnlǐng}

1. waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
2. to look forward eagerly
3. to long for
4. also pr. [qiao4 zu2 yin3 ling3]

翹足而待〔翘---〕 {qiàozú'érdài}

1. to expect in a short time (idiom)
2. also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]

翹鼻麻鴨〔翘--鸭〕 kiu⁴ bei⁶ maa⁴ aap³ {qiào bí má yā}

(Chinese bird species) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

翹居群首〔翘---〕 kiu⁴ geoi¹ kwan⁴ sau² {qiáo jū qún shǒu}

1. head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
2. outstanding

翹二郎腿〔翘---〕 kiu⁴ ji⁶ long⁴ teoi² {qiào èr láng tuǐ}

to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)

翹首以待〔翘---〕 kiu⁴ sau² ji⁵ doi⁶ {qiáo shǒu yǐ dài}

1. to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
2. to anxiously await

翹足引領〔翘--领〕 kiu⁴ zuk¹ jan⁵ ling⁵ {qiáo zú yǐn lǐng}

1. waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
2. to look forward eagerly
3. to long for
4. also pr. [qiao4 zu2 yin3 ling3]

翹足而待〔翘---〕 kiu⁴ zuk¹ ji⁴ doi⁶ {qiáo zú ér dài}

1. to expect in a short time (idiom)
2. also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]