鑽〔钻〕 zyun¹ {zuān}

diamond

鑽〔钻〕 zyun¹ {zuān}

1. to drill
2. to bore
3. to get into
4. to make one's way into
5. to enter (a hole)
6. to thread one's way through
7. to study intensively
8. to dig into
9. to curry favor for personal gain

鑽〔钻〕 zyun¹ {zuàn}

1. an auger
2. diamond

鑽窿〔钻-〕 zyun¹ lung¹ {zuān lóng}

to drill a hole

鑽版〔钻-〕 zyun¹ baan² {zuān bǎn}

to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)

鑽洞〔钻-〕 zyun¹ dung⁶ {zuān dòng}

to bore

鑽勁〔钻劲〕 zyun¹ ging⁶ {zuān jìn}

application to the task

鑽圈〔钻-〕 zyun¹ hyun¹ {zuān quān}

jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)

鑽研〔钻-〕 zyun¹ jin⁴ {zuān yán}

1. to study meticulously
2. to delve into

鑽營〔钻营〕 zyun¹ jing⁴ {zuān yíng}

1. toadying for personal gain
2. to curry favor
3. to study in great depth

鑽謀〔钻谋〕 zyun¹ mau⁴ {zuān móu}

1. to use influence to get what one wants
2. to find a way through (esp. corrupt)
3. to succeed by means fair or foul

鑽眼〔钻-〕 zyun¹ ngaan⁵ {zuān yǎn}

1. to drill a hole
2. drilling

鑽心〔钻-〕 zyun¹ sam¹ {zuān xīn}

1. to sneak in
2. to infiltrate
3. to be piercingly painful
4. to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)

鑽進〔钻进〕 zyun¹ zeon³ {zuān jìn}

1. to get into
2. to dig into (studies, job etc)
3. to squeeze into

鑽壓〔钻压〕 zyun³ aat³ {zuàn yā}

pressure on a drill bit

鑽粉〔钻-〕 zyun³ fan² {zuān fěn}

1. residue from drilling
2. slag hill

鑽戒〔钻-〕 zyun³ gaai³ {zuàn jiè}

1. diamond ring
2. CL: 隻

鑽孔〔钻-〕 zyun³ hung² {zuān kǒng}

1. to bore a hole
2. to drill
3. drilled hole

鑽卡〔钻-〕 zyun³ kaa¹ {zuàn qiǎ}

drill chuck

鑽石〔钻-〕 zyun³ sek⁶ {zuàn shí}

1. diamond
2. CL: 顆

鑽探〔钻-〕 zyun³ taam³ {zuān tàn}

drilling

鑽頭〔钻头〕 zyun³ tau⁴ {zuàn tóu}

drill bit

鑽井〔钻-〕 zyun³ zeng² {zuān jǐng}

1. to drill (e.g. for oil)
2. a borehole

鑽石山〔钻--〕 zyun³ sek⁶ saan¹ {zuàn shí shān}

Diamond Hill, a town situated in northern Kowloon in Hong Kong

鑽空子〔钻--〕 zyun¹ hung¹ zi² {zuān kòng zi}

1. lit. to drill a hole
2. to take advantage of a loophole
3. to exploit an advantage
4. to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

鑽心蟲〔钻-虫〕 zyun¹ sam¹ cung⁴ {zuān xīn chóng}

1. boring insect
2. snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest

鑽牛角〔钻--〕 zyun³ ngau⁴ gok³ {zuān niú jiǎo}

1. lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2. to bash one's head against a brick wall
3. a wild goose chase
4. a blind alley
5. to split hairs
6. same as idiom 鑽牛角尖

鑽探機〔钻-机〕 zyun³ taam³ gei¹ {zuān tàn jī}

drilling machine

鑽堅仰高〔钻坚--〕 zyun¹ gin¹ joeng⁵ gou¹ {zuān jiān yǎng gāo}

1. lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)
2. fig. to delve deeply into one's studies
3. meticulous and diligent study

鑽故紙堆〔钻-纸-〕 zyun¹ gu³ zi² deoi¹ {zuān gù zhǐ duī}

to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers

鑽木取火〔钻---〕 zyun¹ muk⁶ ceoi² fo² {zuān mù qǔ huǒ}

to drill wood to make fire

鑽牛角尖〔钻---〕 zyun¹ ngau⁴ gok³ zim¹ {zuān niú jiǎo jiān}

1. lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
2. to bash one's head against a brick wall
3. a wild goose chase
4. a blind alley
5. to split hairs

鑽井平台〔钻---〕 zyun³ zeng² ping⁴ toi⁴ {zuān jǐng píng tái}

(oil) drilling platform

鑽石王老五〔钻----〕 zyun³ sek⁶ wong⁴ lou⁵ ng⁵ {zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ}

1. highly eligible bachelor
2. desirable male partner