騎〔骑〕 ke4 {qí}- to ride (an animal or bike)
- to sit astride
- classifier for saddle-horses
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騎〔骑〕 ke4 {jì}- (Taiwan) saddle horse
- mounted soldier
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騎縫〔骑缝〕 ke4 fung4 {qí fèng}junction of the edges of two sheets of paper | CCY | |
騎劫〔骑-〕 ke4 gip3 {qí jié}hijack; rob | CCY | |
騎樓〔骑楼〕 ke4 lau2 {qí lóu}(noun) balcony | CCY | |
騎呢〔骑-〕 ke4 le4 {qí ne}weird; eccentric; strange; bizarre | CCY | |
騎師〔骑师〕 ke4 si1 {qí shī}disc jockey | CCY | |
騎兵〔骑-〕 ke4 bing1 {qí bīng}cavalry | CC | |
騎車〔骑车〕 ke4 ce1 {qí chē}to cycle | CC | |
騎槍〔骑枪〕 ke4 coeng1 {qí qiāng}- carbine
- lance
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騎牆〔骑墙〕 ke4 coeng4 {qí qiáng}- to sit on the fence
- to take both sides in a dispute
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騎警〔骑-〕 ke4 ging2 {qí jǐng}mounted police (on horse or motorbike) | CC | |
騎鶴〔骑鹤〕 ke4 hok6 {qí hè}- to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)
- to die
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騎樓〔骑楼〕 ke4 lau2 {qí lóu}arcade (architecture) | CC | |
騎馬〔骑马〕 ke4 maa5 {qí mǎ}to ride a horse | CC | |
騎射〔骑-〕 ke4 se6 {qí shè}- equestrian archery
- riding and shooting
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騎術〔骑术〕 ke4 seot6 {qí shù}- equestrianism
- horsemanship
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騎師〔骑师〕 ke4 si1 {qí shī}- jockey
- horse rider
- horseman
- equestrian
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騎士〔骑-〕 ke4 si6 {qí shì}- horseman
- cavalryman
- knight (i.e. European nobility)
- (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
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騎土〔骑-〕 ke4 tou2 {qí tǔ}- knight
- chevallier
- chivalrous
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騎都尉〔骑--〕 gei6 dou1 wai3 {jì dū wèi}commandant of cavalry | CCY | |
騎膊馬〔骑-马〕 ke4 bok3 maa5 {qí bó mǎ}(noun) shoulder ride | CCY | |
騎樓底〔骑楼-〕 ke4 lau2 dai2 {qí lóu dǐ}pavement with overhead buildings (spoken) | CCY | |
騎警隊〔骑-队〕 ke4 ging2 deoi6 {qí jǐng duì}mounted police detachment (on horse or motorbike) | CC | |
騎馬者〔骑马-〕 ke4 maa5 ze2 {qí mǎ zhě}- horseman
- rider
- mounted soldier
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騎田嶺〔骑-岭〕 ke4 tin4 ling5 {Qí tián lǐng}Qitian mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong | CC | |
騎牛搵馬〔骑-揾马〕 ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5 {qí niú wěn mǎ}(phrase) to buy time for something, e.g. a job, while waiting for a better opportunity to come along (literally "to ride an ox looking for a horse") | CCY | |
騎馬找馬〔骑马-马〕 kei4 maa5 zaau2 maa5 {qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ}literally: 'to look for a horse while sitting on one', to hold on to one job while seeking a better one (dated meaning); nowadays more commonly used to describe someone who is out looking for something elsewhere despite already having it in their possessions or within their reach | CCY | |
騎虎難下〔骑-难-〕 ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6 {qí hǔ nán xià}if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway | CC | |
騎驢找驢〔骑驴-驴〕 ke4 leoi4 zaau2 leoi4 {qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ}- lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
- fig. to look for what one already has
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騎士風格〔骑-风-〕 ke4 si6 fung1 gaak3 {qí shì fēng gé}knighthood | CC | |
騎士氣概〔骑-气-〕 ke4 si6 hei3 koi3 {qí shì qì gài}chivalry | CC | |
騎鶴上揚州〔骑鹤-扬-〕 ke4 hok6 soeng5 joeng4 zau1 {qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu}lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position | CC | |