Pinyin Dictionary results for "gua"

to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort
cut off the flesh as punishment
divinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
few; scant; widowed
to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
Juniperus chinensis; measuring-frame
melon; gourd; squash
arrow end
to hinder; to offend; to form; unique
variant of 掛|挂[gua4]
squares of a chess board
guanidine
old variant of 褂[gua4]
Chinese-style unlined garment; gown
to deceive; to disturb
to blow (of the wind)
piebald horse
a crow
刈包
popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro
刮伤
scratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object)
刮刀
spatula; scraper
刮刮卡
lottery scratchcard
刮刮叫
variant of 呱呱叫[gua1 gua1 jiao4]
刮勺
scraper; trowel; putty knife
刮掉
to scrape off; to shave off (whiskers etc); (of the wind) to blow sth away
刮痧
gua sha (technique in TCM)
刮皮刀
peeler; potato peeler
刮目相待
see 刮目相看[gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4]
刮目相看
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
刮脸
to shave one's face
刮蹭
to scrape one's car against sth; to sideswipe
刮铲
scraper
刮胡刀
razor
刮胡子
to shave
割包
see 刈包[gua4 bao1]
卦义
interpretation of the divinatory trigrams
卦辞
to interpret the divinatory trigrams
呱呱
(onom.) sound of frogs, ducks etc
呱呱叫
excellent; tip-top
寡不敌众
the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered; facing impossible odds (idiom)
寡二少双
peerless; second to none (idiom)
寡人
I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
寡助
finding little support; neglected
寡妇
widow
寡居
to live as a widow
寡情
heartless; unfeeling
寡淡
insipid; bland; indifferent
寡糖
oligosaccharide
寡言
taciturn; reticent
寡陋
having little knowledge; not well-read
寡头
oligarch
寡头垄断
oligopoly
寡头政治
oligarchy
挂一漏万
to mention some but omit many others (idiom); to leave out much more than one includes
挂住
to get caught (entangled); to catch (on sth)
挂單
see 掛褡|挂褡[gua4 da1]
挂图
wall chart
挂在嘴上
to pay lip service to; to keep mentioning (without doing anything); to blather on about sth
挂在嘴边
to keep saying (sth) over and over
挂坠盒
locket
挂失
to report the loss of something
挂好
to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
挂帅
to be in command(fig.) to dominate over other considerations; to be given overemphasis
挂彩
to decorate for festive occasions; to be wounded in action
挂心
to worry; to be on one's mind
挂念
concerned
挂虑
to worry about
挂怀
concerned; troubled; having sth on one's mind
挂搭
variant of 掛褡|挂褡[gua4 da1]
挂挡
to put into gear; to engage the gear; gear change
挂断
to hang up (a phone)
挂旗
vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)
挂历
wall calendar
挂果
(of a tree) to bear fruit
挂机
to hang up (a phone); to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc)
挂毯
tapestry
挂水
to put sb on an intravenous drip
挂牌
lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business; listed (on stock market)
挂碍
worry
挂科
to fail (a course)
挂空挡
see 放空擋|放空挡[fang4 kong1 dang3]
挂线
to hang up the phone
挂羊头卖狗肉
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom); fig. to cheat; dishonest advertising; wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
挂职
temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CPC post
挂花
to be wounded; (of plants) to bloom
挂兰
hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum); bracket plant
挂号
to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
挂号信
registered letter
挂号证
register card
挂褡
(of a monk) to take residence at a temple
挂轴
hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)
挂钩
hook (on which to hang sth); to couple; to link together; to establish contact with; hook; coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)
挂钩儿
erhua variant of 掛鉤|挂钩[gua4 gou1]
挂锁
padlock
挂钟
wall clock
挂镰
to complete the year's harvest
挂靠
to be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of; affiliation
挂马
Trojan horse, to add malware to a website or program (computing)
挂面
pasta; noodles
挂齿
to mention (e.g. 'don't mention it')
瓜代
a changeover of personnel; a new shift; (lit.) replacement for soldier on leave for the melon-picking season
瓜分
to partition; to divide up
瓜地马拉
Guatemala (Tw)
瓜娃子
(dialect) fool; a silly
瓜子
melon seeds
瓜子脸
oval face
瓜州
Guazhou county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
瓜州县
Guazhou county in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu
瓜德罗普
Guadeloupe
瓜拉丁加奴
Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia
瓜拿纳
guarana (Paullinia cupana)
瓜果
fruit (plural sense); melons and fruit
瓜无滚圆,人无十全
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
瓜熟蒂落
when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom); fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion; innocent acts may be misconstrued
瓜田李下
abbr. for 瓜田不納履,李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠[gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1]
瓜皮帽
Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon
瓜脐
the umbilicus of a melon
瓜菜
fruit and vegetables
瓜葛
intertwined (as melon and vine plants); interconnected; association (of two things)
瓜蒂
stem or pedicel of a melon
瓜农
melon farmer
瓜达卡纳尔岛
Guadalcanal Island
瓜达卡纳尔战役
battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific
瓜达拉哈拉
Guadalajara
瓜达拉马
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
瓜达拉马山
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
瓜达尔
Gwadar, free trade port city in Pakistani province of Baluchistan
瓜达尔港
Gwadar Port on Arabian Sea in Pakistani province of Baluchistan
褂子
unlined upper garment
刮风
to be windy
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