唼
to speak evil; gobbling sound made by ducks
啥
dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]
帹
kerchief covering head (arch.)
厦
tall building; mansion; rear annex; lean-to; also pr. [xia4]
樧
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
杀
to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely
沙
granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
煞
to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage; variant of 殺|杀[sha1]
煞
fiend; demon; very; (Tw) SARS (loanword)
翣
wooden fan carried in procession
莎
katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic 'sha' used in transliteration
铩
spear; to cripple (literary)
霎
all of a sudden; drizzle
魦
shark family, including some rays and skates
傻B
variant of 傻屄[sha3 bi1]
傻乎乎
feeble-minded; dim-witted
傻人有傻福
fortune favors fools (idiom); fool's luck
傻大个
idiot; blockhead; clod; oaf
傻大个儿
stupid great hulk of a man
傻屄
stupid cunt (vulgar); also written 傻逼[sha3 bi1]
傻帽
fool; idiot; foolish; stupid
傻帽儿
erhua variant of 傻帽[sha3 mao4]
傻气
foolishness; nonsense; foolish
傻瓜相机
point-and-shoot camera; compact camera
傻白甜
(Internet slang) sweet, naive young woman
傻眼
stunned; struck dumb; flabbergasted
傻笑
to giggle; to laugh foolishly; to smirk; to simper
傻蛋
stupid young fellow; idiot
傻逼
variant of 傻屄[sha3 bi1]
刹不住
unable to brake (stop)
刹住
to stop; to come to a halt
刹把
brake lever; crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery
刹车
to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake
帹暆
kerchief covering head (arch.)
歃血
to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)
歃血为盟
to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom); to swear a sacred oath
杀一儆百
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀一警百
variant of 殺一儆百|杀一儆百[sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3]
杀人
homicide; to murder; to kill (a person)
杀人不眨眼
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom); ruthless; cold-blooded
杀人不过头点地
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously; a fuss about nothing; nothing to write home about
杀人如麻
to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
杀人放火
to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
杀人案
murder case; homicide case
杀人案件
(case of, incident of) murder
杀人越货
to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
杀人鲸
killer whale (Orcinus orca)
杀伤力
destructive power; harmfulness
杀价
to beat down the price; to haggle; to slash one's prices
杀出重围
to force one's way out of encirclement; to break through
杀富济贫
robbing the rich to help the poor
杀彘教子
to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
杀戮
to massacre; to slaughter
杀手
killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player
杀手级应用
killer application; killer app
杀机
desire to commit murder; great danger
杀气
murderous spirit; aura of death; to vent one's anger
杀气腾腾
ferocious; murderous-looking
杀熟
to swindle associates, friends or relatives
杀牛宰羊
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep; to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀球
to spike the ball (volleyball etc); to smash (tennis etc)
杀生
to take the life of a living creature
杀真菌
fungicidal; to have a fungicidal effect
杀菌
disinfectant; to disinfect
杀虎斩蛟
lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
杀虫剂
insecticide; pesticide
杀猪宰羊
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
杀软
antivirus software; abbr. for 殺毒軟件|杀毒软件[sha1 du2 ruan3 jian4]
杀进
to storm (a city etc); to raid
杀进杀出
to execute a lightning raid; (investment) to buy, then quickly sell; (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay
杀鸡儆猴
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀鸡取卵
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
杀鸡吓猴
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀鸡宰鹅
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
杀鸡焉用牛刀
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
杀鸡给猴看
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
杀鸡警猴
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀青
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize; to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
杀风景
variant of 煞風景|煞风景[sha1 feng1 jing3]
杀马特
Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from 'smart')
沙丁胺醇
salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma); also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin
沙丘鹤
(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
沙依巴克
Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
沙依巴克区
Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
沙俄
Tsarist Russia; abbr. for 沙皇俄國|沙皇俄国[Sha1 huang2 E2 guo2]
沙参
ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
沙囊
sandbag; variant of 砂囊[sha1 nang2]
沙国
Saudi Arabia (Tw), abbr. for 沙烏地阿拉伯王國|沙乌地阿拉伯王国
沙地
sandy beach or river bank; sand dune; sandy land
沙地话
see 啟海話|启海话[Qi3 hai3 hua4]
沙坑
sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf)
沙坡头
Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 shi4], Ningxia
沙坡头区
Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 shi4], Ningxia
沙坪坝
Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
沙坪坝区
Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
沙场
sandpit; battleground; battlefield
沙尘
sand; sandstorm (common in spring in north China)
沙尘天气
spring sandstorms (common in Northern China)
沙士
sarsaparilla; root beer; SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)
沙奎尔·奥尼尔
Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star
沙姆沙伊赫
Sharm el-Sheikh, city in Egypt
沙威玛
shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
沙子
sand; grit; CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
沙家浜
'Sha Family's Creek', a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲|样板戏[yang4 ban3 xi4]
沙巴
Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
沙市
Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei
沙市区
Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei
沙捞越
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
沙棘属
genus Hippophae; sea-buckthorns
沙池
sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc); sandbox
沙河
Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
沙河口区
Shahekou district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning
沙河市
Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
沙法维王朝
Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
沙洋
Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei
沙洋县
Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei
沙滩
beach; sandy shore; CL:片[pian4]
沙滩鞋
beach shoes; wetsuit booties
沙湾
Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan; Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
沙湾区
Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
沙湾县
Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
沙特
Saudi; abbr. for Saudi Arabia
沙特阿拉伯人
a Saudi; Saudi Arabian person
沙特鲁
Châteauroux; Chateauroux (French town)
沙琪玛
sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks
沙瓦玛
shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
沙田
Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong
沙发
sofa (loanword); CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]; (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
沙发客
couchsurfing; couchsurfer
沙发床
sofa bed; sleeper sofa
沙白喉林莺
(bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)
沙皮狗
Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
沙盘
sand table (military); 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc); sand tray (on which to write characters)
沙盘推演
to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom); to rehearse a planned action or activity; to conduct a dry run
沙碛
(literary) desert; sandy shore
沙祖康
Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat
沙县
Sha county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
沙色朱雀
(bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
沙茶
satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
沙蚕
genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
沙那
Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)
沙锅
variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1]
沙门
monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India); Buddhist monk
沙雅
Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
沙雅县
Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
沙头角
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
沙鱼
variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼[sha1 yu2]
沙鵖
(bird species of China) isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
沙鹿
Shalu town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
沙鹿镇
Shalu town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
煞住
to brake; to stop; to forbid
煞到
(Tw) to like; to fall in love with
煞尾
to finish off; to wind up
煞有介事
to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom); to act as if one is taking things very seriously
煞有其事
see 煞有介事[sha4 you3 jie4 shi4]
煞气
to vent one's anger on (an innocent party); to take it out on (sb)
煞气
baleful look; inauspicious influence; (of a tire, balloon etc) to leak air
煞气腾腾
variant of 殺氣騰騰|杀气腾腾[sha1 qi4 teng2 teng2]
煞笔
to stop one's pen; to break off writing; final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
煞费苦心
to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort
煞车
to brake (when driving)
煞风景
to be an eyesore; (fig.) to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket
砂仁
Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
砂囊
gizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)
砂拉越
see 沙撈越|沙捞越[Sha1 lao1 yue4]
砂石
sandstone; sand and stone; aggregate
砂积矿床
placer (alluvial deposit containing valuable metals)
砂纸
sandpaper (i.e. abrasive)
砂轮
grinding wheel; emery wheel
砂锅
casserole; earthenware pot
纱帽
gauze hat; fig. job as an official
纱厂
cotton mill; textile factory
莎士比亚
Shakespeare (name); William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
莎拉·佩林
Sarah Palin (1964-), US Republican politician, State governor of Alaska from 2006
莎拉·布莱曼
Sarah Brightman (1960-), English pop star
莎拉波娃
Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)
莎翁
Shakespeare; slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]
莎车
Yeken nahiyisi (Yarkand county or Shache) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
莎车县
Yeken nahiyisi (Yarkand county or Shache) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
铩羽而归
to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
霎眼
to blink; in an instant; in the twinkle of an eye
霎霎
(onom.) falling rain; chilly air; cold wind