㬎
old variant of 顯|显[xian3]; visible; apparent
佡
variant of 仙, immortal; light (as a feather)
先
early; prior; former; in advance; first
咸
all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious
姺
name of an ancient state
嫌
to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
娴
elegant; refined; to be skilled at
岘
abbr. for 峴首山|岘首山[Xian4 shou3 shan1]; Mt Xianshou in Hubei; steep hill; used in place names
幰
curtain at front of carriage
弦
bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; CL:根[gen1]
掀
to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse
挦
to pull out (esp. hair or feathers); to pick; to pluck; fig. to extract (lines from a text)
杴
shovel; variant of 鍁|锨[xian1]
猃
a kind of dog with a long snout; see 獫狁|猃狁[Xian3 yun3]
狝
to hunt in autumn (archaic)
献
to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)
现
to appear; present; now; existing; current
癎
variant of 癇|痫, epilepsy
県
Japanese variant of 縣|县; Japanese prefecture
祆
Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans; the Sun God
筅
bamboo brush for utensils
籼
long-grained rice; same as 秈
絃
variant of 弦; bow string; string of musical instrument; watch spring; chord (straight line joining two points on a curve); hypotenuse
线
thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
纎
old variant of 纖|纤[xian1]
舷
side of a ship or an aircraft
苋
amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
藓
moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏
见
to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
諴
to bring into accord; sincerity
豏
half-grown beans; variant of 餡|馅[xian4]
贤
worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
蹮
old variant of 躚|跹[xian1]
跹
to manner of dancing; to walk around
轞
vehicle for transporting prisoners
酰
acid radical; -acyl (chemistry)
铣
shining metal; (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)
衔
bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings); to link; to accept; rank; title
闲
to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy; leisure; enclosure
闲
variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time
限
limit; bound; to set a limit (on)
陥
Japanese variant of 陷[xian4]
陷
pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
险
danger; dangerous; rugged
霰
graupel; snow pellet; soft hail
显
prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
馅
stuffing; forcemeat; filling
鲜
fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods
鲜
fish; old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian1]
鲜
old variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]
鹇
silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus); silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade
咸
salted; salty; stingy; miserly
仙人
Daoist immortal; celestial being
仙八色鸫
(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
仙去
to become an immortal; (fig.) to die
仙台
Sendai, city in northeast Japan
仙后座
Cassiopeia (constellation)
仙境
fairyland; wonderland; paradise
仙女座
Andromeda (constellation)
仙女座大星云
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31
仙女座星系
Andromeda galaxy M31
仙女星座
Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
仙女棒
sparkler (hand-held firework)
仙姑
female immortal; sorceress
仙姿玉色
heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
仙宫
underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology
仙居
Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
仙居县
Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
仙山琼阁
jeweled palace in the fairy mountain
仙岛
island of the immortals
仙方
prescription of elixir; potion of immortality; potion prescribed by an immortal
仙方儿
erhua variant of 仙方[xian1 fang1]
仙桃
Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
仙桃
the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
仙桃市
Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
仙王座
Cepheus (constellation)
仙界
world of the immortals; fairyland; cloud nine
仙台
Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan
仙茅
golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides); Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)
仙草
medicinal herb (genus Mesona); grass jelly
仙药
legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem
仙逝
to die; to depart this mortal coil
仙游
Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[Pu2 tian2], Fujian
仙游县
Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[Pu2 tian2], Fujian
仙乡
fairyland; honorific: your homeland
仙鹤
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
先下手为强
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先不先
(dialect) first of all; in the first place
先人
ancestors; previous generations; my late father
先来后到
in order of arrival; first come, first served
先入为主
lit. first impression is strongest
先公
deceased father; deceased senior male figure
先兵后礼
opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]
先到先得
first come first served
先君
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
先哲
distinguished precursor; famous thinker of antiquity
先大母
deceased paternal grandmother
先天
inborn; innate; natural
先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
先天不足
congenital deficiency; inherent weakness
先天性
congenital; intrinsic; innateness
先天愚型
Down syndrome; trisomy 21
先妣
deceased mother; mother of an ancestor
先容
to introduce sb; to recommend
先导
guide; forerunner; pioneer
先帝遗诏
posthumous edict of former emperor; Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity
先后
early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
先后顺序
order of priority; sequential order
先斩后奏
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先有后婚
marriage arranged following a pregnancy; marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
先期
in advance; beforehand; premature; front-end
先期录音
prerecording; to prerecord
先机
key moment; decisive opportunity
先决
prerequisite; precondition
先决问题
preliminary question; priority problem; issues requiring more immediate attention
先决条件
precondition; prerequisite
先河
priority; sth advocated first; refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river first, then the sea.
先汉
pre-Han; China before to 200 BC
先父
deceased father; my late father
先王
former kings; former emperors; in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou
先王之政
the rule of former kings
先王之乐
the music of former kings
先王之道
the way of former kings
先生
teacher; husband; doctor (dialect); CL:位[wei4]
先发
initial; arising first; same as 首先發起|首先发起
先发制人
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt; to anticipate; preemptive
先睹为快
joy of first experience (idiom); the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先知先觉
foresight; having foresight; person of foresight
先祖
deceased grandfather; ancestry
先礼后兵
peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
先秦
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
先声
herald; precursor; harbinger
先声夺人
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
先行
to precede others; in advance
先贤
worthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage
先辈
elders; former generations
先进
advanced (technology); to advance
先达
famous and virtuous ancestors; the great men of the past
先遣队
advance party; advance troops
先鞭
to take precedence; to make an early start; to lead the way
先头
in advance; ahead; before; previously
先验概率
prior probability (statistics)
冼星海
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱
咸安区
Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei
咸宁
Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei
咸宁地区
Xianning prefecture in Hubei
咸宁市
Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei
咸与维新
everyone participates in reforms (idiom); to replace the old with new; to reform and start afresh
咸丰
reign name of Qing emperor (1850-1861); Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
咸丰县
Xianfeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
咸镜
Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
咸镜北道
North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin 清津市[Qing1 jin1 shi4]
咸镜南道
South Hamgyeong Province of east North Korea
咸镜道
Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道[Xian2 jing4 nan2 dao4] of North Korea
咸阳
Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi
咸阳地区
Xianyang prefecture, Shaanxi
咸阳市
Xianyang prefecture level city in Shaanxi
嫌恶
to loathe; to abhor; hatred; revulsion
嫌弃
to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore
嫌疑
suspicion; to have suspicions
嫌肥挑瘦
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
嫌贫爱富
to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom); snobbish
嫌隙
hostility; animosity; suspicion
娴雅
refined; graceful; elegant; serene
岘港
Da Nang or Danang, Vietnam
弦切角
chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
弦外之意
see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]
弦外之音
overtone (music); (fig.) connotation; implied meaning
弦外之响
see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]
弦数
number of strings (of an instrument)
弦月
half-moon; the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month
弦月窗
a narrow slit window; a lunette
弦歌
to sing to a string accompaniment; education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
弦理论
string theory (physics)
弦而鼓之
lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions; to make one's bed then lie on it
弦诵不缀
variant of 弦誦不輟|弦诵不辍[xian2 song4 bu4 chuo4]
弦诵不辍
incessant playing of instruments and reciting of poems (idiom)
弦论
string theory (in theoretical physics)
弦贝斯
acoustic bass (guitar)
宪兵队
the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the Gestapo during WWII)
宪政
constitutional government
宪法
constitution (of a country); CL:部[bu4]
宪法监护委员会
Guardian Council, body of 12 appointed clerics which governs Iran
宪章派
the Chartist movement (in the 1840s in England)
掀动
to stir; to lift; to set sth in motion
掀涌
to seethe; to bubble up
掀翻
to turn sth over; to overturn
掀起
to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign)
掀开
to lift open; to tear open
掀风鼓浪
to raise a storm; to stir up trouble; to instigate
掀腾
to surge up; raging (billows)
暹罗
Siam (old word for Thailand); Siamese
暹罗语
Siamese (Thai) language
暹逻
variant of 暹羅|暹罗[Xian1 luo2]
洗马
(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)
猃狁
Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2] in the Qin and Han Dynasties
献出
to offer; to give (as tribute); to devote (one's life); to sacrifice (oneself)
献媚
to ingratiate oneself with; to pander to
献宝
to present a treasure; to offer a valuable piece of advice; to show off what one treasures
献殷勤
to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself
献策
to offer advice; to make a suggestion
献县
Xian county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
献花
to offer flowers; to lay flowers (as a memorial)
献处
to give one's virginity to
献计
to offer advice; to make a suggestion
献身
to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
献金
to donate money; (monetary) contribution
现世
this life; to lose face; to be disgraced
现世报
karmic retribution within one's lifetime
现世宝
good-for-nothing; fool
现代
Hyundai, South Korean company
现代
modern times; modern age; modern era
现代人
modern man; Homo sapiens
现代化
modernization; CL:個|个[ge4]
现代新儒家
Modern New Confucianism; see also 新儒家[Xin1 Ru2 jia1]
现代派
modernist faction; modernists
现代集团
Hyundai, the Korean corporation
现代音乐
modern music; contemporary music
现任
to occupy a post currently; incumbent
现做
to make (food) on the spot; freshly-made
现在
now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
现在分词
present participle (in English grammar)
现在是过去钥匙
Today is the key to the past.
现场
the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
现场采访
on-the-spot interview
现场直播
on-the-spot live broadcast
现存
extant; existent; in stock
现学现用
to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
现实
reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic
现实情况
current state; current situation
现年
(a person's) current age
现形
to become visible; to appear; to manifest one's true nature
现成
ready-made; readily available
现房
finished apartment; ready apartment
现有
currently existing; currently available
现炒现卖
lit. to fry and sell on the spot; fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school
现烤
freshly baked; freshly roasted
现行
to be in effect; in force; current
现行犯
criminal caught red-handed
现象
appearance; phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
现货
merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale; merchandise in stock; available item; actuals (investment); actual commodities
现身
to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
现身说法
to talk from one's personal experience; to use oneself as an example
现量相违
to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
现金基础
cash basis (accounting)
祆道
Zoroastrianism; see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
筅帚
(dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
籼稻
long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
籼米
long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice 粳米[jing1 mi3])
线下
offline; below the line
线圈
solenoid (electrical engineering); coil
线圈般
solenoid (electrical engineering); coil
线图
line drawing; diagram; line graph
线尾燕
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
线性回归
linear regression (statistics)
线性方程
linear equation (math.)
线性算子
linear operator (math.)
线杆
telephone pole; utility pole
线条
line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
线索
trail; clues; thread (of a story)
线缆
cable; wire; cord (computer)
线虫
nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans)
线西
Hsienhsi township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
线西乡
Hsienhsi township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
线路
line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; bus route
县令
county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
县地
county seat; county town
县城
county seat; county town
县志
general history of a county; county annals
县政府
county administration; county regional government
县界
county border; county line
县长
county's head commissioner
纤尘
speck of dust; fine dust
纤尘不染
see 一塵不染|一尘不染[yi1 chen2 bu4 ran3]
纤悉
detailed; fine and meticulous
纤悉无遗
detailed and nothing left out (idiom); meticulous and comprehensive; not missing an iota
纤手
delicate hands; woman's tender and soft hands
纤毛动力蛋白
ciliary dynein protein
纤瘦
slender; slim as a thread
纤美
exquisite; delicate and beautiful
纤芯直径
core diameter (of a fiber)
纤体
to get a slender figure; slimming
腺嘌呤
adenine nucleotide (A, pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA and with uracil U 尿嘧啶 in RNA)
腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
腺样
adenoid gland; pharyngeal tonsil
腺毛
glandular hair; trichome
腺病
adenosis (glandular disease)
舷梯
gangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane)
苋科
Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜
苋菜
amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
贤人
great person of the past; venerable forebear; the great and the good
贤内助
(said of sb else's wife) a good wife
贤士
virtuous person; a man of merit
贤妻
(old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
贤妻良母
a good wife and loving mother
贤惠
variant of 賢慧|贤慧[xian2 hui4]
贤慧
(of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles
贤才
a genius; a talented person
贤明
wise and capable; sagacious
贤淑仁慈
a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
贤相
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
贤良
(of a man) able and virtuous
贤达
prominent and worthy personage
酰胺
amide; acidamide (chemistry)
衔接
to join together; to combine
闲事
other people's business
闲人
variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]; idle person; idler; unconcerned person
闲冗
officials with light duties; supernumeraries
闲坐
to sit around; to sit idly
闲居
to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life
闲心
leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind
闲散
idle; unused; at leisure
闲暇
leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use
闲章
recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc
闲职
sinecure; position with practically no obligations
闲言碎语
idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
闲话
variant of 閒話|闲话; digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段[duan4]
闲话家常
to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
闲谈
variant of 閒談|闲谈[xian2 tan2]
闲适
leisurely and comfortable; relaxed
闲杂
(employee) having no fixed duties
闲人
idle person; idler; unconcerned person
闲来无事
at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
闲晃
to hang around; to hang out
闲空
idle; free time; leisure
闲置
to leave sth forgotten; to set aside; lying idle
闲话
digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; CL:段[duan4]
限制
to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4]
限制酶图谱
restriction mapping (in genomics); restriction pattern
限定
to restrict to; to limit
限定词
determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc)
限于
to be limited to; to be confined to
限时信
mail to be delivered by a specified time
限期
to set a time limit; time limit; deadline
限界线
boundary; dividing line
陷入
to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)
陷入牢笼
to fall into a trap; ensnared
陷坑
pitfall; pit as animal trap
陷害
to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against
陷于
caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
陷于瘫痪
to be paralyzed; at a standstill
陷落
to surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy); subsidence (of land)
险些
narrowly; almost; nearly
险境
critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone
险峰
perilous peak; the lofty heights
险情
peril; dangerous circumstance
险恶
dangerous; sinister; vicious
险球
dangerous ball (in soccer, volleyball etc)
险要
strategically situated and easy to defend; strategic location
险象环生
dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
险阻
dangerous and difficult (path)
显像
to form a picture; to develop a photo; to visualize
显像管
CRT used in TV or computer monitor; picture tube; kinescope
显卡
video card; display card (computer)
显学
famous school; noted school of thought
显山露水
to reveal one's talent (idiom)
显形
to show one's true nature (derog.); to betray oneself
显影
(photographic processing) to develop
显影剂
developer (photographic processing); contrast medium (medical imaging)
显得
to seem; to look; to appear
显微
micro-; microscopic; to make the minute visible
显微镜
microscope; CL:臺|台[tai2]
显微镜座
Microscopium (constellation)
显性
visible; conspicuous; phanero-; dominant (gene)
显怀
to look pregnant; obviously pregnant
显扬
to praise; to commend; to hallow
显效
to show an effect; to produce an effect; a conspicuous effect
显晶
phanerocrystalline; with crystal structure visible to the naked eye
显焓
sensible enthalpy (thermodynamics); energy required to go from one state to another
显然
clear; evident; obvious(ly)
显生代
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago
显生宙
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago
显白
variant of 顯擺|显摆[xian3 bai5]
显目
outstanding; conspicuous
显眼
conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous
显示
to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate
显考
honorific term for one's deceased father; (arch.) great-great-grandfather
显而易见
clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying
显花植物
Phanerogamae (botany); flowering plants
显著
outstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant
显要
prominent; eminent; important person; notable; dignitary
显见
obvious; clearly visible
显豁
evident; clear and bright
显贵
dignitary; distinguished person; royalty; nobleman; big shot
显赫
illustrious; celebrated
显赫人物
a famous person; a luminary
显达
illustrious; influential; prestigious
显镜
microscope; same as 顯微鏡|显微镜
显露
to become visible; to reveal
显露出
to appear; to come out in the open
馅儿
erhua variant of 餡|馅[xian4]
馅儿饼
erhua variant of 餡餅|馅饼[xian4 bing3]
鲜卑
Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
鲜卑族
Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads
鲜味
umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
鲜啤酒
draft beer; unpasteurized beer
鲜明
bright; clear-cut; distinct
鲜明个性
individuality; clear-cut personality
鲜橙多
Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
鲜活
vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh
鲜为人知
rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown; secret to all but a few
鲜烈
fresh and intense; vivid
鲜艳
bright-colored; gaily-colored
鲜花
flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3]
鲜花插在牛粪上
lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
鲜血淋漓
to be drenched with blood; dripping blood
鲜货
produce; fresh fruits and vegetables; fresh aquatic food; fresh herbs
咸水妹
(dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from 'handsome maid')
咸津津
nice and salty (taste)
咸津津儿
erhua variant of 鹹津津|咸津津[xian2 jin1 jin1]
咸淡
salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water)
咸涩
salty and bitter; acerbic
咸丝丝儿
erhua variant of 鹹絲絲|咸丝丝[xian2 si1 si1]
咸菜
salted vegetables; pickles
咸猪手
pervert (esp. one who gropes women in public)
咸酥鸡
fried chicken pieces with salt and pepper; Taiwan-style fried chicken
咸鱼翻身
lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom); fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
咸盐
salt (colloquial); table salt