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Words 74301–74400
74302坐山观虎斗zuòshānguānhǔdòu
lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom); fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted
74303外汇存底wàihuìcúndǐ
foreign exchange reserves (Tw)
74304外激素wàijīsù
pheromone
74305多退少补duōtuìshǎobǔ
(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
74306大伤元气dàshāngyuánqì
to ruin one's constitution
74307天公不作美tiāngōngbùzuòměi
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom); the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
74308天演论tiānyǎnlùn
the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 进化论)
74309姘夫pīnfū
lover (of a woman); illicit partner; paramour
74310嬉游xīyóu
to amuse oneself; to have fun
74311学舍xuéshè
school building; school; (Tw) student dormitory
74312守身shǒushēn
to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
74313审美眼光shěnměiyǎnguāng
an eye for beauty; aesthetic judgment
74314对数函数duìshùhánshù
logarithmic function
74316尾水wěishuǐ
tailwater; outflow (from mill or power plant)
74317屁精pìjīng
(slang) gay; sissy; poof; abbr. for 马屁精 (mǎpìjīng)
74318带路人dàilùrén
a guide; fig. instructor
74319张湾区ZhāngwānQū
Zhangwan, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市 (ShíyànShì), Hubei
74320彐jì
pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)
74321得饶人处且饶人déráorénchùqiěráorén
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
74322从实招来cóngshízhāolái
to own up to the facts
74323怎生zěnshēng
how; why
74324恒河沙数Hénghéshāshù
countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
74325愚顽yúwán
ignorant and stubborn
74326感叹句gǎntànjù
exclamation; exclamatory phrase
74327应诺yìngnuò
to agree (to do sth); to promise
74328懒骨头lǎngǔtou
lazybones; beanbag
74329戒刀jièdāo
Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
74330扁食biǎnshi
(dialect) Chinese-style dumpling (such as wonton, jiaozi etc)
74331扃jiōng
(literary) to shut or bolt a door; door
74332扶栏fúlán
handrail
74333技正jìzhèng
(Tw) senior technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)
74334抓耳挠腮zhuā'ěrnáosāi
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
74335投师tóushī
to join a guru for instruction
74336拍案而起pāi'àn'érqǐ
(idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation
74337推进舱tuījìncāng
propulsion module; (astronautics) service module
74338措手cuòshǒu
to deal with; to manage; to proceed
74339摇头摆尾yáotóubǎiwěi
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air
74340搣miè
(literary) to pull out; to remove; (literary) to massage
74341敕封chìfēng
to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order
74342断语duànyǔ
conclusion; judgment; verdict
74343曲笔qūbǐ
falsification in writing; misrepresentation in written history; deliberate digression
74344望梅止渴wàngméizhǐkě
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions
74345末席mòxí
end seat; place for less senior person
74346本位货币běnwèihuòbì
local currency; our own currency; abbr. to 本币
74347杏眼xìngyǎn
large, round eyes (considered beautiful)
74348栟bīng
Trachycarpus excelsa
74349杨凝式YángNíngshì
Yang Ningshi (873-954) calligrapher of the Five Dynasties period
74350杨宝森YángBǎosēn
Yang Baosen (1909-1958), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大须生
74351檇zuì
wooden pestle or rammer
74352检漏jiǎnlòu
to check for leaks
74353欑zàn
gather
74354正步走zhèngbùzǒu
to march at parade step; March! (military command)
74355武江区WǔjiāngQū
Wujiang, a district of Shaoguan City 韶关市 (SháoguānShì), Guangdong
74356沙湾区ShāwānQū
Shawan, a district of Leshan City 乐山市 (LèshānShì), Sichuan
74357法槌fǎchuí
gavel
74358法华经Fǎhuájīng
The Lotus Sutra
74359泥菩萨nípúsà
clay Bodhisattva
74360海陆军hǎilùjūn
navy and army; military force
74361渭滨区WèibīnQū
Weibin, a district of Baoji City 宝鸡市 (BǎojīShì), Shaanxi
74362浈江区ZhēnjiāngQū
Zhenjiang, a district of Shaoguan City 韶关市 (SháoguānShì), Guangdong
74363满帆mǎnfān
under full sail; going as fast as possible
74364涧水jiànshuǐ
mountain stream
74365涧西区JiànxīQū
Jianxi, a district of Luoyang City 洛阳市 (LuòyángShì), Henan
74367激凸jītū
protruding nipples or bulging penis (contours of intimate body parts visible through clothing)
74368滤清lǜqīng
to filter and purify
74369火中取栗huǒzhōngqǔlì
lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom); fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
74370乌有wūyǒu
(literary) not to exist; nonexistent; illusory
74371熥tēng
to heat up (cooked food) by baking or steaming; Taiwan pr. tōng
74372犁沟lígōu
furrow
74373犬瘟热quǎnwēnrè
canine distemper (mammalian disease caused by Canine morbillivirus)
74374狎妓xiájì
(old) to visit prostitutes
74375犹自yóuzì
(literary) still; yet
74376球弹qiúdàn
ball (in sport, incl. billiards)
74377异丁烷yìdīngwán
isobutane
74378痳lín
hernia; urinary hesitancy; erroneous variant of 痲 (má)
74379瘼mò
distress; sickness
74380发国难财fāguónàncái
to profiteer in a time of national calamity
74381白胡椒báihújiāo
white peppercorn
74382盟兄弟méngxiōngdì
sworn brother
74383石竹科shízhúkē
Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
74384破产者pòchǎnzhě
bankrupt person
74385砷中毒shēnzhòngdú
arsenic poisoning
74386磨折mózhé
to torture; to torment
74387示性shìxìng
expressivity
74388禄劝彝族苗族自治县LùquànYízúMiáozúZìzhìxiàn
Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, in Kunming City 昆明市 (KūnmíngShì), Yunnan
74389福煦Fúxù
Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), leading French general and commander-in-chief of allied forces in the latter stages of World War One
74390秧田yāngtián
rice seedling bed
74391秫shú
glutinous sorghum
74392稳拿wěnná
a sure gain; sth one is sure to obtain
74393站前区ZhànqiánQū
Zhanqian, a district of Yingkou City 营口市 (YíngkǒuShì), Liaoning
74394第四声dìsìshēng
fourth tone in Mandarin; falling tone
74395算准suànzhǔn
to calculate precisely; to identify; to discern; to tell
74396算术平均suànshùpíngjūn
arithmetic mean (math.)
74397箝qián
pliers; pincers; to clamp
74398笃爱dǔ'ài
to love deeply; devoted to sb
74399纹丝wénsī
tiny bit; a jot; whisker
74400紫河车zǐhéchē
(TCM) dried human placenta (used as medicine)