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[明槍易躲,暗箭難防] míngqiāngyìduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

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        míngbai, clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
        míngtiān, tomorrow
        zhèngmíng, [證明], proof/certificate/identification/testimonial/CL:個|个[gè]/to prove/to testify/to c...
        cōngming, [聰明], intelligent/clever/bright/smart/acute (of sight and hearing)
        míngxiǎn, [明顯], clear/distinct/obvious
        shuōmíng, [說明], to explain/to illustrate/to indicate/to show/to prove/explanation/directions/cap...
        míngxīng, star/celebrity
        Míng/míng, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)/surname Ming/Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary...
        sānmíngzhì, sandwich (loanword)/CL:個|个[gè]
        biǎomíng, to make clear/to make known/to state clearly/to indicate/known
        fāmíng, [發明], to invent/an invention/CL:個|个[gè]
        míngzǎo, tomorrow morning/tomorrow
        
        shēngmíng, [聲明], to state/to declare/statement/declaration/CL:項|项[xiàng],份[fèn]
        míngnián, next year
        míngzhì, sensible/wise/judicious/sagacious
        míngquè, [明確], clear-cut/definite/explicit/to clarify/to specify/to make definite
        guāngmíng, light/radiance/(fig.) bright (prospects etc)/openhearted
        míngmíng, obviously/plainly/undoubtedly/definitely
        wénmíng, civilized/civilization/culture/CL:個|个[gè]
        bùmíng, not clear/unknown/to fail to understand
        límíng, dawn/daybreak
        chámíng, to investigate and find out/to ascertain
        
        tòumíng, transparent/open (non-secretive)
        míngxìnpiàn, postcard
        jīngmíng, astute/shrewd
        Gāomíng/gāomíng, Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fó shān shì], Guangdong, brilliant/superior/...
        míngliǎo, [明瞭], to understand clearly/to be clear about/plain/clear/also written 明瞭|明了[míng liǎo...
        shīmíng, to lose one's eyesight/to become blind/blindness
        Běnjiémíng, [本傑明], Benjamin (person name)
        míngrì, tomorrow
        míngliàng, bright/shining/glittering/to become clear
        míngzhī, to be fully aware of/to know perfectly well
        shénmíng, deities/gods
        zhǐmíng, to show clearly/to designate/to indicate
        fēnmíng, clear/distinct/evidently/clearly
        guāngmíngzhèngdà, (of a person) honorable/not devious/(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard/without ...
        míngmèi, bright and beautiful
        shuōmíngshū, [說明書], (technical) manual/(book of) directions/synopsis (of a play or film)/specificati...
        zìzuòcōngmíng, [自作聰明], to think oneself clever (idiom)
        xiǎocōngming, [小聰明], clever-clever/clever in trivial matters/sharp but petty-minded
        fāmíngjiā, [發明家], inventor
        xiānmíng, [鮮明], bright/clear-cut/distinct
        zhàomíng, lighting/illumination
        xiàluòbùmíng, unaccounted/unknown whereabouts
        míngbǎizhe, [明擺著], evident/clear/undoubted
        mínglǎng, bright/clear/obvious/forthright/open-minded/bright and cheerful
        Míngnísūdá, [明尼蘇達], Minnesota, USA
        shēnmíng, to declare/to aver/to state formally
        
        Míngnísūdázhōu, [明尼蘇達州], Minnesota
        
        míngzi, see 松明[sōng míng]
        
        kāimíng, [開明], enlightened/open-minded/enlightenment
        yīngmíng, wise/brilliant
        
        cōngmingcáizhì, [聰明才智], intelligence and wisdom
        biāomíng, [標明], to mark/to indicate
        míngzhìzhījǔ, [明智之舉], sensible act
        Hǎimíngwēi, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
        zhèngmíngshū, [證明書], certificate
怀         Huáiémíngzhōu, [懷俄明州], Wyoming, US state
        zhùmíng, to clearly indicate
        
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        zhèngdàguāngmíng, just and honorable
        
        Bómínghàn, Birmingham
        
        míngyuè, bright moon/refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark/CL:輪|轮[lú...
        chǎnmíng, [闡明], to elucidate/to explain clearly/to expound
        
        ānfēitāmíng, amphetamine (loanword)
        
        
        míngmùzhāngdǎn, [明目張膽], openly and without fear/brazenly
        
        
        
        jiǎngmíng, [講明], to explain
        Míngníābōlìsī, Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
        
        cōngminglínglì, [聰明伶俐], clever and quick-witted
        
        zhàomíngdàn, [照明彈], flare/star shell
        
        Míngjìng/míngjìng, [明鏡], Der Spiegel, mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as...
        bùyánzìmíng, self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
        guāngmínglěiluò, open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
        
        Míngzhì, Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji em...
        tiānmíng, dawn/daybreak
        fāmíngzhě, [發明者], inventor
        
        zhǎngshàngmíngzhū, lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)/fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
        
        
        xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
        mínghuǒ, flame/open fire
        míngxī, clear/well-defined/limpid
        Míngcháo/míngzhāo, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), tomorrow morning/the following morning
        láilìbùmíng, [來歷不明], of unknown origin
        
        
        
        
        
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        míngwénguīdìng, [明文規定], expressly stipulated (in writing)
        míngxì, [明細], clear and detailed/definite/details (are as follows:)
        
        
        
        jiǎnmíngèyào, [簡明扼要], brief and to the point (idiom)/succinct
        liǔànhuāmíng, lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one...
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        míngbiànshìfēi, to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
        míngr, [明兒], (coll.) tomorrow/one of these days/some day
        bùmíngbùbái, obscure/dubious/shady
        yánmíng, [嚴明], strict and impartial/firm
        míngzhū, pearl/jewel (of great value)
        
        tànmíng, to ascertain/to verify
        
        cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù, [聰明反被聰明誤], a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness m...
        fāmíngrén, [發明人], inventor
        Míngsīkè, Minsk, capital of Belarus
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        láilùbùmíng, [來路不明], unidentified origin/no-one knows where it comes from/of dubious background
        
        
        
        Míngdài, the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
        
        YáoMíng, Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sha...
        tòumíngdù, transparency/(policy of) openness
        
        
        Āmíng, Al-Amin
        
        
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        tòumíngjiāo, [透明膠], Scotch tape
        míngzhébǎoshēn, a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)/to put one's own safety before matte...
        
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        mínghuǎnghuǎng, shining/bright
        xiǎnmíng, [顯明], to reveal, make known
        
        míngzhēngàndòu, [明爭暗鬥], to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
        pànmíng, to distinguish/to ascertain
        
        
        mínglìng, to decree
        míngzhīgùfàn, deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
        mòmíngqímiào, variant of 莫名其妙[mò míng qí miào]
        míngzhèng, [明證], clear proof
        shēngmíngshū, [聲明書], statement
        
        míngmǎ, [明碼], non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc)/plaintex...
        xiánmíng, [賢明], wise and capable/sagacious
        míngfán, [明礬], alum
        
        
        
        
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        míngrìhuánghuā, [明日黃花], lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)/fig. outdated/thing ...
        kǒngmíngdēng, [孔明燈], sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
        
        
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        jiǎnmíng, [簡明], simple and clear/concise
        
        míngwén, to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
        
        tōngmíng, brightly lit
        Qīngmíng/qīngmíng, Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[èr shí sì jié...
        
        
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        Sānmíng, Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
        JīngWèifēnmíng, [涇渭分明], as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)/to be entirely different
        
        HúZhìmíng, Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader/see also 胡志明市[Hú Zhì míng Shì]
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        qǐmíngxīng, [啟明星], (astronomy) Venus
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        shēnmíngdàyì, [深明大義], to have a high notion of one's duty/to be highly principled
        jīngmíngnénggàn, [精明能幹], able and efficient
        
        míngshì, to state explicitly/to clearly indicate
        
        míngchù, [明處], clear place/out in the open
        míngyù, simile
        
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        HúZhìmíngShì, Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
        yànmíng, [驗明], to ascertain/to identify/to verify (sb's identity etc)
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        ěrcōngmùmíng, [耳聰目明], sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)/keen and alert/perceptive
        
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        diǎnmíng, [點明], to point out
        
        
        
        
        
        yánmíng, to state clearly
        
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        míngcháqiūháo, lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)/fig. perc...
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        qízhìxiānmíng, [旗幟鮮明], to show one's colors/to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
        míngxiā, [明蝦], prawn
        
        míngchè, clear/limpid
        
        
        
        Dōngmíng, [東明], Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[Hé zé], Shandong
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        míngxìbiǎo, [明細表], schedule/subsidiary ledger/a detailed list
        
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        Duōmíngníjiā, Dominica/Dominican Republic (Tw)
        
        
        
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        Kūnmíng, Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
        
        
        
        
        míngyǎnrén, perspicacious person/sb with a discerning eye/sighted person (as opposed to blin...
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        fèngruòshénmíng, to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere/to worship/to deify/to make a holy cow o...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        ShèngDuōmínggè, [聖多明各], Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
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        àizēngfēnmíng, [愛憎分明], to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates/to have wel...
        chūnguāngmíngmèi, lovely spring sunshine
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Qiāng/qiāng, [槍]/[鎗], surname Qiang, gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function similar to a...
        kāiqiāng, [開槍], to open fire/to shoot a gun
        qiāngjī, [槍擊], to shoot with a gun/shooting incident
        shǒuqiāng, [手槍], pistol/CL:把[bǎ]
        qiāngshā, [槍殺], to shoot dead
        qiāngzhī, [槍支], a gun/guns in general
        qiāngshēng, [槍聲], crack/shooting sound/gunshot
        qiāngshǒu, [槍手], gunman/sharpshooter/sb who takes an exam for sb else/sb who produces a piece of ...
        
        bùqiāng, [步槍], rifle/CL:把[bǎ],枝[zhī]
        jīnqiāngyú, [金槍魚], tuna
        lièqiāng, [獵槍], hunting gun/shotgun
        qiāngzhàn, [槍戰], gun battle/firefight
        qiāngxiè, [槍械], firearm
        qiāngkǒu, [槍口], muzzle of a gun
        jīqiāng, [機槍], machine gun
        qiāngzǐ, [槍子], bullet
        qiāngbì, [槍斃], to execute by firing squad/to shoot dead/fig. to discard/to get rid of
        qiāngfǎ, [槍法], marksmanship
        zuǒlúnshǒuqiāng, [左輪手槍], revolver
        
        jīguānqiāng, [機關槍], also written 機槍|机枪/machine gun
        qiāngjué, [槍決], to execute by firing squad/same as 槍斃|枪毙
        dānqiāngpǐmǎ, [單槍匹馬], lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed/unaccompanied
        láifùqiāng, [來復槍], rifle (loanword)/also written 來福槍|来福枪
        chōngfēngqiāng, [衝鋒槍], submachine gun
        dāoqiāngbùrù, [刀槍不入], lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-sk...
        yānqiāng, [煙槍], opium pipe
        qiāngpào, [槍砲], firearm
        qìqiāng, [氣槍], an air gun
        dǎqiāng, [打槍], to fire a gun/to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
        shuǐqiāng, [水槍], water pistol (toy)/water gun/sprinkler/water cannon
        míngqiāng, [鳴槍], to fire warning shots
        huǒqiāng, [火槍], firearms (in historical context)/flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
        qiāngtáng, [槍膛], barrel of a gun
        
        qiāngdàn, [槍彈], bullet
        qiāngtuō, [槍托], butt of a gun/stock
        chángqiāng, [長槍], pike/CL:支[zhī]
        biāoqiāng, [標槍], javelin
        
        
        hèqiāngshídàn, [荷槍實彈], (idiom) armed/carrying a loaded firearm
        niǎoqiāng, [鳥槍], flintlock musket/fowling piece (shotgun)/air gun
        qiāngyǎn, [槍眼], loophole (for firing)/embrasure
        jiǎoqiāng, [繳槍], to lay down one's arms/to surrender/to disarm
        zhòngjīqiāng, [重機槍], heavy machine gun
        dāoqiāng, [刀槍], sword and spear/weapons
        
        qiāngshù, [槍術], qiang (spear)
        
        
        lěngqiāng, [冷槍], sniper's shot
        
        chúnqiāngshéjiàn, [唇槍舌劍], fight a battle of words/cross verbal swords
        hànqiāng, [焊槍], welding torch
        huímǎqiāng, [回馬槍], sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
        huāqiāng, [花槍], short spear (arch.)/fig. trickery
        
        qiāngshuān, [槍栓], gun bolt
        kǎbīnqiāng, [卡賓槍], carbine rifle (loanword)
        
        
        qiānggǎn, [槍桿], gun barrel
        
        
        
        
        qiāngwūzéi, [槍烏賊], squid
        fālìngqiāng, [發令槍], starting pistol
        niǎoqiānghuànpào, [鳥槍換炮], bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
        mǎqiāng, [馬槍], carbine/lance
        qīngjīqiāng, [輕機槍], light machine gun
        gāngqiāng, [鋼槍], rifle
        
        
        
        

        róngyì, easy/likely/liable (to)
        jiāoyì, (business) transaction/business deal/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
        Yì/yì, surname Yi/abbr. for 易經|易经[Yì jīng], the Book of Changes, easy/amiable/to change...
        qīngyì, [輕易], easily/lightly/rashly
        Lùyìsī, Louis or Lewis (name)
        Lùyì, Louis or Lewis (name)
        xiǎnéryìjiàn, [顯而易見], clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously/clearly/it goes without saying
        màoyì, [貿易], (commercial) trade/CL:個|个[gè]
        
        hǎobùróngyì, with great difficulty/very difficult
        qīngéryìjǔ, [輕而易舉], easy/with no difficulty
        Shènglùyìsī, [聖路易斯], St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri
        yìrúfǎnzhǎng, easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy/no effort at all
        jiǎnyì, [簡易], simple and easy/simplistic/simplicity
        bùyì, not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging
        
        Lùyìsīānnàzhōu, Louisiana, US state
        jiāoyìsuǒ, exchange/stock exchange
        yìsuì, brittle/fragile
        
        yìlāguàn, pull-top can/easy-open can (with ring-pull)
        yìyú, [易於], very likely/prone to
        píngyìjìnrén, amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going/modest and unassuming/(of writing) ...
        
        
        
        gōngpíngjiāoyì, fair dealing
        jiāoyìhuì, [交易會], trade fair
        
        
        jiāoyìyuán, [交易員], dealer/trader
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hǎoróngyì, with great difficulty/to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)
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        yìdǒng, easy to understand
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        LùyìWēidēng, Louis Vuitton (brand)
        
        
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        Yìjīng, [易經], The Book of Changes ("I Ching")
        màoyìé, [貿易額], volume of trade (between countries)
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        jiāoyìé, [交易額], sum or volume of business transactions/turnover
        
        yìránwùpǐn, flammable articles
        
        
        
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        YìběiHé, Elbe River
        
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        tánhéróngyì, [談何容易], easier said than done (idiom)
        
        
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        gǎixiányìzhé, [改弦易轍], change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction/to dance...
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        Yìxué/yìxué, [易學], study of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng], easy to learn
        
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        yìróng, soluble
        
        
        ShìjièMàoyìZǔzhī, [世界貿易組織], World Trade Organization (WTO)
        
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        duǒ, to hide/to dodge/to avoid
        duǒbì, to hide/to evade/to dodge/to take shelter/to avoid (difficulties)
        duǒkāi, [躲開], to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)/to avoid (sb)
        duǒcáng, to conceal oneself/to go into hiding/to take cover
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        duǒshǎn, [躲閃], to evade/to dodge (out of the way)
        duǒyǔ, to take shelter from the rain
        duǒzhài, [躲債], to dodge a creditor
        duǒlǎn, [躲懶], to shy away from work/to get by without attending duty


        hēiàn, dark/darkly/darkness
        àn, [晻]/[闇], variant of 暗[àn], dark/gloomy/hidden/secret/muddled/obscure/in the dark, to clos...
        ànshì, to hint/to suggest/suggestion/hint
        ànshā, [暗殺], to assassinate
        ànhào, [暗號], secret signal (sign)/countersign/password
        yīnàn, [陰暗], dim/dark/overcast/darkness/shadow/(fig.) dismal/gloomy/somber/murky/shadowy (sid...
        ànzhōng, in the dark/in secret/on the sly/surreptitiously
        ànsuàn, to plot against
        ànyǔ, [暗語], code word
        àndìli, [暗地裡], secretly/inwardly/on the sly
        ànjiāo, submerged reef (rock)
        ànchù, [暗處], secret place
        ànyǐng, shadow/umbra
        
        huīàn, dull gray/drab/murky
        hūnàn, dusky
        yīnànmiàn, [陰暗面], the dark side (of society etc)
        àndàn, dark/dim (light)/dull (color)/drab/(fig.) gloomy/bleak
        ànyù, metaphor
        àncáng, to hide/to conceal
        
        ànzì, inwardly/to oneself/secretly
        ànàn, secretly/inwardly
        ànjiàn, attack by a hidden enemy/a stab in the back
        
        ànshì, darkroom
        liǔànhuāmíng, lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one...
        yōuàn, gloom
        
        àndùChéncāng, [暗渡陳倉], lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a ...
        míngzhēngàndòu, [明爭暗鬥], to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
        ànxiǎng, think to oneself
        huìàn, dark and gloomy
        
        ànhán, to imply/to suggest/to connote/implicit
        
        àncháo, undercurrent
        
访         ànfǎng, [暗訪], to make secret inquiries/to investigate in secret
        ànliú, undercurrent
        
        ànxiāng, camera bellows/camera obscura
        ànhài, to kill secretly/to stab in the back
        ànhé, magazine/cassette
        
        
        
        ànxiào, laugh in (up) one's sleeve/snigger/snicker
        
        ànqì, concealed weapon
        ànbǎo, bunker
        ànchāng, unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
        ànmèi, obscure/remaining unenlightened

        huǒjiàn, rocket/CL:枚[méi]
        jiàn, arrow/CL:支[zhī]
        gōngjiàn, bow and arrow
        jiàntóu, [箭頭], arrowhead/arrow symbol
        huǒjiàntǒng, bazooka/rocket launcher
        shèjiàn, archery/to shoot an arrow
        dǎngjiànpái, [擋箭牌], shield/(fig.) excuse
        huǒjiànpào, rocket artillery
        ànjiàn, attack by a hidden enemy/a stab in the back
        huǒjiàndàn, [火箭彈], rocket (artillery)
        
        
        
        jiànyú, [箭魚], variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jiàn yú]
        
        
        lìngjiàn, arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)/fig. inst...
        jiànzhú, bamboo (genus Fargesia)
        guīxīnsìjiàn, [歸心似箭], with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
        
        

        nán/nàn, [難], difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good, disaster/distress/to sc...
        nándào, [難道], don't tell me .../could it be that...?
        kùnnan, [困難], difficult/challenging/straitened circumstances/difficult situation
        nányǐzhìxìn, [難以置信], hard to believe/incredible
        nánguò, [難過], to feel sad/to feel unwell/(of life) to be difficult
        nányǐ, [難以], hard to (predict, imagine etc)
        jiānnán, [艱難], difficult/hard/challenging
        zāinàn, [災難], disaster/catastrophe
        nánkān, [難堪], hard to take/embarrassed
        nánshòu, [難受], to feel unwell/to suffer pain/to be difficult to bear
        nánguài, [難怪], (it's) no wonder (that...)/(it's) not surprising (that)
        nánwàng, [難忘], unforgettable
        nándù, [難度], trouble/problem
        
        nánguān, [難關], difficulty/crisis
        wéinán, [為難], to feel embarrassed or awkward/to make things difficult (for someone)/to find th...
        nándé, [難得], seldom/rare/hard to come by
        nántí, [難題], difficult problem
        bìnànsuǒ, [避難所], refuge/asylum
        nànmín, [難民], refugee
        kǔnàn, [苦難], suffering
        nánwéiqíng, [難為情], embarrassed
        yùnàn, [遇難], to perish/to be killed
        nánmiǎn, [難免], hard to avoid/difficult to escape from/will inevitably
        bìnàn, [避難], refuge/to take refuge/to seek asylum (political etc)
        nánwén, [難聞], unpleasant smell/stink
        nánkàn, [難看], ugly/unsightly
        nányǐrěnshòu, [難以忍受], hard to endure/unbearable
        mónàn, [磨難], a torment/a trial/tribulation/a cross (to bear)/well-tried
齿         nányǐqǐchǐ, [難以啟齒], to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)/to find it hard to speak about sth
        qiānzǎinánféng, [千載難逢], extremely rare (idiom)/once in a blue moon
        
        shòunàn, [受難], to suffer a calamity/to suffer (e.g. under torture)/distress
退         jìntuìliǎngnán, [進退兩難], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
        nànmínyíng, [難民營], refugee camp
        
        nánchī, [難吃], unpalatable
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        zénàn, [責難], to censure
        nánchu, [難處], trouble/difficulty/problem
        wēinàn, [危難], calamity
        nánbǎo, [難保], hard to say/can't guarantee/difficult to protect/difficult to preserve
        nántīng, [難聽], unpleasant to hear/coarse/vulgar/offensive/shameful
        diāonàn, [刁難], to be hard on sb/to deliberately make things difficult
        kōngnàn, [空難], air crash/aviation accident or incident
        nándǎo, [難倒], to baffle/to confound/to stump
        yīyánnánjìn, [一言難盡], hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succ...
        
        zàisuǒnánmiǎn, [在所難免], to be unavoidable (idiom)
        nánchǎn, [難產], difficult birth/(fig.) difficult to achieve
        nándǒng, [難懂], difficult to understand
        
        huànnàn, [患難], trials and tribulations
        
        liǎngnán, [兩難], dilemma/quandary/to face a difficult choice
        
        dànànbùsǐ, [大難不死], to just escape from calamity
        
        fānàn, [發難], to rise in revolt/to raise difficult questions
        
        luònàn, [落難], to meet with misfortune/to fall into dire straits
        qiǎngrénsuǒnán, [強人所難], to force someone to do something
        nányánzhīyǐn, [難言之隱], a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)/sth too embarrassing to mention/an emba...
        hǎinàn, [海難], perils of the sea
        qǐnshínánān, [寢食難安], lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)/fig. extremely worried and troubled
        xùnnàn, [殉難], to sacrifice oneself in a just cause/a victim of a disaster
        chūnántí, [出難題], to raise a tough question
        qíhǔnánxià, [騎虎難下], if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfw...
        fànnán, [犯難], to feel embarrassed/to feel akward
        
        jiénàn, [劫難], calamity
        nándiǎn, [難點], difficulty
        
        
        yínán, [疑難], hard to understand/difficult to deal with/knotty/complicated
        nánshàngjiānán, [難上加難], extremely difficult/even more difficult
        
        cùnbùnánxíng, [寸步難行], unable to move a single step (idiom)/to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
        
        sǐnànzhě, [死難者], victim of an accident/casualty/martyr for one's country
        
        miǎnwéiqínán, [勉為其難], to tackle a difficult job (idiom)/to do sth reluctantly
        táonàn, [逃難], to run away from trouble/to flee from calamity/to be a refugee
        
        
        
        nánnéngkěguì, [難能可貴], rare and precious/valuable/remarkable
        gāonán, [高難], extremely difficult/hard and dangerous/challenging
        línàn, [罹難], to die in an accident or disaster/to be killed
        jiānnánxiǎnzǔ, [艱難險阻], untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
退         zhīnánértuì, [知難而退], to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back ...
        sǐnàn, [死難], to die in an accident/to die for a just cause
        fēinàn, [非難], reproof/blame
        
        jiùnán, [救難], to rescue/rescue (operation, workers)
        wànnán, [萬難], countless difficulties/extremely difficult/against all odds
        duōzāiduōnàn, [多災多難], to be plagued with misfortunes/precarious
        nánshěnánfēn, [難捨難分], loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
        qìngzhúnánshū, [罄竹難書], so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted/innumerable crimes (idiom)/see...
        páiyōujiěnàn, [排憂解難], to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
        shòunànzhě, [受難者], sufferer/a victim of a calamity/a person in distress
        nánwei, [難為], to bother/to press sb, usu. to do sth/it's a tough job/sorry to bother you (poli...
        zāonàn, [遭難], to run into misfortune
        
        
        
        chāchìnánfēi, [插翅難飛], lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
        
        
        
        
        nánxiōngnándì/nànxiōngnàndì, [難兄難弟], lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)/fig. one is...
        gūzhǎngnánmíng, [孤掌難鳴], It's hard to clap with only one hand./It takes two to tango/It's difficult to ac...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        huànnànzhījiāo, [患難之交], a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
        
        jínàn, [急難], misfortune/crisis/grave danger/critical situation/disaster/emergency/to be zealo...
        
        nánjiěnánfēn, [難解難分], hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom); inextricably involved/locked in battle
        
        
        nánshěnánlí, [難捨難離], loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
        
        

        fáng, to protect/to defend/to guard against/to prevent
        xiāofáng, firefighting/fire control
        fángshǒu, to defend/to protect (against)
        fángzhǐ, to prevent/to guard against/to take precautions
        yǐfángwànyī, [以防萬一], to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case/prepared for any eventuali...
        fángyù, [防禦], defense/to defend
        fánghù, [防護], to defend/to protect
        Guófángbù, [國防部], Defense Department/Ministry of National Defense
        fángwèi, [防衛], to defend/defensive/defense
        yùfáng, [預防], to prevent/to take precautions against/to protect/to guard against/precautionary...
线         fángxiàn, [防線], defensive line or perimeter/CL:道[dào]
        fánghuǒqiáng, [防火牆], firewall/CL:堵[dǔ]
        xiāofángduì, [消防隊], fire brigade/fire department
        guófáng, [國防], national defense
        fángbèi, [防備], to guard against
        fángfàn, [防範], to be on guard/wariness/to guard against/preventive
        dīfáng, to guard against/to be vigilant/watch you don't (slip)/also pr. [tí fáng]
        
        zhèngdàngfángwèi, [正當防衛], reasonable self-defense/legitimate defense
        fángdànyī, [防彈衣], bulletproof vest
        fángshuǐ, waterproof
        fánghuǒ, to protect against fire
        fángdàn, [防彈], bulletproof
        guófángbùzhǎng, [國防部長], Defense secretary/Defense Minister
        yǐfáng, (so as) to avoid/to prevent/(just) in case
        fángshàishuāng, [防曬霜], suntan lotion/sunscreen cream
        fángkōng, anti-aircraft defense
        fángkōngdòng, air-raid shelter
        fángdúmiànjù, gas mask
        xiāofángchē, [消防車], fire engine/fire truck
        fángfǔ, rotproof/antiseptic/anti-corrosion
        
        fángdào, [防盜], to guard against theft/anti-theft
        
        shèfáng, [設防], to set up defenses/to fortify
        
        yùfángzhēn, [預防針], immunization injection/fig. forewarning/heads-up/preventive measure
        xiāofángshuān, fire hydrant
        fángshēn, self-protection/to defend oneself
        fángfǔjì, [防腐劑], preservative/antiseptic
        
        
        
        biānfáng, [邊防], frontier defense
        
        bùfáng, to lay out a defense
        fángzhì, to prevent and cure/prevention and cure
        fángbào, to suppress a riot/riot control
        fángdòng, [防凍], antifreeze
        fánghuànyúwèirán, [防患於未然], see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]
        fángfēng, [防風], to protect from wind/fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM
        
        jǐnfáng, [謹防], to guard against/to beware of
        fángbōdī, breakwater/seawall/fig. defensive buffer zone
        fángyùgōngshì, [防禦工事], fortification/defensive structure
        
        fángxiù, [防銹], rust prevention/anti-corrosion
        fánghuáliàn, [防滑鏈], snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
        gōngfáng, attack and defense/the midfield (in soccer)
        fángdàomén, [防盜門], security door
        hǎifáng, coastal defense
        
        
        fángzhèn, shockproof/to guard against earthquakes
        
        
        fángbùshèngfáng, [防不勝防], you can't guard against it (idiom)/impossible to defend effectively/not much one...
        fángdú, defense against poison/defense against poison gas/anti-narcotics measures/defens...
        
        
        fánghóng, flood control/flood prevention
        
        fángzāi, [防災], disaster prevention/to protect against natural disasters
        
        
        
        fángwù, [防務], (pertaining to) defense
        lěngbufáng, unexpectedly/suddenly/at unawares/off guard/against expectations
        
        kōngfáng, air force/air defense
        dīfáng, dike/embankment/levee
        fángyì, disease prevention/protection against epidemic
        yánfáng, [嚴防], to take strict precautions/on your guard
        
        cùbùjífáng, to be caught off guard/without warning
        fángwēidùjiàn, [防微杜漸], to nip in the bud (idiom)
        
        
        fánghánfú, overcoat/down jacket/winter wear
        
        
        wèishēngfángyì, [衛生防疫], epidemic-prevention
        
        
        
        
        huànfáng, [換防], to relieve a garrison/to change guard complement
        
        
        
        biānfángzhàn, [邊防站], border station/frontier post
        
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