灰 ⇒
灰 huī, ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged/dejected
灰色 huīsè, gray/ash gray/grizzly/pessimistic/gloomy/dispirited/ambiguous
骨灰 gǔhuī, bone ash/ashes of the dead
灰姑娘 Huīgūniang, Cinderella/a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
灰尘 huīchén, [灰塵], dust
灰烬 huījìn, [灰燼], ashes
烟灰缸 yānhuīgāng, [煙灰缸], ashtray
灰心 huīxīn, to lose heart/to be discouraged
灰暗 huīàn, dull gray/drab/murky
灰飞烟灭 huīfēiyānmiè, [灰飛煙滅], lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)/fig. to be annihilated/to vanis...
烟灰 yānhuī, [煙灰], cigarette ash
化为灰烬 骨灰盒 gǔhuīhé, box for bone ashes/funerary casket
石灰 shíhuī, lime (calcium oxide)
大灰狼 dàhuīláng, big bad wolf
灰心丧气 huīxīnsàngqì, [灰心喪氣], downhearted/downcast/in despair
炮灰 pàohuī, cannon fodder
心灰意冷 xīnhuīyìlěng, discouraged/downhearted
死灰 石灰石 shíhuīshí, limestone
灰溜溜 huīliūliū, dull gray/gloomy/dejected/crestfallen/with one's tail between one's legs
灰白 huībái, colored/ash-colored
死灰复燃 sǐhuīfùrán, [死灰復燃], lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence/sth ma...
煤灰 méihuī, soot
火山灰 huǒshānhuī, volcanic ash
万念俱灰 wànniànjùhuī, [萬念俱灰], every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
油灰 银灰色 灰质炎 灰鲸 灰土 Huītǔ/huītǔ, Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy), dust
一鼻子灰 灰白色 huībáisè, ash gray
深灰色 shēnhuīsè, dark gray
灰鼠 灰鹅 炉灰 石灰岩 shíhuīyán, limestone
深灰 灰蒙蒙 huīmēngmēng, dusky/overcast (of weather)
灰质 生石灰 shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
灰度 huīdù, grayscale
灰市 灰指甲 灰不溜秋 huībuliūqiū, see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]
灰鹤 huīhè, [灰鶴], (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
磷灰石 línhuīshí, apatite/phosphatic limestone
灰扑扑 抹灰 mǒhuī, to plaster/to render (a wall)/(fig.) to bring shame on/also pr. [mò huī]
灰浆 huījiāng, [灰漿], mortar (for masonry)
菜 ⇒
菜 cài, dish (type of food)/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pán],道[dào]/(coll.) (one's) type/(o...
蔬菜 shūcài, vegetables/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
菜单 càidān, [菜單], menu/CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
泡菜 pàocài, pickled cabbage
小菜 xiǎocài, appetizer/small side dish/easy job/piece of cake/see also 小菜一碟[xiǎo cài yī dié]
饭菜 fàncài, [飯菜], food
点菜 diǎncài, [點菜], to order dishes (in a restaurant)
卷心菜 juǎnxīncài, [捲心菜], cabbage/CL:棵[kē], variant of 卷心菜[juǎn xīn cài]
菠菜 bōcài, spinach/CL:棵[kē]
菜谱 càipǔ, [菜譜], menu (in restaurant)/recipe/cookbook
生菜 shēngcài, lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
主菜 zhǔcài, main course
做菜 zuòcài, to cook/cooking
剩菜 shèngcài, leftovers (food)
甜菜 tiáncài, beet/beetroot
花椰菜 huāyēcài, cauliflower
芹菜 qíncài, celery (Apium graveolens)
白菜 báicài, Chinese cabbage/pak choi/CL:棵[kē], 個|个[gè]
菜饭 家常菜 jiāchángcài, home cooking
青菜 qīngcài, green vegetables/Chinese cabbage
菜刀 càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ]
菜肴 càiyáo, [菜餚], vegetable and meat dishes/dish
种菜 菜园 càiyuán, [菜園], vegetable garden
咸菜 xiáncài, [鹹菜], salted vegetables/pickles
菜市场 càishìchǎng, [菜市場], food market
香菜 xiāngcài, coriander/cilantro/Coriandrum sativum
菜汤 酒菜 jiǔcài, food and drink/food to accompany wine
菜豆 càidòu, kidney bean
菜花 càihuā, cauliflower/gonorrhea
菜色 càisè, dish/lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet)/emaciated look (from ...
菜馆 càiguǎn, [菜館], (dialect) restaurant
素菜 sùcài, vegetable dish
菜叶 芥菜 jiècài, leaf mustard (Brassica juncea)/also pr. [gài cài]
酸菜 suāncài, pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
炒菜 chǎocài, to stir-fry/to do the cooking/stir-fried dish
凉菜 菜名 大头菜 名菜 míngcài, famous dishes/specialty dishes
花菜 huācài, cauliflower
紫菜 zǐcài, flavored roasted seaweed/generic term for edible seaweed/Japanese: nori
菜根 菜地 càidì, vegetable field
朝鲜泡菜 野菜 yěcài, wild herb/potherb
川菜 Chuāncài, Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine
冷菜 lěngcài, cold dish/cold food
酱菜 大菜 荠菜 jìcài, [薺菜], shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
韭菜 jiǔcài, garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives/(fig.) retail investors who...
菜市 càishì, food market
菜板 càibǎn, chopping board/cutting board/CL:張|张[zhāng]
圆白菜 yuánbáicài, [圓白菜], round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
油菜 yóucài, oilseed rape (Brassica napus)/flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. ole...
荤菜 hūncài, [葷菜], non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
炒菜锅 菜场 càichǎng, [菜場], food market
黄花菜 huánghuācài, [黃花菜], citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)/golden needles (edible flower)
菜油 càiyóu, rapeseed oil/canola oil
包心菜 bāoxīncài, cabbage
菜籽油 叫菜 八宝菜 牛皮菜 niúpícài, chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet
大白菜 dàbáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[kē]
菜苗 菜鹅 小白菜 xiǎobáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica chinensis/CL:棵[kē]
粤菜 Yuècài, [粵菜], Cantonese cuisine
菜摊 菜田 豆芽菜 dòuyácài, bean sprouts
洋白菜 yángbáicài, cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
龙须菜 lóngxūcài, [龍鬚菜], asparagus/(Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fó shǒu guā]