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kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
fig. to make the best use of local resources
to exploit one's position to advance oneself
to find one's niche
to live off the land

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        kào, to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near to/to depend on/to tr...
        kàojìn, near/to approach
        kěkào, reliable
        yīkào, to rely on sth (for support etc)/to depend on
        kàobiān, [靠邊], to keep to the side/to pull over/move aside!
        tóukào, to rely on help from sb
        tíngkào, to call at/to stop at/berth
        kàobuzhù, unreliable
        kàoàn, (of a boat) to reach the shore/to pull toward shore/close to shore/landfall
        kàodezhù, reliable/trustworthy
        kàolǒng, [靠攏], to draw close to
        yǐkào, to lean on/to rest against/to rely on/support/backing/back of a chair
        wúyīwúkào, [無依無靠], no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own/orphaned/left to one's own devices
        
        láokào, firm and solid/robust/reliable
        kěkàoxìng, reliability
        
        bèikàobèi, back to back
        kàoshān, patron/supporter/close to a mountain
        
        
        
        
        guàkào, [掛靠], to be affiliated with/to operate under the wing of/affiliation
        kàobèiyǐ, high-back chair

        Shān/shān, surname Shan, mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuò]/bundled...
        
        Jiùjīnshān, [舊金山], San Francisco, California
        Shānshàng, Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
        shānyáng, goat/(gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
        huǒshān, volcano
        Yàlìshāndà, [亞歷山大], Alexander (name)/Alexandria (town name)
        shāngǔ, valley/ravine
        shāndǐng, [山頂], hilltop
        shāndòng, cavern/cave
        
        shānmài, [山脈], mountain range/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        
        bīngshān, iceberg/CL:座[zuò]
        dēngshān, to climb a mountain/climbing/mountaineering
        shānjǐ, mountain ridge
        kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio...
        shānzhuāng, [山莊], manor house/villa/(used in hotel names)
        páshān, to climb a mountain/to mountaineer/hiking/mountaineering
        shàngshān, to go uphill/to spin cocoon (silkworms)/to pass away
        Fǔshān, Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qìng shàng nán dà...
        gāoshān, high mountain/alpine
        shānpō, hillside
        shāndì, mountainous region/hilly area/hilly country
        shānqū, [山區], mountain area/CL:個|个[gè]
        shānqiū, hill
        Shānxià, Yamashita (Japanese surname)
        dōngshānzàiqǐ, [東山再起], lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig...
        qúnshān, mountains/a range of hills
        TàiShān/Tàishān, Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè],...
        Dàshān, Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known...
        shānfēng, (mountain) peak
        shānyù, sweet potato
        shānlù, mountain road
        huǒshānkǒu, volcanic crater
        shēnshān, deep in the mountains
        Hēishān, Montenegro, former Yugoslavia/Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
        xiàshān, (of the sun) to set
        
        Shānběn, Yamamoto (Japanese surname)
        shāntóu, [山頭], mountain top
        Qīngshān/qīngshān, Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei/Qingshan district of ...
        kuàngshān, [礦山], mine
        Jiāngshān/jiāngshān, Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang, rivers and mountain...
        Tánxiāngshān, Honolulu, capital of Hawaii/also transliterated as 火奴魯魯|火奴鲁鲁
        Shāntián, Yamada (Japanese surname)
        shānmāo, [山貓], lynx/bobcat/leopard cat
        FùshìShān, Mt. Fuji, Japan
        shāncūn, mountain village
        
        
        Shānkǒu/shānkǒu, Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name)/Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of...
        
        Xǐmǎlāyǎshān, [喜馬拉雅山], Himalayas
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        duījīrúshān, [堆積如山], to pile up like a mountain (idiom)/a mountain of (paperwork etc)/a large number ...
        
        
        shānyá, cliff
        
        shānzhài, fortified hill village/mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)/(fig.) knockoff (go...
        shānluán, [山巒], mountain range/unbroken chain of peaks
        shānbēng, landslide/landslip
        
        shānjiǎo, [山腳], foot of a mountain
        
        Lúshān, [廬山], Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi/Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as s...
        Táishān, Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
        shānyao, [山藥], Dioscorea polystachya/yam
        shānmáojǔ, [山毛櫸], beech
        shānhétao, hickory
        rénshānrénhǎi, multitude/vast crowd
        
        shānhé, mountains and rivers/the whole country
        
        
        fānshānyuèlǐng, [翻山越嶺], to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
        Wǔzhǐshān, Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan/Wuzhishan City, Hainan
        Shānshuǐ/shānshuǐ, Sansui, Japanese company, water from a mountain/mountains and rivers/scenery/lan...
        Lánshān, [藍山], Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yǒng zhōu], Hunan
        
        Shānchéng, Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[Hè bì shì], Henan
        shānqióngshuǐjìn, [山窮水盡], mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line/nowhere to go
        WūShān/Wūshān, Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges, Wushan county in Wa...
        chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù, [車到山前必有路], lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everyt...
        
        
        Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān, [乞力馬扎羅山], Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
        Kèshān, Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
        Jīnshān, Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai/Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei...
        tiězhèngrúshān, [鐵證如山], irrefutable evidence
        
        Píngshān, Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yí bīn], Sichuan
        
        Nánshān, Nanshan or Namsan, common place name/Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guan...
        
        kàoshān, patron/supporter/close to a mountain
        
        
        shāngōu, [山溝], valley/gully/mountain region
        chūshān, to leave the mountain (of a hermit)/to come out of obscurity to a government job...
        
        
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        Mǎshān, [馬山], Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nán níng], Guangxi
        
        
        
        
        báshānshèshuǐ, to travel over land and water (idiom)
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        huǒshānhuī, volcanic ash
        
        Shāndōng, [山東], Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[J...
        
        shānlǐng, [山嶺], mountain ridge
        Píngshān, Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei/Pingshan district...
        Shāndájī, [山達基], Scientology
        
        huǒshānyán, volcanic rock
        
        
        KāěrbāqiānShānmài, [喀爾巴阡山脈], Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
        
        
        
        
        huóhuǒshān, active volcano
        shānhóng, mountain flash flood/mountain torrent
        
        
        
        
        Míngshān, famous mountain/Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Yǎ ān], Sichuan
        shānyāo, halfway up a mountain/lit. waist of mountain
        shānyě, mountain and fields
        shānquè, tit
        shānjī, [山雞], Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)/(dialect) pheasant
        Méngshān, Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wú zhōu], Guangxi
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        huǒshānxué, [火山學], volcanology
        jiǎshān, rock garden/rockery
        
        
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        huǒyànshān, Mountain of Flames of legend/fig. insurmountable obstacle/Mountain of Flames in ...
        Zhōngshān, refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen/Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to...
        Xiàngshān, Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Guì lín shì], Guangxi/Xiangshan county in ...
        
        shāndiān, [山巔], summit
        
        Xǐmǎlāyǎshānmài, [喜馬拉雅山脈], Himalayas
        kāishān, [開山], to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)/to open a monastery
        zhòngyúTàiShān, [重於泰山], heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
        
        dìdòngshānyáo, [地動山搖], the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
        Hóngshān, [紅山], Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia
        
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        Lóngshān, [龍山], Dragon mountain/Longshan district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin/Longshan count...
        BǐfólìShān, Beverly Hills
        
        shānzhēnhǎiwèi, exotic delicacies/luxury foodstuff from distant locations
        Huángshān, [黃山], Mt Huang/Yellow mountains/Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangs...
        shānkuí, wasabi
        
        
        
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        Báishān, Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
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        xiǎnshānlùshuǐ, [顯山露水], to reveal one's talent (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        HuāguǒShān, Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì], tourist destination/(al...
        
        Yíshān, former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yí zhōu] in Hechi 河池[Hé chí]...
        
        shānzhā, hawthorn tree (rose family, genus Crataegus)/rose hip (hawthorn fruit)
        bīshàngliángshān, driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels/to drive to revolt/to force sb to d...
        shāntǐ, [山體], form of a mountain
        bànbìjiāngshān, half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)/vas...
        shānxiá, [山峽], gorge/canyon/mountain valley
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        huāngshān, desert mountain/barren hill
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        shānlù, foothills
        wěnrúTàiShān, [穩如泰山], steady as Mt Tai/as safe as houses
        
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        Wèishān, Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qìng shàng nán dà...
        
        
        huāngshānyělǐng, [荒山野嶺], wild, mountainous country
        chóngshānjùnlǐng, [崇山峻嶺], towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
        
        Léishān, Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qián...
        Shānqí, Yamazaki or Yamasaki (Japanese surname)
        
        
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        Āndìsīshānmài, [安第斯山脈], Andes mountain chain of South America
        
        Liángshān, Liangshan city and County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Jǐ níng], Shandong
        shānliáng, mountain ridge
        
        wànshuǐqiānshān, [萬水千山], ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long j...
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        shénshān, sacred mountain
        
        
        XuěyuèShān, [雪嶽山], Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea
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        shāngē, folk song/mountain song
        
        shānhuǒ, wildfire/forest fire
        shānxiāng, [山鄉], mountain area
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        Shīzishān, [獅子山], Sierra Leone (Tw)/Shizishan or Lion Mountain/Shizishan district of Tongling city...
        Píngdǐngshān, [平頂山], Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan
        yúgōngyíshān, the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
        
        shānyángróng, [山羊絨], cashmere
        SōngShān, Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]
        Héngshān, [橫山], Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林[Yú lín], Shaanxi/Hengshan township in Hsinchu County...
        Tiānshān, Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Dōngshān, [東山], Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhāng zhōu], Fujian/Tungshan township in Tainan ...
        
        ĀsūShān, [阿蘇山], Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan
        
        
        Kūnlúnshān, [崑崙山], Kunlun Mountain range
        
        mànshānbiànyě, lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom)/fig. as far as the eye can se...
        
        páishāndǎohǎi, lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig...
        ZǐjīnShān, Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausole...
        
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        Běishān, northern mountain/refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
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        Luóshān, [羅山], Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
穿         chuānshānjiǎ, pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)/scaly ant-eater
        
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        duōshān, mountainous
        
        Máshān, Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Jī xī], Heilongjiang
        
        
        
        Mìshān, Mishan county level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Jī xī], Heilongjiang
        
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        Yàlìshāndàlǐyà, [亞歷山大里亞], Alexandria
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        LāshímòěrShān, [拉什莫爾山], Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
        shāncháhuā, camellia
        TàibáiShān, Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
        
        
        
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        zhífǎrúshān, [執法如山], to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
        
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        Yuánshān, Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
        Píshān, Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[Hé tián Dì qū], Xinjiang
        Nánshānqū, [南山區], Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong/Nanshan district of Hegang city...
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        shānjiàn, [山澗], mountain stream
        
        shāngāng, [山岡], mound/small hill
        
        
        Yīnshān, [陰山], Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
        
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        Bǎoshān, [寶山], Baoshang District of Shanghai/Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuā...
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        Shānnán, Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha
        Huòshān, Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[Lù ān], Anhui
        
        
        shānbāo, (dialect) hill
        
        
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        Tiěshān, [鐵山], Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huáng shí shì], Hubei
        
        
        
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        HéngShān, Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]/H...
        
        
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        míngluòSūnShān, [名落孫山], lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial exam...
        Gāngshān, [岡山], Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan/Okay...
西         Shānxīshěng, Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capit...
        
        
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        Pánshān/pánshān, [盤山], Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning, going around a mountain
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        Jiāshān, Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefectu...
        
        
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        qióngshānèshuǐ, [窮山惡水], lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)/fig. inhospitable natural environment
        ShānhǎiJīng, [山海經], Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide r...
        
        HuàShān, [華山], Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]
        
        
        
        mǎnshānbiànyě, [滿山遍野], covering the whole land/over hills and dales
        
        
        yīshānbàngshuǐ, mountains on one side and water on the other
        
        
        
        
        
        YùShān/Yùshān, Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m), Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Tángshān, Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
        
        Lǔshān, [魯山], Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Píng dǐng shān], Henan
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        huǒshāndǎo, [火山島], volcanic island
        Zhōngshānshì, Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng] ...
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        páshānhǔ, Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
        
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        GāojiāsuǒShānmài, [高加索山脈], Caucasus Mountains
        
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        ShāndōngShěng, [山東省], Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[J...
        
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        shānzhūyú, Cornus officinalis/sour mountain date/herb associated with longevity
        
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        shānqiáng, [山牆], gable
        
        
        zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...
        

        chī, [喫], to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/...
        chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
        chījīng, [吃驚], to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
        hǎochī/hàochī, tasty/delicious, to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
        dàchīyījīng, [大吃一驚], to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
        chīcù, to feel jealous
        
        xiǎochī, snack/refreshments/CL:家[jiā]
        chīsù, to be a vegetarian
        nánchī, [難吃], unpalatable
        chīlì, to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain
        chīkuī, [吃虧], to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a ...
        chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
        chīyào, [吃藥], to take medicine
        tānchī, [貪吃], gluttonous/voracious
        zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
        báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
        
        kǒuchī, to stammer/to stutter/also pr. [kǒu jí]
        chīxiāng, popular/in demand/well regarded
        chīhē, to eat and drink/food and drink
        xiǎochīdiàn, snack bar/lunch room/CL:家[jiā]
        dàchīdàhē, to eat and drink as much as one likes/to make a pig of oneself
        chīkǔ, to bear hardships
        chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
        chīfǎ, way of eating/how something is eaten/how a dish is prepared/the way a dish is to...
        chīdexiāo, to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford
        chīhēwánlè, [吃喝玩樂], to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
        chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand
        shěngchījiǎnyòng, [省吃儉用], to live frugally/to economize on food and clothing/to scrimp and save
        chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
        chīguānsī, to face legal action/to get sued
        
        
        chīshuǐ, drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)
        chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
        
        gǒuchīshǐ, to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
        
        chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
        chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
        
        
        chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
        
        
        chīyǎbakuī, [吃啞巴虧], to be forced to suffer in silence/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
        
        zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...


        Shuǐ/shuǐ, surname Shui, water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income/(of cloth...
        shuǐpíng, level (of achievement etc)/standard/horizontal
        xīnshuǐ, salary/wage
        shuǐguǒ, fruit/CL:個|个[gè]
        xiāngshuǐ, perfume/cologne
        qiánshuǐ, [潛水], to dive/to go under water/(in an online forum) to lurk
        shuǐguǎn, water pipe
        shuǐjīng, crystal
        shuǐshǒu, mariner/sailor/seaman
        xiàshuǐdào, sewer
        qìshuǐ, soda/pop
        
        rèshuǐ, [熱水], hot water
        shuǐní, cement/CL:袋[dài]
        shuǐmiàn, water surface
        shuǐzhǔn, [水準], level (of achievement etc)/standard/level (surveying)
        shuǐxià, under the water/submarine
        mòshuǐ, ink/CL:瓶[píng]
        Shuǐshàng/shuǐshàng, Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan, on water/...
        kǒushuǐ, saliva
        hóngshuǐ, deluge/flood
        shuǐchí, pond/pool/sink/washbasin
        lèishuǐ, [淚水], teardrop/tears
        jiāoshuǐ, [膠水], glue
        hǎishuǐ, seawater
        tuōshuǐ, [脫水], to dry out/to extract water/dehydration/dehydrated/desiccation
        nìshuǐ, to drown
        shuǐcáo, sink
        shuǐliú, river/stream
        níngméngshuǐ, [檸檬水], lemonade
        liúshuǐ, running water/(business) turnover
        xiàshuǐ/xiàshui, downstream/to go into the water/to put into water/to launch (a ship)/fig. to fal...
        shuǐniú, water buffalo
        yángshuǐ, amniotic fluid
        shuǐyuán, water source/water supply/headwaters of a river
        lòushuǐ, to leak (of water)
        Yǔshuǐ, Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th Ma...
        jiǔshuǐ, beverage/a drink
        héshuǐ, river water
        qiánshuǐyuán, [潛水員], diver/frogman
        fángshuǐ, waterproof
        lěngshuǐ, cold water/unboiled water/fig. not yet ready (of plans)
        Yánshuǐ, [鹽水], Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
        wūshuǐ, sewage
        shuǐmǔ, jellyfish/medusa
        shuǐzhì, leech
        zìláishuǐ, [自來水], running water/tap water
        shuǐluòshíchū, as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)/the truth comes to light
        shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
        shèngshuǐ, [聖水], holy water
        shuǐtǎ, [水獺], otter
        hànshuǐ, sweat/perspiration
        
        shuǐkù, [水庫], reservoir/CL:座[zuò]
        kuàngquánshuǐ, [礦泉水], mineral spring water/CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
        shuǐhú, [水壺], kettle/canteen/watering can
        
        quánshuǐ, spring water/CL:股[gǔ]
        jiāoshuǐ, [澆水], to water (plants etc)
        Yàoshuǐ/yàoshuǐ, [藥水], Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province, medicin...
        qiánshuǐtǐng, [潛水艇], submarine
        shuǐfèn, moisture content/(fig.) overstatement/padding
        shuǐbà, [水壩], dam/dike
        
        shuǐyù, waters/body of water
        shuǐxiāng, water tank/radiator (automobile)/cistern/lavabo
        shuǐdòu, chickenpox/Varicella zoster (med.)
        páishuǐ, to drain
        gōngshuǐ, to supply water
        shuǐzúguǎn, [水族館], aquarium (open to the public)
        
        shuǐqiú, water polo
        Qīngshuǐ/qīngshuǐ, Qingshui (place name)/Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name), fresh water/dri...
        
        fàngshuǐ, to turn on the water/to let water out/to throw a game (sports)
        tiàoshuǐ, to dive (into water)/(sports) diving/to commit suicide by jumping into water/(fi...
        Shuǐxīng, Mercury (planet)
        shuǐgōu, [水溝], gutter/sewer
        luòshuǐ, to fall into water/to sink/overboard/fig. to degenerate/to sink (into depravity)...
        fēngshuǐ, [風水], feng shui/geomancy
        páishuǐguǎn, drainpipe/waste pipe
        shuǐjīngqiú, crystal ball (in Western magic)
        shuǐtǒng, bucket
        shuǐshēnhuǒrè, [水深火熱], deep water and scorching fire/abyss of suffering (idiom)
        shuǐyín, [水銀], mercury/quicksilver
        shuǐbiān, [水邊], edge of the water/waterside/shore (of sea, lake or river)
        shuǐbīng, enlisted sailor in navy
        yǐnshuǐ, [飲水], drinking water
        shuǐpào, bubble/blister
        rúyúdéshuǐ, [如魚得水], like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
        shuǐliáo, [水療], hydrotherapy/aquatherapy
        cháoshuǐ, tide
        shuǐdǐ, underwater
        
        
        Dànshuǐ/dànshuǐ, Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan, potable wat...
        yǐnyòngshuǐ, [飲用水], drinking water/potable water
        quēshuǐ, water shortage/dehydration
        yóushuǐ, grease/profit/ill-gotten gains
        shuǐbèng, water pump
        
        shuǐkēng, puddle/water hole/sump
        suōshuǐ, [縮水], to shrink (in the wash)/fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
        
        shuǐyā, [水壓], water pressure
        shuǐqiāng, [水槍], water pistol (toy)/water gun/sprinkler/water cannon
        dìxiàshuǐ, groundwater
        páishuǐgōu, [排水溝], gutter
        kāishuǐ, [開水], boiled water/boiling water
        
        fèishuǐzhǒng, [肺水腫], pulmonary edema
        shuǐdàoqúchéng, lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)/fig. when conditions are right...
        Báishuǐ/báishuǐ, Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wèi nán], Shaanxi, plain water
        rèshuǐqì, [熱水器], water heater
        
        shuǐwèi, water level
        shuǐwēn, [水溫], water temperature
        
        pōlěngshuǐ, [潑冷水], lit. to pour cold water on/fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm
        Shuǐyuán, Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jīng jī dào], South Korea
        shuǐxìng, swimming ability/characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc)/aqueou...
        
        nǎishuǐ, mother's milk
        zhùshuǐ, to pour water into/to inject water into
        jīshuǐ, [積水], to collect water/to be covered with water/to pond/accumulated water/ponding
        
        shuǐshēn, depth (of waterway)/sounding
        shuǐxiānhuā, daffodil/narcissus/CL:棵[kē]
        shuǐzhì, [水質], water quality
        shuǐdiàn, [水電], hydroelectric power/plumbing and electricity
        huòshuǐ, [禍水], source of calamity (esp. of women)
线         liúshuǐxiàn, [流水線], assembly line/(computing) pipeline
        qǔshuǐ, water intake/to obtain water (from a well etc)
        shuǐzhǒng, [水腫], (med.) edema/dropsy
        shuǐyìn, watermark
        shuǐdī, drop
        
        shuǐhuā, splash/algal bloom/chickenpox (dialect)
        xùshuǐchí, water reservoir
        shuǐlù, waterway
        shuǐnéng, hydroelectric power
        
        gānshuǐ, slop/swill
        
        ānshuǐ, ammonia solution
        
        lùshuǐ, dew/fig. short-lasting/ephemeral
        
        
        shuǐdào, aqueduct/sewer
        shuǐtáng, pool
        liángshuǐ, [涼水], cool water/unboiled water
        
        cháshuǐ, tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
        qiánshuǐyī, [潛水衣], diving suit
        
        shuǐlì, water conservancy/irrigation works
        kǔshuǐ, bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids...
        shuǐxiān, narcissus/daffodil/legendary aquatic immortal/refers to those buried at sea/pers...
        shuǐfèi, [水費], water bill
        qiǎnshuǐ, [淺水], shallow water
        shuǐjǐng, (water) well
        shuǐzāi, [水災], flood/flood damage
        shuǐléi, naval mine
        jiàngshuǐ, rain and snow/precipitation (meteorology)
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        fèishuǐ, [廢水], waste water/drain water/effluent
        tuōnídàishuǐ, [拖泥帶水], lit. wading in mud and water/a slovenly job/sloppy
        shuǐguàn, container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay ja...
        shùnshuǐtuīzhōu, [順水推舟], lit. to push the boat with the current/fig. to take advantage of the situation f...
        chōushuǐmǎtǒng, [抽水馬桶], flush toilet
        zhòngshuǐ, heavy water (chemistry)
        shuǐmìtáo, honey peach/juicy peach
        
        shuǐlóng, [水龍], hose/pipe/fire hose/(botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
        shuǐlún, [水輪], waterwheel/millwheel
        shuǐshé, water snake
        
        bèishuǐyīzhàn, [背水一戰], lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
        xíngyúnliúshuǐ, [行雲流水], lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)/fig. very natural and flowing style...
        Shānshuǐ/shānshuǐ, Sansui, Japanese company, water from a mountain/mountains and rivers/scenery/lan...
        húnshuǐmōyú, [渾水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
        shuǐhuà, to hydrate
        
        
        dàshuǐ, flood
        shuǐtǔbùfú, not acclimatized
        shānqióngshuǐjìn, [山窮水盡], mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line/nowhere to go
        dīshuǐ, water drop/dripping water
        sǐshuǐ, stagnant water/backwater
        shuǐzhēngqì, [水蒸氣], vapor
        jǐshuǐ, [給水], to supply water/to provide feedwater
        jiāngshuǐ, river water
        
        shuǐlóngdài, [水龍帶], layflat industrial hose/fire hose
        jìngshuǐ, [淨水], clean water/purified water
        pēnshuǐchí, [噴水池], a fountain
        róuqíngsìshuǐ, tender and soft as water/deeply attached to sb
        
        
        shuǐshàngfēijī, [水上飛機], seaplane
        Shuǐxíngxiá, [水行俠], Aquaman, DC comic book superhero (Tw)
        shuǐxièbùtōng, [水洩不通], lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic...
        bēishuǐchēxīn, [杯水車薪], lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inade...
        shuǐzhá, [水閘], sluice/water gate/waterlocks/floodgate/lock/dam
        
        shuǐlì, hydraulic power
        
        Shuǐzú/shuǐzú, Shui ethnic group of Guangxi, collective term for aquatic animals
        
        
        xuèshuǐ, thin blood/watery blood
        fēnshuǐlǐng, [分水嶺], dividing range/drainage divide/(fig.) dividing line/watershed
        píngshuǐxiāngféng, strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
        báshānshèshuǐ, to travel over land and water (idiom)
        
        
        shuǐjiǎo, [水餃], boiled dumpling
        shuǐliàng, volume of water/quantity of flow
        shuǐjūn, [水軍], navy (archaic)/person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 網絡水軍|...
        shuǐgāng, water jar
        shuǐqú, canal
        shuǐzúxiāng, aquarium/fish tank
        
        
        
        
        fèishuǐ, boiling water
        
        rèshuǐpíng, [熱水瓶], thermos bottle/vacuum bottle/hot water dispenser (appliance)/CL:個|个[gè]
        shuǐshēng, aquatic (plant, animal)
        shuǐtán, puddle/pool
        shuǐwén, hydrology
        
        níshuǐ, muddy water/mud/masonry (craft)
        
        shuǐwāngwāng, watery/waterlogged (soil)/limpid/bright and intelligent (eyes)
        qiūshuǐ, limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
        yóushuǐ, to swim
        chīshuǐ, drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)
        sǎshuǐchē, [灑水車], sprinkler truck
        
        chōushuǐjī, [抽水機], water pump
        
        shuǐjiě, hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water)
        Shuǐjīnggōng, [水晶宮], The Crystal Palace
        hóngshuǐměngshòu, [洪水猛獸], lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom)/fig. great scourges/extremely dange...
        shuǐcǎo, water plants/habitat with water source and grass
        shuǐtǔ, water and soil/surface water/natural environment (extended meaning)/climate
        
        qīngtíngdiǎnshuǐ, [蜻蜓點水], lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly/superficial contact (idiom)
        shuǐtǐ, [水體], body of water
        shuǐxì, drainage system
        shēngshuǐ, unboiled water
        shuǐbō, wave/(water) ripple
        shuǐqì, water vapor/steam/moisture
        zhēngliúshuǐ, [蒸餾水], distilled water
        níshuǐjiàng, mason
        tángshuǐ, syrup/sweetened water/tong sui (sweet soup)
        
        shènshuǐ, [滲水], water seepage
        shuǐnuǎngōng, plumber/heating engineer
        
        zǐshuǐjīng, amethyst
        
        báikāishuǐ, [白開水], plain boiled water
        shuǐwūrǎn, water pollution
        
        shuǐyùn, [水運], waterborne transport
        shuǐdiāo, mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
        
        shuǐdào, rice/paddy/CL:株[zhū]
        shuǐláo, prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immerse...
        shuǐyān, [水煙], shredded tobacco for water pipes
        shuǐlíng, [水靈], (of fruit etc) fresh/(of a person etc) full of life/healthy-looking/(of eyes) mo...
        xiǎnshānlùshuǐ, [顯山露水], to reveal one's talent (idiom)
        bīngshuǐ, iced water
        shuǐpíngmiàn, horizontal plane/level surface/water level
        shuǐyìchuán, hydrofoil
        dànshuǐyú, [淡水魚], freshwater fish
        jìnshuǐlóutái, [近水樓臺], lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerf...
        dànshuǐhú, freshwater lake
        shuǐpíngyí, [水平儀], level (device to determine horizontal)/spirit level/surveyor's level
        Líshuǐ, [麗水], Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang/Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Ko...
        
        shuāngyǎngshuǐ, [雙氧水], hydrogen peroxide (HÓ) solution
        
        shuǐzhǎngchuángāo, [水漲船高], the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend/t...
        shuǐdiànzhàn, [水電站], hydroelectric power plant
        
        
绿         lǜshuǐ, [綠水], green water/crystal-clear water
        
        shuǐyángsuān, [水楊酸], salicylic acid
        
        shuǐlìxué, [水力學], hydraulics
        
        
        
        Shàngshuǐ/shàngshuǐ, Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong), upper reaches (of a river)/to go upstream/to ad...
        
        hóngyàoshuǐ, [紅藥水], mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
        sǎshuǐjī, [灑水機], sprinkler
        xìshuǐchángliú, [細水長流], lit. thin streams flow forever/fig. economy will get you a long way/to work stea...
        shuǐlù, [水陸], water and land/by water and land (transport)/amphibian/delicacies from land and ...
        shuǐhuò, [水貨], smuggled goods/unauthorized goods
        
        shuǐxī, Hydra (freshwater polyp)
        shuǐlínglíng, [水靈靈], see 水靈|水灵[shuǐ líng]
        shuǐlìfādiàn, [水力發電], hydroelectricity
        
        
        Shuǐchéng, Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liù pán shuǐ], Guizhou
        
        cǎishuǐ, to tread water/to paddle or tramp in shallow water
        shuǐpào, [水皰], blister
        rèshuǐdài, [熱水袋], hot water bottle/hot-water bag
        
        tānglìshuǐ, [湯力水], tonic water
        Líshuǐshì, [麗水市], Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang/Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Ko...
        chēshuǐmǎlóng, [車水馬龍], endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)/heavy traffic
        tánshuǐ, deep water
        shuǐchǎn, [水產], aquatic/produced in sea, rivers or lakes
        wànshuǐqiānshān, [萬水千山], ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long j...
        
        yǐnshuǐqì, [飲水器], water dispenser
        fùshuǐ, ascites/ascitic fluid/hydroperitoneum (medicine)
        húnshuǐmōyú, [混水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
        
        xùshuǐ, water storage
        
        yǐnshuǐsīyuán, [飲水思源], lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings ...
        
        
        shuǐcǎihuà, [水彩畫], watercolor/aquarelle
        
        
        gǔnshuǐ, [滾水], boiling water
        lǔshuǐ, [鹵水], brine/bittern/marinade
        
        
        shuǐguǒdāo, paring knife/fruit knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        
        
        
        páishuǐliàng, displacement
        
        
        shuǐmóshí, terrazzo
        Pōshuǐjié, [潑水節], Songkran (Thai New Year)
        
        
        nuǎnshuǐpíng, thermos flask or bottle
        
        shuǐgòu, limescale
        shuǐquān, the earth's ocean/the hydrosphere (geology)
        
        dìbiǎoshuǐ, surface water
线         
        shuǐzhū, droplet/dewdrop
        
        lāoyóushuǐ, [撈油水], (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
        shuǐniúr, [水牛兒], (dialect) snail
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè, [近水樓臺先得月], the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from...
        
        
        
        shuǐzhù, stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet)/jet of water
        
        
        
        
        
        Shuǐlìbù, Ministry of Water Resources (PRC)
        
        
        
        yītánsǐshuǐ, a pool of stagnant water/stagnant or listless condition
        jiéshuǐ, [節水], to save water
        shuǐtiānyīsè, water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        tuōshuǐjī, [脫水機], a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge)
        
        
        
        
        yúshuǐ, [魚水], fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
        yìngshuǐ, hard water
        shuǐyǔbìng, [水俁病], Minamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956)
        
        jìnshuǐkǒu, [進水口], water inlet
        
穿         dīshuǐchuānshí, dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields succes...
        qióngshānèshuǐ, [窮山惡水], lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)/fig. inhospitable natural environment
        
        
        yīshānbàngshuǐ, mountains on one side and water on the other
        
        
        
        shuǐyāndài, [水煙袋], water bong/water pipe/hookah
        
        jíshuǐ, to draw water
        
        
        
        chānshuǐ, [摻水], to dilute/to water down/watered down
        jiàngshuǐliàng, precipitation (meteorology)/measured quantity of rain
        shuǐlóngjuǎn, [水龍卷], waterspout (meteorology)
        huālùshuǐ, perfumed toilet water/eau de cologne/floral water/hydrosol
        
        
        shuǐmòhuà, [水墨畫], ink and wash painting
        
        shuǐróngxìng, soluble (in water)/solubility
        
        
        
        
        
        wángshuǐ, Aqua regia
        shuǐqín, waterfowl
        
        
        
        
绿         shuǐlǜ, [水綠], light green
        shuǐlínlín, dripping wet
        
        
        
        
        shuǐhuàn, flooding/water disaster
        
        
        
        ChénShuǐbiǎn, [陳水扁], Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Repub...

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