Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 杯 | 桮 | bēi | bei1 | cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup; variant of 杯 ; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup; variant of 杯 | ||
| 2 | 杯子 | 杯子 | bēi zi | bei1 zi5 | cup; glass; Classifiers: 个 ,只 | ||
| 3 | 杯垫 | 杯墊 | bēi diàn | bei1 dian4 | (beverage) coaster | ||
| 4 | 杯葛 | 杯葛 | bēi gé | bei1 ge2 | to boycott (loanword) | ||
| 5 | 杯弓蛇影 | 杯弓蛇影 | bēi gōng shé yǐng | bei1 gong1 she2 ying3 | lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful | ||
| 6 | 杯筊 | 杯筊 | bēi jiǎo | bei1 jiao3 | see 杯珓 | ||
| 7 | 杯珓 | 杯珓 | bēi jiào | bei1 jiao4 | pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes | ||
| 8 | 杯酒解怨 | 杯酒解怨 | bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn | bei1 jiu3 jie3 yuan4 | a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction | ||
| 9 | 杯酒释兵权 | 杯酒釋兵權 | bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán | bei1 jiu3 shi4 bing1 quan2 | to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces | ||
| 10 | 杯酒言欢 | 杯酒言歡 | bēi jiǔ yán huān | bei1 jiu3 yan2 huan1 | a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom) | ||
| 11 | 杯具 | 杯具 | bēi jù | bei1 ju4 | cup; (slang) (pun on 悲剧 , tragedy) so bad; terrible; bummer; fiasco; debacle | ||
| 12 | 杯盘狼藉 | 杯盤狼藉 | bēi pán láng jí | bei1 pan2 lang2 ji2 | cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party | ||
| 13 | 杯蛇市虎 | 杯蛇市虎 | bēi shé shì hǔ | bei1 she2 shi4 hu3 | to be extremely suspicious | ||
| 14 | 杯水车薪 | 杯水車薪 | bēi shuǐ chē xīn | bei1 shui3 che1 xin1 | lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure | ||
| 15 | 杯托 | 杯托 | bēi tuō | bei1 tuo1 | a saucer | ||
| 16 | 杯中物 | 杯中物 | bēi zhōng wù | bei1 zhong1 wu4 | the contents of the cup; (fig.) liquor; wine |
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