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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 pénpen2basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 and 8 , approx 128 liters; Classifiers:
2盆地 盆地 pén pen2 di4(geography) basin; depression
3盆景 盆景 pén jǐngpen2 jing3bonsai; landscape in a pot
4滤盆 濾盆 pénlu:4 pen2colander
5盂兰盆 盂蘭盆 lán pénYu2 lan2 pen2see 盂兰盆会
6火盆 火盆 huǒ pénhuo3 pen2brazier; fire pan; hibachi
7尿盆 尿盆 niào pénniao4 pen2chamber pot
8鸟澡盆 鳥澡盆 niǎo zǎo pénniao3 zao3 pen2birdbath
9临盆 臨盆 lín pénlin2 pen2at childbirth; in labor
10脸盆 臉盆 liǎn pénlian3 pen2washbowl; basin for washing hands and face; Classifiers:
11冷盆 冷盆 lěng pénleng3 pen2cold dish; appetizer
12聚宝盆 聚寶盆 bǎo pénju4 bao3 pen2treasure bowl (mythology); fig. source of wealth; cornucopia; gold mine
13金盆洗手 金盆洗手 jīn pén shǒujin1 pen2 xi3 shou3lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom); fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
14暴雨倾盆 暴雨傾盆 bào qīng pénbao4 yu3 qing1 pen2a heavy rainfall (idiom)
15花盆 花盆 huā pénhua1 pen2flower pot
16盥洗盆 盥洗盆 guàn pénguan4 xi3 pen2washbowl
17鼓盆之戚 鼓盆之戚 pén zhī gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife
18准葛尔盆地 準葛爾盆地 zhǔn ěr pén Zhun3 ge3 er3 pen2 di4Dzungaria or Jungarian depression in north Xinjiang between Altai and Tianshan
19覆盆子 覆盆子 pén fu4 pen2 zi3raspberry
20覆盆难照 覆盆難照 pén nán zhàofu4 pen2 nan2 zhao4It's not easy to right unjust inflictions. (idiom)
21费尔干纳盆地 費爾幹納盆地 fèi ěr gàn pén Fei4 er3 gan4 na4 Pen2 di4the Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan
22饭盆 飯盆 fàn pénfan4 pen2pet food bowl; dog bowl
23二连盆地 二連盆地 èr lián pén Er4 lian2 pen2 di4Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia
24戴盆望天 戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiāndai4 pen2 wang4 tian1lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations; one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
25柴达木盆地 柴達木盆地 chái pén Chai2 da2 mu4 pen2 di4Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.

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