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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1风俗 風俗 fēng feng1 su2social custom; Classifiers:
2习俗 習俗 xi2 su2custom; tradition; local tradition; convention
3 su2custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
4民俗 民俗 mín min2 su2popular custom
5世俗 世俗 shì shi4 su2to explain in simple terms; profane; secular; worldly
6庸俗 庸俗 yōng yong1 su2vulgar; tacky; tawdry
7俗话说 俗話說 huà shuōsu2 hua4 shuo1as the proverb says; as they say...
8通俗 通俗 tōng tong1 su2common; everyday; average
9风俗习惯 風俗習慣 fēng guànfeng1 su2 xi2 guan4social customs and habits (idiom)
10俗称 俗稱 chēngsu2 cheng1commonly referred to as; common term
11尘俗 塵俗 chén chen2 su2mundane world
12流俗 流俗 liú liu2 su2prevalent fashion (often used pejoratively); vulgar customs
13陋俗 陋俗 lòu lou4 su2undesirable customs
14悲世愤俗 悲世憤俗 bēi shì fèn bei1 shi4 fen4 su2to lament the times and resent the vulgar world (idiom)
15鄙俗 鄙俗 bi3 su2vulgar; philistine
16避世绝俗 避世絕俗 shì jué bi4 shi4 jue2 su2to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
17不落俗套 不落俗套 luò tàobu4 luo4 su2 tao4to conform to no conventional pattern; unconventional; offbeat
18不俗 不俗 bu4 su2impressive; out of the ordinary
19不投俗好 不投俗好 tóu hàobu4 tou2 su2 hao4to not cater to popular or vulgar tastes (idiom)
20陈词俗套 陳詞俗套 chén tàochen2 ci2 su2 tao4conventional phrases (idiom)
21粗俗 粗俗 cu1 su2vulgar
22粗俗的阶级 粗俗的階級 de jiē cu1 su2 de5 jie1 ji2vulgar class
23低俗 低俗 di1 su2vulgar; poor taste
24低俗化 低俗化 huàdi1 su2 hua4vulgarization
25低俗之风 低俗之風 zhī fēngdi1 su2 zhi1 feng1vulgar style (used of items to be censored)
26恶俗 惡俗 è e4 su2bad habit; evil custom; vulgarity
27凡夫俗子 凡夫俗子 fán fan2 fu1 su2 zi3common people; ordinary folk
28凡俗 凡俗 fán fan2 su2lay (as opposed to clergy); ordinary; commonplace
29贩夫俗子 販夫俗子 fàn zifan4 fu1 su2 zi5peddlers and common people; lower class
30愤世嫉俗 憤世嫉俗 fèn shì fen4 shi4 ji2 su2to be cynical; to be embittered
31古风遗俗 古風遺俗 fēng gu3 feng1 yi2 su2old customs (idiom)
32化民成俗 化民成俗 huà mín chéng hua4 min2 cheng2 su2to educate the people and form moral customs (idiom)
33还俗 還俗 huán huan2 su2to return to normal life (leaving a monastic order)
34积习成俗 積習成俗 chéng ji1 xi2 cheng2 su2accumulated habits become custom
35惊世骇俗 驚世駭俗 jīng shì hài jing1 shi4 hai4 su2universally shocking; to offend the whole of society
36旧俗 舊俗 jiù jiu4 su2former custom; old ways
37抗尘走俗 抗塵走俗 kàng chén zǒu kang4 chen2 zou3 su2preoccupied with personal fame and gain (idiom)
38礼俗 禮俗 li3 su2etiquette; custom
39历朝通俗演义 歷朝通俗演義 cháo tōng yǎn li4 chao2 tong1 su2 yan3 yi4Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡东藩
40落俗 落俗 luò luo4 su2to show poor taste
41媚俗 媚俗 mèi mei4 su2to cater to the public's taste; kitsch; commercial
42民国通俗演义 民國通俗演義 mín guó tōng yǎn Min2 guo2 tong1 su2 yan3 yi4Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡东藩 , and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 许廑父
43民间习俗 民間習俗 mín jiān min2 jian1 xi2 su2folk customs
44民俗学 民俗學 mín xuémin2 su2 xue2folklore
45狃于习俗 狃於習俗 niǔ niu3 yu2 xi2 su2to be bound by custom (idiom)
46欺世乱俗 欺世亂俗 shì luàn qi1 shi4 luan4 su2to deceive the people and violate the customs (idiom)
47清高绝俗 清高絕俗 qīng gāo jué qing1 gao1 jue2 su2extremely aloof from mundane affairs (idiom)
48染风习俗 染風習俗 rǎn fēng ran3 feng1 xi2 su2bad habits; to get into bad habits through long custom
49入境随俗 入境隨俗 jìng suí ru4 jing4 sui2 su2When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do; When in Rome, do as the Romans do
50入境问俗 入境問俗 jìng wèn ru4 jing4 wen4 su2When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do; When in Rome, do as the Romans do
51入乡随俗 入鄉隨俗 xiāng suí ru4 xiang1 sui2 su2When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do; When in Rome, do as the Romans do
52僧俗 僧俗 sēng seng1 su2laymen; laity
53伤风败俗 傷風敗俗 shāng fēng bài shang1 feng1 bai4 su2offending public morals (idiom)
54食人俗 食人俗 shí rén shi2 ren2 su2cannibalism
55时俗 時俗 shí shi2 su2prevalent custom of the time
56世俗常情 世俗常情 shì cháng qíngshi4 su2 chang2 qing2manners and morals of the time (idiom)
57俗不可耐 俗不可耐 nàisu2 bu4 ke3 nai4intolerably vulgar
58俗话 俗話 huàsu2 hua4common saying; proverb
59俗家 俗家 jiāsu2 jia1layman; layperson; original home of a monk
60俗辣 俗辣 su2 la4(slang) (Tw) coward; paper tiger; a nobody (from Taiwanese 卒仔 , Tai-lo pr. [tsut-á])
61俗滥 俗濫 lànsu2 lan4clichéd; tacky
62俗虑全消 俗慮全消 quán xiāosu2 lu:4 quan2 xiao1All worldly cares have vanished. (idiom)
63俗名 俗名 míngsu2 ming2vernacular name; lay name (of a priest)
64俗气 俗氣 su2 qi4tacky; inelegant; in poor taste; vulgar; banal
65俗人 俗人 rénsu2 ren2common people; laity (i.e. not priests)
66俗世 俗世 shìsu2 shi4everyday routine; ordinary affairs; the vulgar world (Buddhist concept); secular world
67俗世奇人 俗世奇人 shì rénsu2 shi4 qi2 ren2Extraordinary people in our ordinary world, short stories by novelist Feng Jicai 冯骥才
68俗随时变 俗隨時變 suí shí biànsu2 sui2 shi2 bian4customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners; O Tempora, O Mores!
69俗套 俗套 tàosu2 tao4conventional patterns; cliché
70俗体字 俗體字 su2 ti3 zi4nonstandard form of a Chinese character
71俗务羁身 俗務羈身 shēnsu2 wu4 ji1 shen1to be tied down by everyday affairs (idiom)
72俗谚 俗諺 yànsu2 yan4common saying; proverb
73俗谚口碑 俗諺口碑 yàn kǒu bēisu2 yan4 kou3 bei1common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
74俗语 俗語 su2 yu3common saying; proverb; colloquial speech
75俗缘未了 俗緣未了 yuán wèi liǎosu2 yuan2 wei4 liao3The time has not yet come for entering a monastery. (idiom)
76俗拙蠢物 俗拙蠢物 zhuō chǔn su2 zhuo1 chun3 wu4the common run of stupid, vulgar creatures (idiom)
77俗字 俗字 su2 zi4nonstandard form of a Chinese character
78随俗 隨俗 suí sui2 su2according to custom; to do as local custom requires; do as the Romans do
79随俗沉浮 隨俗沉浮 suí chén sui2 su2 chen2 fu2to follow the crowd without personal principles (idiom)
80通俗科学 通俗科學 tōng xuétong1 su2 ke1 xue2popular science
81通俗小说 通俗小說 tōng xiǎo shuōtong1 su2 xiao3 shuo1popular fiction; light literature
82通俗易懂 通俗易懂 tōng dǒngtong1 su2 yi4 dong3easy to understand
83颓风败俗 頹風敗俗 tuí fēng bài tui2 feng1 bai4 su2decadent customs (idiom)
84脱俗 脫俗 tuō tuo1 su2free from vulgarity; refined; outstanding
85违时绝俗 違時絕俗 wéi shí jué wei2 shi2 jue2 su2to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions
86未能免俗 未能免俗 wèi néng miǎn wei4 neng2 mian3 su2unable to break the custom (idiom); bound by conventions
87习俗移性 習俗移性 xìngxi2 su2 yi2 xing4one's habits change with long custom
88习以成俗 習以成俗 chéng xi2 yi3 cheng2 su2to become accustomed to sth through long practice
89雅俗共赏 雅俗共賞 gòng shǎngya3 su2 gong4 shang3can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)
90厌世嫉俗 厭世嫉俗 yàn shì yan4 shi4 ji2 su2to become disgusted with life (idiom)
91一表非俗 一表非俗 biǎo fēi yi1 biao3 fei1 su2remarkable looking (idiom)
92一雅一俗 一雅一俗 yi1 ya3 yi1 su2One is elegant, the other vulgar. (idiom)
93移风易俗 移風易俗 fēng yi2 feng1 yi4 su2to transform social traditions (idiom)
94庸俗化 庸俗化 yōng huàyong1 su2 hua4debasement; vulgarization
95庸俗下流 庸俗下流 yōng xià liúyong1 su2 xia4 liu2vulgar and mean (idiom)
96庸俗作品 庸俗作品 yōng zuò pǐnyong1 su2 zuo4 pin3vulgar art; art in bad taste; kitsch
97庸脂俗粉 庸脂俗粉 yōng zhī fěnyong1 zhi1 su2 fen3a commonplace woman (idiom)
98囿于俗见 囿於俗見 yòu jiànyou4 yu2 su2 jian4blinded by current prejudices (idiom)
99约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng chéngyue1 ding4 su2 cheng2established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention
100沾染世俗 沾染世俗 zhān rǎn shì zhan1 ran3 shi4 su2to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
101中国风俗 中國風俗 zhōng guó fēng Zhong1 guo2 feng1 su2Chinese custom

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