地和 dì hú (mahjong) earthly hand / a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw / (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand 手绘 手繪 shǒu huì to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn 摸牌 mō pái to draw a tile (at mahjong) / to play mahjong 天条 天條 tiān tiáo heavenly decree / divine commandment / (fig.) unbreakable taboo / absolute edict (often humorous or sarcastic) / prohibition decrees of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国[Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2] syn 传给 傳給 chuán gei to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation) 清一色 qīng yī sè (mahjong) flush / a complete hand where all tiles are of the same suit / (fig.) uniformly / each and every one syn 和牌 hú pái (mahjong) to complete a hand 牌型 pái xíng hand (in mahjong or card games) 听牌 聽牌 tīng pái (mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand / (sports) to be on the verge of winning 海底捞月 海底撈月 hǎi dǐ - lāo yuè see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shui3zhong1-lao1yue4] / (mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round syn 一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn 右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side syn 携手 攜手 xié shǒu hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate syn 手心 shǒu xīn palm (of one's hand) / control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand) syn 举手 舉手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal) 摆手 擺手 bǎi shǒu to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms syn 递交 遞交 dì jiāo to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before syn 交手 jiāo shǒu to fight hand to hand syn 手拉手 shǒu lā shǒu to join hands / hand in hand syn 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu on hand / at hand / one's financial situation syn 反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done 援手 yuán shǒu assistance / a helping hand / to lend a hand syn 手边 手邊 shǒu biān on hand / at hand syn 肉搏 ròu bó to fight hand-to-hand syn 缴交 繳交 jiǎo jiāo to hand in / to hand over / to pay (a fee etc) 手牵手 手牽手 shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing) 时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn 齐头并进 齊頭並進 qí tóu bìng jìn to go forward together (idiom) / to undertake simultaneous tasks / going hand in hand syn 护手霜 護手霜 hù shǒu shuāng hand cream / hand lotion 肉搏战 肉搏戰 ròu bó zhàn hand-to-hand combat 白刃战 白刃戰 bái rèn zhàn hand-to-hand fighting 掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield syn 缴 繳 jiǎo to hand in / to hand over / to pay / to capture (weapons) / to seize syn 手用 shǒu yòng hand-used / hand (tool) 手缝 手縫 shǒu féng to sew by hand / hand-sewn 携手并肩 攜手並肩 xié shǒu bìng jiān hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder syn 文武合一 wén wǔ hé yī civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom) 翻手为云覆手变雨 翻手為雲覆手變雨 fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom) 人工布雷 rén gōng bù léi hand mine-laying / hand laying 外手 wài shǒu right-hand side (of a machine) / right-hand side (passenger side) of a vehicle syn 携手同行 攜手同行 xié shǒu tóng xíng to walk hand in hand / to cooperate 拃 zhǎ span (unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand) / to span (measure with one's hand) 手滑 shǒu huá to do sth by mistake (with one's hand) / to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click the wrong button) 风火轮 風火輪 fēng huǒ lún (martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting / (Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[Ne2 zha5] / (fig.) never-ending treadmill 相随 相隨 xiāng suí to tag along (with sb) / (in combination with 與|与[yu3] or 和[he2]) to accompany (sb) / (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another) 捯 dáo (coll.) to reel in (string, yarn etc) by pulling hand over hand or by coiling / to step along / to look into / to pursue (a matter) 手搓 shǒu cuō to make by hand / to hand-craft 麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong / CL:局[ju2],副[fu4] syn 麻雀 má què sparrow / (dialect) mahjong syn 打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 洗牌 xǐ pái to shuffle cards, dominoes or mahjong tiles etc / (fig.) to reshuffle / to reorganize / to shake up / to restructure 和 hú to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards syn 玩牌 wán pái to play cards / to play mahjong 牌局 pái jú gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc 麻将牌 麻將牌 má jiàng pái mahjong tile 牌 pái signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]) / brand / trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]) / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2]) syn 唏哩哗啦 唏哩嘩啦 xī lī huā lā (onom.) clatter (of mahjong tiles etc) 方城 fāng chéng square castle / mahjong layout (with the tiles laid out as a square) 码长城 碼長城 mǎ cháng chéng (coll.) to play mahjong 搓麻将 搓麻將 cuō má jiàng to play mahjong 摸八圈 mō bā quān to play mahjong 砌长城 砌長城 qì cháng chéng (coll.) to play mahjong 搬砖 搬磚 bān zhuān to do hard physical labor (as a job) / (fig.) to play mahjong 顺子 順子 shùn zi a straight (poker, mahjong) 落汗 lào hàn to stop sweating / (mahjong and card games) to mark the tiles or cards with one's sweat, fragrance etc 牌桌 pái zhuō mahjong table / card table / gambling table / gaming table 自摸 zì mō (mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile / (slang) to play with oneself / to masturbate 三麻 sān má three-player mahjong 幺鸡 么雞 yāo jī (mahjong) bird tile / one bam 四麻 sì má four-player mahjong 星球 xīng qiú celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc) / heavenly body syn 大帝 dà dì heavenly emperor / "the Great" (title) syn 天道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) syn 天府 tiān fǔ Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu) / land of plenty syn 天皇 tiān huáng Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] / emperor / emperor of Japan syn 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 天池 tiān chí "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain / used as the name of numerous lakes, such as 長白山天池|长白山天池[Chang2 bai2 shan1 Tian1 chi2] 天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style syn 甲子 jiǎ zǐ first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]) / the sixty-year cycle 天衣无缝 天衣無縫 tiān yī wú fèng lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom) / fig. flawless syn 甲乙 jiǎ yǐ first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] 天朝 tiān cháo Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China / Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 四大天王 sì dà tiān wáng the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) / the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha 湘军 湘軍 xiāng jūn Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion 太平天国 太平天國 tài píng tiān guó Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864) 洞天 dòng tiān paradise / heavenly or beautiful place / fairyland 仙乐 仙樂 xiān yuè heavenly music 天干 tiān gān the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc 干支 gān zhī the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 / sexagenary cycle 真武 zhēn wǔ Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝 生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch 南天门 南天門 nán tiān mén South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace 