"芝麻" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
芝麻 zhī ma sesame (seed) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
芝麻官 zhī ma guān low ranking official / petty bureaucrat syn
芝麻油 zhī ma yóu sesame oil syn
芝麻酱 芝麻醬 zhī ma jiàng sesame paste syn
芝麻包 zhī ma bāo sesame bun
芝麻饼 芝麻餅 zhī ma bǐng sesame biscuit
芝麻菜 zhī ma cài (botany) arugula / rocket / roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa)
芝麻绿豆 芝麻綠豆 zhī ma lǜ dòu trivial / minute (size)
芝麻小事 zhī ma xiǎo shì trivial matter / trifle
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
黑芝麻 hēi zhī ma sesame (seed)
白芝麻 bái zhī ma sesame seed
黑芝麻糊 hēi zhī ma hú black sesame paste
陈谷子烂芝麻 陳谷子爛芝麻 chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom) / fig. the same boring old gossip
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 撿了芝麻丟了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

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