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"Minute Maid" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
美汁源 měi zhī yuán Minute Maid
美粒果 měi lì guǒ Minute Maid (brand)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
等等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! syn
分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute
分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn
转 轉 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions syn
详细 詳細 xiáng xì detailed / in detail / minute syn
伴娘 bàn niáng bridesmaid / maid of honor / matron of honor syn
女仆 女僕 nǚ pú female servant / maid syn
女佣 女傭 nǚ yōng (female) maid syn
微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal syn
渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant syn
细微 細微 xì wēi tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments) syn
微量 wēi liàng a smidgen / minute / micro- / trace (element) syn
慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn
细小 細小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute syn
宫女 宮女 gōng nǚ palace maid / CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] syn
侍女 shì nǚ maid syn
贞德 貞德 zhēn dé Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English / also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan
品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn
转速 轉速 zhuàn sù angular velocity / number of revolutions per minute syn
分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn
功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn
分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch)
鹊桥 鵲橋 què qiáo magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting
仕女 shì nǚ court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women syn
显微 顯微 xiǎn wēi micro- / microscopic / to make the minute visible
丫鬟 yā huan servant girl / maid syn
七夕 qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
丫环 丫環 yā huan servant girl / maid
妖姬 yāo jī (literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)
宫人 宮人 gōng rén imperial concubine or palace maid / imperial secretary (old)
只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī (idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time syn
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn
七夕节 七夕節 qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting
纤 纖 xiān fine / delicate / minute syn
评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn
牵牛星 牽牛星 qiān niú xīng Altair (star) / Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 syn
婢 bì slave girl / maid servant syn
蠛 miè minute flies
媵 yìng maid escorting bride to new home / concubine
牛郎织女 牛郎織女 niú láng zhī nǚ Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story) / separated lovers / Altair and Vega (stars)
织当访婢 織當訪婢 zhī dāng fǎng bì if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
分分钟 分分鐘 fēn fēn zhōng any minute now / in next to no time / at every minute / constantly
婐 wǒ maid
佣妇 傭婦 yōng fù maid / female servant / domestic worker / domestic helper / housekeeper
儿女英雄传 兒女英雄傳 ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[Wen2 Kang1]
文康 wén kāng Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传[Er2 nu:3 Ying1 xiong2 Zhuan4]
耕当问奴，织当访婢 耕當問奴，織當訪婢 gēng dāng wèn nú , zhī dāng fǎng bì if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
菲佣 菲傭 fēi yōng Filipino maid
咸水妹 鹹水妹 xián shuǐ mèi (dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")
僿 sài small, minute / lacking sincerity
有一句没一句 有一句沒一句 yǒu yī jù méi yī jù to speak one minute and be quiet the next
临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) syn
长针 長針 cháng zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet
一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn time is gold / every minute counts syn
比勒陀利亚会议记录 Pretoria Minute
格鲁特斯库尔会议记录 格魯特斯庫爾會議記錄 Groote Schuur Minute
台上一分钟，台下十年功 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
探幽发微 探幽發微 tàn yōu fā wēi to probe deeply and uncover minute details
芝麻绿豆 芝麻綠豆 zhī ma lǜ dòu trivial / minute (size)
待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute / stop a while
一刻千金 yī kè - qiān jīn (idiom) time is gold / every minute is precious syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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