懒癌 懶癌 lǎn ái (humorous) extreme laziness / (coll.) indolent cancer (esp. thyroid cancer) 致酸物质 致酸物質 acid-causing substance 天然物质 tiān rán wù zhì naturally-occurring substance / natural-occurring substance 列入清单物质 列入清單物質 listed substance / scheduled substance 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful / also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2] syn 淋球菌 lìn qiú jūn gonococcus / Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the pathogen causing gonorrhea 硌 gè (coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing discomfort (like a small stone in one's shoe) / to hurt / to chafe syn 人身事故 rén shēn shì gù accident causing injury or death 宦海风波 宦海風波 huàn hǎi fēng bō lit. raging sea of bureaucracy / officials causing a big fuss 欲益反损 欲益反損 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears. 倾城倾国 傾城傾國 qīng chéng qīng guó lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful syn 肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌 肉毒梭狀芽孢桿菌 ròu dú suō zhuàng yá bāo gǎn jūn Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection) 六淫 liù yín (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3] 六邪 liù xié (TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3] 凝血素 níng xuè sù hemaglutinin (protein causing blood clotting) 抗原决定簇 抗原決定簇 kàng yuán jué dìng cù antigen determinant (causing immunological response) / epitope 决定簇 決定簇 jué dìng cù determinant (causing immunological response) / epitope 螺旋体 螺旋體 luó xuán tǐ Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria / spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis 蟠尾丝虫 蟠尾絲蟲 pán wěi sī chóng Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans 裂体吸虫 裂體吸蟲 liè tǐ xī chóng schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis) 譁然 huá rán variant of 嘩然|哗然, in uproar / commotion / causing a storm of protest / tumultuous 军团菌 軍團菌 jūn tuán jūn legionella (bacterium causing legionnaires' disease) 捧杀 捧殺 pěng shā to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent) 交通肇事罪 jiāo tōng zhào shì zuì culpable driving causing serious damage or injury 新冠 xīn guān novel coronavirus (abbr. for 新型冠狀病毒|新型冠状病毒[xin1 xing2 guan1 zhuang4 bing4 du2]) (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19) 新冠病毒 xīn guān bìng dú novel coronavirus (abbr. for 新型冠狀病毒|新型冠状病毒[xin1 xing2 guan1 zhuang4 bing4 du2]) (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19) 新型冠状病毒 新型冠狀病毒 xīn xíng guān zhuàng bìng dú novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19) 水逆 shuǐ nì (astrology) Mercury retrograde (abbr. for 水星逆行[shui3 xing1 ni4 xing2]) / (coll.) to have a period of bad luck / (TCM) water retention in the abdomen causing the vomiting of liquids as soon as one drinks 癌症 ái zhèng cancer 巨蟹座 jù xiè zuò Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac) 致癌 zhì ái to cause cancer / carcinogenic 抗癌 kàng ái anti-cancer 乳腺癌 rǔ xiàn ái breast cancer 肝癌 gān ái liver cancer 肺癌 fèi ái lung cancer 癌细胞 癌細胞 ái xì bāo cancer cell syn 巨蟹 jù xiè Cancer (star sign) 胃癌 wèi ái stomach cancer 乳癌 rǔ ái breast cancer 宫颈癌 宮頸癌 cervical cancer 前列腺癌 qián liè xiàn ái prostate cancer 十二宫 十二宮 shí èr gōng the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2] 皮肤癌 皮膚癌 pí fū ái skin cancer 子宫颈癌 子宮頸癌 zǐ gōng jǐng ái cervical cancer 食道癌 shí dào ái esophageal cancer 紫杉醇 zǐ shān chún Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy 回归线 回歸線 huí guī xiàn tropic / one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer 癌 ái cancer / carcinoma / also pr. [yan2] syn 北回归线 北回歸線 běi huí guī xiàn Tropic of Cancer 天蟹座 tiān xiè zuò Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / variant of 巨蟹座 晚期癌症 wǎn qī ái zhèng terminal cancer 终期癌 終期癌 zhōng qī ái terminal cancer 黑素瘤 hēi sù liú melanoma (type of skin cancer) 国际癌症研究机构 國際癌癥研究機構 International Agency for Research on Cancer 国际癌症患儿家长组织联合会 International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent Organisations 世界防癌大会 世界防癌大會 World Cancer Congress 国际癌症注册协会 國際癌癥註冊協會 International Association of Cancer Registries 非黑瘤皮肤癌 非黑瘤皮膚癌 non-melanoma skin cancer 国际癌症防治联合会 國際癌癥防治聯合會 International Union Against Cancer 国际癌症患儿协会 國際癌癥患兒協會 International Society for Children with Cancer 国际肿瘤研究机构 國際腫瘤研究機構 guó jì zhōng liú yán jiū jī gòu International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 红豆杉醇 紅豆杉醇 hóng dòu shān chún Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy 国际肿瘤研究机构 國際腫瘤研究機構 guó jì zhǒng liú yán jiū jī gòu International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 患癌 huàn ái to develop cancer 内容 內容 nèi róng content / substance / details / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 物质 物質 wù zhì matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 气体 氣體 qì tǐ gas (i.e. gaseous substance) syn 物体 物體 wù tǐ object / body / substance syn 实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn 实质 實質 shí zhì substance / essence syn 定性 dìng xìng to determine the nature (of sth) / to determine the chemical composition (of a substance) / qualitative syn 有害物质 有害物質 yǒu hài wù zhì hazardous substance 精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn 和 huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 有机物 有機物 yǒu jī wù organic substance / organic matter 毒物 dú wù poisonous substance / poison syn 不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn 里子 裡子 lǐ zi lining / (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance) 点题 點題 diǎn tí to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng bù huàn yào different broth but the same old medicine (idiom) / a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance syn 单质 單質 dān zhì simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond) 花架子 huā jià zi attractive appearance, but without substance 油膏 yóu gāo semi-solid fat-based substance / (medicine) ointment 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 花里胡哨 花裡胡哨 huā li hú shào gaudy / flashy (but without substance) syn 油子 yóu zi dense and sticky substance / (dialect) wily old fox syn 虚有其表 虛有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance syn 二元论 二元論 èr yuán lùn dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil) 易燃物 yì rán wù flammable substance syn 一元论 一元論 yī yuán lùn monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance 药 藥 yào medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison syn 言之无物 言之無物 yán zhī wú wù (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight syn 馏 餾 liú to distill / to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling syn 土牛木马 土牛木馬 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù empty cave, nothing there (idiom) / devoid of substance / nothing new to show syn 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom) / effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life 掷地有声 擲地有聲 zhì dì yǒu shēng lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance syn 言之有物 yán zhī yǒu wù (of one's words) to have substance syn 