麻 má generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lu:3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb syn 麻苎 麻苧 má zhù hemp and ramie / coarse cloth 缞 縗 cuī mourning garments of coarse hemp 粗粝 粗糲 cū lì coarse rice / coarse (of food) 葛布 gé bù hemp cloth 葛 gé kudzu (Pueraria lobata) / hemp cloth syn 苴 jū (hemp) / sack cloth 布衣韦带 布衣韋帶 bù yī wéi dài in hemp cloth and with a leather belt / poorly dressed 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline syn 织布 織布 zhī bù woven cloth / to weave cloth 坯布 pī bù unbleached and undyed cloth / gray cloth 幂 冪 mì (math.) power / exponent / to cover with a cloth / cloth cover / veil syn 大麻 dà má hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana syn 麻衣 má yī hemp garment 剑麻 劍麻 jiàn má sisal hemp 快刀斩乱麻 快刀斬亂麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot syn 绩 績 jì to spin (hemp etc) / merit / accomplishment / Taiwan pr. [ji1] syn 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 蕡 fén hemp seeds / luxurious / abundant 絺 chī fine fibers of hemp / linen 缊 縕 yùn hemp / vague / mysterious 縕 yùn hemp / vague / mysterious 纑 lú hempen thread / to dress hemp 苘 qǐng Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis) 屩 juē (old) hemp sandals / Taiwan pr. [jue2] 枲 xǐ male nettle-hemp 快刀断乱麻 快刀斷亂麻 kuài dāo duàn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot 熜 zǒng torch made from hemp straw (old) 种麻 種麻 zhǒng má female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) syn 苘麻 qǐng má Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis) syn 苴麻 jū má female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) syn 葛巾 gé jīn hemp headcloth 野鼬瓣花 yě yòu bàn huā wild hemp 麻絮 má xù hemp wadding 麻茎 麻莖 má jīng hemp straw 麻类 麻類 má lèi bast fiber plant (general term for hemp, flax, jute, ramie etc) 蕉麻 jiāo má abaca / Manila hemp syn 印度大麻 yìn duó dài má Indian hemp 麻纤 麻纖 hemp 槿麻 jǐn má ambari hemp 黀 zōu hemp stem 𫄨 絺 chī fine fibers of hemp / linen 火麻 huǒ má hemp 粗糙 cū cāo crude / gruff / rough / coarse syn 狂野 kuáng yě coarse and wild 粗鲁 粗魯 cū lǔ coarse / crude (in one's manner) / boorish syn 难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear / coarse / vulgar / offensive / shameful syn 浅析 淺析 qiǎn xī primary, elementary or coarse analysis syn 粗细 粗細 cū xì thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work 嘶哑 嘶啞 sī yǎ (onom.) coarse crowing / hoarse / husky syn 粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language syn 匹夫 pǐ fū ordinary man / ignorant person / coarse fellow syn 粗粮 粗糧 cū liáng coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc) syn 粗鄙 cū bǐ vulgar / coarse / uncouth syn 生米 shēng mǐ coarse rice / uncooked rice 粗陋 cū lòu crude / coarse / unsophisticated / shallow syn 粗劣 cū liè coarse syn 粗疏 cū shū coarse / rough / careless syn 不登大雅之堂 bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) / not presentable / coarse / unrefined 毛 máo hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) syn 粗率 cū shuài rough / coarse / crude / without due care / ill-considered syn 恶 惡 è evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm syn 俗 sú custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular syn 泼 潑 pō to splash / to spill / rough and coarse / brutish syn 糙 cāo rough / coarse (in texture) syn 粝 糲 lì coarse rice syn 绨 綈 tí coarse greenish black pongee syn 蕝 jué coarse grass used to show rank 绤 綌 xì coarse hempen fabric 絓 kuā type of coarse silk / bag used to wrap silk before washing 羹藜含糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom) / to survive on a coarse diet / à la guerre comme à la guerre 羹藜唅糗 gēng lí hān qiǔ nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom) / to survive on a coarse diet / à la guerre comme à la guerre 野调无腔 野調無腔 yě diào wú qiāng coarse in speech and manner 碫 duàn coarse stone (used for whetstone) 屝 fèi coarse / sandals 糲 lì coarse (grain) 綌 xì coarse hempen fabric 觕 cū coarse, rough, rude 毾 tà a coarse, woollen serge 一种粗棉布 一種粗棉布 yī zhǒng cū mián bù A coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used for wrapping cheese. 横头横脑 橫頭橫腦 héng tóu héng nǎo coarse and arrogant / always in the right 磨石砂砾 磨石砂礫 mó shí shā lì millstone grit / coarse sandstone 粗盐 粗鹽 cū yán coarse salt / rock salt 芜俚 蕪俚 wú lǐ coarse and vulgar 裋褐 shù hè (literary) coarse clothing / sackcloth (worn by the poor in former times) 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 薄纱 薄紗 báo shā gauze (cloth) 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 棉布 mián bù cotton cloth syn 白布 bái bù plain white cloth / calico 布鞋 bù xié cloth shoes / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 布匹 bù pǐ cloth (by the yard) syn 蜡染 蠟染 là rǎn batik (color printing on cloth using wax) 花布 huā bù printed cloth / calico syn 毛料 máo liào rough lumber / woollen cloth syn 枕巾 zhěn jīn pillow cloth 土布 tǔ bù homespun cloth syn 