面子 miàn zi (medicinal) powder syn 讨好 討好 tǎo hǎo to get the desired outcome / to win favor by fawning on sb / to curry favor with / a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor syn 咖喱 gā lí (loanword) curry 粉末 fěn mò fine powder / dust syn 白粉 bái fěn face powder / chalk powder / heroin syn 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder) 巴结 巴結 bā jie to fawn on / to curry favor with / to make up to syn 火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm) 洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn laundry detergent / washing powder 爽身粉 shuǎng shēn fěn baby powder / talcum powder syn 化妆室 化妝室 huà zhuāng shì dressing room / powder room / (Tw) toilets 粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 红粉 紅粉 hóng fěn rouge and powder / (fig.) the fair sex syn 火药桶 火藥桶 huǒ yào tǒng powder keg 粉盒 fěn hé (cosmetics) powder box / compact 可可粉 kě kě fěn cocoa powder 香粉 xiāng fěn face powder / talcum powder syn 干粉 乾粉 gān fěn dry powder 粉扑 粉撲 fěn pū powder puff (cosmetics) 剂型 劑型 jì xíng delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc) 粉饼 粉餅 fěn bǐng pressed cosmetic powder (formed into a cake) / compact powder 鸡精 雞精 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw) 咖哩 kā li curry (loanword) 粉黛 fěn dài face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman 细粉 細粉 xì fěn powder 散粉 sǎn fěn loose powder (makeup) 卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor syn 钻营 鑽營 zuān yíng toadying for personal gain / to curry favor / to study in great depth syn 趋炎附势 趨炎附勢 qū yán fù shì to curry favor (idiom) / playing up to those in power / social climbing syn 散剂 散劑 sǎn jì powder medicine syn 齑粉 齏粉 jī fěn fine powder / broken pieces syn 阿 ē (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with syn 丹 dān red / pellet / powder / cinnabar syn 沙 shā granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[li4] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia syn 钻 鑽 zuān to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain syn 粉 fěn powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3si1]) / to be a fan of syn 末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man syn 霜 shuāng frost / white powder or cream spread over a surface / frosting / (skin) cream syn 敷 fū to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough syn 搽 chá to apply (ointment, powder) / to smear / to paint on syn 撮 cuō to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn 末子 mò zi powder / dust syn 绵白糖 綿白糖 mián bái táng sugar powder 黑火药 hēi huǒ yào black powder 牙粉 yá fěn tooth powder 泡打粉 pào dǎ fěn baking powder 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī servile and bending the knee (idiom) / fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor syn 毒奶粉 dú nǎi fěn poisoned milk powder / refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk powder adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4] 发粉 發粉 fā fěn baking powder syn 碎末 suì mò flecks / particles / bits / fine powder syn 金鸡纳霜 金雞納霜 jīn jī nà shuāng quinine powder syn 肥皂粉 féi zào fěn washing powder 末儿 末兒 mò r powder / puree syn 揞 ǎn to apply (medicinal powder to a wound) / to cover up / to conceal 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion 拣佛烧香 揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom) / fig. to curry favor from the right person 五苓散 wǔ líng sǎn wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM) / poria five powder / Hoelen five powder / five ling powder 二氧化铀粉末 二氧化鈾粉末 èr yǎng huà yóu fěn mò uranium oxide powder / oxide powder / powdered uranium 夤缘 夤緣 yín yuán to curry favor / to advance one's career by toadying syn 奉承讨好 奉承討好 fèng cheng tǎo hǎo to curry favor / to get the desired outcome by flattery 讨好卖乖 討好賣乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom) 加哩 jiā lǐ curry (loanword) 帕能 pà néng phanaeng (also spelled "panang") (type of Thai curry) (loanword) 咖哩 kā lǐ (Tw) (loanword) curry / colloquial pr. [ga1li3] or [ga1li2] 巴适 巴適 bā shì (Sichuan dialect) comfortable / suitable / excellent / really good / (Sichuan dialect) to be close to (sb) / to curry favor with 保德河县 保德河縣 bǎo dé hé xiàn Powder 五香粉 wǔ xiāng fěn five-spice powder 好立克 hǎo lì kè Horlicks (malt-flavored powder used to make a hot drink) 抹茶 mǒ chá green tea powder (Japanese: matcha) 敷粉 fū fěn to sprinkle powder / a dusting 末茶 mò chá tea powder (matcha) 母乳代 mǔ rǔ dài substitute for mother's milk / milk powder 洗发粉 洗髮粉 xǐ fà fěn shampoo powder 焙粉 bèi fěn baking powder 生粉 shēng fěn cornflour / starch powder (cooking) 石粉 shí fěn talcum powder 红辣椒粉 紅辣椒粉 hóng là jiāo fěn red pepper powder / paprika 美禄 美祿 měi lù Nestlé Milo (chocolate-flavored powder added to milk or water) 芡粉 qiàn fěn cornstarch / powder made from Gorgon fruit 花黄 花黃 huā huáng yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times) 茶叶末儿 茶葉末兒 chá yè mò r tea leaves powder 猪血糕 豬血糕 zhū xiě gāo pig's blood cake, popular as a snack in Taiwan, made from glutinous rice and pig's blood, typically coated in peanut powder and coriander and served with dipping sauces 吉士粉 jí shì fěn custard powder 乳钵 乳缽 rǔ bō small mortar used for grinding medicines into a powder (TCM) 可湿性粉末 kě shī xìng fěn mò wettable powder 洗涤粉 洗滌粉 xǐ dí fěn washing powder 发射药 發射藥 propellant powder 粉末状废物 粉末狀廢物 powder waste 机械粉末喷射器 機械粉末噴射器 mechanical powder dispenser 八二丹 bā èr dān eight-to-two powder (TCM) 刈包 guà bāo popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro 碎钻 碎鑽 suì zuàn small diamonds / melee (small diamonds used in embellishing mountings for larger gems) / splints (sharp-pointed diamond splinters) / clatersal (small diamond splints from which diamond powder is produced by crushing) 植脂末 zhí zhī mò non-dairy creamer powder 脏脏包 髒髒包 zāng zāng bāo pastry bun filled with chocolate and covered with cocoa powder 猪精 豬精 zhū jīng pork bouillon powder / (neologism) (slang) a person who, like a pig, is fat and ugly and given to histrionics 燕菜精 yàn cài jīng agar-agar powder 吉士 jí shì cheese (loanword) / custard powder / (literary) man (laudatory) / person of virtue 擂茶 léi chá "leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province 镁粉 鎂粉 měi fěn magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc) / (sports) gym chalk (magnesium carbonate), used as a drying agent on the hands of gymnasts, weight lifters etc 