甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 菖蒲 chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 水菖蒲 shuǐ chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 甘言蜜语 甘言蜜語 gān yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery 齁甜 hōu tián (dialect) (of food) excessively sweet / cloying / (dialect) (of words, affection etc) sickenly sweet / overly sentimental 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) / yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) / (TCM) digua fig (Ficus tikoua Bur.) syn 比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish syn 甜腻 甜膩 tián nì sweet and unctuous / (fig.) overly sentimental 黄花菜都凉了 黃花菜都涼了 huáng huā cài dōu liáng le lit. the dishes are cold (idiom) / fig. to arrive late / to take one's sweet time 强扭的瓜不甜 強扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen 打一巴掌，给个甜枣 打一巴掌，給個甜棗 dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation 酸甜苦辣 suān - tián - kǔ - là lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors / the joys and sorrows of life syn 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it 外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed 温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 甜蜜 tián mì sweet / happy syn 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn 甜美 tián měi sweet / pleasant / happy syn 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 嫣然 yān rán beautiful / sweet / engaging syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 红薯 紅薯 hóng shǔ sweet potato syn 温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered / gentle syn 甘甜 gān tián sweet syn 甜食 tián shí dessert / sweet syn 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 娇滴滴 嬌滴滴 jiāo dī dī sweet / cute / delicately pretty syn 酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 山芋 shān yù sweet potato syn 和顺 和順 hé shùn sweet-tempered / acquiescent syn 番薯 fān shǔ (dialect) sweet potato / yam syn 糖醋 táng cù sweet and sour 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) syn 凄婉 淒婉 qī wǎn melancholy / moving and sad / sweet and piteous syn 蕃薯 fán shǔ sweet potato 甘薯 gān shǔ sweet potato / Ipomoea batatas syn 甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour 甜橙 tián chéng sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) 甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor syn 甜言 tián yán sweet words / fine talk 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment syn 罗勒 羅勒 luó lè sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) 白薯 bái shǔ sweet potato syn 嘴甜 zuǐ tián sweet-talking / ingratiating 红苕 紅苕 hóng sháo (dialect) sweet potato or yam 糖醋鱼 糖醋魚 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish 甘味 gān wèi sweetness / sweet taste 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 甜 tián sweet syn 嫣 yān (literary) lovely / sweet syn 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 醴 lǐ sweet wine syn 齁 hōu to snore / thirsty from excessively salty or sweet food / (dialect) very / extremely 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery 甜言美语 甜言美語 tián yán měi yǔ sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom) / hypocritical flattery 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng flattering and fawning (idiom) / sweet-talking syn 酏 yí elixirs / sweet wine syn 罗汉果 羅漢果 luó hàn guǒ monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine 悄悄话 悄悄話 qiāo qiao huà whisperings / private words / confidences / sweet nothings 不经一番风霜苦，难得腊梅吐清香 不經一番風霜苦，難得臘梅吐清香 bù jīng yī fān fēng shuāng kǔ , nán dé là méi tǔ qīng xiāng Without once passing through the winter's cold and wind, where would the sweet spring fragrance come from? 事物的本质重于外在 事物的本質重於外在 shì wù de běn zhì chóng yú wài zài essence is more important than external appearance / a rose by any other name would smell as sweet 参薯 參薯 shēn shǔ Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop) 咕咾肉 gū lǎo ròu sweet and sour meat (pork) 咕噜肉 咕嚕肉 gū lū ròu sweet and sour meat (pork) 地瓜面 dì guā miàn sweet potato or yam noodles 婉妙 wǎn miào sweet / soft / lovely (of sounds and voices) 柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper syn 玫瑰不管叫啥名 méi guī bù guǎn jiào shá míng A rose by any other name (would smell as sweet) 玫瑰不管叫啥名，闻起来总是香的 玫瑰不管叫啥名，聞起來總是香的 méi guī bù guǎn jiào shá míng , wén qǐ lai zǒng shì xiāng de A rose by any other name would smell as sweet 甜津津 tián jīn jīn sweet and delicious syn 甜言密语 甜言密語 tián yán mì yǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric 甜酸肉 tián suān ròu sweet and sour pork 糖醋肉 táng cù ròu sweet and sour pork 糖醋里脊 táng cù lǐ jǐ sweet and sour pork 罗艻 羅艻 luó lè sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) / same as 羅勒|罗勒 苦甘 kǔ gān bitter sweet 豆薯 dòu shǔ yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root syn 车轮饼 車輪餅 chē lún bǐng imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings) 连哄带骗 連哄帶騙 lián hōng dài piàn to cajole / to sweet talk sb into doing sth 醪糟 醪蹧 láo zāo sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet syn 艾窝窝 艾窩窩 ài wō wo glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling 