"glove puppetry" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
布袋戏 布袋戲 bù dài xì glove puppetry
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
手套 shǒu tào glove / mitten / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn
狼狈为奸 狼狽為奸 láng bèi wéi jiān villains collude together (idiom) / to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends) syn
绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn
软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
外圆内方 外圓內方 wài yuán nèi fāng lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom) / fig. velvet glove
杖头木偶 杖頭木偶 zhàng tóu mù ǒu zhangtou wooden rod puppetry syn
手套箱 shǒu tào xiāng glove compartment (of a car) / glovebox (sealed compartment with attached gloves for handling hazardous materials etc)
澡巾 zǎo jīn scrub mitt / shower glove
布袋戏偶 布袋戲偶 bù dài xì ǒu glove puppet (Tw)
戏偶 戲偶 xì ǒu glove puppet / CL:尊[zun1]
白手套 bái shǒu tào white glove / (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations / proxy who acts on behalf of an official in corrupt dealings (to keep the official's involvement secret)
拳套 quán tào boxing glove syn
拳击手套 拳擊手套 quán jī shǒu tào boxing glove
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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