屁股 pì gu buttocks / bottom / butt / back part syn 臀部 tún bù butt / buttocks syn 屁屁 pì pi (child's term) buttocks / bottom 五刑 wǔ xíng imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4] / Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3] 噼 pī child's buttocks (esp. Cantonese) / (onom.) crack, slap, clap, clatter etc 腚 dìng buttocks / butt syn 髀 bì buttocks / thigh syn 尻 kāo (literary) buttocks / rump / coccyx / sacrum syn 腄 chuí callus on the hand or foot / upper leg bone of horse or bird / buttocks 掇臀捧屁 duō tún pěng pì to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom) / to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking 拊髀 fǔ bì to slap one's own buttocks in excitement or despair 窟臀 kū tún buttocks (dialect) 笞臀 chī tún to whip the buttocks 臀肌 tún jī gluteal muscle / gluteus / buttocks 屁股蹲儿 屁股蹲兒 pì gu dūn r (dialect) a fall on the buttocks / pratfall 臀推 tún tuī massage using one's buttocks 屁墩儿 屁墩兒 pì dūn r (dialect) a fall on the buttocks 蜜桃臀 mì táo tún (coll.) peach butt / round, firm buttocks 跪坐 guì zuò to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels Ｋ书 Ｋ書 K shū to cram (Taiwan, from Taiwanese khè su 齧書, lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] / (Tw) to cram (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè su], lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] 目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn 导航 導航 dǎo háng (lit. and fig.) to navigate syn 污染 wū rǎn to pollute / to contaminate (lit. and fig.) syn 焦点 焦點 jiāo diǎn (lit. and fig.) focal point / focus syn 舞台 舞臺 wǔ tái (lit. and fig.) stage / arena syn 提起 tí qǐ to mention / to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift / to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings) syn 那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams 联手 聯手 lián shǒu lit. to join hands / to act together syn 纵横 縱橫 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving / vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) syn 阴影 陰影 yīn yǐng (lit. and fig.) shadow syn 开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 挖掘 wā jué to excavate / (lit and fig.) to unearth / to dig into syn 青睐 青睞 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor syn 渗透 滲透 shèn tòu (lit. and fig.) to permeate / to seep into / (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population) / (of hostile forces) to infiltrate / (chemistry) osmosis syn 桥梁 橋梁 qiáo liáng bridge (lit. and fig.) syn 新颖 新穎 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original syn 复活 復活 fù huó to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 挂牌 掛牌 guà pái lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market) syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 漫天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see syn 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) 冷却 冷卻 lěng què to cool (lit. and fig.) syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 无毒 無毒 wú dú harmless / innocuous / lit. not poisonous 实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn 贴吧 貼吧 tiē bā Baidu Tieba, lit. "Baidu Post Bar", a Chinese online forum hosted by Baidu Inc. 一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go syn 一条龙 一條龍 yī tiáo lóng lit. one dragon / integrated chain / coordinated process syn 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant syn 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) / by every possible means syn 洗礼 洗禮 xǐ lǐ baptism (lit. or fig.) syn 腾飞 騰飛 téng fēi lit. to fly upwards swiftly / fig. rapid advance / rapidly developing (situation) syn 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 烛光 燭光 zhú guāng candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd) 巨龙 巨龍 jù lóng gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙[tai4 tan3 ju4 long2]) / (slang) big dick / schlong 路途 lù tú (lit. and fig.) road / path syn 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn 刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable syn 凌云 凌雲 líng yún (lit. and fig.) towering / lofty / high syn 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 pū tiān gài dì lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom) / fig. earth-shattering / omnipresent / of universal importance syn 绝顶 絕頂 jué dǐng (lit. and fig.) summit / peak / extremely / utterly syn 扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily syn 称霸 稱霸 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom syn 万丈 萬丈 wàn zhàng lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep / lofty / bottomless syn 触目惊心 觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight syn 千里马 千里馬 qiān lǐ mǎ lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed syn 傀儡 kuǐ lěi (lit. and fig.) puppet syn 眼界 yǎn jiè (lit. and fig.) field of vision / scope / horizon syn 不亦乐乎 不亦樂乎 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely / awfully syn 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content syn 一斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 冷暖 lěng nuǎn lit. daily changes of temperature / fig. well-being / sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc syn 负重 負重 fù zhòng (lit. and fig.) to carry a heavy load / to carry a heavy burden syn 小公主 xiǎo gōng zhǔ lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4] 惨不忍睹 慘不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable / horrendous / atrocious syn 束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis syn 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 通明 tōng míng brightly lit syn 幸灾乐祸 幸災樂禍 xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom) / fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude syn 升天 shēng tiān lit. to ascend to heaven / to die syn 草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.) 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn 拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom) / to wait and see syn 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn 心旷神怡 心曠神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom) / carefree and relaxed syn 神探 shén tàn master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] 海市 hǎi shì (lit. and fig.) mirage 沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes syn 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. syn 卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback syn 顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind / Bon voyage! syn 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom) / fig. to tremble with fear / to be terrified syn 千千万万 千千萬萬 qiān qiān wàn wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical syn 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply syn 不计其数 不計其數 bù jì qí shù lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom) / fig. countless / innumerable syn 