滑竿 huá gān a kind of sedan chair, usu. made of bamboo and mounted on a pair of long bamboo poles 定制 定製 dìng zhì custom-made / made-to-order / to have sth custom made 订制 訂製 dìng zhì custom-made / made-to-order / to have sth custom made 天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom) / ideal / perfect / (of a match) made in heaven / to be made for one another 竹筒 zhú tǒng bamboo tube / bamboo pipe 竹竿 zhú gān bamboo / bamboo pole 竹签 竹簽 zhú qiān bamboo skewer / bamboo slip used in divination or gambling syn 茭白 jiāo bái Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot syn 凤尾竹 鳳尾竹 fèng wěi zhú fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening 竹 zhú bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118 / "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 栈 棧 zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack syn 筱 xiǎo dwarf bamboo / thin bamboo syn 篝 gōu bamboo frame for drying clothes / bamboo cage 笕 筧 jiǎn bamboo conduit / water pipe of bamboo 篾 miè the outer layer of a stalk of bamboo (or reed or sorghum) / a thin bamboo strip 篁 huáng (bamboo) / bamboo grove syn 箬 ruò (bamboo) / skin of bamboo syn 爿 pán classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc / slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect) 竹箍儿 竹箍兒 zhú gū r bamboo hoop / bamboo band 匴 suǎn bamboo utensil used for washing rice in ancient times / bamboo container for a hat used in the capping ceremony 冠禮|冠礼[guan4 li3] in ancient times 竹青 zhú qīng bamboo bark / bamboo green (color) 箮 xuān bamboo flower / flowering bamboo 篹 suǎn ancient bamboo basket for food / variant of 匴[suan3] / bamboo container for hats 湘妃竹 xiāng fēi zhú same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death syn 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 竹器 zhú qì utensil made of bamboo 笊篱 笊籬 zhào li strainer (made of bamboo, wicker, or wire) 笼 籠 lóng enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket syn 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 笆 bā an article made of bamboo strips / fence 槎 chá a raft made of bamboo or wood / to fell trees / to hew syn 栈车 棧車 zhàn chē ancient vehicle made of wood and bamboo / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 水筲 shuǐ shāo well bucket / pail made of bamboo strips 肉圆 肉圓 ròu yuán ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân]) 毛边纸 毛邊紙 máo biān zhǐ fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1] 不求人 bù qiú rén backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) 炊帚 chuī zhou pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips 痒痒挠 癢癢撓 yǎng yang náo backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) 筅帚 xiǎn zhǒu (dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips 简册 簡冊 jiǎn cè booklet / brochure / (old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together) 老头乐 老頭樂 lǎo tóu lè backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) / (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc) 胎体 胎體 tāi tǐ (in ceramics, lacquerware etc) the base (made of clay, metal, bamboo etc) onto which a glaze, lacquer or other decorative elements are applied 箔篱 箔籬 bó lí (dialect) partition or screen made of plaited bamboo (or rushes, grain stalks etc) / a weir of similar construction used to trap fish 螺蛳粉 螺螄粉 luó sī fěn luosifen (rice noodles served in a broth made from river snails and pork bones, often seasoned with stinky fermented bamboo shoots) 叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals) syn 特制 特製 tè zhì specially made / custom-made 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 龟苓膏 龜苓膏 guī líng gāo turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs / a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert 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 木人石心 mù rén shí xīn lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom) / fig. heartless syn 单味药 單味藥 dān wèi yào medicine made from a single herb / drug made from a single substance 春酒 chūn jiǔ banquet to celebrate the Spring Festival / wine made in spring and kept until winter, or made in winter and kept until spring 斑竹 bān zhú mottled bamboo syn 竹林 zhú lín bamboo forest 竹子 zhú zi bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] syn 板子 bǎn zi board / plank / bamboo or birch for corporal punishment syn 笛子 dí zi bamboo flute / CL:管[guan3] syn 紫竹 zǐ zhú black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) syn 迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved syn 篱笆 籬笆 lí ba fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings) syn 竹笋 竹筍 zhú sǔn bamboo shoot syn 回笼 回籠 huí lóng to steam again / to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer / to withdraw currency from circulation syn 雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn 竹木 zhú mù bamboo and wood 斗笠 dǒu lì conical bamboo hat syn 糖葫芦 糖葫蘆 táng hú lu sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer / tanghulu syn 竹简 竹簡 zhú jiǎn bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times) 竹节 竹節 zhú jié bamboo joint 毛竹 máo zhú moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc syn 凉席 涼席 liáng xí summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo) / CL:張|张[zhang1],領|领[ling3] syn 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn 竿子 gān zi bamboo pole / CL:根[gen1],個|个[ge4] syn 竹马 竹馬 zhú mǎ bamboo stick used as a toy horse 胡琴 hú qin huqin / family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring 簸箕 bò jī wicker or bamboo winnowing basket / dustpan syn 春笋 春筍 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots / fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate syn 竹排 zhú pái bamboo raft 铁幕 鐵幕 tiě mù Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (In Taiwan, the word was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain.) 管窥 管窺 guǎn kuī to look at sth through a bamboo tube / to have a restricted view syn 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1] syn 竹荪 竹蓀 zhú sūn bamboo fungus / veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) 竹板 zhú bǎn bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater 富贵竹 富貴竹 fù guì zhú lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) 汉简 漢簡 hàn jiǎn bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty syn 笼屉 籠屜 lóng tì bamboo steamer (for buns or dim sum) syn 畚箕 běn jī a bamboo or wicker scoop / dustpan syn 简 簡 jiǎn simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old) syn 竹帛 zhú bó bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper) syn 篇 piān sheet / piece of writing / bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) / classifier for written items: chapter, article syn 签 籤 qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc) / small wood sliver / label / tag syn 笠 lì bamboo rain hat syn 笋 筍 sǔn bamboo shoot 匾 biǎn horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall / shallow round woven bamboo basket syn 筵 yán bamboo mat for sitting 汕 shàn bamboo fish trap / used in names of places connected with Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2] 笙 shēng sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes syn 簦 dēng large umbrella for stalls / an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat 箔 bó plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) / silkworm basket / metal foil / foil paper syn 